bugsy running on lone rock beach with the airstream and f-150 in the background

Author: lauren

  • Greenville SC – Atlanta – Savannah – Charlotte – Burlington NC–Short Southeast Loop

    Greenville SC – Atlanta – Savannah – Charlotte – Burlington NC–Short Southeast Loop

    We did this little loop in November 2017. We love Airstream trip planning! Our challenge for this latest trip: plan a loop that would include visiting family in Atlanta (overlapping with the implosion of the Georgia Dome) and visiting family in Burlington, NC (overlapping with Thanksgiving). The implosion was on the Monday of Thanksgiving week, which

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  • Eight days in Asheville, NC (visit #4)

    Eight days in Asheville, NC (visit #4)

    We visited Asheville in October 2017. Check this link to see our many other Asheville posts! Yes, we took the Airstream to Asheville again! Are you tired of hearing about Asheville? Because I have more to say about it. I plan to do a quick overview of this eight day trip, and then a separate

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  • Trip planning: Asheville again!

    Trip planning: Asheville again!

    This planning post is for a trip to Asheville in October 2017. Hello! After a stationary summer transitioning from the Airstream into our renovated house, we’re looking forward to dusting off the Airstream and hitting the road for a week next month. Our favorite quick and easy destination is Asheville, NC, for the culture, beer,

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  • Fish Tacos: a photo essay

    Fish Tacos: a photo essay

    Hello! I haven’t written anything lately because after about nine months living full-time in the Airstream (which deserves its own post) we’ve moved into a regular non-wheeled house. Boring, right? We’re starting to get antsy to take the Airstream out again so hopefully I’ll have an interesting trip to report on soon. A recent email

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  • One day in Unicoi and Johnson City, TN

    One day in Unicoi and Johnson City, TN

    We visited Unicoi and Johnson City in May 2017 while full-timing in the Airstream in Virginia. We also visited Nashville on this trip. We needed a stopover to break up the drive from Nashville to Charlottesville and wanted to be able to fit in a hike, so chose to stay at Woodsmoke Campground in Unicoi,

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  • Six days in Nashville, TN (visit #1)

    Six days in Nashville, TN (visit #1)

    We visited Nashville in May 2017 while full-timing in the Airstream in Virginia. We also visited Unicoi and Johnson City on this trip. [This post is about our first trip to Nashville in mid-2017. Read about our second visit at the very end of 2017 here, visit #3 in October 2018 here, visit #4 in December

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  • Five days in Asheville, NC (visit #3)

    Five days in Asheville, NC (visit #3)

    We visited Asheville in April 2017 while full-timing in the Airstream in Virginia. We’ve written a bunch of Asheville posts; see our Asheville favorites here! We love Asheville. Have I mentioned that? This was our third and longest visit yet, and it has officially become our long weekend getaway destination of choice, for the reasonable driving

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  • Five days in Charleston, SC

    Five days in Charleston, SC

    We visited Charleston in March 2017 while full-timing in the Airstream in Virginia. Read about our second visit in 2024 here. Charleston is a beautiful and interesting city, full of history, culture, and great food and beer, and we look forward to a return visit… but without our tin can house so we can stay

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  • Three days in Wilmington, NC

    Three days in Wilmington, NC

    We visited Wilmington in February 2017 while full-timing in the Airstream in Virginia. Our trek from Central VA to Wilmington, NC went through our friends’ driveway in Virginia Beach. It’s not the most direct route, but it was the ideal one for us. Bugsy rabidly enjoyed her first true beach experience and the humans were

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  • One day in Charlotte, NC (visit #1)–Winter Loop to Austin

    One day in Charlotte, NC (visit #1)–Winter Loop to Austin

    This post is about our visit in early 2017 as part of our Winter Loop to Austin trip. Click to read about our subsequent visits in late 2017, early 2020, and early 2021. Campground If you google “campgrounds in Charlotte,” you’ll see several dots outside Charlotte’s I-485 perimeter loop, and just one dot inside the circle:

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