Roadtripping

Roadtripping documents a decade of road trips through the fiefdom of Alberta. The men and women who make up the Buffalo Gals first set out in July 1999 to experience the unusual and charming roadside attractions of south-central Alberta. Never dreaming that this one-off adventure would turn into an annual event, it’s ten years later and they continue their escapades. Each year a new destination is chosen and the weekend-long travel begins. Traditions have evolved including elaborate scrapbooking, eating in gourmet dining rooms (when available) and excessive snacking (without fail). Beyond the joys and challenges of being on the road and a deepening bond of friendship, this book is a love poem to Alberta, a province often misunderstood and mislabelled as being the right-wing cowboy haunt of Canada.

With trip route maps, hilarious photos, and appendices including checklists and recipes, Roadtripping explores the bizarre and wonderful attractions of wild rose country, stuffed gophers, political fanaticism, mad cows and more.

Reviews

Roadtripping, [Massing’s] love letter to her home province, is both funny and inspiring. —Quill & Quire


Albertans or non-Albertans who read this travel memoir will learn something they never knew about the province, feel a little envious toward the Buffalo Gals . . . and, quite possibly, be left with a strange craving for beef jerky. —Canadian Geographic


Conni Massing, an award-winning Edmonton playwright who has fearlessly launched herself into non-fiction with a travel memoir. —The Edmonton Journal


Steven Beattie, reviews editor of . . . Quill & Quire, notes that books about the road life tend to be a natural fit for travellers. Roadtripping in included on Beattie’s list of suggestions.—Special to the Globe & Mail


A humour-fuelled travelogue. —Westworld


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Dimensions:

264 Pages
8.5in * 5.5in * .25in
200gr

Published:

February 08, 2010

ISBN:

9781897142479

Book Subjects:

TRAVEL / Canada / Western Provinces

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Language:

eng

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