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 […] Read more
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 […] Read more
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 Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
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? Read more
Sometimes it's hard to ignore all the rules and guidelines in America, but if you go out on your own it occasionally works out for the better. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more