New Travel Book: ‘Queen of the Road’

Travel Blog  •  Elyse Franko  •  07.11.08 | 1:10 PM ET

imageFull title: Queen of the Road: The True Tale of 47 States, 22,000 Miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle, a Husband and a Bus with a Will of its Own

Author: Doreen Orion

Released: June 2008

Travel genre: Couples cross-country travel

Territory covered: North America

Promo copy: “Doreen and Tim are married psychiatrists with a twist: She’s a self-proclaimed Long Island princess, grouchy couch potato, and shoe addict. He’s an affable, though driven, outdoorsman. When Tim suggests ‘chucking it all’ to travel cross-country in a converted bus, Doreen asks, ‘Why can’t you be like a normal husband in a midlife crisis and have an affair or buy a Corvette?’ But she soon shocks them both, agreeing to set forth with their sixty-pound dog, two querulous cats—and no agenda—in a 340-square-foot bus ... The marvelous places they visit and delightful people they encounter have a life-changing effect on all the travelers, as Doreen grows to appreciate the simple life, Tim mellows, and even the pets pull together.”

Critical verdict: A “Charles Kuralt-Albert Brooks-style romp where [the characters] meet up with nudists, robbers and more.” (The New York Post) Orion’s “witty, accessible” style “makes you want to hit the road and have some of your own grand adventures.” (The Rocky Mountain News)

Find it: Amazon, Powell’s, publisher

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Elyse Franko is a Long Island native, a graduate of the American University School of Communication in Washington, D.C., and a former World Hum intern. During her time at university, she wrote and edited for several campus publications and fostered her love for traveling by spending time abroad in Istanbul, Turkey, and Berlin, Germany. She currently works as a teaching assistant in Vienna, Austria.


1 Comment for New Travel Book: ‘Queen of the Road’

cindy meader 07.12.08 | 3:55 PM ET

you need to make it to the oregon country fair always the weekend after the 4th of july then the follow weekend the hemp festival

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