Category: U.S. Travel
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One Week in the Palm Springs Area: Joshua Tree National Park & La Quinta Resort

In my mind it’s always sunny and 80 degrees in Southern California. Not the case when Josh and I went visited Joshua Tree National Park and the Palm Springs area in February of 2023. It was more 45 degrees and 15-20 mph winds in Joshua Tree and low to mid 60s in Palm Springs. Ironically,…
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First Time CamperVan Trip: Expectations vs. Reality

First Time CamperVan Trip – 8 Days Covering Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Big Sky and Bozeman Montana
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Sedona and Arizona Sisters Trip

What do you get when you take two sisters who can barely drive, a rental Soccer Mom Volvo, and the open road? That would be the fourth installment of the annual Ericson sisters trip. For this trip, we were looking for a domestic trip somewhere off the beat and path with access to a National…
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Key West Travel Guide – Part 2

Things to know about Key West, Accommodations, Travel Logistics & Cost Things to Know: Cash – Remember to get cash out before going on any tourist type activity. There was definitely a big tipping culture, and there will be a tipping portion of the program when the event concludes. It’s so rare that I…
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Key West Travel Guide – Part 1

Key West was an amazing vacation destination and I would go back in a heartbeat. We (Josh and I) were there from Tuesday May 9 – Sunday May 14 2017. Key West has the feeling of being away from it all on a tropical island yet is in the good ole US of A. Below…