Southern Oregon is full of great places to swim along the rivers. With the many rivers in Southern Oregon, you’re sure to find a swimming hole that’s perfect for you. The Applegate River runs through the Applegate Valley (about an hour outside Grants Pass, 45 minutes outside Medford) offering swimming holes without too much of…
Down deep unground in Great Basin National Park, you’ll find Lehman Caves. We knew the park was great for stargazing, but didn’t really know much about the Lehman caves tours. And, man, the Lehman Caves Tour is spectacular! There are so many caves to explore and even options for spelunking for experienced personnel! The cave…
In early 2016, we were sick of feeling trapped in a flat in downtown Aberdeen and decided it was time to make our dreams of living on the road a reality. We bought a 1996 SWB sprinter van and converted her into our home on wheels. Using reclaimed wood, we found on the side of…
The Lake District is a national park in the northwest bit of England that’s full of well, lakes! 😉 We’ve been to the Lake District now three different times, each time exploring a different part of the national park. The views and serenity of the place are unlike any other, and each time we left,…
If we’re honest here, we usually just drive in a new country without even paying attention to new rules and regulations for driving there. However, when we were talking with friends about driving to Switzerland, we got a bit scared and began researching actually driving in Switzerland. And if we’re honest again, what we found…
It’s crazy what a city can bring. For the first 11 months living in Scotland, we never visited Edinburgh. We always fancied exploring the nature side of Scotland more, and still to this day would choose nature over city any chance we get, however… we were so surprised how quaint little Edinburgh can be. We…
You don’t have to be a huge golf fan to fall in love with St. Andrews. And shoot, if someone had told us that sooner, it wouldn’t have taken us over a year and a half to visit St. Andrews. It wasn’t until August of our second year living in Scotland that we made the…
While studying in Scotland, Jay was lucky enough to have a placement in the well-known town of St. Andrews. And man, this place is unreal. It can be quite touristy at times and is chock-full of students during the normal school year, however, if you visit outside of when university is in session, it can…
Only after living in Scotland for 11 months, did we make the trip down to Edinburgh, Scotland and see what all the hype was about. We aren’t huge fans of visiting cities, so in all honesty, we didn’t expect many things to do in Edinburgh, but visiting Edinburgh couldn’t have been a lovelier surprise. Scotland’s…
Throughout our two and a half years living and traveling through Scotland, we came across seven different abbeys. Most of the Scottish Abbeys from this video are from the south of Scotland, but Pluscarden Abbey is an abbey in the highlands. Whether you’re traveling in the north or the south, there’s an abbey for you!…
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