Our first stop in Santa Fe was Trader Joe’s. It has become our Mecca for fresh, organic, and reasonable food. It has such a great vibe no matter where you are in the country. And clearly it attracts the best of people because that’s where we met our lovely friend Eva. She pulled up right … More All the good things: Santa Fe, NM

Driving into White Sands National Monument is such a tease to the senses. Everything you see tells you that you’re at the beach. The sun beaming down, the sparkly white sand, and even the plants are all in on the scheme. The dunes are massive, towering above the road on either side so it’s easy … More We made it to the beach!

Honestly, Big Bend was never on my list of “must see” national parks. From the pictures it looked basically like a lot of desert, some mountains, a river and a bunch of rocks. Compared to the more dramatic sights seen in parks like Arches and Mesa Verde, Big Bend didn’t really seem like much. Yeah … More Our 1st National Park

We spent our first night in the van, on what felt like a back country road in the middle-of-nowhere, Texas. Granted anywhere can feel like nowhere when you arrive at 10pm and don’t have a flashlight. So I’d love to say we woke up to birds chirping from across a sun-drenched meadow, but it was … More Welcome to TEXASSS!

The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway welcomes you to New Orleans with a bridge that looks pretty darn identical to Charleston’s, Charles Ravenal Bridge. Granted it’s yellow but otherwise, they’re twins. So it gave me the initial impression that I was headed into a bit of another Charleston. HA NOPE! New Orleans is like the crazy, drunk, … More Louisiana: NOLA and Lafayette