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  • Two days in Destin, FL–Winter Loop to Austin

    Two days in Destin, FL–Winter Loop to Austin

    We visited Destin in January 2017 as part of our Winter Loop to Austin trip. Destin is a bit of a sprawling beach destination, spreading from the ocean to the bay along a busy main drag, and it has many faces: partially-vacant strip malls, touristy beach bars and seafood restaurants, fancy yacht clubs and golf courses and a Whole Foods,…

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  • Two days in Mobile, AL–Winter Loop to Austin

    Two days in Mobile, AL–Winter Loop to Austin

    We visited Mobile in January 2017 as part of our Winter Loop to Austin. From Lafayette, it’s an easy four-hour drive on I-10 and I-12 to Mobile. Campground We stayed at Shady Acres Campground, a peaceful, no-frills campground in a neighborhood a short drive from downtown Mobile. We appreciated that we were able to cobble…

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  • One night in Lafayette, LA–Winter Loop to Austin

    One night in Lafayette, LA–Winter Loop to Austin

    We visited Lafayette in January 2017 as part of our Winter Loop to Austin trip. Read about our second visit in 2024 here. From Austin, we had a long day of driving to spend the evening with friends in Lafayette, LA. We stayed at the Scott KOA, but didn’t really spend any time there, except…

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  • Austin: Eating–Winter Loop to Austin

    Austin: Eating–Winter Loop to Austin

    This post is from our visit in January 2017 when we took a Winter Loop to Austin trip! We ate SO much and drank SO much in eight days in Austin that since coming home, we’ve been on a strict exercise regimen. It was so, so worth it. We had some phenomenal food experiences in…

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  • Three days in Grand Rapids, MI–Big Trip #1

    Three days in Grand Rapids, MI–Big Trip #1

    We visited Grand Rapids in May 2016 during Big Trip #1. Grand Rapids is a beer tourist’s Mecca. The area boasts more than 40 breweries, and has been voted Beer City USA in various national polls. Accordingly, we spent most of our time there walking around town and checking out breweries. No running, no hiking…

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  • Four days in Durango, CO (visit #1)–Big Trip #1

    Four days in Durango, CO (visit #1)–Big Trip #1

    We visited Durango in April 2016, during Big Trip #1. Read here about our second visit in 2020, during Big Trip #3. Durango, like Flagstaff, is a town that we could see ourselves living in. Super outdoorsy, with breweries and restaurants and a neat little downtown area. This was another place where we extended our…

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  • Three days in Moab, Utah–Big Trip #1

    Three days in Moab, Utah–Big Trip #1

    We visited Moab in April 2016, as part of Big Trip #1. Read about our second quickie visit in 2016 here, and our third visit in 2018 here during Big Trip #2. [If you’re reading these posts in order, you may be confused right now since the previous post was about a quick overnight in…

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  • A day in the Airstream life–Big Trip #1

    A day in the Airstream life–Big Trip #1

    We wrote this post during Big Trip #1. I thought it would be interesting to share with you an example of a typical day for us on the road. But what is a typical day? Sometimes we’re coming setting up camp, or going and breaking down camp, or settled in a place and cooking meals and…

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