A variety of advice and experiences from our travels
When you spend as much time in your vehicle as we do, what you drive and how comfortable it is on a long trip is pretty important. We are not car people. We…
General Travel
2017 Year in Review
by Bonnie Sinclair January 1, 2018Writing this year in review article feels a bit cliché, but it also feels good! It is fun for us to look back on the new places we visited and relive the…
A First-Timer’s Visit to Universal Studios
by Grant Sinclair September 28, 2017Confession 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…
Travel Goals: Where to Next?
by Bonnie Sinclair September 13, 2017Our 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…
Traveling With a Firearm in the US
by Grant Sinclair September 4, 2017Just about every time we go on a road trip, I take a firearm. Specifically, I take a Springfield Armory M1911A1 pistol with me. But, traveling with a firearm presents some serious…
Visiting National Battlefields and Forts
by Grant Sinclair August 24, 2017I 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…
11 Tips for Visiting Yellowstone National Park
by Bonnie Sinclair July 5, 2017Yellowstone National Park is iconic for many reasons. It was the first National Park in the world. At 2.2 million acres, it is one of the largest U.S. National Parks. It is…
Four Days in Yosemite National Park
by Grant Sinclair June 16, 2017Yosemite National Park is one of the seminal places in the United States… everyone should see it once in their lives. It truly is that iconic and words do not do it…
How to Plan a Road Trip
by Bonnie Sinclair June 1, 2017Today, we set off on this summer’s adventure… A road trip out west. While we have taken several road trips “out west,” this one will be our longest and most adventurous yet.…
Dos and Don’ts of Visiting National Parks
by Grant Sinclair May 25, 2017If last year is any indication, US National Parks are in for a banner year in terms of visitation. That means a lot of the places we love will be loved by…
School Travel with EF Tours
by Bonnie Sinclair April 13, 2017If you know anything about Grant and I, you know that we are teachers. This is one reason that we are able to travel as much as we do. We spend most…
Our Top Ten Travel Mistakes and How We Survived
by Bonnie Sinclair March 9, 2017Let’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…
