⤜Travels with Le Twinkie↠

I took a break to get some fresh air earlier and as I was walking around, I couldn’t help but think that the boulders here look like they’re from the Jurassic period. Like they’re gigantic, fossilized dinosaur turds... 🦖💩

Nevertheless, the walk was nice and air was cool, crisp, and non-smelly 😊

Yesterday when we got to the campground, we were bummed to see that the campsite we were originally at was already taken... 🥺

The spot we ended up settling in to wasn’t ideal, having neighbors so close by and especially since one group had a ton of people and were pretty loud.

But then this morning, Bach walked by the good spot and it was empty!! Hooray!! 🥳 We packed and hitched up real fast and took the spot back 🙌 Yay!!

Now I’m happy 😊

✨Peace✨

We’re back at the last campground we were boondocking at before Vegas. We’ll be spending Thanksgiving on our own this year, but we’re prepared with slices of turkey and ham from Honey Baked Ham 🤤

Thanksgiving come quick cuz I can’t wait to stuff my face!!!

Spent a great day with family feeding us delicious home cooked meals and went on a 4.5 mile walk with the dogs! It’s been a perfect 👌 #saturday in Vegas.

It’s been nice to have a week of wifi and full hookups, but I’m looking forward to spending Thanksgiving back at the last campground we were boondocking at!

⚠️ Warning: This post will contain poop 💩 talk.

It’s only been about 1 1/2 weeks since we emptied and refreshed the solids bin of our @naturesheadtoilet toilet and a couple days ago it started smelling like poop... 🤭This isn’t supposed to happen. At most, it would give off a musty, earthy smell when it’s ready to be emptied. So I figured we may not have added enough coconut coir. I dehydrated a block today and added the whole thing to the bin. Hopefully that does the trick!

End 💩 talk.

These dirty dogs 🐾 are badly in need of baths! They’ve been giving off some funky smells 😖 Probably also because of the bully sticks 🐂 they’ve been chewing on...

Good thing we’ve got full hook-ups here, cuz I’ve had just about enough of this funkalicious dog smell stinking up the trailer!

These guys just love, love being as close to Bach as possible 👨🏻‍💻🐶🐶🐶🧡 If they could, I bet they’d like to be strapped to him at all times!

Me on the other hand, I need my personal space so while I like to cuddle with them every so often (mostly right after they’ve had baths), I’d rather squeeze them each really hard to show them I love them, and then have them away from me to look at and take pictures of 😅

Bach will let them lick his face, have them all sitting on top of him, and doesn’t mind their hot garbage breath... But for me... 🤭 Squeezing and petting them will suffice! So naturally, Bach is the favored parent! 😆

But it’s ok, he really IS more fun than I am!

Another full day of work logged! This is going to sound really silly, but I’m still getting used to working a full 9-5 day... I’m on the computer 💻 the whole time and didn’t expect it to be as draining as it is!

I haven’t been able to do much after work besides eat dinner, shower and then knock out 😴

I suppose this is the life of a career person though! But I’m thankful I can work remotely 🙌

Tomorrow, it’s back to the grind, but I choose to do it with a happy attitude!

1 1/2 days into our stay in Vegas and the weekend has flown by in a blink! But we did manage to go shopping at the outlets 💃🏻🕺🏻 and had a great dinner with family!

Made it in to Vegas! 💸

It’s Friday!!! 🍾🥂

While Bach and I are hard at work, these little bum nuggets sleep the day away 😴 But it’s ok. I’ll forgive them since they’re so cute and helpless anyways 😍

It’s been a busy past couple of days! I unexpectedly started a new job and have been getting used to waking up early again and working full days!

Here I am nerding 🤓👩🏻‍💻 it up with my computer glasses and training as a customer care rep. It feels good to have more purpose to my day though 🙌

Yay to making money again! 🤑

The sun ☀️ is bright, there’s a cool breeze 🌬 and the scenery is 👍

Not bad for a #tuesday!

There’s really not much to do out here, but this is our favorite dry camping ⛺️ spot so far!

The campground is surrounded by big boulders so it’s been really popular with 🧗🏻‍♂️rock climbers🧗‍♀️ visiting for the day or staying a couple of nights. The weekend was really busy, but since the crowds have cleared out, it’s been super quiet 🤫

There’s plenty of space between campsites, the grounds are well kept and everyone has been friendly. Win-win-win! Plus, it’s FREE!! So that’s another big win 👍

We’ll be here for the rest of the week and then it’s off to Sin City (Las Vegas)!

Not a bad way to spend a Sunday I’d say. With the time change, it was nice to sleep in but not feel like it was really late 🙌

We’ve done nothing today and nothing has been great 👍

Took a trip out to visit Calico Ghost Town today and had fun exploring the old mining town.

It had its heyday from 1881-1907 producing silver and borax. Then in 1966, Walter Knott, the founder of Knott’s Berry Farm donated the town of Calico to San Bernardino County and today, it’s become a tourist attraction.

The town isn’t much of a ghost town now and there wasn’t much history to read while we were there which was disappointing... But it seemed very popular with families. We had the dogs with us so couldn’t go on the mine tour, but that would’ve been something interesting to do.

It was a nice outing nevertheless!

It’s a beautiful, sunshiny ☀️ day and the office view is 👌

I’m working on updating our blog and a post about our visit to @joshuatreenps!

We’ve passed the halfway mark with ⓻ 🅼🅾︎🅽🆃🅷🅢 of #tinyhomeonwheels living and we haven’t tired of it yet!

Before setting out, Bach and I had agreed to living this lifestyle for at least 12 months. But even after 7 months, there’s still so much of this beautiful country we have yet to visit! We’re not even close to being tired of living on the move. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
We’ll eventually find a plot of land to build our brick-and-mortar home on, but ‘til then, being nomads suits us just fine👌

These guys are “helping” Bach work 👨🏻‍💻🐶🐶🐶

This afternoon we’re hitching up and heading out to 👻 Calico Ghost Town! Perfect timing, today being Halloween, but I think I’ll be extra creeped out tonight staying near an abandoned town... 🧟‍♀️🧛🏻‍♂️

It’s pretty windy 🌬today out here in Joshua Tree! Bach and I woke up at 5am to put the awning down and then later in the morning Bach had to chase down the screen room tent we had put up last night 😨

Other than that, it’s a #happytuesday in the desert ☀️ 🌵

The desert landscape is full of life. It’s not as obvious as in a green forest, but the beauty of the desert in my opinion, comes from its subtlety.

As a kid growing up in the desert, all I noticed was the heat and dry look of everything. I never appreciated what was around me. Now, coming back as an adult and having a few months of travel under my belt, I see the desert with a new respect.

It’s been a busy couple of days! We’re back at the boondocking site and have been chilling the day away.

We have a few more days left here at Joshua Tree and then it’s off to our next destination!

We spent the day exploring @joshuatreenps and had so much fun! Our silly selves made an appearance 🤪 Thanks for coming out and adventuring with us @jnnfr_le!

All settled in to our weekend campsite at a nearby campground that has hook-ups.

Our system so far has been to boondock during the week and then stay at a campground on weekends when we want to explore but can’t take the dogs with us. This way we don’t have to board the dogs and they’ll be much more comfortable in the trailer with the AC running.

Tomorrow morning, the sis and cousin are coming out to adventure in Joshua Tree National Park with us! 🤗

Taking a day trip to Palm Desert to see my parents. So far we’ve had In-N-Out 🍔 (my dad’s and my favorite) for lunch, and my mom and I took the dogs on a stroll.

Poor Bach’s slaving away on his computer, but at least he’s keeping cool in the AC!

It’s a beautiful, albeit a bit of a windy day ☀️🌬today in Joshua Tree!

Most of our days are uneventful, just working, cleaning, playing with the dogs and living the home-on-wheels life. But the funny thing is, it’s never boring. Doing our everyday life thing in a different place every week makes the everyday so much more interesting.

We’ve downsized our living space, but upgraded our living style!

Took the dogs and went into town today and I had to stop at the @worldfamouscrochetmuseum! It’s part of a small eclectic art village with galleries and shops and definitely worth a visit. We didn’t have too much time to stay and really look around today, but we’ll be back over the weekend!

Today’s office scene 👩🏻‍💻💻👨🏻‍💻 We’ve got shade and a breeze 👌

On one side, beyond the trailer, you see ☀️ solar panels stretching out into the distance. On the other side, empty land dotted with RVs here and there. It’s not the most scenic of boondocking sites, but hey, it’s free and that’s fine by me!

Made it into Joshua Tree! There’s so much open land out here. We’re boondocking for a couple weeks and it feels great to be out in Le Twinkie with the pups again! 🏜

All packed up and ready to head out tomorrow for @joshuatreenps! 🙌

Plant envy... 🌺😍 My brother-and-sister-in-law’s new house has some beautiful plants and fruit trees!

Unfortunately, I think my future yard is going to be full of fake plants cuz the black thumb curse is real people. It’s real... 😭

This weekend we’re heading to the desert to boondock near @joshuatreenps 🏜🌵 for a week or two! We’re so, so ready to get out there and adventure again!

These guys are ready for another adventure 🐶🏔

Until next time! It’s always a good time going back to the desert to visit my parents. 👋

I’m regretting having brought only summer clothes... It’s been windy 🌬 and cold today! Good thing my mom and I are the same size cuz I’m borrowing her sweater 😊

The dogs must like it up here too though cuz they’ve been unusually calm and well behaved 🐶🐶🐶 Or maybe they just miss Bach and don’t care to expend unnecessary energy to try and get excited about playing with me 😅

I’m at my parents’ in the desert to spend a few days of quality time with them while Bach’s away on a business trip 😊

It’s nice to be pampered and spoiled by my parents and get some girl time in with my mom! I grew up as an only child and am very fortunate to be close to my parents.

Another huge benefit of visiting my parents is that they always load me up with my favorite Korean food to take with me! Le Twinkie’s going to smell like a Korean restaurant for a while 😆

New plants! Not for me... The front yard’s getting a makeover and it’s going to look ✨👌

I’m not a natural writer. I love to read, but writing is a different game I’m not so fond of... While blogging about our travels has become a wonderful way to document our experiences, it takes a lot of effort on my part to actually keep up with it.

Thinking of the words, how to string them together, making the sentences coherent and adding photos to go along with that makes me 🤯🤦🏻‍♀️

But, knowing that I’ll be able to hold on to these memories and share them always helps me plug on and chicken peck those words out.

Because I can’t seem to keep real plants alive... 🌱☠️ I found this fake plant at @target! It’s nice to have some green in the trailer even if it’s not real 🙌 🌿

Now hopefully I can keep this one from croaking from sun exposure and melting... 🤞😬

New blog post about our stay at @yosemitenps North Pines Campground is in the works!

✨Stay tuned✨

After 2 months of being in San Diego, and a week of complete, uninhibited spoiling by grandpa, this little lady has gained quite a few pounds... 😱 We’ve had to cut her food portions, block her from getting into the kitchen while the baby nephew eats (he loves to share his food and MooMoo loves his generosity!), and the saddest thing is that we’ve had to ask grandpa to hold off on the treats for now... 😭

Time to get off the couch and get back in shape the Mooms! 🐶💪

A week spent in @yosemitenps was not enough... These past couple of days I’ve been dreaming of going back!

The end of September/beginning of October was an excellent time to visit the park. Besides having a couple days of rain, the days were bright and warm, while evenings were breezy and cool.

Back in San Diego ☀️🌴 and back to a couple more weeks of mooch-docking before heading out to the desert!

Goodbye @yosemitenps. Thank you for hosting us for a week! See you next year ✨🏕

We took the Yosemite Valley Floor Tour this morning and visited some iconic view points. Here you see the majestic El Capitan on the left. 🤩 3,000 feet of sheer rock looming over the valley...

Tonight's the last night spent in @yosemitenps and tomorrow we head back to San Diego. I'm sad to leave, but hopefully this'll become an annual trip! Until next time Yosemite 🙌

Took a morning hike to Mirror Lake which turned out to be completely dried out... 😕 But not a bad way to start the day!

After a night of rain, the clouds were hanging low over the mountain peaks and the weather was nice and cool. We only have a couple more days left here and then it's back to reality... It'll be hard to leave this idyllic place.

Camping in @yosemitenps 🌲🏕 and being able to just walk out the door to witness its wonders has been an experience of a lifetime. What a beautiful world we live in.

✨On our 6 month anniversary of living tiny, we couldn't have asked for a more beautiful setting! With most of the weekend crowd gone, sight seeing is much more enjoyable 🤩

We decided to take a walk to Yosemite Village from the campground to get our passport book stamped.

After a night of rain, the weather was cool and breezy👌 I could stay here forever!

Drove an hour to Glacier Point and the views of Half Dome and the valley below are 👌

After sleeping in and a meal of breakfast tacos 🌮 we took the shuttle into Yosemite Village and took a short walk to Yosemite Falls.

The falls are dried up right now, but when we were here in May 2017, the water was flowing so much we had to wear ponchos to keep dry!

Still makes for a beautiful photo op! 📸

Made it into @yosemitenps and just barely fit into our campsite! Le Twinkie’s got a big shiny bum 🍑 but we squeezed her in 😅

All hitched up and ready to go! 💪 In a couple more hours, Bach finishes work and our vacation begins! 🙌🏕

The doggies are spending the week with the grandparents getting spoiled and fat 😆 As much as we love taking the dogs with us on camping adventures, unfortunately, we can’t take them on a lot of trails... I don’t think they’ll mind a week of unchecked spoiling with yummy treats from grandpa though 😅

Filled up on groceries 🍅🥦🥕at the Korean market and we’re just about ready to head out for @yosemitenps tomorrow!

It feels like forever since we’ve taken Le Twinkie out on a trip. We’re soooo excited! 😆 🤗

I’ve been working on a crochet pompom garland and it’s almost done! I found the pattern on @hookedontilly ‘s website (https://hookedontillylife.com/patternposts/2018/5/8/diy-how-to-make-a-crochet-garland). The pattern is pretty easy and the directions are clear to follow.

This test run garland is turning out to be really cute and will be going up in the bedroom of the trailer! 🖤 Next, I’ll be making a really long one to hang up on the big awning outside in a durable yarn. 🙌

Successful day helping the sis move in to her new apartment in Palm Desert! 💪

Thankfully the heat was bearable today, despite the sweat that was dripping into my eyes 😂

Number 3 is the place to be 🎉 🍻🥂

☀️ It’s finally done!!
✍︎New blog post - DIY Solar Installation On Our Airstream Trailer

#sundayfunday! @ikeausa trips are always fun. And dangerous. But this time around I only came out with 2 decoration containers and 4 fake plants. Wasn’t what we went there for, but oh well! 🤷🏻‍♀️

🌲 This time next week, we’ll be in @yosemitenps!! I hope this week goes by fast 🙌

Today he waits for his new @apple iPhone Xs 📱 to be delivered... New Airpods for me, new laptop and iPhone for him. Oh, and a new AppleTV as well... We’re practically setting up our own Apple store here! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Hey peeps, JoJo wants to know what’s going on 🤨

Bach’s been waiting all day for his new laptop 💻 to be delivered and now he’s got all the dogs waiting with him. They’ll be the first to alert him that the delivery person has finally arrived bearing gifts 😆

Yay my @appleAirPods arrived! 🙌 Now Bach and I can be matchy-matchy and wear our AirPods together 👯‍♂️

The benefits of having a backyard and a green thumb 🌿🌸🌺🌼

Neither of which I possess. But it sure is nice to enjoy the beauty of nature when other capable hands care for these flowers!

Applied the window decals today! 🙌

We went back to our alma mater (UCSD) 👩‍🎓 👨‍🎓 and visited the old haunts Bach and I used to frequent during our college days.

We spent a good amount of time at Geisel Library back in the day to study for midterms and finals on the 6th floor. Bach even re-enacted how he used to “study” 😴 😆

The fifth photo shows the new stairs the school installed on Peterson Hill which used to just be a big hill I had to trek up and down for classes huffing and puffing!

UCSD is divided up into six different colleges and while I was in Thurgood Marshall, Bach was in Eleanor Roosevelt.

While there have been a lot of changes on campus with new buildings popping up and expansions, it was still pleasantly nostalgic to walk around the campus where Bach and I met and the magic started ✨

✍︎New blog post - Burnt Rancheria Campground in Mount Laguna, CA

@fryselectronics, Bach’s favorite store. We took a lunch trip there today so Bach could pick up an HDMI something or other. Who knows what that nerd 🤓 is up to 🤷🏻‍♀️

He did try to explain it to me but all I got from it was “Something something HDMI garble garble switch gibber jabber something and then it should work!”

I don’t know 🤔 Just make the TV work Bach! It does warm my heart to see how happy and confident he is in his geekiness 😂

Can’t wait to take this lady back on the road! 🛣 I’ve been getting itchy feet and been dreaming of all the states I need to still scratch off on my @jetsettermaps!

We’ve started making plans for traveling after camping in Yosemite and so far, we’ve made plans for traveling through California some more and then Nevada. We’ll be mostly boondocking since there’s a ton of BLM land here! 🙌 After that, back into Arizona and New Mexico perhaps.

Any recommendations for good boondocking places in Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico?

These little fur nuggets haven’t been getting the multiple daily walks that they used to get while traveling... 😣

It’s so easy to just park our butts inside the house and let the dogs out to potty in the backyard. Lazy humans... 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♂️ Thus, we’ve all added some padding around the ribs.

Gotta quit the couch potato life and get back to being active! #goals

Three more weeks until @yosemitenps!! It’s going to be an epic camping trip 🙌

Finally got around to cleaning the truck today! 💦 After 4 months of being on the road, there was a lot of dirt, grime and JoJo’s fur 😮 that needed to be cleaned out. It feels good to have a shiny clean car again! ✨

My parents’ house is in the mountains in the desert, but it was still so HOT! 🔥 😫 It’s serene and peaceful though. You can see the city lights at night and enjoy a not-as-hot-but-not-that-cool breeze 😅

The views are worth it! 👌

Today’s work scene ☕️ 💻

It’s nice having a good coffee shop just a couple blocks away!

Oh yeah and it’s #Friyay!! 🙌

📍In 5 months, we’ve traveled to:

1. Texas ➳
2. Louisiana ➳
3. Missouri ➳
4. Arkansas ➳ 
5. Georgia ➳
6. Tennessee ➳
7. Kentucky ➳
8. Colorado ➳
9. Utah ➳
10. Arizona ➳ 
and back to ➳ 11. California!

Fall 🍂 is fast approaching and we’ll be spending it in Oregon and Washington. Then before winter ❄️ hits, we’re back roaming the Southwest!

Trying my hand again at keeping a plant alive... This one just sits in the water so I don’t have to worry about over watering or drying it out 🤞

The air plants 🌱 all croaked 😢 so I replaced the one in the @cageandlanternleather holder with a fake plant. At least I can be sure I won’t kill that one. Maybe... 🤦🏻‍♀️

Lunch at K Sandwiches today! They have the BEST ham and cheese croissants so I had to get me a couple of those and an iced coffee. A great thing about being back in San Diego is that I get to hit up all my favorite eateries 🤗

Today we start the purging and cleaning process of the trailer. We’ve gotten rid of a lot of stuff while on the road, but there’s still a lot of clutter I want to clear out. Once that’s done, the challenge will be to NOT re-clutter! Thankfully Bach’s parents are generous enough to let us use their workshop as rent-free storage! 👍

After a very fun filled weekend of camping, we’re back at my in-laws’ for a month of mooch-docking 😆

There’s going to be a lot of reorganizing and cleaning to do, but it feels great to be back in Le Twinkie 🙌

✨5 months and we’re still going strong! 💪🙌

As I reflect on how our lives have changed during these 5 months, I continue to be grateful that events lined up to allow us this period in our lives when we can live nomadically.

I’m an obsessive planner. As such, I never imagined how my idea of my life path would be derailed so magnificently. But these things usually turn out better than you could’ve imagined don’t they?

🥂Here’s to embracing the surprises that life throws at you and hitting the road, not to run away, but to finding yourself!

Mud cookies!! They’re on sale for 50 cents, but I’m hoping to get a Family & Friends discount 😂

✨Home✨

We’ve got our Le Twinkie back! She’s all fixed up, even got a washing at the dealership and we’re getting her ready for the weekend camping trip👏

Today’s mood. Just feeling lethargic and in an unmotivated funk... Looking forward to picking up the trailer tomorrow though! Can’t wait to be back home 🙌

A photo from the day Le Twinkie was delivered! ✨Since then we’ve traveled 11,000 miles, and through 10 states 🙌

Can’t wait to get our home-on-wheels back this weekend and we’re off on a camping trip to Mount Laguna with friends and their kiddos!

Happy #monday! We’re back to business with a blog post in the works about DIY solar install on our trailer.

After a fun filled week of celebrating our nephew’s first birthday 🎉 with LOTS of drinking 🍻🥂, my liver needs a detox 😨 Thank goodness we have several cases of green tea 🍵!

Uncle and nephew enjoying the beach scene 🏝💙

First grandchild status comes with its perks. Baby boy got not one, but TWO birthday parties in one weekend!! 🤩

Of course it was fun for the adults as well 😆 Auntie celebrated a little too much last night and has to lay off the drinks for a while 😅

🎉 1st birthday party for our nephew and the lucky little man got all these balloons blown up for a balloon pit! 🎈

Now where are the drinks? 🍾🍹🍷🍸🍻😝

Practiced my dog grooming skills on Chowder today ✂️ and now he’s all spiffed up 😅

Family day trip to Palm Springs apartment hunting for my sis in-law! We viewed a few different units, visited my parents, and then signed the lease on a great little apartment!

Overall, it was a very productive and successful day 🙌 AND we survived the 110 degree weather 😬🔥

✍︎New blog post - Grand Canyon National Park + Boondocking on Forest Road 302

I’ve jumped on the band wagon. Can’t wait to watch the movie after finishing the book!

Looking back on our very first camping trip with Le Twinkie to @vaillakervresort just several months ago, we were so green! Such newbies at RV life.

4 months ago Bach could barely tow the trailer, I wasn’t sure if I could handle 5 minute showers, pooping into a composting toilet was scary... and in general we were both feeling a bit crazy for having undertaken such a dramatically different lifestyle.

But life on the road has opened up the world for us, literally and figuratively! We drastically downsized our living space, but we increased our quality of life immeasurably.

Initially we had committed to 12 months of nomadic living, but now, now that we know we can not only survive, but rather, we can ✨THRIVE✨ living this way, there’s no time restriction. We’ll go where we go as long as we go!

Took all the dogs out to @balboapark today and I was reminded of how beautiful it is there. It’s really one of the best parks I’ve been to. It’s got everything! Museums, gardens, art village, theater, dog park, even an organ pavilion!

I’m experiencing the reverse of homesickness... I miss being on the road! 😭

It’s surprising how quickly we got used to being nomadic, and instead of feeling uprooted, I’ve never felt more grounded.

All they do is eat, sleep, and lay on the couch 🙄

Actually, that’s what I’m doing today as well 😅

#HappyFriday everyone!

What a fun day of hanging out with friends and shopping! Went up to my old work @metaphor_boutique and did a good job of refilling my travel wardrobe 😅 Also stopped by a friend’s shop @roamsandiego and did some damage there as well! 🙌

Seeing friends and family again after being away for several months has been so joyful ✨ It’ll be hard to leave these beautiful people when we hit the road again, but visits back home will just be that much more special and sweet.

Phew! Cleared out the truck so we can sort things to keep and things to throw out 💪 Turns out we don’t need half the stuff we started off with. And I never thought I’d say this, but I’ve even come to the point that I’m going to be leaving the majority of the clothes I started off with too! 👚👖👗 My travel outfit has been drawstring shorts and tank tops for the majority of the time.

It’ll be refreshing to start with a clean slate for the next leg of our travels! 🙌

Working on a new blog post about our visit to @grandcanyonnps.

San Diego is still considered “home” and we’ve got a lot to do while we’re here, but already I’m feeling the itch to hit the road again and visit a new place! Time to take out the planner and plan some new trips 🏜🏕🏝⛰

Dropped off Le Twinkie at the dealership early this morning to get some repairs done. We won’t have her back for a few weeks 😭

It’s going to be an adjustment to stay stationary for a while, but Bach’s definitely looking forward to not having to do long haul drives!