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Our Favorite Finds in San Francisco and the Bay Area

May 18, 2016 by BrittanyHighland 4 Comments

San Francisco California RV Wanderlust

I had never been to San Francisco, save for a swing through during a family vacation in high school, which involved a foggy drive across the Golden Gate Bridge and a late-night ride on a trolley car. Not quite the full experience. Eric had spent some time in the city a number of years ago, but his expertise was mostly the nightlife scene (as sailors go). Again, not quite the full experience.

So once we were set up at the military campground at TRACEN Petaluma (highly recommended, for those of you with access), we decided to spend the next day in San Francisco. One day there, and we’d both rank it among our favorite big cities. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America, Food We Found Tagged With: california, petaluma, san francisco

RVing Through Monterey, CA and Along the Pacific Coast

May 12, 2016 by BrittanyHighland 2 Comments

Partington Cove Beach Big Sur

Partington Cove on Pacific Coast Highway in Big Sur

Pulling into Monterey on April 16, 2016 meant we had officially driven coast-to-coast with Meriwether! I don’t know why, but I was expecting the city to be large and bustling with tourists–closer to San Francisco or Los Angeles. Instead, we found a laid-back marina town that was intimate and in an amazing location for exploring the Pacific Coast. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America, Food We Found Tagged With: california, monterey

Livin’ Large in Las Vegas, NV

April 13, 2016 by BrittanyHighland 3 Comments

Eric and Brittany Highland Caesars Palace

Because of our generator issues and scheduling around Spring Break crowds, we had way too many short stays in a row. For us, short stays are anything less than two weeks. It may sound silly at first, but two weeks goes quickly for us because we work Monday-Friday. When we arrived in Las Vegas, our travel schedule finally started to normalize. We stayed for 11 nights.

We like big cities: the excitement of being around other people, the things to do and (usually) good food to eat. Las Vegas provided a balance because we stayed on the outskirts in a peaceful campground, but we were only 20 minutes from the city center. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America, Food We Found Tagged With: las vegas, national park, nevada

Getting Our Kicks in Kingman, Arizona

March 17, 2016 by BrittanyHighland Leave a Comment

Kingman Arizona on Historic Route 66

Our travel itinerary is typically planned months in advance, and stays pretty firm. So while changes of plan can be disconcerting, they’re also exciting. We were supposed to spend two weeks in Sedona, followed by two weeks in Lake Havasu City. We never intended to go to Flagstaff, or Kingman to the west. But because plans changed, we ended up getting to stay in those two cities we wouldn’t have seen otherwise, and they were both super cool. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America, Food We Found Tagged With: arizona, kingman

Spontaneous Stopover in Flagstaff, AZ

March 16, 2016 by BrittanyHighland Leave a Comment

Class A Motorhome Flagstaff AZ

Snug in our site at Fort Tuthill Recreation Area in Flagstaff, AZ

We were heartbroken when we had to leave our first “real” wild camping spot in Sedona. I had been looking forward to living in the peaceful desert, on our own for a whole week, and really proving to myself that I could do it–and enjoy it!

But when our generator decided not to function, we had no choice but to pack up and find power. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America, Food We Found Tagged With: arizona, flagstaff

Exploring in the Shadows of Sedona, Arizona’s Gorgeous Red Rocks

March 15, 2016 by BrittanyHighland Leave a Comment

Cathedral Rock Sedona Arizona

Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona

I visited Sedona for the first time in 2009. It was a short day trip–just enough time for a Pink Jeep Tour and a stroll through Uptown. Touristy stuff. But I was captivated by the scenic beauty. Those red rocks! And I’ve wanted to return ever since.

So when Eric and I started planning our Grand Loop Tour for 2016, I insisted that Sedona have its place on our itinerary. I’ve changed a lot since 2009, so I found the things I experienced seven years ago had lost their charm for me. But, fortunately, I made new discoveries this time that fulfilled my hopes for our visit.

I’ve heard it repeatedly from friends who have visited Sedona. The first time they drive in, they can’t get over the surrounding mountains of rock, with their varied shapes and brilliant colors. Go see them for a slice of Arizona beauty, and stay a while for good food, memorable hiking and browsing this eclectic town. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America, Food We Found Tagged With: arizona, sedona

Things to Do in Tucson, Arizona

March 9, 2016 by BrittanyHighland 2 Comments

Things to Do in Tucson

As I spend my afternoon writing about Tucson, I continue to be amazed at how much we found to do there, and the fact that I still have a list of things we didn’t do! It really is a fabulous city.

So, just to recap. We’ve written about the beautiful Sonoran Desert, an article that chronicles all of our outdoor adventures in Tucson. I’ve also covered our spontaneous afternoon in downtown Tucson, a guide to a full day of sight-seeing, eating and cocktail-ing in the center of town.

This will be my last article about things to do in Tucson until the next time we visit. It’s basically “everything else” that didn’t fit into the first two articles. But don’t consider these the leftovers. You’ll see tortillas larger than your face, and experience a 30-degree temperature change in the space of an hour. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America, Food We Found Tagged With: arizona, tucson

Our Spontaneous Afternoon in Downtown Tucson, AZ

March 9, 2016 by BrittanyHighland Leave a Comment

Taqueria Pico de Gallo Tucson

Ready to dig into our tacos at Taqueria Pico de Gallo

Neither of us had ever been to Tucson before, so we were both surprised at how big the city is, how beautiful it is and how much there is to do there. I can’t believe how much we stuffed into two weeks, and there was still more we didn’t get to.

As I started planning our article about Tucson and going through all our photos, I realized I’d need more than one piece to talk about everything we did (and ate). So let’s start with one of our first days in the city, which was unplanned and ended up being pretty perfect. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America, Food We Found Tagged With: arizona, tucson

What Did It Cost to Spend Two Weeks in Cancun?

March 1, 2016 by BrittanyHighland 6 Comments

Guide to Cancun ExpensesOur trip to Cancun has nothing to do with RVing. We only saw two RVs during the two weeks we were in Mexico. Neither of them were ours, and one of them was in storage (meaning, it was parked in a deserted parking lot and looked like it hadn’t been touched in a long time).

But you’ll cut us some slack, right? We figure RVers are an adventurous bunch who are interested in traveling everywhere, including internationally. And there was so much information we couldn’t find before we left, that we learned once we got to Cancun.

The most aggravating thing was that we had no idea what our daily expenses would be. What should we budget for meals, or for bus rides? Thank goodness for our bank teller in Tucson. When we told her how much we wanted to convert to pesos, she politely said, “You may not need that much.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America, Food We Found

Laid-back Week in Las Cruces, New Mexico

January 27, 2016 by BrittanyHighland 3 Comments

RVing Las Cruces New Mexico

After an extremely long two days of driving through West Texas, we crossed the New Mexico border and arrived in Las Cruces, NM. There wasn’t any outstanding reason we chose Las Cruces, other than the fact that it was a good fit for our overall route.

Our week there was laid-back and low-key. We’re saving up for an international trip later this month, so we mostly ate at home and avoided tourist traps (confession: we’re sometimes susceptible to tourist traps). Despite the slower pace, we definitely enjoyed our visit. Here are the things we recommend, based on our experience in Las Cruces! [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America, Food We Found, Park and Campground Reviews Tagged With: hiking, las cruces, new mexico

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