14,000 miles

200 friends

48 days

one car

one life

Electoral College Road Trip

Just for fun, I put together The World’s Most Basic Map of our road trip stops.

(NOTE: I’m an urban planner, and yes I can make decent maps, but there’s a limit to what I can do with Microsoft Paint, which is the most advanced graphics program on my personal [...]

Our Upcoming “Vacation”

The main reaction we hear when explaining our trip to people is delight and amazement. “That sounds great,” “how cool,” “wish I had done that for our wedding” (that’s my favorite).

However, a surprisingly frequent response is “that sounds so relaxing” or “what a great vacation!” I hate to break it to everyone, but… this is not going to be a pleasure [...]

Getting Dirty on the Road

So… do we schedule time for laundry stops on the road, swinging by Amarillo for a sandwich and a spin cycle? Or do we force our laundry issues onto the people we visit? You know, just ring the doorbell and say, “Hi! It’s been a long time! Mind if we use the Maytag?” Maybe we should just buy new clothes in each city, flinging the used ones onto [...]