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I'm Not a Cruise Person. Yet.
Some places in the world are better to travel to by water (Kansas comes to mind).


High Rambler
Ski Trips. They were something of a staple in my youth. Sorry if that sounds rather bougie. It is rather bougie.


Steel Rail Blues
That was going to be the title of my Grammy winning blues album... of train songs.


Tom Piper
Sep 28, 20225 min read
A Ramble in the Apple (Part I)
I love New York. I’ll stand by it: Greatest City in the World. No matter your take, it's an amazing place to ramble in and ramble on about.
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Tom Piper
Jul 18, 20224 min read
Up on the Blue Ridge Parkway
As long as I’ve had Airstream dreams, I’ve dreamed of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s hard to imagine a more captivating driving experience.
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Tom Piper
May 12, 20223 min read
Let Me Sum Up
Much has happened since we left Key West. Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.
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Tom Piper
Apr 26, 20223 min read
#VanLies – All That Glitters is Not Gold
#VanLies - Not everything you see on social media perfectly reflects life on the road.
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Tom Piper
Apr 20, 20225 min read
Key West - A Drinking Town with a Fishing Problem
Adventures in Key West - A Drinking Town with a Fishing Problem
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Tom Piper
Apr 13, 20223 min read
Living the Dream?
We are living our dream, usually. Where there are dreams, there are nightmares.
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Tom Piper
Apr 2, 20226 min read
Changes in Latitude
Not everything we see and do is educational or noble.
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Tom Piper
Mar 30, 20223 min read
Midday in the Garden of Good & Evil
Sumptuous and decadent, Charleston and Savannah are so lovely to look at they are like candied pecans set in a cream box with a lavender bow
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Tom Piper
Mar 27, 20222 min read
High Art in a LowCountry
One of the special things about travel is the happy accidents and serendipity.
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Tom Piper
Mar 20, 20222 min read
Stanley's Big Adventure - Part II
Stanley is off on another 6-month adventure this morning. The only question is how long before the wheels come off.
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Tom Piper
Mar 3, 20222 min read
Nomads & Pirates in Sedona, AZ
Sedona is a bit like a perfectly poured, dry martini. It's pretty as a picture, but it's not going to quench your thirst.
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Tom Piper
Feb 4, 20222 min read
Jumping the Camp Shark
Camping is not just for dirt bags and Boy Scouts anymore.
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Tom Piper
Nov 12, 20212 min read
Best of the West
The question we have been asked the most since our recent tour across America is: what was our favorite place? It’s a tough one.
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Tom Piper
Oct 22, 20211 min read
End of Trail
The journey was long, but felt short. After 9 months, 28,000 miles and 28 states, it felt like we had been gone a week.
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Tom Piper
Sep 29, 20211 min read
Mecca on the Miami River
We couldn't actually see where Stanley was actually made (closed for Covid), but the gift shop was definitely open for business!
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Tom Piper
Sep 24, 20211 min read
Red Rock(s) n Roll
All the great ones have rocked at The Rocks. The Beatles & The Allman Brothers Band. The Dead & The D (Tenacious D).
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Tom Piper
Sep 11, 20212 min read
The Black Canyon
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison is aptly named. It may be the deepest, narrowest canyon in the world. It’s more crevasse than canyon.
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Tom Piper
Jul 16, 20212 min read
Beets, Bears & Battlestar Galactica
Dwight Schrute, as impersonated by Jim Halpert, insists that Black Bears are the best bears.
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