Roadtrippers, a road trip planning tool, is launching “Voices from the Road.” The new storytelling project amplifies underrepresented voices in the outdoor and road travel space and focuses on every aspect of roadtripping – “not just the Instagram-friendly version,” the company said.
“Road trips are often depicted with familiar views from picture-perfect locations. But these photoshopped images don’t tell the full story of road travel, where vehicles break down, travelers get hangry and lost, and the weather doesn’t always cooperate. Amazingly, it’s often during these difficult situations that the real memories are made. To understand what road travel is really all about, it’s important to hear from travelers from all kinds of backgrounds,” the press release said of the new platform.
“One of our goals with Voices from the Road is to help democratize roadtripping and remove any gatekeeping around who gets to travel and have their voice heard,” said Sanna Boman, editor in chief of Roadtrippers.
Voices from the Road’s first published stories cover a lot of ground, literally and topically:
- Escaping Oregon wildfires
- Facing fears of driving up steep, narrow mountain passes
- Moving cross-country in a vintage RV
“Last year, Roadtrippers users planned more than 3 million road trips spanning 2 billion total miles,” said Boman. “That is 3 million potential stories about the ups, downs, joys, frustrations, adventures, and unexpected experiences that any road trip brings with it – and we want to hear those stories.”
