Travel 1 min read
Cruisin’ for a snack
Cruisin’ for a snack!! #alligator #everglades #evergladesnationalpark #room4two #travel #travelphotography (at Everglades National Park)
Read the storyPlaces worth remembering—and enough detail to help you find your own way there.
Travel
Field notes, photographs, and practical details from cities, back roads, national parks, and the long way around.
Cars 1 min read
Sometimes some of the best food is right near the curb
Sometimes some of the best food is right near the curb! #streetfood #medellin #medellincolombia #colombia #mandmgortw🌎 #room4two #chorizo #instatravel #travelphotography #travelgram…
Read the story
Travel 1 min read
Medellín Graffiti
Medellín Graffiti #graffiti #graffitiart #medellin #medellín #streetart #colombia #antioquia (at Medellín, Antioquia)
Read the story
Travel 1 min read
The street art in Medellin was incredible
The street art in Medellin was incredible. More to follow! #medellin #colombia #room4two #mandmgortw🌎 #graffiti #graffitiart #streetart #streetartist #antioquia #travelphotography…
Read the storyTravel 1 min read
Just a short video from our RTW trip
Just a short video from our RTW trip!!!!
Read the story
Travel 7 min read
Oh America. We spent the last few days of this crazy adventure in NYC
Oh America. We spent the last few days of this crazy adventure in NYC. I must say, I fall more in love with this city each and every time we come here. We’ve spent the last 35 days…
Read the story
Travel 6 min read
The Land of Fire and Ice Welcome to Iceland
The Land of Fire and Ice Welcome to Iceland! You guys, drop everything you are doing right now and book your tickets to come see this place! Yes, it’s cold (it’s winter), yes it’s…
Read the story
Cars 5 min read
As we finished up the specific London activities that had…
As we finished up the specific London activities that had to get accomplished, we started checking off more “Matt-ish” destinations, as this started with the Ace Cafe. Admittedly, the…
Read the story
Travel 1 min read
My Valentine!!!#mandmgortw
My Valentine!!!#mandmgortw🌎 #room4two #iceland #rekjavic (at Reykjavík, Iceland)
Read the story
Travel 5 min read
Buckingham Palace….or Black Friday Shopping…… As you all know, we…
Buckingham Palace….or Black Friday Shopping…… As you all know, we arrived in London several days ago and have been out and about exploring what this great city has to offer. It should be…
Read the story
Cars 1 min read
More Alien circles in England
More Alien circles in England…. #mbworld #mercedes #brooklandsmuseum #mandmgortw🌎 #room4two #skidpad #dorifto (at Brooklands Museum)
Read the story
Travel 1 min read
Things are weird here
Things are weird here… #london #britian #vw #wrongside #righthanddrive #mandmgortw🌎 #room4two (at Heathrow Airport)
Read the story
Travel 12 min read
It’s winter and it’s hot here…Dubai travels In preparation for…
It’s winter and it’s hot here…Dubai travels In preparation for this ‘round the world journey, I spent a great deal of time researching and preparing for this leg of the trip. I say that…
Read the story
Cars 10 min read
Back in Tokyo
Back in Tokyo! We took a little break in the morning, not putting too much in the plan because we decided to take the trip to the other side of town with my mom today to meet her…
Read the storyTravel 1 min read
View this post on Instagram Misty’s first time for a…
View this post on Instagram Misty’s first time for a while fish I think!! Not sure of the formal name, but mine was very tasty!!! Ha!! #room4two #mandmgortw🌎 #Nara #japan #wholefish…
Read the story
Travel 7 min read
Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka Oh My
Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka Oh My! I love to travel, let’s just start there. There is just something invigorating about getting away, seeing new places, experiencing new things and trying to…
Read the story
Travel 1 min read
Good morning from
Good morning from #Dubai ! #mandmgortw🌎 #Room4two (at Eggspectation-Citywalk)
Read the story
Cars 1 min read
So, if you’re headed to Tatsumi Parking Area, and you…
So, if you’re headed to Tatsumi Parking Area, and you have to take a cab, make sure your cab driver knows where he’s going. A $35 ride will turn into a $90 one really quick. Worth it…
Read the story
Travel 1 min read
Not happy I ran out of crackers
Not happy I ran out of crackers. #deer #mandmgortw🌎 #room4two #nara #narapark #deerintheheadlights #notsowildlife #japan (at 奈良公園 -Nara Park)
Read the story
Travel 9 min read
Goodbye America, Hello Japan
Goodbye America, Hello Japan! Things are about to get real for me. We’re leaving the comforts and securities of the motherland to venture out to a place of complete vulnerability on our…
Read the story
Travel 7 min read
We left Hawaii on a new airline, Japan Airlines (JAL),…
We left Hawaii on a new airline, Japan Airlines (JAL), and after never flying on a non-US airline we were unsure of what to expect. Japan Airlines did not disappoint. JAL operates a 777…
Read the story
Travel 8 min read
Friends, Hawaii & the Long Way Around
Friends (Insert the Friends theme song here) We’ve shared a lot of our specific activities we have done while on this trip, as well as all the lovely landscape we’ve got to experience,…
Read the story
Travel 8 min read
Kauai Arrival to the not so big island of Kauai
Kauai Arrival to the not so big island of Kauai!!!! What this island lacks in size, it definitely makes up in character! We arrived to gusty winds and cloudy skies. I say this as to…
Read the story
Travel 5 min read
Aloha from Hawaii
Aloha from Hawaii! The past few days have been both exhausting and fun as we have had the chance to totally explore the Big Island. Matt left you on a grouchy note about this fabulous…
Read the story
Travel 5 min read
So, I guess I’ll pick up where Misty left off,…
So, I guess I’ll pick up where Misty left off, somewhere in the middle of the Pacific. As we were flying standby, we ended up in the very last seat on the last aft row on the port side…
Read the story
Travel 6 min read
Los Angeles: The City of Angel’s (including my sister, Angel)…
Los Angeles: The City of Angel’s (including my sister, Angel) The weeks (and specifically days) leading up to this trip have been rather difficult in a multitude of ways. You see, for…
Read the story
Travel 2 min read
M and M: No Reservations When Matt and I started…
M and M: No Reservations When Matt and I started traveling together in 2001, we generally took two vacations a year, going to a set destination and doing everything we could to squeeze…
Read the story
Travel 1 min read
When you’re on the fairway @hiltonwaikoloavillage wishing the clouds would…
When you’re on the fairway @hiltonwaikoloavillage wishing the clouds would clear and the sprinklers come on…. ha!!!! Made a run for it, managed to stay dry though!!! #hawaii #kona…
Read the story
Travel 1 min read
Good morning from Hilo
Good morning from Hilo! #mandmgortw🌎 #room4two #hawaii
Read the storyTravel 1 min read
View this post on Instagram Shafer Switchbacks Time-lapse
View this post on Instagram Shafer Switchbacks Time-lapse. #moab #shafertrail #jeep #utah #islandinthesky #canyonlands #wrangler #room4two #whiterimtrail (at White Rim Trail, Utah)
Read the story
Cars 1 min read
Not a bad evening for a little training
Not a bad evening for a little training!! #potatocam #saratoga #piper #turbo #kpwa #sunset #alwayslearning (at Wiley Post Airport)
Read the story
Travel 1 min read
Last week @rockynps
Last week @rockynps . #elk #rockymountainnationalpark #rockymountains #estespark (at Rocky Mountain National Park)
Read the story
Cars 1 min read
tinkerafb
#tinkerafb #ktik #f18 #airshow #midwestcity #avgeek #aviation #aviationphotography #instaplane #airshow
Read the story
Cars 1 min read
KMKC
#KMKC #kc #kansascity #cessna #avgeek (at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC))
Read the story
Cars 1 min read
Can’t beat crawfish and airplanes
Can’t beat crawfish and airplanes! #avgeek #eaa #cessna #kgle #kpwa #aviationphotography #mudbugs #nightflight #wingview #okc (at Gainesville Municipal Airport)
Read the story
Cars 1 min read
Just inky tonight
Just inky tonight. #cessna #nightflight #aviation #aviationphotography #avgeek
Read the story
Cars 1 min read
Airport at Denali
Airport at Denali #5z5 #170 #cessna #denali #denalinationalpark #kantishna #endoftheroad
Read the story
Travel 1 min read
Ice
Ice! #glacier #glacierbaynationalpark #canon #alaska #reflection #nps100 @natgeo @glaciernps (at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve)
Read the story
Cars 1 min read
The piece of ice that just calved from this glacier…
The piece of ice that just calved from this glacier was the size of several small cars. #glacier #glacierbaynationalpark #calving #ice #nps100
Read the story
Travel 1 min read
Short hike at Mt
Short hike at Mt. Ranier today! #nps100 #mtranier #hiking #tipsoolake (at Tipsoo Lake, Mt Rainier)
Read the story
Travel 3 min read
So as we leave my parents in Seattle for their…
So as we leave my parents in Seattle for their flight home we embark on a quick trip around Washington and Oregon. After leaving the airport we made it up the east side of Olympic…
Read the storyTravel 1 min read
View this post on Instagram Happy Friday
View this post on Instagram Happy Friday! #rockawaybeach #archcape #room4two #drone #dji #oregon #oregoncoast #oregonexplored #aeriel (at Rockaway Beach, Oregon)
Read the story
Travel 5 min read
Denali National Park As Matt updated you all on the…
Denali National Park As Matt updated you all on the things we had been doing in Anchorage and around that area, he left me the blog post to discuss our trip to Denali National Park. We…
Read the story
Travel 3 min read
After my brief bout with some type of food poisoning…
After my brief bout with some type of food poisoning and missing out on Vancouver tourism, we have arrived in Anchorage! I’m still not exactly sure what happened during the last evening…
Read the story
Travel 1 min read
Hey there! Welcome back to Alaska
Hey there! Welcome back to Alaska! #Alaska #Denali #nps100 #denalinationalpark #grizzly #brownbear #treats #canon #instabear (at Denali National Park and Preserve)
Read the story
Travel 1 min read
Tasty quadruple
Tasty quadruple! #healy #beer #alaska #denali (at 49th State Brewing Company)
Read the story
Travel 10 min read
I’m going to start this post with a real-life, first…
I’m going to start this post with a real-life, first world problem: limited access to fast and useful internet service. I mean seriously, it’s 2016, can’t a girl (an impatient one at…
Read the story
Cars 1 min read
Pretty awesome seaplane base
Pretty awesome seaplane base. I think there’s more general aviation here than I’ve ever seen in one place before! #seaplane #floatplane #Alaska #aviation (at Lake Hood Seaplane Base)
Read the story
Travel 2 min read
We’ve made it to Alaska
We’ve made it to Alaska! So, it’s not all blue skies and big mountains, it’s more like grey skies and big mountains. Not to say that it’s a bad thing there’s obscuration in the sky, I’d…
Read the storyTravel 1 min read
View this post on Instagram A salmon moment in Ketchikan
View this post on Instagram A salmon moment in Ketchikan. #alaska #salmon #ketchikan #ketchikancreek (at Kitchekan Ak)
Read the storyTravel 1 min read
Video from this story appears above
Video from this story appears above. Just a quick trip into Glacier Bay National Park.
Read the storyTravel 1 min read
View this post on Instagram Quick trip through Glacier Bay National Park
View this post on Instagram Quick trip through Glacier Bay National Park! #glacierbaynationalpark #room4two #alaska #gbnp #ccl #nps100 #glacier #nps (at Glacier Bay National Park and…
Read the storyTravel 1 min read
View this post on Instagram
View this post on Instagram #skagway #whitepasssummit #room4two #alaska (at Skagway White Pass Summit Train Ride)
Read the story
Travel 3 min read
Welcome back friends (and family), we are excited you decided…
Welcome back friends (and family), we are excited you decided to follow along as we travel to Alaska through a pretty exciting loop through the Pacific Northwest and Canada. Let’s…
Read the story
Travel 3 min read
Welcome back friends (and family), we are excited you decided…
Welcome back friends (and family), we are excited you decided to follow along as we travel to Alaska through a pretty exciting loop through the Pacific Northwest and Canada. Let’s…
Read the story
Travel 1 min read
Utah backcountry bathroom graffiti is a bit different
Utah backcountry bathroom graffiti is a bit different…. #utah #islandinthesky #whiterimtrail #bathroomgraffiti (at Canyonlands National Park - Island In The Sky)
Read the storyTravel 1 min read
View this post on Instagram at Canyonlands National Park -…
View this post on Instagram at Canyonlands National Park - Island In The Sky
Read the story
Cars 2 min read
Today concludes this crazy 3 week adventure we have been…
Today concludes this crazy 3 week adventure we have been on, as we make our last 8 hour motorcycle ride home from St. Louis. It’s been a great trip (despite that whole second week), as…
Read the story
Travel 5 min read
9/11/14 So we have made it as far as Detroit, MI
9/11/14 So we have made it as far as Detroit, MI. We had a good time in Quebec City, Montreal, Toronto, and Niagara Falls. I think I’m glad we’re out of Canada for the time being, of all…
Read the story
Travel 2 min read
9/7/14 Sorry we haven’t posted much, there’s not much WIFI…
9/7/14 Sorry we haven’t posted much, there’s not much WIFI around where we were traveling. We’ve made it across the TLH and Rt389 through Quebec! The 1100 miles of a mix of asphalt and…
Read the story
Travel 5 min read
And we keep going and going and going…
And we keep going and going and going….. We apologize that it’s been a few days since you have head from us, but we are in the phase of the trip that we have very little cell/internet…
Read the story
Travel 5 min read
After our great time in Atlantic City, we quickly made…
After our great time in Atlantic City, we quickly made our way into New York City for a bite to eat before moving on to Boston. I LOVE NYC, so it was great getting to be back there, even…
Read the story
Travel 3 min read
9/1/14 So, it’s been awhile
9/1/14 So, it’s been awhile. We’ve been through Atlantic City, New York City, Boston, and Bar Harbor. We arrived in Atlantic City after Philadelphia with expectations that it would be…
Read the story
Travel 2 min read
8/27/14 We’ve made it all the way to Philadelphia, PA
8/27/14 We’ve made it all the way to Philadelphia, PA! In the last couple days we’ve made it up the Blue Ridge Parkway all the way through Shenandoah National Park. Although the main…
Read the story
Travel 2 min read
........ But I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express......
So, the part where we get to places we want to see (other than the Civil Rights Museum) really starts on Sunday. We ventured into the park and to our first hike, this was 5 miles in 90%…
Read the story
Travel 1 min read
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Read the storyCars 4 min read
2 People, 1 Motorcycle, 3 weeks....What in the heck were we thinking?
Welcome to the 2014 adventure of a lifetime with us. I’m sure we will provide you with plenty of entertaining stories on the crazy things that we encounter while on this 3 week trip. I…
Read the story
Travel 1 min read
Finally headed out about 6 PM on Friday and made…
Finally headed out about 6 PM on Friday and made it to Memphis without incident! Currently on the way to Pigeon Forge for the evening after eating lunch at Corky’s BBQ in Memphis after…
Read the story
Cars 1 min read
Well, we leave in just a few days…
Well, we leave in just a few days….. I doubt that there will be any opportunities to be quite this photogenic on this trip…. :O
Read the storyCars 3 min read
Estes Park to Moab
Well, I guess I’m a little behind on the blogging, but let me fill you in! First thing, just in case you all wanted to follow on the FB, we started a page there as well,…
Read the story
Travel 2 min read
Wednesday’s plan included Arches National Park and then the Island…
Wednesday’s plan included Arches National Park and then the Island in the Sky portion of Canyonlands that we did not get to the day before. First up was Arches, where we did plenty of…
Read the story
Cars 4 min read
When you travel in the Miata, you are allotted only…
When you travel in the Miata, you are allotted only so many square feet to put all your stuff in, in order for the game of car Tetris to work. So, what usually happens is that I have to…
Read the story
Travel 2 min read
We had planned on hiking a variety of different trails…
We had planned on hiking a variety of different trails while in Rocky Mountain National Park, but it ended up being an overcast, somewhat rainy kind of day. We did take the scenic drive…
Read the story
Travel 1 min read
One of the pics from the Bryce Canyon Rodeo
One of the pics from the Bryce Canyon Rodeo.
Read the story
Travel 2 min read
A Summer Road Trip Through the Badlands
By Friday at 4 am, I had been up almost 24 full hours. For the past year, I have had trouble sleeping longer than 3-4 hours in any one setting, which I have used to my advantage to be…
Read the story
Cars 2 min read
Our trip started a bit late on Friday morning
Our trip started a bit late on Friday morning. Unfortunately we didn’t quite get done envy thing we needed to to get on the road Thursday night. After Misty said many goodbyes to the…
Read the story
Cars 4 min read
Setting Limits….and letting some go
Setting Limits….and letting some go. Welcome all to our 2013 Miata adventure! This trip involves a brief weekend stay in Spearfish, South Dakota for Matt’s family reunion, and then…
Read the storyTravel 2 min read
Friday, June 15th-I decided to go with Matt and do…
Friday, June 15th-I decided to go with Matt and do “real” mountain biking. Less than a year ago we both bought brand new mountain bikes (29 ers) to do some mountain biking activities in…
Read the story
Travel 1 min read
Rumble says “Go Thunder!” from Yellowstone National Park
Rumble says “Go Thunder!” from Yellowstone National Park
Read the story
Cars 4 min read
Welcome back to the blog, we are so excited you…
Welcome back to the blog, we are so excited you all have returned to check out our latest adventure. We are sorry to disappoint, but the Miata is not part of this trip. We decided to…
Read the story
Travel 1 min read
Saturday morning’s restaurant of choice
Saturday morning’s restaurant of choice. Bacon, eggs, and a pancake hit the spot. In Ogollala, NB. Up to this point we really hadn’t seen much as we ended up leaving pretty late last…
Read the story
Travel 3 min read
Well, been back for two days total now and finally…
Well, been back for two days total now and finally settling back in to the groove. I guess we left off right before we left from Salt Lake City. We drove from SLC to visit Misty’s cousin…
Read the storyTravel 7 min read
Video from this story appears above
Video from this story appears above. Granite….It’s not just a countertop. We arrived in Yosemite National Park on Tuesday afternoon after a quick drive from San Francisco. I was so…
Read the story
Travel 6 min read
Yosemite, Tioga Pass & the Open Road
We arrived at Sonora, CA to find that the hotel reservation Misty had made earlier was not recorded and at the moment we were lodge less. Misty was a bit irate with both the booking…
Read the story
Travel 6 min read
Wow, 10 days down, only 6 more to go
Wow, 10 days down, only 6 more to go. For whatever reason, this trip feels like it has lasted a lifetime. It’s been a few days since I posted anything because I have just been so worn…
Read the storyCars 5 min read
No Swimwear Allowed
I think I will make a post about something other than cars, because it is getting old for me too. On Friday morning we slept in, which was much needed at this point of the trip. Once…
Read the storyTravel 4 min read
We left Las Vegas early to get a jumpstart on our trip to LA
We left Las Vegas early to get a jumpstart on our trip to LA. We were excited about leaving Las Vegas, and will probably not be returning unless absolutely required to. My sister lives…
Read the storyCars 1 min read
From Yesterday Woke up this morning, feet sore as ever…
From Yesterday Woke up this morning, feet sore as ever after about 5 miles in flip flops on the strip yesterday. Hopped in the Miata and high tailed it to Los Angeles. Not much exciting…
Read the story
Travel 6 min read
It’s Not You, It’s Me Las Vegas seems to be…
It’s Not You, It’s Me Las Vegas seems to be bringing some of the grouchiness out in both of us today. It has been a fun day so far but I think all the walking without purpose in the heat…
Read the storyTravel 4 min read
She's just not that into Vegas, Baby!
O.M.F.G.-I hurt all over and my lips are chapped beyond belief. I feel like I have been hit by a bus, only getting hit by a bus would have been quicker than the 4 hour 3 mile hike down…
Read the storyTravel 4 min read
Video from this story appears above
Video from this story appears above. We have officially arrived in Vegas as of last night. Yesterday was our Grand Canyon hike that went pretty well. Got a late start, had a squirrel…
Read the story
Cars 2 min read
Well, another successful travel day down
Well, another successful travel day down. We managed make our egress from Santa Fe this morning without issue and pointed the Miata west. We stopped in Gallup for lunch at Earl’s and…
Read the story
Travel 2 min read
Just a quick little post, as we are about to…
Just a quick little post, as we are about to head out towards Williams, Arizona, stopping to see the Petrified Forest and rest up for a big day at the Grand Canyon on Tuesday. Sante Fe…
Read the storyTravel 3 min read
Occupied
Well, we managed to make it through our second day of our little journey across the western half of the US. Started off the day at our hotel where they had the sweet self serve Belgium…
Read the storyTravel 3 min read
Not so sleepless in Sante Fe.
It’s official…we have left the “Heatdome!” I can officially state that since we drove around last night with the top down. It was a cool 66 degrees from about 7:00 pm on, crazy thought…
Read the story