Inspiring travel stories, tips, and guides from a couple exploring the world one destination at a time.
Last Updated: June 6, 2026
From Las Vegas, Nevada we made our way south and west to Palm Springs, California, stopping along the way at Lake Havasu City, Arizona. The drive through the Mojave Desert is one of our favorites — wide open skies, vast desert vistas, and the feeling that the American Southwest always has something remarkable around the next bend.
Last Updated: May 25, 2026
After visiting the pine-covered Black Hills in western South Dakota, we headed east through the grass-covered prairies to the Badlands. French fur traders called the area “les mauvaises terres à traverser,” meaning “the bad lands to traverse.” The Lakota knew it as “Mako Sica,” which likewise means “bad land.”
Last Updated: May 2026
Big Bend National Park is one of the most remote and expansive national parks in the lower 48 states — and one of the most rewarding. We based ourselves in Lajitas, Texas, using it as a hub to explore three very different destinations: Big Bend Ranch State Park to the west, the ghost town of Terlingua just down the road, and Big Bend National Park to the east. The drive from Edinburg, Texas took us through San Antonio and Fort Stockton before arriving in the high Chihuahuan Desert — a journey that makes the remoteness of this corner of the country very clear. We arrived in January, and a cold front that dropped temperatures to 23°F overnight only added to the stark beauty of the landscape.
