A variety of advice and experiences from our travels
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…
General Travel
When you are a teacher or have school-aged children, you can’t pick and choose when you have vacations. One of our major breaks is the two weeks we get off at Christmas…
Confession time… Until last week, I had never been to Universal Studios. I had been to Walt Disney World (several times) and SeaWorld (a couple of times), but never Universal. It’s not…
Our close friends and family know we are always planning a trip. Whether it is a weekend in Savannah or a seven-week RV road trip across the US, we just about always…
Just about every time we go on a road trip, we take a firearm. Specifically, we take a Springfield Armory XD-E pistol with me. But, traveling with a firearm presents some serious…
I didn’t start out this week looking to write this blog post. But, with the debate over Confederate memorials front and center in the news, it is time to talk about visiting…
If history is any indication, US National Parks are in for an increase in visitors. That means a lot of the places we love will be loved by a lot more folks…
If you know anything about Grant and me, you know that we are teachers. This is one reason that we are able to travel as much as we do. We spend most…
Let’s be honest, everyone makes mistakes, every single day. Some mistakes are small and relatively insignificant, such as writing the date wrong or buying sparkling water when you meant to buy still…
Like many travelers, we rarely visit the same place twice. Our thirst for adventure generally leads us to going somewhere “new” every time we travel. That said, there are a few favorite…
