Heading South for the Winter We’re trading out Alaska’s Winter of snow and darkness for the Lower-48’s beaches and sun; this series of Blog/Vlogs will capture our adventures along the way. (Nomading the Lower-48). Enjoy The Summer of 2018 That Summer we purchased our own modern version of anRead More →
We’ve started. 7 Nov. Success! We’ve threatened to hit road by RVing and visit friend for 3 years now! We’re doing it, finally. Two States, two visits and counting! (Escaped and on our way! Short Note today to keep the Blog alive and capture a few experiences before we hitRead More →
RV Nomading to the Beach – Cannon Beach We safely made it out of Washington and through Portland….no riots, no demonstrations, no highway blockages….actually, all looked pretty normal…from the highway. It looked like the weather was looking up…..no rain on this day – Yet! (Cannon Beach Nomading VLOG) Our escapeRead More →
Sun, Sand and Warmth Yesterday we hit the Trifecta: Sun, Sand, and Warmth….it took a week of nomading, but we found it. After leaving Cannon Beach (see VLOG), we decided to spend an austere two nights at a beachfront campground frolicking along a secluded beach and commune with nature. BadRead More →
Further Inland We’ve moved inland….and the rain is following us. We’re cursed! Or, we just picked an unseasonable period to travel the Pacific Northwest. I guess after 5 months of drought and fire, the region is due for some moisture. That’s becoming more evident the further south we drive. (FurtherRead More →
San Francisco and South I left off with the last Blog in an unplanned RV park in Vacaville, Ca (Cow Town in Italian). Serendipity struck again! It turns out one of my old TF-160 buddies lives in the town and joined us for the evening for to enjoy Beer andRead More →
Big lights, family, and neighborhood friends Again, I’m delinquent in my blogging efforts! It seems that exploring and having fun is a full-time job and writing about it afterward is an intrusion…. But not really, I’m just lazy! (Big lights, family, and neighborhood friends) This blog edition takes us awayRead More →
Into the Cold and Snow My sister reminded me that many years back, we took a Family Vacation along Highway 40 with 3 irritated kids, a couple of upset dogs all jammed into the backseat of the family K-car. My sister’s memory of such painful experiences is legendary. I usuallyRead More →
Coast to Coast The gale-force winds were kicken’, the temps dropped to 30 degrees. Our weather-beaten RV tossed and turned through another restless night. But, we made it to the coast, and the dramatic weather change just seemed ‘par for the course’ of our far reaching adventure to the Lower-48.Read More →
Galveston was Lovely We extended another day for the winds, clouds, rain, combing for shells and, of course, the endless beaches. The surreal experience of riding bikes along the beach, dodging the shorebirds and incoming waves was only diluted by the disturbing crunch of seashells beneath the tires. (Beaches andRead More →
Miles of Friends With the soulful music, pungent smells, and filigree iron railings lost in our rear view mirror, we sadly left the city; but were happy to not hear another imposition ‘Hey Mistah, I nose where’s yo got yo shoes at!?” NOLA, it’s another city to add to theRead More →
In February, just as the world started changing, we observed the crash from the beaches of Cabo San Lucas. This Video is a tribute to lighter days behind us and better ahead of us. (Z Cabo San Lucas Adventure ’20 VLOG) Enjoy Links Stunning images of ourRead More →
Bellissima Italia, the Zimmer Autumn in Italy Travel VLOG 2019 We spent our Autumn traveling the length and breadth of Italy as we blogged and photographed our way through the sites, sounds and epicurean delights of soul satisfying foods, nectars and exotic scents. Along the way we captured thousands ofRead More →
Big Lake to La Spezia A trip to another world and time. This posting places some of the missing sequences back into the ‘Belimisio Italia’ Italy Travel blog. Bologna was just too fascinating not to write about right away, so this posting briefly covers the trip from home to ItalyRead More →
Catching up! This is another out-of-synch, posting highlighting our Cinque Terra and Lucca Video Blog. Our first real Bellissima Italia exploration was in the town of La Spezia and the quaint villages nestled in the rocks over the Med known as Cinque Terra. We met up with excellent friends (TheRead More →
Editor’s note – My narrative for our Italy journey is already out of sequence as I’m jumping ahead about a week or so into our travel to Bologna adventures….but, I’ll return to the travels and the week in Cinque Terra and Lucca soon. Hang tight…and enjoy. A few days ofRead More →
Hot, hot, and sunny. (Ischia Travel) 24-28 Oct ‘19 – Traveling with the amazing Ursula is simply amazing. As a young lady, she lived in Italy for three years and spent most of her adult life as a tour guide, quite a bit of it traveling through Italy’s attractions. SomewhereRead More →
North of Naples (Archeological sites around of Naples) 22 Oct – We dedicated the last few days satisfying our Roman ruins cravings at various archeological sites around Naples. The other day when walking through town on the way to the castle, we walked along the Marina side and not throughRead More →
Visiting Herculaneum 4 Nov ‘19 – Their recast skeletal remains littered the barrel arched, vaulted structures on the beach side of the town of Herculaneum; many embracing loved ones in their final moments before immolation and suffocation. visiting Herculaneum can be a brutal reminder that Ms. Nature is really inRead More →
Time to move on to Salerno Naples was an incredible experience, rich in the exploration of Southern Italian culture, cuisine, and old buildings. But, as we near wearing out our welcome at our guest’s incredible home, it’s time to move further south. The only place we did not visit inRead More →