RV Lessons Learned – Florida to Texas – Day 2
Our first day on the road had lots of RV lessons learned. We’d made it to our site at the Madison RV & Golf Resort late, but okay. After a quick dinner, we went to bed early and dropped right off to sleep, tired but pleased with getting through the day. We woke up cold…
RV Lessons Learned – Florida to Texas – Day 1
After the RV lessons learned from the previous day’s experiences loading our rig, we were finally hitting the road! The RV Garmin was programmed for each night’s stop, the gas tank was full, and we’d each hit the restroom one last time. RV Lesson: the map is not the territory The day’s goal was the…
How Our First Airstream-only RV Park Spoiled Us
Virginia Highland Haven, a Blue Ridge Escape In hindsight, it seems strange that we didn’t try this before. We love everything about Airstream trailers. When we find another one in an RV park, we almost always strike up a conversation and find like-minded people. But we’d never stayed at an Airstream-only RV park until we…
A Brave New World – Biometric Check-in at the Airport
A sign at the Lufthansa gate happily informed us that this would be a biometric check-in. You need one of the newer passports that is biometric-capable. There’s an icon on the cover that identifies it. The passport has a small embedded chip that contains more info than the basic contact information printed in your passport.…
Our New RV Rig
How we found our perfect RV rig. Buying our new RV rig was kind of like answering the question, “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” When you’re buying a new RV rig or upgrading your current rig you need to match the two biggest parts — your tow vehicle and your trailer. If…
Cara Mia!
The Airstream of our Dreams Everyone’s path to the perfect RV is different. Here’s how we came to own Cara Mia, the Airstream of our dreams. In late 2020, we bought a teardrop camper we named Tibby and had a great time in her over the next few months. It didn’t take too long before…
Why We Got a nüCamp TAB 400 Boondock
I dreamed of touring with a teardrop trailer… I actually planned out a route that would take me through the US. It felt like a wonderful plan and I was looking forward to the day that I could make it happen. I didn’t know about the nüCamp TAB 400…
Brooks Addiction Walker Shoes
I love my Brooks Addiction Walker shoes. I started with Brooks running shoes nearly 20 years ago. Last year, I had concerns about the possibility of our trip to Europe being ruined
One of The Best Reasons
to Avoid I-95
and Take A1AGoogle maps and Waze will both default to I-95 if you’re traveling north from Daytona, or south from Jacksonville. We’re going to tell you one of the best reasons to avoid I-95 and take A1A instead. It’s Hidden Gem #22, the Turtle Shack Cafe in Flagler Beach, Florida… and it’s likely you haven’t heard about…
Michael’s Restaurant
St. Augustine, FloridaIt was time to visit Michael’s Restaurant in our quest for a romantic getaway in St. Augustine, Florida. This highly rated restaurant is a favorite of couples looking for a romantic dinner. We were ready to put it to the test. As we’d been to Collage the night before, the bar had been set pretty…
