best things to do in charleston: the 500 year old Angel Oak on Johns Island

Charleston’s Charms

WRITTEN BY Julie

I always knew that I would like Charleston. Something about the historic sprawling homes, abundance of fresh oysters, warm weather and pimento cheese spread speaks to me at a very deep level. If anything, I worried...

Plan a Road Trip: budget and resources for a Southern US road trip

01.20.17

Southern US Road Trip: Budget & Resources

WRITTEN BY Julie

It feels like just yesterday we were writing a similar summary about our Balkans Road Trip. It’s been a season of road trips around here, a travel format that took us way too long to discover. Now we just can’t get...

01.16.17

The Insatiable Charm of New Orleans

WRITTEN BY Julie

All of our photos of New Orleans are of houses. I want to use lots of cliched words about the houses in New Orleans – colorful, charming, grand, just a little off-kilter. But it’s not the colorfulness of...

austin city: street art in Austin, Texas

01.10.17

Eating It All In Austin City Limits

WRITTEN BY Julie

One morning I looked around our stylishly renovated RV, snug in the privacy of a backyard, shopping bags from ironic-yet-expensive boutiques shoved in the corner, the remnants of our last food truck meal strewn...

Best of 2016: Our year in travel, month by month

01.03.17

Looking Back to 2016

WRITTEN BY Julie

Is it too late for one more ‘best of 2016’ list? Last week my inbox was overflowing with reflections on 2016, and I couldn’t get enough. But here we are, a few days into the new year, and I’m just...

12.30.16

Barbecue and Family Time in Memphis

WRITTEN BY Julie

The Peabody Hotel, with its famous ducks and beautifully decorated lobby, was a moment of escape during an otherwise family-centric visit to Memphis recently. Huge numbers crowded the Peabody Hotel, waiting for...