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Christmas is Coming… What Do We Give on the Road?

Christmas at Grandma's in Alaska, 2010 One question that people often ask us in regards to our simplified life on the road is "What do you give your kids for birthdays or Christmas?" They realize that we ha...

I Poop My Pants (Yes, Really)…And It’s the Breaking Point

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Perhaps it was due to the cramped, insanity producing quarters and sweltering heat. Maybe it was one too many mosquito bites, the filthy conditions of our truck, the A/C that wasn't working in stifling t...

I’m SO Glad We’re Not One of THOSE Travelers…Anymore

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On of the most difficult challenges of our trip is deciding what not to see. Even with our plan to take up to 3 years for this expedition, we still can't see everything. There's just too much! Already in...

You’ve Got to…Know When to Walk Away, Know When to Run

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There's an old Kenny Rogers song, The Gambler, that my dearly departed dad used to listen to. It went something like this: You've got to know when to hold them, know when to fold them, know when to walk aw...

If You Didn’t Wake Up This Morning PUMPED, Something’s Gotta Change! Here’s How.

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." - Abraham Lincoln Have you ever woken up in the morning and actually dreaded that you had to start a new day? Whatever y...

4 Steps to Turning What you Love to Do Into Financing For Your Travel Dreams

Don't settle for anything less than passion and profit." - Steve Pavlina So you're dreaming of traveling the world and wondering how in the heck you're going to finance your adventures? Why not pay your t...

I Don’t Want to Travel If I Have to Be Sick Like This!!! Chapala, Mexico

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Sitting on the toilet, doubled over in pain, my pants around my ankles, I can hear in the dining area just outside the bathroom door, babies crying, children screaming, and chaos in general. Between our ...

My Magic Pills for Overcoming Any Stomach Related Ills

Our family was recently hit hard by a stomach bug while in the Lake Chapala area, Mexico. We all suffered from varying degrees of diarrhea and vomiting, but I seem to get the worst of it - I was out for ...

6 Months on the Road: What it Costs, How Far We’ve Driven

Isla Mezcala, Mexico It was April 26, 2011 when we left Homer, Alaska to begin our Epic Expedition - a road trip from Alaska to Argentina. It's been just about six months on the road. So how is it going? ...

5 Months on the Road: What it Costs, How Far We’ve Driven

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Lake Powell, Arizona It was April 26, 2011 when we left Homer, Alaska to begin our Epic Expedition - a road trip from Alaska to Argentina. It's been just about five months on the road. So how is it going?...