The Stories

Getting Unstuck and Leaving (the) Norm Behind

The norm for many is settling for the mediocre, rather than pursuing big dreams, like ours of overland travel.

Clocking Out Early

If you had asked me ten years ago when I thought I would retire, I would have snorted. Retire? Ha! There was no plan. There was no...

The day I almost drowned

They say drowning isn’t loud. “Sherry. Help.” These were the only two words I could quietly say as the early morning waters of Flathead...

Secondary Transportation Options for Overland Travel: Why we chose what we did

Preparing to hit the road for long-term overland travel is proving to be a daunting task—so many decisions to make about so many things!...

Breakfast with Larry -- and the art of living below your means

A strange van parked in the back corner of a interstate truck stop is not your typical venue for a Sunday brunch -- particularly with a...

A Life of Luxury

“And Sherry, how about you? What’s your luxury item? What is it that would cause you to eat ramen noodles, if necessary, so you could...

A Taste of the Canadian Rockies

I shouldn’t have been surprised, really. I haven’t willingly slathered anything with gravy in years—perhaps decades. But we were in...

International intrigue and an over-the-border rendezvous with our dealer.

Greeted with white painted cinderblock walls, a tawdry old polyester bedcover, sagging ceiling tiles and a stuffy stale aroma, walking...

Of Crazy Clothes and Campers, Fish Frys and Fair Trade Festivals: A Love Story (Part 10/10)

(for Part 1, click here) One of our favorite family travel memories is such a little thing that it would be easy to overlook, but it has...

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