A mom and her son on a semi-solo adventure across the US. In December 2023, the day after Christmas, we decided to invest in real estate. There were two options: arid land in Arizona, where it gets incredibly hot, and high desert land in Colorado, where it's rarely ever hot. Given those two options, I conversed with two real estate agents and hit the road. Hattiesburg, Mississippi to Amarillo, Texas If you've been following our ... Read the Post...
A Family Road Trip on the TransAmerica Trail – Mississippi
Mississippi Hill Country Sections (North & South) - TransAmerica Trail In April, we decided to check out what North Mississippi had to offer along the TransAmerica Trail. It had rained the day before, the weather was beautiful and warm, and the mosquitos were still in their slumber. If I had planned better, we would have been able to see more, I think. Nevertheless, we got to see the beautiful hill country of North Mississippi. ... Read the Post...
How Homeschooling Allows Us the Freedom to Travel
Why did we decide to homeschool? We started our homeschooling in August 2019, due to the rising cost of private school tuition. Private school was our option to avoid Common Core. Before Covid, it allowed time for me to get my grandparents to doctor appointments without having to work around a school schedule. During Covid, we didn't miss a beat, because we were already homeschooling. Now, we are still able to have our ... Read the Post...
How to Plan for the TransAmerica Trial
The TransAmerica Trail (TAT) is a cross-country overlanding adventure you don't want to pass up. Like with any road trip, planning for the TAT is absolutely necessary. What is the TransAmerica Trail? The TAT is a combination of off-road trails and paved roads that leads across the continental US. It was created in 1984 by Sam Correro, who was searching for his own adventure. He is the owner of the official TransAmerica Trail ... Read the Post...
