On June 27, 2014, Yahoo Travel featured our experiment in paying for a cross-country road trip with bitcoin.
Putting everyday bitcoin use to the test
The article followed our journey from Texas toward New Hampshire and explained how we approached ordinary travel expenses, including fuel, hotels, and meals.
It described a combination of direct bitcoin purchases, payment processors, and gift-card services. It also reported practical difficulties, including hotel-booking delays and toll roads.
Coverage of the journey
The reporter quoted John Bush about the experiment and featured me as part of the traveling family.
My own detailed accounts from that period appeared in Bitcoin Magazine, including the full road-trip live blog and my account of trying to book a hotel through Expedia. Those pieces preserve the experience in my own words.
Original coverage June 27, 2014. Archive entry added November 2026.