Nothing gets you in the holiday spirit faster than walking through a European Christmas market. That’s just a fact. The Europeans have been doing this for a long,
Update Jan 2021: Watch our new video above for more information and a bonus Portland viewpoint! (Originally published July 10, 2011) Catching a great
In July, we took our first big vacation since returning from the big road trip in April. Our plan was to fly to Lubbock, TX to
Days on the road: 365 (April 16, 2017 – April 15, 2018) Miles driven: 26,235 States visited: 45 (we skipped Washington, Idaho and Montana since we visited them the
Day 358 – Crescent City to Harris Beach State Park Sunday was a huge milestone…we finally made it back to Oregon! We stopped to take a
Day 351 – Humboldt Redwoods Sunday we had planned for a long hike through the park, but most of the longer trails were on the
Day 344 – Duncan Mills Sunday we spent the day at the campground. We were excited that there was a state park just across the
Day 337 – Monterey Sunday was a beautiful day, starting off with a run along Monterey Bay, and then a scenic drive. Since we had
Day 330 – Buellton Sunday was a bit of a lazy day at the campground, Michael went for a morning run and then later we
Day 316 – Joshua Tree to San Diego Sunday morning we packed up the van and traveled from the relative solitude of Joshua Tree National