Road Trips and Tiny Trailers
All you need for planning the best road trips in your tiny trailer!
Category: LESSONS FROM THE ROAD
HITTIN’ THE ROAD
Yep. Mark said it best. It is my personal belief that the world could a better place if we all took time to travel. To understand other cultures and people (especially the ones right in our own country!) can help us be less judgmental,… Continue Reading “HITTIN’ THE ROAD”
LAKE SUPERIOR, MN: ONE LAKE, MANY BEACHES
The lake, according to the native Ojibwas, was called gichi-gami. I love the native languages, they are so straightforward. Gichi-gami means, ‘huge water’. And huge it is! Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world. Lake Superior has a surface area of… Continue Reading “LAKE SUPERIOR, MN: ONE LAKE, MANY BEACHES”
PUSHING THE LIMITS: ALASKA
It’s amazing what you can learn about yourself on the road! This is especially true when you venture outside your usual comfort zone, face a fear, or simply push the boundaries of your experience. Although I don’t generally shy away from trying new things,… Continue Reading “PUSHING THE LIMITS: ALASKA”
IN GOOD HANDS: Fredericksburg, VA
We’re in Good Hands! It was a lovely, sunny morning as we raced down I-95 from Washington D.C. towards Virginia. Lovely because it had rained the entire time that we were getting to know our Nation’s Capital, and racing because…well…it was I-95 southbound along… Continue Reading “IN GOOD HANDS: Fredericksburg, VA”
THE TRAITS OF SUCCESSFUL TRAVELERS
There are successful travelers and not-so-successful ones. If you are like me you have both types of these people in your life: First there are those who take a vacation and have very little good to say. They were tired, didn’t like the food,… Continue Reading “THE TRAITS OF SUCCESSFUL TRAVELERS”
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR: Charleston, SC
One of the things that was on the very top of my ‘must see’ list for our first trek into the Deep South was to see an alligator up close in the wild. Being from Colorado I’ve been privileged to get up close to… Continue Reading “BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR: Charleston, SC”
ONE THING (St Louis, MO)
I can’t say that I do one thing every day that scares me, but if my day includes something that requires me to be higher than 5’ off the ground, then that would definitely be my one thing for that day! I don’t just… Continue Reading “ONE THING (St Louis, MO)”
FLIGHT RISK (Olympic Peninsula WA)
I suppose that if you have a travel partner, and you set out on a fairly significant road trip, putting some miles between your destination and home, you should probably return with said partner. Eddie and I began learning about each other’s ‘travel styles’… Continue Reading “FLIGHT RISK (Olympic Peninsula WA)”
LOW EXPECTATIONS: ALASKA
We’ve done a fair number of excursions and organized tours as we’ve traveled, and here’s a few things to keep in mind when booking any tour, excursion or ‘adventure’ so as to control your expectations: * It’s extremely hard to take a group… Continue Reading “LOW EXPECTATIONS: ALASKA”
WIGGLE ROOM
Out on the road, Eddie and I have learned a few lessons about the importance of really knowing and understanding each other and being respectful of our different ‘travel styles’. Before starting to really travel together, Eddie looked at a few of the itineraries… Continue Reading “WIGGLE ROOM”
KEEP CALM & ELTON JOHN (Savannah, GA)
Everything happens for a reason. Really. And I’ve learned never to be disappointed when things don’t go according to plan. It was in fall and we were enjoying Savannah, GA – which had been on our bucket list to visit for some time. We… Continue Reading “KEEP CALM & ELTON JOHN (Savannah, GA)”
BUDGETING MEMORIES: VENICE
For me, it seems that the best memories that I take home from a trip are usually the ones that are unplanned. Therefore, I now always include an allowance in the budget for the unplanned-but-just-can’t-miss-it-moments or experiences. Here’s how that started: Years ago I… Continue Reading “BUDGETING MEMORIES: VENICE”
COASTLINES
We spent some time at the beaches of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Eddie was learning his new camera and I just wanted some time to contemplate coastlines. Yes, coastlines. I was beginning to write about interesting and educational ‘Bullet Points’ of information… Continue Reading “COASTLINES”
BEING CLAY
It seems like funerals always bring us to the ‘what’s really important’ questions in our lives. Eddie & I recently attended a Celebration of Life service for a friend that had to have been one of the most uplifting, real and inspiring ones… Continue Reading “BEING CLAY”
BACKSTORY OF THE BULLET POINTS
Its all about the Bullet Points! How it got started: It was September and we were at the Ft. Smith National Historical Site. Eddie was taking pictures, but not of the exhibits and the things we were learning about. He was photographing the informational… Continue Reading “BACKSTORY OF THE BULLET POINTS”
ART, ARCHITECTURE & FLYING MONKEYS (Burlington, VT)
We crossed the New York state line with our ‘Little Guy’ trailer in tow. We were crossing the Burlington-Port Kent Bridge into Vermont right over the top of Lake Champlain. Eddie was admiring the lake (he has a little romance going on with all… Continue Reading “ART, ARCHITECTURE & FLYING MONKEYS (Burlington, VT)”
GUNS, BRITS & GETTIN’ HISTORY RIGHT
For our first cruise to the Western Caribbean, I decided that I wanted to do a little research in order to get history right. I also wanted to make the most out of the places we were going to see. Wow! As much as… Continue Reading “GUNS, BRITS & GETTIN’ HISTORY RIGHT”
