Exploring Savannah – The Best of “The Book”

It took a moment for our eyes to adjust. We’d been walking around Savannah’s Historic District in the bright, mid-day sun, but were now sitting in a dimly lit, subterranean tavern. A friendly bartender was telling us all about Madeira, a fortified wine from the Madeira Islands, west of Morocco.
During the Age of Exploration, ships [...]

A Taste of St. Augustine

A few years back, Gabe and I visited Waikiki on the island of Oahu. Not long after arriving at the Honolulu International Airport, we were greeted by a complimentary shuttle that took us and a few others to our respective hotels. During the ride, one of the passengers asked us where we were staying. “Oh, [...]

Friends and Family

Traveling around the country these last eight months, we’ve had the opportunity to meet lots of nice and interesting people: There was Frank from New Jersey, Judd from California, “Joe Dirt” from Georgia, Scott and Laurie from Illinois and many more. But we’ve also had the chance to reconnect with old friends and family, which [...]

Florida’s Forgotten Coast

Bald cypress trees loomed all around us, dangling Spanish moss like sad puppeteers. We cut through the water in a small touring boat past several alligators, lying motionless on a log. When he wasn’t pointing out the many gators, snakes, turtles and birds, our tour guide was telling us – in a thick southern accent – [...]

Apalachicola

A cool breeze was coming off the bay, but the sun was warm on my shoulders. We were sitting at an outside table overlooking the Apalachicola Bay, listening to the seagulls squawk and deciding what to have for lunch. I came here with a plan to order oysters but that plan was quickly complicated when [...]

Alcatraz!

As I gazed across the Bay toward the San Francisco skyline, with the sun on my shoulders and the wind in my hair, I was thankful for my freedom. Many less fortunate souls had looked out on these choppy waters with longing and regret.

A visit to Alcatraz Island will conjure a variety of emotions as [...]

Gabe Gets Down and Dirty

Living in our small home-on-wheels, there aren’t many dishes to do or rooms to clean, but there is a lot of car to wash! And from our two weeks in St. Augustine (parked beneath a beautiful canopy of trees), the roof of our RV was covered in sap. Thankfully, Gabe took on the big job [...]

8 Free (Or Nearly Free) Things To Do In Austin, Texas

Cathedral of Junk

See recycling at its best in Vincent Hannemann’s backyard. For over 20 years the Austin artist has turned other people’s trash into treasure, with the Cathedral of Junk, a two-story sculpture made of old bicycles, hubcaps, tires, shopping carts and a variety of other odds and ends that have been carefully fit together. [...]

Austin Live Music

As the live music capital of the world, Austin has more night clubs than you can shake a drumstick at. Finding a show is not the hard part; it’s deciding where to go that can be difficult. Fortunately for us we had the help of some longtime Austin residents and a few local musicians [...]

8 Free (Or Nearly Free) Things To Do In San Francisco, Calif.

Hike Across the GGB

Enjoy mind-blowing views from over 200 feet high with a trek across the historic Golden Gate Bridge. Connecting San Francisco and Marin County, this prominent feature welcomes more than 100,000 motorists a day, as well as many pedestrians, who can cross its 1.7 miles for free. (Dogs are welcome too as long [...]

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