What if the RV were a hotspot?

Posted by Stan We’ve completed most of the tasks we need to before we park the RV and head off to Europe for 15 weeks, from winterizing it (since it will be December when we return) to having the leak around the skylight fixed. And we’ve talked a bit about if we should go with [...]

Canada’s like the U.S., except …

Posted by Daria Words spelled differently: tonne, harbour, centre, etc. Interesting foods: Poutine (French fries, gravy, and cheese curds); dulse (seaweed); ketchup-flavoured potato chips; donair (meat cooked like a gyro, also a sandwich); coffee cream Interesting highway signs: Please keep a safe gap from vehicle ahead Physical depiction of blowing wind god’s head to denote [...]

You meet the nicest people

Posted by Stan Would you drive three hours out of your way to see this? You would if you are a Slow Traveler. We didn’t know anything about “the world’s largest illuminated fiddle” until we saw the image on a postcard in a Cape Breton gift shop. It’s not just that we have an affection [...]

Washroom Etiquette

Posted by Daria Note: All the incidents that prompted the following rules occurred in Canada, where they call restrooms washrooms. 1. If you are going to let your dog drink out of the toilet, raise the seat. 2. If you’re mad about something, don’t vent it by tearing paper towels out of the dispenser and [...]

Wi-Fi is the new HBO

Posted by Stan Older towns that once served roads other than interstate highways are full of signs hanging on shuttered motels advertising “color TV” and “free cable TV” or, if they were cutting edge, “HBO.” Today the signs on chain hotels that mostly serve interstates more likely advertise “high speed Internet” — and any more [...]

Canada does not open until 8 a.m.

Posted by Stan Don’t head out too early if you are driving into Canada from Haines, Alaska. The border is closed from midnight until 8 a.m. Canadian (11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Alaskan time). By then we’d already backtracked to spend more time ogling a grizzly bear. The fellow taking our passports at 8:30 (7:30 [...]

Stewardess Sierra’s Tips for Kids in an RV

Hello! This is your favorite stewardess, Stewardess Sierra, giving you helpful tips to survive on a very long trip with your parents. 1. Proclaim yourself Steward or Stewardess. 2. Draw up a list of your Steward(ess) duties, which may include locking cabinets and fetching items for your parents. Remember that the list is subject to [...]

Random Advice for Those Living in an RV

Posted by Daria 1. Learn to sleep with earplugs. Road noise travels far and a lot of RV parks are near interstate highways. 2. Don’t pack more perishables than you can eat before parking the RV dry for a few days. Pork chops for breakfast, yum! 3. Try not to think about the fact that [...]

Pretend you’re an 11-year-old girl

Posted by Sierra I would like to dedicate this article to my good friend, Darren Tyrone Johnson, who has always wanted his name on the Internet. Pretend you’re an 11-year-old girl (OK, that might be hard for boys, and even harder for actual 11-year-old girls, but you know what I mean). You are going on [...]

We’re going anyway – you could too

When we started talking about this trip four years ago gas was less than half of what it costs today and the Euro was less than $1.20. Everything has gotten more expensive, but we are going anyway. We’ll just do a little more work during the course of the trip than we originally planned, and [...]

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