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Formerly airplanes and hotels, now a travel trailer and boondocking.

Business Travel

Quick Weekend Getaway from London: What to Do in Brighton Beach

November 3, 2018 by solestraveling

Last June (2018) I found myself in London for work. When you fly to the UK from the States, and don’t stay a Saturday, it can be pricey. Sometimes I’ll fly in early on a Saturday, but I was just coming off another work flight from NYC and had to stop back home in Raleigh … [Read more…]

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I travel, write, photo, experience, learn. I’m a wanderlust addict and prefer the window seat — be it on a plane or in the R-Pod. Relocated to Raleigh in 2016 after nine years in Seattle, but still a Detroiter at heart. Next destination: wherever.

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The U.P. is so magical, and always full of wonder The U.P. is so magical, and always full of wonder and surprise.

#upperpeninsulamichigan #uplife #lakesuperior #sayyahtodaupeh
Something about abandoned machinery underwater alw Something about abandoned machinery underwater always gets to me, and makes my stomach feel queasy.

Apparently, it's called submechanophobia. 

This is a Quincy Dredge No. 2 in Hancock, MI. And it sank in 1967, and is hanging out in the shallow waters there. 

#upperpeninsulamichigan #quincydredge #abandoned #abandonedplaces #michigan
I LOVE regional dishes. One of the best things ab I LOVE regional dishes.

One of the best things about traveling is trying the local food—the flavors, the lore behind it, the way people talk about it like it’s part of their family.

So I made a list. These are some of the iconic regional foods we tried along the way. Each one told us something about where we were—and usually tasted pretty great too.

Got a favorite local dish? I'd love to add it to my "must-try" list. 

https://solesofmytravelingshoes.com/discovering-americas-iconic-regional-foods/
But shit, it was 99 cents! (Plus $20.) No, for re But shit, it was 99 cents! (Plus $20.)

No, for real, the U.P. is always giving me these little gems. And yes, we bought the liter of Kirkland Vodka for $20.99. 

#uplife #sayyahtodaupeh #kirklandvodka
Just a quick fridge fix... With a view. The front Just a quick fridge fix... With a view.

The front panel of our fridge popped out on the drive from Dollar Bay to Munising. And we actually had to take the handle off in order to pop it back in. 

#puremichigan #rpodnation #rpod #rpod192 #RVlife
Curious what you're paying for Propane, and what l Curious what you're paying for Propane, and what location did you buy it in? 

This is the lowest we've paid for Propane in a bit. This is at the @tractorsupply in Houghton, MI today (Aug 17). 

#rvlife #propane #rvtips
Sauna mornings and sauna nights is the routine her Sauna mornings and sauna nights is the routine here in the Upper Peninsula.  Even my toddler settles right in (on the bottom level, of course) like she’s known this her whole life. She may be only 1/8th Finn, but she def got the sauna gene. 

The sauna has become this warm, steady addition to our days, a pause we all look forward to. 

And...If a sauna company wants to sponsor our little ritual, the door’s open… just not the sauna door, we don’t want the heat escaping.

Also, it's hard to throw water on the rocks while holding a phone. 

#sauna #saunatime #keweenaw #uplife #sayyahtodaupeh
When in the Keweenaw, we sauna everyday. Sometimes When in the Keweenaw, we sauna everyday. Sometimes twice per day. Even when we're short on time and the sauna is not hot enough yet. 

#rvlife #moochdocking #homeiswhereyouparkit #keweenaw #puremichigan #sauna
Keweenaw summers. The nights feel like stolen time Keweenaw summers. The nights feel like stolen time. The sky still glowing long after it should be dark. The water catching every last bit of light. 

#keweenaw #portagelake #rvlife #puremichigan #sayyahtodaupeh #uplife #yooperlife
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