Taking a break from RVing every so often gives us great perspective for why we keep coming back to it as our primary living style. And why we’re investing so much into making our bus even more OUR bus. Every time we think we’re ready to hang up the keys and try something different – […]
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Bus Renovation Progress Report: A Riveting Tale of Why We’re Way Behind Schedule
We’ve been giving mini-updates in our Alaskan travelogues about the progress on the bus projects going on back in Elkhart. But it’s time to catch you all up on the full story. We had a grand plan for the summer of 2015 – we plotted to leave our bus at a shop we thought we could […]
A Quiet Intermission in St. Louis
First of all, I am so humbled by all of the amazing comments and shared stories on my introspective post over the weekend about giving yourself permission to live life on your terms. It’s always a bit vulnerable feeling to open up like that, and I’m so glad I did. So thank you for that. […]
You Deserve More than a 1-Week Vacation
The very first time I planned a 10-day semi-vacation away from my home office, my business partner just about flipped out. ‘No one takes 10-day vacations! I’ve never taken more than a week at a time!’ That was back in 2002, I was in my late 20s and I was off to the big island of […]
The Alaska 2015 Adventure Wrap-Up
We’re back from our amazing 7-week adventure to and from Alaska by rail, cruise, boats, buses, raft, dog sled (kinda), RVs (not ours) and plane. Not that 16 minutes can fully tell the tales of 7 weeks, but we’ve put together some video highlights to share a slice of the breathtaking beauty of Alaska. It includes video […]
Phase 8 – Alaskan 2015 Adventure: Storybrooke, Vancouver & Seattle
Alas, we have come to the final chapter in this mini break from RVing – our summer 2015 Alaskan adventure. And what an adventure it’s been! On our way to Alaska we had way too short of visits in Seattle and Vancouver, so with the bus projects not looking likely to be finished early – we were […]
TV & Movie Viewing Options for RVers
While we do enjoy getting out exploring our new locales, hiking in nature, visiting with friends – this RVing lifestyle for us, is about balance. There’s no shame in enjoying watching television or a good flick. This is life on the road, not a vacation. We are RVing, not just camping and spending all our […]
Phase 7 – Alaska 2015 Adventure: Anchorage, Seward and Holland America Zaandam Southbound Cruise
After a wonderful week exploring the Kenai in our little rental RV, it was time to return it to Anchorage and begin our final days in Alaska before boarding our southbound ship. It was so surreal of us to believe that our time in Alaska was soon coming to an end, but not before some […]
Tips for Storing Your RV When You Need to Leave it Behind
Whether you’re a full time RVer or seasonal, there are just times that you might need to leave your RV behind. And it’s not as simple as just closing the door behind you and hoping to return to a fresh smelling, undamaged RV. In the past 2 months, we’ve been on some non-RV adventures – like we […]
Phase 6 – Alaskan 2015 Adventure: Exploring the Kenai Peninsula in a RV Rental
RVing to Alaska is on the bucket list of almost every RVer we’ve ever talked to. It’s known for it’s wild beauty that is ideal for RVing – big wide open spaces, amazing scenery, lots of boondocking opportunities and just simply unforgettable experiences. So for the next phase of our Summer 2015 Alaskan adventure – we […]
