South Carolina’s Lake Wateree State Park Has Something For Everyone
With a total of 47 State Parks in South Carolina, you might feel a little overwhelmed at your choices. Based on our personal experience, we would like to showcase one of our favorites. Located in...
View ArticleFundraising For A Mission Trip to Baja, Mexico
Our daughter needs to go on a mission trip in order to graduate her one year internship in Texas. Her biggest passion in life is to help others! Tanya is dividing most of her days between school and...
View ArticleSunrise Theater In Southern Pines NC
If you’re ever in the downtown Southern Pines, North Carolina, area don’t miss the opportunity to catch a movie or performance at this historic theater. Our latest house sitting adventure found us in...
View ArticleCatching up with the past while House Sitting
We are on another house sitting assignment in North Carolina at the moment. The home is situated right next to a small lake with a vegetable garden and an inside cat named ‘Snow’. This time we are in...
View ArticleBlue Horse Market in Whispering Pines NC
We are a little over half way through our current house sitting job here in the Southeast part of North Carolina. The home we are house sitting is located right next to a small, serene swimming lake,...
View ArticleHousehold Remedies for Relieving Sunburn
A fun and sun-filled day at the beach turned into a burning hell later on. Tanya had her first day off from work after moving in with us a few weeks ago. So we decided to spend the day at the beach,...
View ArticleTop 10 Cities to Visit in 2015
As the end of the year slowly draws near, many of us are planning vacation destinations for next year. Our own travel destinations are going to be a bit restricted for the next couple of years, that...
View ArticleTraxo Makes Going on Trips Easier
One of the most annoying parts of planning trips is having to get all your documents together – passports, hotel bookings, plane tickets, car rental vouchers. Usually, you spend a lot of time...
View ArticleWeekend Visit To NE Georgia
An overnight trip is sometimes all one needs to overcome the hum-drums of every day life. We did just that last weekend by visiting the mountains of NE Georgia where we spent one night in Georgia near...
View ArticleFEED YOUR SOUL IN THAILAND
If you asked someone to describe ‘Paradise’, they might well describe Thailand. White beaches, turquoise waters, sunny skies, rich culture, delicious cuisine – food for the soul. And since the cost of...
View ArticleNew Camper Van By VW
Volkswagen shows off their new ‘California’ Camper Van for outdoor recreation enthusiasts. Back in the 1950s, VW had cool micro-bus campers that are still around today. In 2015 VW is showing off a very...
View ArticleHiking The Palmetto Trail
Recently we ventured out to hike part of the Palmetto Trail near Charleston, SC. Conceived in 1994, South Carolina’s Palmetto Trail is the state’s largest bicycle and pedestrian project and when...
View ArticleChickasaw State Park In Tennessee
Silke and I were able to relax for a long weekend at the Chickasaw State Park located just a few miles south of Jackson, TN. We are house hunting once again and after looking at properties for three...
View ArticleNathan Bedford Forest State Park In Eva, Tennessee
Cabins and camping set on 2,587 acres of beautiful forested land await you in Eva, Tennessee. We wanted to get out and enjoy the weather. It would have been easy to take advantage of the nice sunny day...
View Article5 Tips For Safe Winter Driving
Safe winter driving is important, even Southern states are going to be colder and wetter this year. Colder temperatures, icy conditions and snow can create a potentially dangerous situation on the...
View ArticleTop 10 Cities To Visit in 2016
There’s never a bad time to start planning your next vacation trip. Researching your upcoming travel destinations is important. Some destinations are iconic… others not so much. Tourist guidebooks will...
View ArticleTouring The Jack Daniel Distillery
We stopped for an impromptu tour at the Jack Daniel Distillery, the oldest registered distillery in the United States. Our friend Mark was visiting from Minnesota a few weeks ago. In the past we have...
View ArticleHawaii Volcanoes National Park
Photo tour of the Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park… a must-see travel destination on the Big Island. Our first weekend off from Care Taking in Hawaii brought us to the Hilo side of the island. We had...
View ArticleFavorite Big Island of Hawaii Beach
We have lived as caretakers on the Big Island of Hawaii for over five months now. During this time Nick and I have been able to visit all the corners of this beautiful island. Our current care taking...
View ArticleLava Lava Beach Club In Waikoloa
Lava Lava’s slogan is spot on ‘Get some sand between your toes!’ that’s what it’s all about when relaxing on the Big Island of Hawaii. As caretakers living in Hawaii we work hard and live rent free,...
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