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Our Family Travel Adventures: Full Time Travel Family of 5!
If you’re new to our page, start here! I’ll continue to link new posts here so they’re always easy to access 🙂 Our family travel adventures have taken us to 49 U.S. states, 7 Canadian provinces, and 15 countries…so far! We had absolutely no idea what an epic adventure we were in store for when…
RV Awning Replacement: Cheap & Simple Upgrade!
One of the things that I feel like often gets forgotten in RV renovation is how the exterior looks. You’ve already seen our exterior paint job, but the other thing we did that made a huge impact was an RV awning replacement. Our old awning was not only hideous, but it was actually crumbling. I…
Best Mountain Towns in Colorado
Because we’re a fulltime travel family, we were able to spend four months living and traveling in Colorado this summer. We toured a good chunk of the state to bring you our picks for the best mountain towns in Colorado! Some things to know about how we made our picks: With all of that said,…
Getting Water While Boondocking: A Simple How-To Guide!
As a fulltime RV family that boondocks for months at a time, we’ve become experts at getting water while boondocking. In fact, since we make our own power with our solar panels, fresh water and a place to dump are just about the only things we need to outsource. There are two main ways we…
Matching Halloween Costumes That Are Totally Unique!
We’re a family that takes matching Halloween costumes seriously. Long before we had kids or became a fulltime travel family, we’ve been spending weeks crafting elaborate matching couples costumes. In fact, we actually became a “thing” during a series of Halloween parties in college! Today I’m sharing a list of my best ideas for matching…
Things to do in Huntsville AL: The Ultimate List!
When we left New York City to become a fulltime travel family, I never would have guessed how much time we’d spend in Huntsville. But we have family there, and it makes for a great “home base” to circle back to, so we’ve spent about a year there altogether. So it’s about time that I…
Fun Things To Do On Your Birthday: The Ultimate List!
This one is a little outside of my usual travel content, but it was my birthday last week! Being a fulltime travel family has really upped our birthday celebrations, and I’m full of ideas for fun things to do on your birthday. I’m so excited to share some ideas ranging from totally free to bucket…
Twin Lakes Colorado Camping: Colorado’s Most Beautiful Views?
If you’re looking for Twin Lakes Colorado Camping ideas, you’ve come to the right spot! Honestly, everyone should camp here at least once, in my opinion. As a fulltime RV family for over four years now, we’ve camped in a lot of places. And Twin Lakes is in the top five for prettiest views! Getting…
Kids Hiking Boots: The Best Hiking Boots to Uplevel Hiking!
After four years as a fulltime travel family, we’ve put some serious miles on hiking trails as a family. When we first started out, our kids wore their regular outdoor play shoes to hike. But without a doubt, investing in quality kids hiking boots was the best thing we could have done to uplevel our…
Utah Hiking: 16 Unmissable Hikes The Whole Family Will Love
When we first visited Utah in 2021, my mind was absolutely blown. It didn’t take much Utah hiking for this East Coaster to feel like I’d been dropped on another (gorgeous) planet! As a full time travel family for four years (this week!), we’ve spent a total of almost six months living and hiking in…
RV Water Hose: Best Pick from a Full Time RV Family!
Whether you’re a brand new RV owner, or a veteran looking to upgrade, I want to recommend the RV water hose we’ve been using and loving! There’s a whole bunch of mandatory gear you’ll need when getting set up to RV — power cords, wheel chocks, a sewer hose, and an RV water hose are…