Tag: travel
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Sometimes you just want to get a great photo of you and your travel partner with the awe-inspiring landscape behind you, but you’re limited by the length of your arms or your selfie stick. Or, you have to bother a stranger, and in our new pandemic world, that may no longer be ideal. I’m here…
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I was working away in my virtual home office one day recently when I received an email that the Audible title that I was interested in was ready for download. I had not requested a title, but it turns out that Will had (our Amazon account is associated with my email address). That’s when I…
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Whether you’re on the road and looking for a good read, planning your next trip, or researching the camping and RV lifestyle, below are some books that would make great travel buddies. Cooking Melissa Webb has created a super fun cookbook called Recipes of the Modern RVer. The book features more than 30 RV-friendly recipes,…
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We watch a lot of YouTube to find tips and advice for truck camper DIY projects, places to go and more. Recently we ran across a video called Best Free Camping in Southeast? We were intrigued because we live in Georgia and dispersed camping is not nearly as easy to find out here as it…
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I have never really made it a point to decorate for the holidays outside of Halloween and Christmas. But I have a hard time being idle lately, so I made this easy yarn wrapped wreath to get a little festive for Valentine’s Day. I can take the wreath from our sticks and bricks to the…
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Thanksgiving looked a lot different this year for most everyone, including us. That’s why we decided to pack up the truck camper and take our first cross-country journey to see Will’s family for the holiday. We weren’t comfortable flying for fear of taking the coronavirus to his parents, plus the prospect of seeing part of…
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For Thanksgiving, we drove across the country to visit Will’s family. When we plotted our route in RV Trip Wizard, I added a few classic American and cheesy stops to consider if we had time. We were on a schedule, so we didn’t have much time for any unnecessary stops in either direction on the…
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It’s been a tumultuous year — pandemic, wildfires, election politics, and more. This past week hit especially hard at home. We work for an electric utility, and Tropical Storm Zeta caused the worst damage in our company’s 82‑year history. We lost sleep, faced angry comments on social media, canceled a camping trip, and skipped Halloween.…
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Get ready for the holidays with our essential RV gift guide that includes ideas for both weekenders and full-timers. Portable folding hammock The very first gift we received after we bought our truck camper was an ENO hammock. And we love it. It packs up inside of itself, making it compact and therefore it takes…
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The entire time we were renovating our truck camper, I was also plotting out where I would hang art and envisioning how it would look. With the exception of the letter board in the kitchen and the succulents wall planter* by the door, I made all other artwork. I work in communications and have a…