While perusing a tourist book about the state of Oregon, I came across information for a place that I had only heard mentioned once or twice. When I dug deeper, I was surprised to learn that the Columbia River Gorge was a highly recommended site […]

We visited the northern coast of Oregon on a return trip from Seattle, beginning in the picturesque town of Astoria. The hillside town overlooks the Columbia River, where it meets the Pacific Ocean. Goonies Tour While we were there, we located the house made famous by the movie, […]

The southern Oregon coast was every bit as breathtaking as they say it is.  But the weather can be cool, and even downright cold and windy, hovering in the 50’s and 60’s in late spring. Here are 6 amazing ways to spend your family trip […]

After we tell people that we sold or donated most of our belongings to travel the U.S., they want to know how we take care of our bills, manage our mail, and decided what items to downsize.  We had several areas of simplification to tackle […]

The drive from Central California over to the Northern California Coast was not for the faint of heart, driving a 40 foot motorhome.  But, it was worth the visit to see the legendary redwood trees of Northern California. The roads were hilly and curvy, and […]

Yosemite National Park was high on our list of must-visit places.  As we were traveling in central California, we met some nice people who were long time residents, and gave us some great advice about visiting Yosemite.  We took their advice and visited on a […]

Never having visited San Francisco before, I was very excited to see this unique city.  Immediately I was in awe of the streets lined with three story townhouses, trickling up and down the steep roads. Painted Ladies We drove past the row of homes known […]

The single most common question about full time travel is financial. People immediately jump to affordability, assuming that only luck or the wealthy can pull off this lifestyle. There are endless ways that full timers make this work, but I will share how we did […]

Being the technology fans we are, we decided that spending a Saturday morning on a little driving tour of Silicon Valley was a priority for us.  The only places we knew that we could actually see the inside of were the Intel Museum and the […]

We spent one weekend driving from Pismo Beach to Monterey, California, along Highway 1. I recommend two full days minimum to cover this area.  And that’s because it was not suitable for swimming in February, although some people still were in the water, many in […]

As we began sharing our story with others, we noticed that the same questions kept coming up over and over regarding full time travel. As a result, I have decided to mix in a series of blog posts that address the logistics of how we […]

The idea of driving through LA, with its well known reputation for traffic jams, did have me a little bit nervous.  Perhaps it was the fact that we went on a Saturday, but I found navigating Los Angeles to be no big deal at all. […]

Pismo Beach, located north of Los Angeles, and is a great place to visit on along the California coast. We stayed one month during February/March in our RV at Pismo Sands RV Resort. The weather was beautiful, the ocean was a short bike or drive, […]

We arrived back in San Diego after Christmas, to some unseasonably cold weather and decided to head straight toward the desert, bypassing Los Angeles for the time being. We found a campground in Indio, CA, which borders Palm Desert. The boys favorite attraction there was […]

Aaaah, San Diego.  Who doesn’t enjoy a beautiful, tropical setting, where 70 degree temperatures, sunshine, and swaying palm trees greet you daily?  It was probably only within our first full hour in San Diego, when I turned to my husband and said “If you say […]