Welcome to our Travel Blog!
Welcome to our travel blog!
My name is Maureen and I will be providing the content for the travel site & blog. My boyfriend, Mike is the creative director, providing the design for the website. We both enjoy photography and have collaborated, both on taking pictures and incorporating them into this blog.
We both are from the Chicagoland area and graduated from Northern Illinois University. I received my Bachelor’s in Marketing, while Mike received his Master’s in Physical Education. We started our career moving across the country for different teaching jobs. We moved 5 times in just a few years for different teaching opportunities.
From a desolate town in the Nevada desert, to an isolated island in Maine, to small town Idaho, to the Boston metro area, we experienced many different areas and cultures in just a few years. Many of these jobs brought us to small towns where we did not know a single person. We began to take more roadtrips, seek out natural wonders, and spend our weekend exploring new sights. After seeing so many different parts of the country in such a short period of time, we grew to love traveling more and more. Hiking, biking, exploring historical sites, trying out new restaurants and coffeeshops, enjoying regional events, and seeking out natural wonders began to fill up our weekend itineraries. Mike eventually started his own company (Action Coding) and now works as a web developer and designer.
We no longer have to move every year for a teaching job, however, we have chosen to move every few years purely due to our love of travel and exploring different areas. We believe that by living in an area for at least a year, we can more fully experience the culture, seasons, people, and activities of the area. All of our content is totally original as we are local residents versus weekend tourists. In the last 12 years, we have lived in 11 states and more than 15 cities (Nevada, Maine, Illinois, California, Idaho, Florida, Massachusetts, Arizona, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania). We have put a lot of effort into each move and spend our weekends taking in the culture of the area and exploring nearby destinations.
Currently, we are only highlighting our US travels, but we plan to expand internationally in the near future. Join us as we detail our experiences traveling throughout the US. We love trying out local healthy food, and enjoying local attractions & activities. Our main focus will center around adventure activities. Whether biking, hiking, or exploring nature…we are always looking for unique life experiences.
We hope you enjoy reading about our travels. Feel free to comment on any of our posts. Also, be sure to check out our Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest pages to stay updated on new posts & pictures!
Paul Fussell
“All the pathos and irony of leaving one’s youth behind is thus implicit in every joyous moment of travel: one knows that the first joy can never be recovered, and the wise traveler learns not to repeat successes but tries new places all the time.”
