It’s a long way to Tucumcari
Hi Everyone! This post has been a long (very long) time coming, but it’s finally here. To answer your questions – Yes we left California, and Yes we made it to New England, and Yes it happened back in July,…
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Getting Ready to Travel . . Again!
Hi everyone. Time flies when you’re having fun – and even more so when you have a lot to do. I can’t believe that we’ll be back on the road in just over a month, and at the same time…
Christmas in Atlanta
While I like all the good things about Christmas like visiting family, eating sweets and junk food with reckless abandon, watching Christmas Vacation and Rudolf and so on, I pretty much abhor commercialism and everything that modern Christmas represents. As…
Inspiring Day in Joshua Tree with New Friends
Rich and I had a great time last Sunday, venturing out for a day trip from Orange County to Joshua Tree National Park. Of course we’re always up for travel – but we were also looking forward to this day…
Leaf Peeping in New England
Kathy and I moved from New England to California back in 1998. For a while we’d take one trip a year ‘back east’ to visit family during Christmas vacation, as Christmas is a naturally good time to see family and…
Revisiting Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Earlier this month I received an email from Gina – an artist from Dallas, TX who loves traveling to Isla Mujeres in Mexico with her husband. She was looking for inspiration for a piece that she plans to enter into…
Efficient Travel Tips: How to Pack For Travel
You’re planning a 2 week vacation to a foreign country. You want to be prepared for anything so you pull out your largest travel bag and start to pack, but only half of your stuff fits. 2 stuffed bags later…
Efficient Travel Tips Part 1 – Choosing Your Vehicle
Hi, and welcome to part 1 of my Efficient Travel Tips series! The travel lifestyle requires a tremendous amount of planning to do well, and I’m often asked why we chose to bring certain things, and how we’re able to…
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Kathy and I left Atlanta with plans to reach New England in 2 weeks. I wanted to visit The Smoky Mountains and drive the Blue Ridge Parkway. Kathy wanted to see Lancaster County PA, and visit Hershey. Everything should have…
Mexico to California to Atlanta
It’s been a LONG month since we’ve posted, and we have a lot of making up to do. First, you might be wondering where we are and where we’ve been, and I’ll take this post to fill you in. We’ve…
We Love Mexican Food!
One of our favorite things about Mexico is the food. It’s certainly not for everyone, as Mexican food is notoriously spicy, and has the potential to exact ‘Montezuma’s Revenge’ upon those who aren’t used to it – but for us…
Easter & Fire Dancers & Clubbing, Oh My!
Since our trip to Coba we’ve stayed pretty close to ‘home’ in Playa Del Carmen. We’ve both been busy working (yep, still working!) and conserving our money for our upcoming trip back to the United States. That isn’t to say…