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Tag: planning

  • Trip planning: Florida in January

    Trip planning: Florida in January

    Are we officially snowbirds? Wikipedia’s definition includes us: “A snowbird is a person who migrates from the colder northern parts of North America to warmer southern locales, typically during the winter… A significant portion of the snowbird community is made up of recreational vehicle users (RVers).” So then yes, we’re happily snowbirds, leaving gloomy Virginia in gloomy January for…

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  • Trip planning: NC/WV/VA RV caravan with friends!

    Trip planning: NC/WV/VA RV caravan with friends!

    Oh boy! This will be a different kind of trip for us! While we’re mostly spending time in places we’ve been before, we’re doing it in a new way: our besties have rented an RV and will be parking next to us! We finally convinced our friends to try RVing and they’re hooked. She has…

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  • We went somewhere warm in February

    We went somewhere warm in February

    Mostly, anyways. We also ended up in Texas during the end-times freezing temperatures and power and water outages. Other than that, it was a wonderful trip! Here’s your teaser while I start to work on the trip posts. We had extremely spotty campground internet service while traveling, which is my excuse for not posting anything…

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  • Trip Planning: Go somewhere warm in February

    Trip Planning: Go somewhere warm in February

    Cold weather is for the birds. Especially during the pandemic when all our activities are outdoors. So why not go to a place where the outdoors is more pleasant? Here’s the plan (and here’s what we actually ended up doing): After parking the Airstream in the driveway of family in NC and GA, we’ll shoot…

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  • Big Trip #3 Retrospective

    Big Trip #3 Retrospective

    Big Trip #3 was in Fall 2020; you should also read about Big Trip #1 in 2016, Big Trip #2 in 2018, and Big Trip #4 in 2022! This trip was a little weird. Wildfires altered our route: our initial trip plans included Oregon and California, but after experiencing the smoke in Montana, we rerouted.…

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  • Trip planning: Northern Rockies, California in the fall: What’s open in the national parks?

    Trip planning: Northern Rockies, California in the fall: What’s open in the national parks?

    This planning post was for what ended up being Big Trip #3 in fall of 2020! UPDATE! Here are the places we ended up visiting on this trip: Big Trip #3 Catch-up #1 Big Trip #3 Catch-up #2 Big Trip #3 Catch-up #3 and the retrospective post! If you look at our maps, you may…

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  • AirstreamDog trip maps

    AirstreamDog trip maps

    Ahoy! With travel paused for the foreseeable future due to Covid-19, I’m spending my trip-dreaming time cleaning up old posts and better organizing the blog. One item on my AirstreamDog wishlist has been adding layers to our AirstreamDog Places map breaking out the itineraries for each of our bigger multi-destination trips. I think it’s helpful…

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  • Trip planning: the Smokies in the Spring

    Trip planning: the Smokies in the Spring

    Expecting to travel this Spring with the current COVID-19 situation may be wishful thinking, but what better way to distract myself from the news than by dreaming about adventures? Before all this pandemic crap we were going to go to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in April. Hopefully even though we can’t go this Spring,…

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  • Trip planning: Quick Southeast lollipop in January

    Trip planning: Quick Southeast lollipop in January

    This planning post was for a trip down through the Southeast to New Orleans in January 2020. Needing to be in Atlanta in January is a good excuse to un-winterize the Airstream and spend a couple weeks in warmer climes. Here’s what we’re thinking for maximizing sunshine, nature, food, and drink: As you know if…

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  • Trip planning: Asheville NC and Fayetteville WV

    Trip planning: Asheville NC and Fayetteville WV

    This planning post was for a trip to Asheville and Fayetteville in September 2019. …but our ultimate destination isn’t either of those places. It’s our Airstream’s old home Misty Mountain Camp Resort in Crozet, VA, for the Misty Mountain Music Festival, a weekend of Virginia performers and local food, beer, and crafts. This will be…

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