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The Best Things in Life are Free
What happens in an all-inclusive resort on the Mayan Riviera


Shipwreck - A Viking Cruise Bait & Switch
A love unrequited. My breakup with Viking Cruise Lines.


The Kitchen Sink
A month ago, freshly back stateside, I found myself in a diner purusing their excellent breakfast options. The one I selected was called...


A Ramble in the Apple (Part I)
I love New York. I’ll stand by it: Greatest City in the World. No matter your take, it's an amazing place to ramble in and ramble on about.

Tom Piper
Sep 28, 20225 min read
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Up on the Blue Ridge Parkway
As long as I’ve had Airstream dreams, I’ve dreamed of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s hard to imagine a more captivating driving experience.

Tom Piper
Jul 18, 20224 min read
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Let Me Sum Up
Much has happened since we left Key West. Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.

Tom Piper
May 12, 20223 min read
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#VanLies – All That Glitters is Not Gold
#VanLies - Not everything you see on social media perfectly reflects life on the road.

Tom Piper
Apr 26, 20223 min read
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Key West - A Drinking Town with a Fishing Problem
Adventures in Key West - A Drinking Town with a Fishing Problem

Tom Piper
Apr 20, 20225 min read
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Living the Dream?
We are living our dream, usually. Where there are dreams, there are nightmares.

Tom Piper
Apr 13, 20223 min read
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Changes in Latitude
Not everything we see and do is educational or noble.

Tom Piper
Apr 2, 20226 min read
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Midday in the Garden of Good & Evil
Sumptuous and decadent, Charleston and Savannah are so lovely to look at they are like candied pecans set in a cream box with a lavender bow

Tom Piper
Mar 30, 20223 min read
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High Art in a LowCountry
One of the special things about travel is the happy accidents and serendipity.

Tom Piper
Mar 27, 20222 min read
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Stanley's Big Adventure - Part II
Stanley is off on another 6-month adventure this morning. The only question is how long before the wheels come off.

Tom Piper
Mar 20, 20222 min read
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Nomads & Pirates in Sedona, AZ
Sedona is a bit like a perfectly poured, dry martini. It's pretty as a picture, but it's not going to quench your thirst.

Tom Piper
Mar 3, 20222 min read
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Jumping the Camp Shark
Camping is not just for dirt bags and Boy Scouts anymore.

Tom Piper
Feb 4, 20222 min read
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Best of the West
The question we have been asked the most since our recent tour across America is: what was our favorite place? It’s a tough one.

Tom Piper
Nov 12, 20212 min read
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End of Trail
The journey was long, but felt short. After 9 months, 28,000 miles and 28 states, it felt like we had been gone a week.

Tom Piper
Oct 22, 20211 min read
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Mecca on the Miami River
We couldn't actually see where Stanley was actually made (closed for Covid), but the gift shop was definitely open for business!

Tom Piper
Sep 29, 20211 min read
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Red Rock(s) n Roll
All the great ones have rocked at The Rocks. The Beatles & The Allman Brothers Band. The Dead & The D (Tenacious D).

Tom Piper
Sep 24, 20211 min read
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The Black Canyon
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison is aptly named. It may be the deepest, narrowest canyon in the world. It’s more crevasse than canyon.

Tom Piper
Sep 11, 20212 min read
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The Underminer
Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine

Tom Piper
Sep 3, 20213 min read
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Enchanted
"We stopped over in Santa Fe. That being the point just about half way."
- Me and My Uncle

Tom Piper
Aug 28, 20212 min read
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Beets, Bears & Battlestar Galactica
Dwight Schrute, as impersonated by Jim Halpert, insists that Black Bears are the best bears.

Tom Piper
Jul 15, 20212 min read
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