Gadling’s Friday Travel Tunes – Episode 4

by Mike Barish on


A good music playlist, like a good trip, changes pace from along the way. The initial frenetic energy generated by the anticipation and adrenaline that initiates a trip is followed by a calming lull as you catch your breath and begin to settle into your new surroundings. As your trip meanders in unexpected directions, your music should accompany you like a good friend.

At the end of your trip, as you board your flight home or drive those final miles of a road trip, you simply need the sweet sounds of Lionel Richie to let you know that you’ve survived.

Want more song recommendations for trips of all kinds? Check out previous episodes of Gadling’s Friday Travel Tunes. Share your favorite travel songs in the comments.

Gadling’s Friday Travel Tunes – Episode 2

by Grant Martin on

I’m told that my taste in music skews towards the minimalist side — a matter that has been a point of contention in more than a few relationships in my life. Quieter tunes, however, can still serve a road trip well.

For me, the perfect road trip music isn’t necessarily the loudest, classic rock station that I can sing to at the top of my lungs with the windows down. Though it’s good to enjoy a good shoutfest once in a while, my favorite songs on the road are those to which I’ve tied memories — Great Lake Swimmers in a stained-glass-windowed apartment in Buenos Aires. The Weakerthans in the back of a pickup truck in Toronto. Meredith Bragg while crossing the Triborough bridge into Manhattan.

It’s transporting in a way, not unlike a well-done road trip.

So this week, enjoy a highly personalized, slightly indie Travel Tunes Episode 2. We’ll be back next week with a few of your suggestions and a lot more hip thrusts.