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Our stay in Las Cruces was a delightful visit with Marvin and his people. Our friendship with Marvin began in Aberdeen, SD when we visited with Paul, his "Dad". Now two years later Paul is teaching English in Japan and Marvin is delighting his foster parents, Paul and...
Once upon a time long ago during The Great Depression, a little girl named Joanna lived on a farm in Ohio with her brother Dal, her sister Sandy, and cousins Jack and Buddy. The time on the farm didn't last long but it loomed large in her memory long after her family...
For his Fourth Birthday Linus celebrated with a party with friends, a plethora of pies that he helped his Uncle Joel make, Duplo Construction blocks, a faceted crystal that makes rainbows, and a FaceTime chat with grandparents. He was fascinated with the images of the...
If the two of us weren't 2,239 miles away, we might have popped in to the Hershey RV Show this past weekend to see the Avia, the newest travel trailer offering from nüCamp RV. Renowned for their T@G and T@B teardrop trailers and for their Cirrus truck campers, the...
A hundred years ago this past New Years, Karen's Great Uncle Willie came to Rathdrum, Idaho. He'd been born the fifth of the ten children of James and Lucy, the eldest of their surviving sons. About 1912, in his early twenties, after the untimely deaths of his...
With a weekend coming up we thought it would be prudent to have a reservation so we consulted Allstays for an appealing place within a reasonable distance of Spokane. Peaceful Pines sounded nice so we called. They were full on Saturday. No, wait! Just eighteen feet?...
Sunday marked the 68th Wedding Anniversary for Karen’s Uncle Jack and Aunt Flo and we wanted to be a part of the family celebration in Salt Lake City, Utah. We were able to park our T@B on the street and enjoy Anne & Con’s hospitality for a couple of nights, enjoy...
It's the last leg of the journey that began early in the morning ten days ago, the last of eight plane flights, the second flight rescheduled due to flight delays and missed connections. Looking forward to landing in Asheville and hugging Steve. The prediction is that...
Three of us awakened at Alice's house at various times this morning. Karen still had her phone set to Dublin time so when she awoke at 7AM it seemed logical to shower and start getting her gear ready for repacking. It took a little while to realize that the reason no...
It's been a morning of crazy adventure and cultural experiences. We awakened this morning at 5:15AM at the Maldron Hotel Dublin Airport having chosen these digs primarily for the proximity to our departure. By the morning's early light we packed our rented VW Tiguan...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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One of the goals of our international travels is to expand our range to get ourselves out of our comfort experience things we’d only dreamed of before. Today we’re officially there in Paris! Adventures to follow!
By the end of the Crimean War Florence Nightingale had come to be known as the “Lady of the Lamp” for her competent and compassionate care of British soldiers. She went on to reform nursing education leading to nursing as a profession. The Florence Nightingale Museum in London tells the story of this remarkable woman.
As part of Heritage Open Days in London we opted to visit the Royal Society for the Arts and learn about their storied history of endeavoring to improve society since 1754.