Inspiring travel stories, tips, and guides from a couple exploring the world one destination at a time.
Last Updated: July 4, 2026
Jupiter, Florida was a wonderful location to spend a week and visit my brother Jeff. Three years earlier, when we first bought our motorhome, we had stayed at the Lion Country Safari in West Palm Beach — it was a memorable experience, and while we would have loved to hear the lions again, we wanted something a little quieter this time around. We found it, and then some.
Last Updated: July 4, 2026
Flagler Beach was only a 30-minute drive south from St. Augustine, Florida. We were looking forward to this destination for a very specific reason — our coach would face directly at the Atlantic Ocean, with that huge front window providing all-day tranquil views and the constant sound of waves breaking day and night. It turned out to be one of the most peaceful stretches of the entire trip.
Last Updated: July 3, 2026
Jekyll Island was only a couple hour drive south from Hilton Head, South Carolina. We were looking forward to its less pretentious and more rustic island community.
Last Updated: July 2, 2026
Gurney is a small community in northern Wisconsin, tucked near the shores of Lake Superior. For us, this stop was more than just a destination — it was a homecoming of sorts. Michael’s father, Jim, grew up here. Jim was born 25 miles away in Bessemer, Michigan, where his father worked in explosives for a copper mine. When the mines began to shut down, Jim’s family moved to Gurney to farm — a fortuitous decision, as the land kept them self-sufficient through the Great Depression.
Last Updated: June 22, 2026
Theodore Roosevelt first came to the North Dakota Badlands in 1883 as a young man, drawn by the promise of bison hunting and the wide open West. What he found instead — or perhaps in addition — was a landscape that would shape him profoundly. After losing both his mother and his wife on the same day in 1884, he returned to these rugged badlands to grieve and heal. The land, he later wrote, made him the man he became. It’s impossible to stand in this park and not feel some of that pull yourself.
Last Updated: May 28, 2026
From Trout Creek, Montana we headed west into Idaho, spending a relaxed week in the Coeur d’Alene area before continuing south to the small riverside town of White Bird. This stretch of northern Idaho surprised us with everything from resort-style relaxation under a brilliant Milky Way to rattlesnake-country canyon roads and the deepest river gorge in North America.
