Honk If You Love to Shop (Beep, Beep!)
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, June, 2006 by Libby Callaway
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Any woman who has watched Thelma & Louise has a similar road-trip fantasy-if with a different ending. Inevitably, my version of the daydream involves a run-down but reliable convertible, a wardrobe of perfectly broken-in Levi's and cowboy boots, and a companion (paging Brad Pitt!) to share in the thrilling discoveries of great thrift stores. Sue me, but shopping is crucial.
In a way, my fantasy has become reality-only I've swapped the convertible for a minivan, the boots for Birkenstocks, and Brad for an improbably perfect partner riding shotgun: my mother.
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From last June to January, Mom and I logged more than 5,400 miles between our hometown of Cleveland, Tenn., and New York City, Tucson, eastern North Carolina, and on our most recent adventure, southwestern Florida. The trips were made possible by a few fortunate factors. Soon after Mom retired from her job as hospital ...
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