Best of the Road - Mike's Road Trip

Travel Channel’s Best of the Road segment

Mike Shubic August 18th, 2012 Comments Off

Earlier this year I drove 4700 miles, stopped by 97 restaurants and tried nearly 400 meals in a quest to find the best food in small town America. I traveled from Virginia to Walla Walla, Washington with a teammate and film crew in tow as part of the Travel Channel's...

“Best of the Road” Travel Channel segment sneak peek

Mike Shubic July 22nd, 2012 Comments Off

This is getting exciting...here is a sneak peek of the "Best of the Road" Travel Channel segment that will air on July 25th at 8pm EST. For those who might not be aware...I'm in the show. :-)

4700 miles, 97 restaurants and 400 meals later…

Mike Shubic July 19th, 2012 Comments Off

My Best of the Road journey has finally come to an end. It was an unbelievable trip in so many ways. We traveled 4700 miles, went through 19 states, visited nearly 100 restaurants, tried over 400 meals, focused on six amazing towns, and consumed who knows how many calories. All...

And the “Best of the Road” winners are…

Mike Shubic July 17th, 2012 10 Comments

As many of you know, I was one of the participants on this year's "Best of the Road" with Rand McNally and USA Today, which will be featured on the Travel Channel July 25th at 8pm EST. I have no doubt that all the judges had an incredibly difficult time...

Off to D.C. for the start of the “Best of the Road”

Mike Shubic June 11th, 2012 Comments Off

Well, I'm off to Washington, D.C. for the start of the "Best of the Road" rally sponsored by Rand McNally and USA Today. Read post and see video by clicking here.

BIG NEWS…Travel Channel to air “Best of the Road”

Mike Shubic June 6th, 2012 Comments Off

I was on a conference call yesterday with the folks from Rand McNally, USA Today and fellow team members of Best of the Road—we learned some very exciting news...the Travel Channel is going to film our progress traveling across the country. The Travel Channel will produce a one-hour show that...

Team “Road Bros”

Mike Shubic May 21st, 2012 2 Comments

I teamed up with a fellow travel video blogger, Brian Cox (aka The Travel Vlogger) to enter the Rand McNally/USA Today "Best of the Road" contest. This epic road trip will take an entire month and starts in Washington, D.C., ending up in Seattle, Washington. We have our fingers crossed...the...