Planning a cruise vacation is very different from planning other types of travel. At first glance, it might appear that you just pick a cruise, book it and enjoy the vacation. The…
It is that time of year again…time for holiday gift shopping! The time when your family and friends start asking you what you want for Christmas (or Hanukkah, or whatever you might…
While packing may be a bit of an after-thought for many people, it has a huge impact on how much you enjoy your trip. Pack the wrong clothes and you’ll miss out…
Before purchasing our camper (a 27-foot 2016 Keystone Passport Elite 23RB) back in March 2016, we had done a lot of road tripping and tent camping. We went to several RV shows.…
After recently spending weekends in both Memphis and Nashville, we were ready to slow down and get back to nature. For us, the best way to do that is to head to…
Before visiting Memphis for a conference we had never really given the city much thought. Sure, we drove through several times on our way to or from other destinations. We even stayed…
Lately, it seems as though cruising is becoming more and more popular for extended family gatherings and celebrations. This makes sense – cruising allows you to have several rooms close together, plenty…
The best part of any national park trip is the variety that you’ll find. Not only will you see some of the most scenic landscapes in the country, but you’ll also typically…
Temperate rainforests. Glacier-topped mountains. Rugged coastline. Any one of these features makes an impressive landscape. Olympic National Park has them all. Here, in the vast Olympic wilderness you can take a gentle…
When most folks think of Washington, known as The Evergreen State, they visualize thick forests and snow-capped mountains. The peninsulas and islands of the state, however, are seemingly in another world. It…
The newest of Washington’s three National Parks, North Cascades NP is a place of rugged spires, icy glaciers and scenic lakes. Celebrating its 50th anniversary as a National Park in 2018, North…
We stood over the campfire on a cold, blustery summer morning, sipping on authentic cowboy coffee, listening to tales of the cowboy life and gazing at the mountains beyond. This is just…
“Are we there yet?” If you’ve driven Interstate 90 across South Dakota, chances are good that either you thought this a couple of times or your kids said it a couple thousand…
Big Bend National Park is not small. In fact, at about 800,000 acres, it is slightly larger than Rhode Island. Additionally, Big Bend is located in the southwest corner of Texas, about…
