Once upon a time two and a half years ago we met a gaggle of dancers from Madison WI in the cruise terminal in Tampa as we were preparing to embark on the Norwegian Star for the annual Savoy at Sea swing dance cruise. We all had a fabulous week together and repeated...
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2014 West then East
On to the Concert
We arrived at Karen & John's in Madison WI just in time to join Karen & Melissa for a trip downtown for a Concert on the Square. The area around the state capitol is crowded with folks in lawn chairs and on picnic blankets awaiting the evening's entertainment...
On Minnesota Back Roads
We were tickled by this sign painted on a barn roof. We'd like to congratulate Darlene on her 70th Birthday but also her honey who climbed up on the roof to paint this message for this birthday but also the one ten years earlier!
Forestville/Mystery Cave #67
Nice overnight! It's a beautiful campsite in a great state park. We need to explore it further! Southeast Minnesota is beautiful this time of year. So glad that we've finally made it to this state and can add the sticker to our map!
Luverne and Beyond
We started the morning poking around Luverne MN looking for geocaches. Before long we'd logged our 100th Find, at a library no less! Luverne! Friendly people! Parked the truck and trailer alongside the road, got out to search for a cache and a concerned resident asked...
Blue Mound
Another of the two hundred parks listed in National Geographic's book of best state parks presented itself to us this evening. Blue Mound just north of Luverne MN practically jumped out into the middle of the road and insisted we stop for the night. It's a beautiful...
Pipestone
We visited Pipestone National Monument today. Though we'd not known about the park, we've known about it's product and a bit about it's significance in Native American culture. The peace pipe is carved from stone found only here. This is sacred land where these...
Two T@Bs
We pulled into the Sioux Falls KOA this evening to discover another T@B! We were situated catercorner behind one another and later in the evening got to visit with Raul & Cheryl and compare notes. Theirs is nine months newer and has some of the updated features....
Buffalo Burgers
We remembered this eatery from our 2008 trip and set the GPS to lead us to Al's Oasis. At's an iconic restaurant just off I-90 at Oacoma SD. I's a pretty comprehensive travelers rest stop: fuel, groceries, souvenirs, lodging, camping, and restaurant. Been there nearly...
We Didn’t Know!
We found ourselves being led by an Oversize Load escort! And we thought the T@B was a tiny trailer!
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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The Gardens of Singapore
Singapore is an city-state located on an island at the tip of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia that during its sixty years of independence has carefully and thoughtfully created an ultra modern city that honors its past as it looks to the future. One aspect has been promoting a Garden City to in part to improve livability, public health. Our first visit to this spectacular city concentrated on the incredible gardens here.
Huê, the Imperial City of Vietnam
Knowing very little of the deep history of Vietnam, we chose to spend our one day in the country immersing ourselves in their 18th Century imperial history including a sumptuous nine-course lunch in the ancestral home of a princess.
Exploring Hong Kong: From Walled City to Modernity
With three curated experiences, a Hidden Hong Kong Tour, a Chinese Cultural Extravaganza stage production, and a Grand Tour of Hong Kong we got a intriguing introduction to the history, culture, and landscape of this dynamic city where East meets West.












