Backroad Odyssey : Travel Stories & Road Trip Oddities
Traveling America's backroads, road trip experts - Noah and Noodles - explore fascinating locations overlooked while traveling.
Living out of a van, they unravel the - often shocking - story behind each neglected story or location.
If you love travel, exploration and unique locations - join us on the road!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 74
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Van Life Diaries - 5 Roadtrip Audiobook Recommendations
DON'T CRUSH PEOPLE WITH ROCKS!!
Also,
I share my top 5 picks for the best audiobooks to listen to while driving.
We’ll also take listener questions at the end - including:
- Would you recommend going t…
The Real Salem - The Road to the Trials (Part 2)
The thrilling conclusion to the Salem Witch Trials is explored...
At the location where the first accusations of witchcraft were made, Noodles and I tackle popular theories, forgotten history and ove…
Van Life Diaries - Meet My Dog, Noodles the Whoodle
Today we’ll be discussing everything involved with raising a healthy dog on the road.
(We talk a bit about my dog van-dog Noodles, as well)
We’ll also take listener questions at the end…
Including:
- …
The Real Salem - Road to the Trials (Part 1)
Ever want to visit the real Salem?
Join Noodles and I as we visit the location responsible for the start of the infamous witch trials.
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A small shop is filled to the brim with sage, tarot cards and…
Van Life Diaries - A Letter To Wandering Minds
We discuss my struggle with ADD.
I don’t share this story lightly - in fact it’s incredibly hard for me - but I hope that, if you’re listening and can relate, you'll benefit.
We’ll also take listener…
The Legend of the Healing Springs - God's Water (Legally Speaking)
Battles rage throughout the 13 American Colonies …
In rural South Carolina - on what is now called Slaughter Field - two British soldiers lie dying from their wounds.
Death is but a certainty …
Ance…
Van Life Diaries - How to Find Fascinating Locations
Today we’ll be discussing three methods I use to find offbeat locations.
No edits. No Script.
We’ll take listener questions at the end…
p.s.
For whatever reason, I’ve never been interested in what’s …
The Donner Party - One Wrong Turn (Part 2)
The Donner Party gaze upon a path whose crossing grows less likely with each passing day.
Death by cold or slow starvation is now - very much - a looming reality.
Less than three miles from the summi…
Van Life Diaries - Loneliness on the Road
Feelings of loneliness can surface anywhere - especially when you’re on the road.
Is van life glorified on social media? What do you do when loneliness strikes? Have you ever seen a UFO?!
We discuss …
The Donner Party - One Wrong Turn (Part 1)
Hundreds of thousands traveled the roughly 2,500 miles from Missouri to the pacific coast - chasing fertile soil, better fortune and predictable climate.
Among the thousands to have made this difficu…
Van Life Diaries - Why I Do This
No edits. No script.
In "Van Life Diaries", we discuss experiences on the road, pull clips from previous episodes, talk struggles, successes and everything in between.
At each conclusion, I answer …
The Mystery Of The Lone Toilet - California's Roadside Curiosity
A water-logged marsh along highway 37, just west of Vallejo, California contains an object that perplexes, repulses and fascinates passing travelers.
How did this get here? The answer might surprise y…
The Murder of Jesse James - The Room Where It Happened
Something sinister happened behind these walls ...
I walk past the green shutters and elongated windows of the Jesse James house…
If not for the eerie feeling you get when approaching the entrance… it'…
The Time We Keep - Clockmakers Reject Henry Ford
A vast collection of hand - carved, impossibly detailed, seemingly priceless wooden clocks rest around you.
Never sold or bought, you are told … only collected. Some of them feet taller than yourself…