National Road Trip Day FLASH SALE! Get Planning Your Perfect Road Trip for $5!


Hello Reader!

The subject line says it all. It's National Road Trip Day, so to celebrate, I'm practically giving away Planning Your Perfect Road Trip.

Today through Monday, you can get this step-by-step guide to hittin' the road for only $5. It comes complete with 35+ printable planning pages, to help make planning your next adventure a breeze.

If you're thinking of taking a road trip, get this book! I mean, it's less than a movie ticket, a cup of coffee, a fast-food sandwich, or a pint of beer.

GET YOURS HERE and you could be planning your road trip in minutes!

Theresa L. Goodrich

Theresa L. Goodrich is an Emmy-winning author and content creator with a penchant for storytelling and a keen eye. As the force behind The Local Tourist, she’s dedicated to telling in-depth stories of magnificent, quirky, and unique places. She’s slightly obsessed with travel and history and has turned these passions into multiple books, including the Two Lane Gems series, *Living Landmarks of Chicago*, *Planning Your Perfect Road Trip*, and *Show Me Shipshewana*. **Theresa is the publisher of *Midwest Road Trip Adventures, 2nd Edition* and *Midwest State Park Adventures.* Under the pen name of Theresa L. Carter, she's the author of the Alex Paige cozy mystery series, featuring a travel writer and breast cancer survivor who unwillingly becomes an amateur sleuth.A cancer survivor herself, Theresa is a firm believer that storytelling is life changing. She speaks across the country about travel and road trips and teaches both writing and self-publishing. She’s driven, often literally, to inspire you to get off the interstates and explore the towns and communities that make this country a constant and welcome surprise.

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