🐾 This Bus Runs on Breaks It’s not a breakdown. It’s a full on travel blog break. Like the kind Jemma takes halfway through chasing a squeaky toy, or when Louie naps with one eye open for maximum treat detection. Sometimes even the most dedicated travel blog needs to pull over and catch its breath, …
Let the Road Trip Pitstops .. Begin 🚐 We were northbound, dodging heavy rainclouds and running on gas station snacks, 80’s playlists, and a half-packed bus with questionable organization. 🎶⛅ 🔊 Amplify The Odd If you’re deep into a spiral of road trip pitstops mysteries, complete the trip with a soundscape that matches. Tap into Spotify …
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CopyCaturday: Copycat Kandy Kakes Edition Somewhere in the wilds of Instagram, someone crowned Saturday as Caturday. 😹 We adore our feline overlords, so let’s be honest—we feature them daily, not just on Saturday! Plus, they mostly spend every day judging us in silence! So we gave it a twist: welcome to CopyCaturday, where we test-drive …
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In the last three months, we’ve done our fair share of traveling, but two months ago we officially landed for a Michigan Bus Break. So while we’re stationary, the journey continues — just a little more locally flavored! Michigan is one of our Home Bases, so we came up to soak in the summer, reconnect …
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Angus Barn Kicking Booth 📍 Angus Barn Steakhouse, 9401 Glenwood Ave. Raleigh, NC 27617 Right off Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh—where filet mignon meets roadside folklore—there sits a steakhouse with a surprise tucked behind the trees. The Angus Barn is legendary for its prime rib, its wine cellar, and its unapologetic Southern flair. But if you’ve …
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Big Stuff Everywhere—And We Mean Everywhere! What South of the Border road trip would be complete without a stop at South of the Border? 😂 If you’ve ever driven down I-95, you’ve seen the billboards. Lots of billboards. It’s like Pedro himself is personally guiding you to one of America’s quirkiest roadside attractions—a place where …
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A Tiny World of Magic in Florida This whimsical little oddity wasn’t on the itinerary, but when we spotted a gnome-sized door at the base of a tree in Holly Hill, we couldn’t resist. It ended up being one of the most memorable detours on our Michigan-Bound Road Trip! Nestled along Riverside Drive in Holly …
Old Methuselah DeLeon Springs State Park If you want to meet a living landmark, the Old Methuselah bald cypress at DeLeon Springs State Park is it. This thousand-plus-year-old tree stands beside the spring run, hollow-trunked, wind-sculpted, and still throwing shade like only an elder can. We found Old Methuselah on a quick walk along the …
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SO …. we haven’t posted in a few months. And there is a decently funny reason why! Our unexpected Bus Life Break started while we were in Georgia in March, when I (Nancy) was out riding my e-bike while Zach was on his EUC! We were having fun, I was trying to get used to …
The Carolinas It’s been a minute since we posted our adventures! We spent a lot of time visiting both of our families, and then did a LOT of work on the bus! When we left the Winston-Salem area, we headed toward one of Zach’s daughters! We had no intention of sightseeing, or working on the …