Comments for Samantha Brown's Places to Love

Comment on So You Wanna Drive Route 66… by Thomas Henderson

Thomas Henderson — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:36:30 +0000

We travel often, and many times with our RV club Airstream International. We have many organized caravans taking place each year all over North America. Our Route 66 caravan goes by the catchy name of The Mother Lode of the Mother Road and occurs this year from September 11th through November 10th. The distance for our route is 2200 miles, 8 states, 3 t8me zones, and countless Oops and aahs along the way. We have not done the caravan but because of your helpful tips and advice, I am sure this will be great. Thank you.

Comment on Why You Should Consider Traveling During a Dead Week by Karen Baker

Karen Baker — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:25:20 +0000

I can’t recommend Corning, NY enough! If you love small shops and boutiques, charming restaurants and bars, this is a great town. They’ve kept their old 1800’s downtown buildings, and many have shops and restaurants on the street level, offices and, I suppose, apartments , in the floors above. Plan on spending an entire day at the Corning Glass museum-there are that many fascinating exhibits, and you’ll want give your full attention to everything. Really beautiful artwork made of glass here, as well as glass objects dating from before the Roman Empire. There’s also a great gift shop at the museum. Also, demonstrations of glass blowing which are really something to see. There’s also the Rockwell Museum of Western Art, which I didn’t really think I’d like-but I loved! And, do take a drive to the many wineries near Corning. Besides great wines, many serve food as well, and it’s all great! Many are perched in the hills overlooking one of the Finger Lakes, which aren’t that far away, with spectacular views. If you have a deer hunter in the family, but you don’t hunt,,talk them into hunting the area around Corning. You can make this a trip with interests for both of you.

Comment on So You Wanna Drive Route 66… by Dan Adams

Dan Adams — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 23:43:51 +0000

Hi Smantha; I missed the show crossing Oklahoma so you may have covered Ottawa county. There was a section south of Miami that was covered with dirt for many years; however, the pavement was uncoveredn exposing the one single lane with small concrete ribbons on each side. This single lane crossed the county.
There is something that we, in Oklahoma, are proud of; this is a long unknown Steinbeck book. This is “The Oranges of Wrath”. This is where there were barriers built to keep Californian f out of Oklahoma.

Comment on Why You Should Consider Traveling During a Dead Week by Jayne Moore

Jayne Moore — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:38:14 +0000

My husband, daughter and I went to Venice and Croatia in November and Prague, and Paris in February. We had a wonderful time in all places, and there were very few crowds.

Comment on So You Wanna Drive Route 66… by Paula Butcher

Paula Butcher — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:54:19 +0000

Living in Los Angeles & with family in Kingman, AZ , I have driven many times this route since 1960. Somewhere on my phone I have that Roy picture too.

Comment on So You Wanna Drive Route 66… by Bob "Crocodile " Lile

Bob "Crocodile " Lile — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:23:31 +0000

Excellent article. Thank you for promoting Lile Art Gallery in Amarillo and the rest of Historic Route 66.

Comment on Why You Should Consider Traveling During a Dead Week by James K.

James K. — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:39:22 +0000

Love your shows! Great idea on the Dead Weeks. My wife & I went to Portugal in January 2024. It was definitely a slow time for Portugal. Weather wasn’t too cold, but it was a bit rainy. Plenty of museums & castles still open. We loved it! I would definitely go back at that time of year or go somewhere else in southern Europe.

Comment on Why You Should Consider Traveling During a Dead Week by Connie Garcia

Connie Garcia — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:32:31 +0000

All is so beautiful I’m glad that I have you to show all the beautiful places so I can have ideas were I like to go thank you so much

Comment on The Dos and Don’ts of Airplane Travel by PB Avionics

PB Avionics — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:53:46 +0000

Thank you for all the thoughtful tips you shared. This is the best tips compilation I ever read!

Comment on New Year’s Resolutions for Travelers by Brian Barry

Brian Barry — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:13:30 +0000

I love what you’ve written about mapping everything out now when you’re in that “new year, new me” mindset.” Pairing this with your idea of exploring both near and far has me wanting to purchase a “travel calendar” for 2026 to hang on my wall that will be a placeholder for monthly travel ideas. I have so many places saved in my Instagram account – places local or afar – but writing their names on a calender changes them from a “one day I’ll go to…” to an “on that day I’ll be going to!” Even if life gets busy and I need to change the date within that month, at least I’ll only be rescheduling – which is better than having not ever penciled the trip in at all! Thank you, and happy 2026!