I know what you’re thinking… Las Vegas isn’t exactly known as THE premier kid-friendly destination, but we had the best time. We’d been in Arizona for over a month, and we’d had our fill of wide open spaces and nature galore. To be honest, we were ready for some big city sights! Here’s what you need to do if you’re in Las Vegas with kids— which I totally recommend.
Read MoreEven before we starting full-time traveling, my kids were always on the hunt for a beach day. Keep in mind we lived in rural Arkansas. Beaches were not easy to find. You might not think our luck would have been much better… in Arizona… in the dead of winter. That’s where Lake Powell comes in.
Read MoreAll it takes is a quick Google image search to figure out why Page, Arizona was on our list of must-see cities in Arizona! And really, no photo really does this place justice. When we visited, it was winter time, so we didn’t get to rent a boat and go on the lake, but if we come back for warmer weather sometime, we definitely will! When you visit Page, it isn’t for cool downtown shops or great restaurants, it’s for the natural beauty all around.
Because of that, we went to the grocery story, ate in the Airstream, or packed picnics for our stay in Page.
Read MoreTo wrap up our tour of Arizona, we visited the Grand Canyon! I’m not sure it really counts as a cross-country road trip if you don’t see the Grand Canyon, right?
Read MoreWe couldn’t very well travel to Arizona and NOT see the Grand Canyon, right? You know the drill. It’s big, it’s deep, it’s enormous.
Read MoreDo you ever feel like you're doing such a good job living a life you just weren't meant for? Do you ever feel stuck? Do you ever feel like you're going through the motions of each day, keeping your head down, but when you look up you're going nowhere? You’re busting your butt to make progress on a road you don’t even want to be on. When you have that realization, it can feel there is an emptiness inside you that nothing can fill.
Read MoreY’all. Arizona is a big place. Looking back now, it’s hard to believe that we could spend week after week in Arizona because there was still so much we didn’t see! It reminds me how lucky we are to explore such beautiful places full-time in this weird and wonderful season of life. If you watch the video below, you’ll see how breathtaking every view, hike, and highway is. Traveling like this has been a dream of mine for so long, and somehow actually living it is exceeding my expectations. So many times, I get asked the question “How can you afford to travel full time like this??”
Read MoreAround the start of the new year, we made our way through Arizona, stopping in Flagstaff and Sedona. Both Brian and I agreed— we could be pretty happy here. With the beautiful, curated color palettes (fun fact, the Sedona McDonalds is the only one in the word that doesn’t have the famous golden arches. Instead, they’re turquoise), and terra cotta toned soil in every direction, it satisfied my aesthetic loving ways.
Read MoreSo there’s a full-time travel term called boondocking and here’s what it means… Boondocking is when you camp disconnected from water, sewage, electric, wifi, etc. on public land not specifically intended for camping purposes. You’re not at a campground, RV park, or driveway, and the only thing connecting your Airstream or RV to the earth is your wheels.
Read MorePetrified Forest National Park is filled with— you guessed it— petrified wood in a rainbow of colors. You may remember, we’ve already visited a national park in Arizona, but it’s a big place and there’s plenty to see! Sometimes the scale of these parks can be deceiving. Most are so large that there’s no way you could see an entire park in a day, let alone all the parks in one state, so plan accordingly!
Read MoreOne year ago, I don’t think we could have imagined a Covid Christmas spent on the road. But that’s exactly what this past Christmas looked like, with socially distanced Santa pictures, late night present-wrapping in our joint living room/dining room/kitchen, and a small-space friendly Christmas tree. I really couldn’t imagine a better Christmas.
Read MoreWe were dreaming of a New Mexico Christmas… But when the end of December rolled around and New Mexico was still shut down due to Covid-19, we changed plans and ended up in Phoenix for the holidays.
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