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Stories from the Road
Adventures, tips, and moments worth remembering.




Beartooth Highway: 68 Miles Up Into the Clouds
There’s a moment on the Beartooth Highway when the trees simply let up. The road keeps climbing, switchback after switchback, and suddenly you’re above it all
Sep 303 min read


Returning to Notre-Dame: Paris After the Restoration
We were in Paris two days before Notre-Dame reopened. Two days. We had watched the restoration unfold on documentaries back home in Arizona, we had stood outside those scaffolded walls at Christmas, and then we flew home without ever getting through the door. So this summer, after seven weeks through Spain and Portugal, we did the only sensible thing — we went back.
Sep 116 min read


Route 66 Part 3: Our Last Kicks from Missouri to Chicago
There is a particular kind of quiet in a 1929 motor court at six in the morning — no highway hum, no elevator ding, just birds and the smell of coffee. That is how the last leg of our Route 66 trip began.
Sep 119 min read


Route 66 Part 2: New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma & Kansas
It's 5:30 in the morning in Arizona, the sky is still doing that pale, undecided thing it does before sunrise, and we are already in the car with coffee. That's how day three of our Route 66 Centennial road trip started
Sep 1011 min read


Backwards on the Mother Road: Our Route 66 Centennial Journey Begins
So, Grandpa, is there any truth to that old song — the one that tells you to get your kicks on Route 66?
Aug 246 min read


Warm Weather or Cold? We Took Virgin Voyages' Brilliant Lady to Alaska to Find Out
If you've followed us aboard Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady through the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, you know us as warm weather people. Tank tops. Flip-flops. A hammock and a view.
Jul 227 min read


Two Old Grandpas Walk Into VidCon — Here's What Happened
Two travel creators in their 70s spent three days at VidCon 2026 surrounded by Gen Z — and their youngest grandson joined the adventure. Here's what they learned about growing a channel, staying curious, and never being too old for the party.
Jul 103 min read


Blue Pools, Glaciers & Goodbye Queenie: The Final Miles of Our New Zealand RV Adventure
Twelve days. 1,200 miles. One very beloved camper van named Queenie.
Jun 165 min read


From Pretzel Seats to Premium Lounges: 42 Years of Traveling Together
As we sit down at our computers surrounded by open guidebooks, maps, and half-empty coffee mugs planning our next big adventure, we can’t help but laugh at how much our travel style has changed over the years.
Jun 154 min read


New Zealand South Island Part 2:Skydiving (Sort Of), Milford Sound Magic, and the End of the Earth
Greetings from Queenstown, New Zealand — adventure capital of the South Island and possibly the most beautiful place we have ever parked an RV.
Jun 56 min read


We Drove 1,200 Miles Through New Zealand in an RV — Here's What Happened
We have to be honest with you. When we told people we were spending 12 nights driving 1,200 miles across New Zealand's South Island in an RV, the reactions were... mixed.
May 297 min read


You Are What You Eat
From squid ink pasta in Cinque Terre to a fried cod cake that brought Bobby to tears, Bobby and Scott share how food has become their most meaningful way to connect with the world.
May 113 min read


Is Now a Smart Time to Travel?
With protests, politics, and overcrowding making headlines, is it still smart to travel? Bobby and Scott share their honest take — and the mindset that makes all the difference.
May 63 min read


The Art of Seeing
Bobby and Scott share how slowing down in the world's greatest museums—from the Louvre to the Reina Sofía—transformed the way they travel. Less is always more.
May 63 min read


8 Cities, 2 Continents, 10 Days
Bobby and Scott sailed the Mediterranean on Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady — 8 cities, 2 countries, and 2 continents in 10 days. Here's what they loved and why they're already thinking about going back.
May 63 min read


Our Travel Resolutions for 2025
Bobby and Scott look back on their 2024 travels — from the Isle of Skye to European Christmas Markets — and share three honest resolutions for traveling better in 2025
May 63 min read
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