"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
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> Farm1 wrote about bringing a basket of provisions on a road trip:
>
>> It sure beats eating the kind or stuff available along the road
>
> I think that depends on exactly where you are. Would you do the same thing
> if you were driving through the countryside of France, Spain, or Italy?

No. But those places aren't long haul trip territory.

Here
> in Northern California, there is some *great* food to be had along the
> road if you're within about 75 miles of the coast (which includes "wine
> country"). There's still great food further inland, but you have to know
> where to find it, and it's not usually anywhere close to the major
> highways.

On a long haul trip when we needed to cover 1500km in 24 hours there was no
way we'd be diverting to find some well reviewed eatery.