Travels

A Day in L.A.

On a warm sunny Southern California morning, we jumped in the car and headed north for a day of sightseeing in the nation's second most populous city.

The Beauty of Life on the Road: Friends Edition

Maintaining some sort of social life on the road is just one more thing we attempt to balance...

San Diego: Love and Loathing on the California Coast

No matter what city you name, there will always be someone who will vow never to return there. Except San Diego. Everyone loves San Diego.

Hiking, Tamales, and a Little Bit of Culture in the California Desert

We spent about ten days exploring the desert near Palm Springs, California...

The Perplexing Place That Is Lake Havasu City

We spent a week in Lake Havasu City, Arizona and we spent much of that time slightly confused.

White Sands National Monument: Fun With a Chance of Dying

White Sands National Monument is a symphony of contradictions and one of the most compelling places we've visited.

In Search of Silver Linings

Difficult as these last few weeks have been, we've found ourselves quite thankful for several things.

New Finds and Old Favorites in New Orleans

When presented with the opportunity to return to New Orleans, we booked another stay. We divided this visit between things that were new to us and things we wanted to do again.
Gulf State Park swimming pool

Gulf State Park: How Do We Love Thee? Let Us Count The Ways

In the eighteen months we've been on the road, I've never been inclined to write an entire post about a particular campground, but this is no ordinary campground.

Thanksgiving in Gulf Shores

A visit from Kevin's parents for Thanksgiving gave us good incentive to check out some stuff in and around Gulf State Park