For those whose bucket list includes a cross-country road trip, but who don’t have abundant time, consider Europe. There, you can seriously truncate the 3,000-mile New York-to-LA route and still feel a sense of accomplishment at the rental car drop-off site.
My wife was heading to Berlin for her annual meeting, and as I have relatives and friends across Germany, I knew a road trip was in order. I picked up a Jeep Wrangler at Frankfurt Airport, and immediately became a rolling commercial for the United States.
