Airstream Kitchen Basic Tools for the Foodie
Cooking in an Airstream kitchen is about as small as they come. But that won't stop me because I'm also a bit of a foodie…
Annual Thoughts
I've never been one for new years resolutions but I do feel the urge each year to make some change of direction for the new…
Schlub Life – Will your trailer make you trashy?
One of the less inspiring aspects of trailer life has been the effect it's had on my personal grooming, fashion, and hygiene. While I have…
Fast Forward
One of our goals is to take our time while traveling. For one thing it's cheaper, but more importantly there is an awful lot to…
Best RV and Airstream Gifts
This gift giving guide is not quite like the others. I wanted to not only suggest a list of products but to really reflect on what…
Airstream Thanksgiving: A year of travel, a night of thanks
Thanksgiving holds extra significance for us now. When we set out on our traveling adventure we stuck around Seattle long enough to celebrate the 2015…
Life in the slow lane
Life in the slow lane sums up a fair bit of trailer life. In the literal sense you tend to drive in the slow lane…
Celebrating 14 years of being Hitched
Today, Anne (Trail) and I have been married 14 years. I'm writing this the day before our anniversary and reflecting on the meaningfulness of our…
One year of living in an Airstream
It's now been more than a year since we moved into our Airstream. It seems like a good time for a little reflection on where…
Stuff Part 3: The Benefits of Having Less Stuff
I can tell you from first-hand experience that downsizing can be hard work. It can be physically, mentally, and emotionally draining. I can also tell…
Stuff Part 2: Five Principles to Purge By
To go on our journey we had no choice but to dramatically downsize what we owned. Everything either fits in the trailer, the truck, or…
Learning to Be a Minimalist
I think it was in the last few years where I noticed a trend of needing less stuff in my life, and wanting more experiences…
Getting Organized: Kanban and Trello
Organizing life is something everyone must do, not just those living the RV life. I often feel overwhelmed by the number of things I need…
Pokemon Go on the Road
Pokemon Go is sweeping the nation, perhaps the world and Trail and I are among the very many playing this game. If you are curious…
Attack of the RV Swoosh Hooks
Swoosh Curious Prior to taking off and living full time in our Airstream, Trail and I paid little attention to the RVs we saw from time…
RV Relationships: Experience and Advice
Living full time in an RV can certainly have an impact on the relationships of those living in the RV. In our case, it is…
6 Underrated National Parks to Visit
I watch as the line of cars extends nearly a mile beyond the park boundary and onto the highway itself. Traffic cones beam day-glow orange…
Thoughts on Conservation and Exploitation
When visiting national parks I can't help but think about the general topic of conservation, the nature of life, and humanity. Exploitation of nature is…
RV Life and Personal Health
Living full time in an RV and traveling the country seeing the great outdoors has taught me just a bit more about my own state…
Tea With Your Travel Sir?
Yes, please! One cream and two sugars if you will. Ahhhh, that's delicious! My love affair with tea goes back to my childhood though I can't point to…
Trail’s Six Month Check In
Has it been six months already? It feels so long ago since we've already seen so much and done so many things. I do remember…
Hitch’s Six Month Check In
Trail had the notion that as we have just passed 6 months as full timers we should each create a post about how things were going…
Travel Blogging Basics
When we decided to set out on our adventure one of our first thoughts was, "let's do a travel blog and make some money!" This…
Local News, Politics, and Travel Choices
One of the things I find interesting to do while traveling is to watch the local newscasts in the places we stay. Typically, I don't care…
Dealing With Adversity: Hitch Style
I think everyone faces life's challenges in different ways. I didn't truly understand this until I was married and was able to intimately observe someone…
Arizona Elections: A Traveler’s Discovery
As we have been traveling around we happened to be in both Arizona and Nevada while they were holding their presidential primaries. I'm something of…
Wisdom and Travel
I see wisdom as an understanding of what it means to be a human being. Wisdom helps us navigate our lives, both giving us the…
Traveling the US, Politics, and Safety
2016 / 2017 has been an interesting year for politics in the US. Trail and I tend to run in liberal circles. We come from…
Making a list and checking it twice
I am a forgetful person. I seem to have a hard time holding many thoughts in my head at once and thus many just slips…
5 Romantic Stories Of Real Life Adventure
Romance and Adventure two wonderful life experiences made all the more exciting when paired together. Trail challenged me to come up with a Trail and Hitch…
Perfect Moments
Driving back from visiting the Salton Sea today I was struck by a singular wave of emotion. I'm not sure exactly what triggered it. The weather…
2017: Is the year of…
So, instead of new years resolutions, I do themes for the year. Picking a theme helps me reflect on where I want to go in…
Trail’s Favorites from 2016
Whew! 2016, what a year. As South Korea and Brazil impeached their presidents, America elected a one-percenter with a powerful brand name, and the Philippines…
Hitch’s Favorites from 2016
2016 has been a bummer year for many we know, but for us, it was an amazing span of time. We spent an entire calendar…
Shipping & Mail
For the Holidays, I got a Amazon few gift cards. I will admit that I was an avid Amazon shopper for the past 7 years.…
Stuff Part 1: Conservation vs Consumption
For Trail, part of this adventure was changing to a lifestyle with less stuff. She had been reading about tiny houses, minimalism, and folks downsizing…
De-Crapify!
The past 3 days have been a downsizing whirlwind and boiled down to the following subroutines: 1. Sort It Each item gets categorized into piles.…
