April 2024
A Florida and Charleston SC Spring Road Trip
Overview Our first trip of the year took us to south to get out of the late winter weather and to explore and experience some of what the [...]
December 2023
The Ancient Civilizations Road Trip Part 3 – Greece
Overview In 2016, we visited the Island of Crete in Greece for several weeks and had a blast, however, we've never been to mainland Greece. High on our [...]
The Ancient Civilizations Road Trip Part 2 – Egypt
Overview After a lifetime of thinking about it, we finally pulled the trigger on going to Egypt and visiting this part of the ancient world - and our [...]
The Ancient Civilizations Road Trip Part 1 – Italy
Overview For us, there is nothing like a road trip and we kicked off our fall 2023 travel with an Italy road trip that focused on picking up [...]
May 2023
A Slow Meandering Trip to South Florida
Overview It's early spring in Virginia in March and Nancy and I have gotten cabin fever after being home for 3+ months from our 6 1/2-month cross country [...]
February 2023
Shenandoah Valley Getaways – A Local’s Guide
Overview We live a few miles outside of Round Hill Virginia up on the Blue Ridge and this is within easy striking distance of a great deal [...]
November 2022
Cincinnati OH & State College PA – Our 6 Month Road Trip – Part 24
This is post 23 on our cross-country USA adventure as we travel along the Ohio River Scenic Byway to Cincinatti and finally home to VA on our 6-month [...]
Louisville and the Ohio River Scenic Byway – Our 6 month Road Trip – Part 23
This is post 23 on our cross-country USA adventure as we travel along the Ohio River Scenic Byway in towards Louisville Kentucky on our 6-month adventure. The following [...]
Crossing the Great Plains – Our 6-month Road Trip – Part 22
This is post 22 on our cross-country USA adventure as we travel though Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and parts of Kentucky on our 6-month adventure. This bog covers the [...]
October 2022
Utah and Colorado – Our 6-month Road Trip – Part 21
This is post 21 on our cross-country USA adventure as we travel though Utah and Colorado, on our 6-month adventure. The following areas in Utah and Colorado are [...]
Crossing Arizona – Our 6-month Road Trip – Part 20
We've had a fantastic time in these first 5 months, but now it is time to head east toward our Virginia home. This post covers our journey to [...]
San Diego – Our 6-month adventure – part 19
We are doing the last part of the west coast portion of our journey before heading east and home to Virginia. This post covers our 5 days in [...]
The Nevada and California Desert Adventure – Our 6-month road trip part 18
After months in Alaska, we decided that we wanted to go where we know its going to be warm and not rain, so we are head off into [...]
Northern California – Our 6-month Alaska Adventure Part 17
Our 6-month adventure continues as we travel south through Northern California. Day 1: The Transition to the Pacific Coast in Oregon (day 133 of the overall trip) We don't [...]
September 2022
Volcanic Legacy – Our Six-Month Adventure – Part 16
Our 6-month adventure continues as we travel south through Washington, Oregon and Parts of Northern California. Volcanoes line the coast from Washington down through Northern California, some of which [...]
Back to the Lower 48 – our 6-month Alaska Adventure – Part 15
This post covers our last days traveling in Alaska and is filled with nights and days on the ferry as we transition back to the lower 48. Day [...]
Kodiak Island Alaska – our 6-month Alaska Adventure – Part 14
Our 6-month adventure continues as we transition to Kodiak Island Alaska for a week of exploring the island and parts of the lower Kenai Peninsula. This blog post will [...]
Girdwood Alaska – our 6-month Alaska adventure – Part 13
Our 6-month adventure continues as we transition to Girdwood Alaska for a week of exploring the northern portion of the Kenai Peninsula and areas within 1.5 hours of Girdwood. [...]
August 2022
Seward Alaska – Our 6-month Alaska Adventure – Part 12
Our 6-month adventure continues as we transition to Seward Alaska for a week of exploring the south eastern portion of the Kenai Peninsula. This blog post will cover this [...]
Homer Alaska – Our 6-month Alaska Adventure Part 11
Our 6-month adventure continues as we transition to Homer Alaska for a week of exploring the southern portion of the Kenai Peninsula. Wasila to Homer We will spend the [...]
Wasilla Alaska Area – Our 6-Month Alaska Adventure Part 10
Our Alaska travels are going to shift gears with multiple long-term stays. Our first stay is in the city of Wasilla, a suburb of Anchorage about an hour [...]
July 2022
Denali & Richardson Highway Regions – Our 6-Month Alaska Adventure Part 9
Our 6-month adventure continues as we leave the Denali National Park Area and head across the central wilderness section of Alaska. We've been fortunate to have longer stays over [...]
Denali National Park – Our 6-Month Alaska Adventure Part 8
Our 6-month adventure continues as we leave northern Alaska and begin to meander south. Having just gotten back from our 3-day trip to the Arctic Ocean, we will be [...]
Fairbanks to the Arctic Ocean – Our 6-month Alaska Adventure Part 7
Overview This is part 7 of our 6-month journey to Alaska and back. This post covers the incredibly fun 500-mile trip up on the Dalton Highway to the [...]
Fairbanks Alaska – Three Weeks of Fun in the Land of 24/7 Sun
Overview This is part 6 of our 6-month journey to Alaska and back. With sunlight available 24/7 here this time of year and the temperatures running in the [...]