King of the Road September 19, 2001 The thing about traveling in the fall, instead of the summer, is the only other people who are on the road, besides us, have been retired for at least a decade. Brian and I pulled into Hot Springs, North Carolina to find we were the only people staying [...]
Fear and Leaving in New Jersey September 16, 2001 I thought that my first entry from the road would be a tongue-in-cheek tale about our bumbling adventures on the road. I thought I would write about how Brian and I got lost on a back highway in the South some place near Deliverance territory or [...]
On this trip, Jess and Brian were hoping to find a new place to live. Looking back on it, they knew where they wanted to go, but having driven across the country they won't have to second-guess their
Jess and Brian needed a quiet place to recharge their batteries before hitting the Big Easy. They found it at Grand Isle State Park in the Gulf of Mexico.
Although the events of September 11th did not effect their travel plans, Jess and Brian were reminded of it by signs in every town they passed through.
Jessica and Brian were hoping to meet a few West Coast locals, but only came across transplants from Philly and New Jersey. Is there anyone left on the East Coast?
Jessica's mom flies in for a visit in Sedona, a town with beautiful red rock formations, bizarre new-agey vortexes and a man plotting to take over the entire town.
Jessica has two tips for travelling in California: you can't stay in a hostel in L.A. if you're an American, and you can't do anything quickly in Southern California.
