• Road trips got easier. By Christmas, the price of GPS devices was dropping like real estate.This means more of us can have them and more rental cars may too. This puts the power back where it belongs: in the hands of people who can't read (or see, for that matter) maps.
• The dollar got us out of our "Europe again" rut. Don't get me wrong. I love Europe, and so do the rest of Americans, who didn't stop going there just because the dollar is as weak as a kitten against the pit bull euro. But I resisted the siren call of the Continent, focusing instead on destinations closer to home (Arizona and Texas) or finding variations on familiar destinations. [Can you really say you've lived until you've tasted applesauce custard pie (better than the famous 10-layer cake) on Smith Island, Md., about three hours and a boat ride from Washington, D.C.?]
• Despite everything, we still believed that seeing the world is important. Sometimes it's just for a mental health break; sometimes it's a bridge to understanding. Whatever our motivation, we've realized, as a country, that being on the move is not just a privilege reserved for the rich. Whether you take the Megabus to San Francisco for a buck or the new Queen Victoria through the Canary Islands for several grand, you can expand your horizons and see the world from a new perspective
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