[roopull]

I just got back from a road trip to & from Dallas Texas. I live in Atlanta, GA. That's quite a haul.

Live Search is excellent for finding hotels if you do like I do & just drive til you get too tired.

I use GPS today to check the weather along my route and give me more accurate speedometer readings. They're off by 5 mph in my van above 60mph.

I'd get a memory card (assuming your card supports it) and tether your phone to your car stereo so you can listen to as much of YOUR music as you'd like. I have Orb, but the quality sometimes sucks... especially when I'm in more rural areas where coverage is spotty or the data service is super slow.