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RV Park Review: Catherine’s Landing in Hot Springs, AR

March 27, 2015 by Eric Highland Leave a Comment

RV Wanderlust Catherine's Landing in Hot Springs

RV Wanderlust at Catherine’s Landing in Hot Springs, AR

Brittany and I typically travel only ~250 miles every time we move our behemoth RV. There are many reasons for this. Mostly it’s about safety, exploration and rest.

But sometimes, on rare occasions, we break our own rule. Whenever we do, it has to be for a good reason…actually, a spectacular one.

Our original plan was to go from Austin, TX to Mount Pleasant, TX - a distance of 313 miles - and stay for a week. Friends of ours suggested we push further, claiming the push would be worth it. They suggested Hot Springs, AR.

We looked at the map, but it was a 492 mile trek to Hot Springs. Yuck. That would typically mean two full days of travel for us.

In order to even consider it, we’d have to be really impressed with the local area, and we’d want to find an RV park that was outstanding.

We found both. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Exploring America, Park and Campground Reviews Tagged With: arkansas, hot springs

Steamy Adventures in Hot Springs, Arkansas

March 23, 2015 by BrittanyHighland 6 Comments

Brittany Highland at Quapaw Bathhouse

In front of Quapaw Bathhouse in Hot Springs, AR

We’re on our way to south central Kentucky where we’ll be spending about two months with Eric’s kids. After leaving Austin, we were planning to stay around Mt. Pleasant, TX for our first stop. The only reason was mileage - it was a logical resting point when we divided the total distance we had to travel.

While running our travel plans by our friends Jason and Kristin (the Snowmads), Jason insisted we push a bit further to Hot Springs, AR. Even though getting here meant a looongg nine hour travel day yesterday, we are already so glad we listened to Jason!

One day in Hot Springs, and I’m a fan for life. It has been an amazing day! This is one of my top five places we’ve been in our 13 months of full-time RVing. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America, Food We Found Tagged With: arkansas, hot springs, national park

McKinney Falls State Park, Where It All Started

March 9, 2015 by Eric Highland 4 Comments

Upper Falls at McKinney Falls State Park

Upper Falls at McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, TX

Brittany and I started our RV adventure at McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas just over a year ago. Today we find ourselves here again. It is sublime. Simply put, we love this place and it’s time to get back into our RV blogging groove…

We’ve received so many messages from folks, asking us to update our blog. Thank you for that! It means a lot to us to know y’all follow our adventures. You are truly our family out here on the road and we’ve been blessed to meet so many of you in person!

We’ve been floored to have 1700+ of you follow us on Facebook, 700+ on Twitter, and even 100+ on Pinterest!

I know we haven’t updated our blog in awhile and this year we resolve to do better. We’ve actually hatched a plan… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America Tagged With: austin, state park, texas

2014 in Review: Stats, Photos, Adventures

January 9, 2015 by BrittanyHighland 10 Comments

When we saw our friends at Watsons Wander publish a blog post about their 2014, we wanted one too! We don’t think they’ll mind that we’re borrowing their idea and format. After all, we did help them find some pretty yummy BBQ in Gulfport, MS in 2014!

Since the start of our life as full-time RVers on February 21, 2014, these statistics describe our travels in a nutshell:

Number of States: 10

Number of Overnight Stops: 38

Where We Stayed: 1 state fairground, 1 national forest campground, 2 county parks, 4 state parks, 2 parking lots (visitor center, Lowe’s), 2 service center campgrounds, 9 military bases and 15 private campgrounds.

Free vs. Paid: Staying free isn’t our goal, but 3/38 locations we stayed in 2014 were free.

Camping Fees

Total: $7,854.00

Monthly Average: $654.50 [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America

Following the Blues in New Orleans

June 17, 2014 by BrittanyHighland 3 Comments

Brittany Highland in New OrleansFishing poles and Blues. Peanut butter burgers and baked potatoes. Straw hats. Daiquiris and cover bands on Bourbon. Shrimp po-boys. The way everything smells after the rain. Beignets and cafe au lait. Decatur and Esplanade. Street art for sale. Haunted tours at night.

One of my favorite books, 14,000 Things to Be Happy About, reads just like that. Pages of lists of simple life things that make the heart smile. For a while, Eric and I would read a page of that book each day, putting an initial by the one thing on the page that made us happiest.

Today, my list of things to be happy about comes straight from a page in my life’s book, set in New Orleans. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America, Food We Found Tagged With: louisiana, music, new orleans

Good Times in Galveston

June 11, 2014 by BrittanyHighland 3 Comments

Baby Brittany Highland in Galveston

Baby Brittany enjoying Galveston

We spent last week in Galveston, TX. Looking back, I have to say it was possibly my favorite stop during our RV journey so far. It was a mixture of some of my favorite things: good food, relaxation, historic sites.

The beachy/laidback atmosphere was exactly what we needed after our three harrowing (albeit productive) weeks at “home” in Austin.

Here’s a collection of what we did (and ate!). I hope you’ll use our fun experiences to plan your next trip. If I’ve left any questions unanswered, or I don’t mention your favorite Galveston stop, please let me know in a comment! [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America, Food We Found Tagged With: galveston, texas

Thai House Is My Arlington, TX Thai Food Pick

April 30, 2014 by BrittanyHighland Leave a Comment

Thai House Restaurant Arlington, TX

Thai House Restaurant in Arlington, TX

Ah, Arlington, TX…the antithesis of Austin…Here, I ask a resident, “What is your favorite non-chain, local restaurant?” And - after a loong pause - he responds, “…Non-chain?”

I found three blog articles about the best Arlington restaurants, and they all mentioned pretty much the same places. Nothing looked too enticing, until I read about Thai House Restaurant.

We love our Thai food, and we have some favorites in Austin that are pretty fantastic. But the review made Thai House sound pretty good, and Yelp confirmed.

So we made it our celebration spot for our 33rd monthiversary, which is today! We weren’t disappointed. Did I mentioned it’s located all of four minutes from [Read more…]

Filed Under: Exploring America, Food We Found Tagged With: arlington, texas, thai

RV Park Review: Natchez State Park in Natchez, MS

April 17, 2014 by Eric Highland Leave a Comment

One of our bucket list items was to drive the entirety of the Natchez Trace Parkway. We crossed that item off our list when we finished the journey on March 22, 2014 at the north terminus of the Trace, near Nashville.

But the journey started 13 days and 444 miles earlier, south of that point in Natchez, MS where the Trace begins.

Brittany of RV Wanderlust in Natchez, MS

Natchez, MS along the banks of the Mighty Mississippi River

We only drive on the weekends, since we do client work from Meriwether during the week. So we needed a place to stay for the week before we began the journey up the Parkway. After looking around at our options, we landed on Natchez State Park.

When given a choice (meaning it has good Internet connectivity and sites large enough for Meriwether), we’ll always choose a National, State or County park. They are treasures of our country. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Exploring America, Park and Campground Reviews Tagged With: mississippi, natchez trace parkway, state park

Visiting the Home of Tiffin Motorhomes in Red Bay, Alabama

April 16, 2014 by Eric Highland 18 Comments

1976 Allegro Gas RV by Tiffin

Red Bay, Alabama, where all Tiffin Motorhomes are built. Pictured is a 1976 Allegro Gas RV.

We veered away from the beauty of the Natchez Trace Parkway to make the obligatory stop that every Tiffin owner has to make: the trip to Red Bay, Alabama, home of Tiffin Motorhomes.

Yes, this is Meriwether’s birthplace. For those new to the blog, Meriwether is the name of our 2004 40′ Diesel Tiffin Motorhome, named after Meriwether Lewis. Even though we had only owned Meriwether for less than three months, there was a certain nostalgia in making the journey to where he was built. That and we needed some work done. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America, Food We Found, Our Full-time RV Life, Repairs and Modifications Tagged With: alabama, tiffin

Week of Nashville Noshing and Nightlife

March 31, 2014 by BrittanyHighland 4 Comments

Downtown Nashville

Downtown Nashville at night (Photo credit: Ryan M. via Flickr CC)

The northern terminus of the Natchez Trace Parkway brought us to the vibrant city of Nashville, TN. After weeks on the Parkway, plus our week-long detour to Red Bay, AL, I was really looking forward to big city life for a while! In my excitement, I may have gone out on our first night to run a ton of errands…including a happy visit to Super Target.

Our time in Nashville spanned March 22-29, 2014. We had extremely cold weather for most of the week, dropping below freezing temperatures many nights. The weather put a damper on our sight-seeing, but we still made the best of our time!

Campground

We stayed at Nashville I-24 Campground in Smyrna, TN, about 20 miles from downtown Nashville. It wasn’t the [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America, Food We Found Tagged With: nashville, tennessee

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