I can’t believe it’s been nearly 5 months since I left Oakland. And while I know there haven’t been a lot of posts in that time, I promise there has been a whole lot of living. I’ve survived living in a tiny house on wheels, visited many new places within a smallish geographical location, dealt… Continue reading Returning “Home” to the Bay
Tag: road trip
Power Tools and Lipstick- The Chinook Gets a DIY Makeover
“My friend Anjel says she wants to paint your Chinook! You’d like her, she rides a Ducati to work and when she unzips her riding suit she’ll have a dress on underneath!” This from my close pal Camille, who I’d just picked up from her apprenticeship at Olive-Route. Camille went on to explain that while… Continue reading Power Tools and Lipstick- The Chinook Gets a DIY Makeover
The Vancouver Riot- Thoughts and Photos
I’d heard it was a possibility but I didn’t think it would really happen. I watched the final game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs surrounded by formerly online, now real-life fellow travel blogger friends at the Railway Club in Vancouver, the first stop on my North American road trip. A smaller group of us, Jeannie,… Continue reading The Vancouver Riot- Thoughts and Photos
My Road Trip Starts…Now!
In just a few hours part one of my big adventure finally begins! It’s hard to believe that it was already four months ago that I went on a much shorter adventure to buy the tiny RV that will now take me on a much bigger journey. So much has happened in that time- I… Continue reading My Road Trip Starts…Now!
Cute + Green = Creen! Buying a Creen House on Wheels
In the wake of my separation, I temporarily began spare-bedroom hopping and relying on friends, public transportation or my own two feet to get where I wanted to go. And while incredibly grateful for it all, I craved the ability to have my new independence reflected in all parts of my life without having to… Continue reading Cute + Green = Creen! Buying a Creen House on Wheels
Eureka! An Off-Beat Dream Leads to a Road Trip There
1. Eu·re·ka A city of northwest California on Humboldt Bay, an arm of the Pacific Ocean. Lumbering, fishing, and tourism are important to its economy. Population: 25,400. 2. eu·re·ka interj. Used to express triumph upon finding or discovering something. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.… Continue reading Eureka! An Off-Beat Dream Leads to a Road Trip There