Where We Went

Since 2006 we’ve been collecting places: as expats in Germany, as a young family in Florida and Texas, as weekend RVers and, since December 2025, as full-time RVers living and working from our fifth wheel. This page is the map to all of it, organized by trip, newest first.

Jump to: Next up · The big trips · Close to home: Florida · Our first RV years · Before the RV · Campground reviews

Next Up

January – August 2027

The Lobstah Crawl

Seven months up the East Coast from Florida to Maine, then west to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh. A week or two at every stop, posted about a month after we leave each one.

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The Big Trips

Summer 2026 · May – September

Oshkosh or Bust

Up the East Coast to DC, through the Shenandoah, New River Gorge and Kentucky bourbon country, around Lake Michigan to the U.P., and into Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture. Then the long way home.

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Winter 2025–26 · Our first full-time season

The Gulf Coast Zig Zag

Our first four months as full-time RVers: east to Florida, west to Texas and back again. Every stop, what we loved and exactly what we spent.

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Summer 2025 · 30 days

The Wild West Loop

The Badlands, Yellowstone, the Tetons from behind, Moab, Mesa Verde and Santa Fe. The month-long trip that convinced us to go full-time.

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Close to Home: Florida

We lived in Naples for years, and it’s our home base again between big trips. Here’s our Florida, from beach towns and festivals to the hurricane we evacuated from.

NaplesPlan a Romantic Night Out in NaplesNaplesNaples Chalk Art on 5th AvenueEvergladesEverglades City Seafood FestivalFlorida lifeHow to Shuck OystersCampingOscar Scherer State ParkWeekend tripWest Palm BeachKey WestThe House That Made Me Want to Move to Key WestHurricane Irma10 Lessons From Evacuating

Our First RV Years: Weekends in the Cherokee

Before the Jayco and before going full-time, we squeezed our RV trips into weekends and school breaks in our Forest River Cherokee travel trailer, around Indiana, Texas and everywhere in between.

Sept 2023RV Shakedown Trip at Mounds State ParkOct 2023A Weekend Exploring Fort WayneOct 2023Fall Break Trip to TexasNov 2023One Night in Memphis (Breaking Down)Jan 2024Johnny Appleseed CampgroundFeb 2024Brookville Lake, IndianaApr 2024Chasing the EclipseApr 2024Reelfoot Lake State ParkSpring 2024A Texas RV Trip During Spring Break

Before the RV

Cruises, Texas road trips with a little one, and the years we lived in Germany, when NOH was an expat blog.

CruisingA Week Aboard the Norwegian EpicCruisingIs The Haven Worth It on NCL?TexasHouston Spring Break 2018 Trip ReportTexasLake Livingston State ParkGermanyA Family-Friendly Day in BerlinGermanyVisiting Deggendorf in BavariaExpat lifeAll our Germany postsExpat lifeExpat life archive

Campground Reviews

Honest reviews of the places we’ve parked the rig, with sites, hookups, costs and who each park is best for.

OklahomaLake Thunderbird State ParkMississippiBiloxi Bay RV Resort & MarinaIndianaJohnny Appleseed Campground