Spend one day exploring the nearby towns of Mandalay: Mingun, Sagaing, and Inwa.
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Mandalay is the second largest city and the last royal capital in Myanmar. We spent two days visiting temples and historic sites in and around the city.
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We are back after months of silence. The past 4.5 months were filled with us dealing with a “project” that was really the last thing we wanted to do.
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I wanted a way to keep a part of Tybee close with me after she passed away. A memento of her. Something distinctive, beautiful, and well-crafted using her ashes.
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People are always curious why we chose the silver siding, what the material is, and why the Toaster is named that.
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A lot of Walmart stores allow RV overnight parking, which we've taken advantage of over the year. But an incident in Salt Lake City left us $150 short, chains on our tires, and thinking twice about ever pulling into another Walmart for the evening.
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Check out our recent interview with MightyGoods.
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I’m embarrassed to publicly admit this, but I think it needs to be said: I prefer reading digital books (specifically on my phone) over real books. But why does it feel so dirty to openly say that?
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One of the greatest gifts road life has given us: finding out these lifestyles we’ve romanticized aren’t really for us before we commit to them.
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Living on the road with Tybee and Tyki is pretty much as easy as it was in a house. But there are few things that makes it difficult at times. Read on to find out what they are.
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For a full-time traveler without an unlimited cell plan, the three magic words are: Free public Wi-Fi. At first, we didn’t think it would be that big a deal to use public internet access, but after 2 years we realized we were spending a lot of time and stress hunting for, and working around, Wi-Fi.
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We thought we were prepared to use self-leveling epoxy after watching videos and reading through articles. Turned out there's a lot about using self-leveling epoxy that no one talks about. We ended up learning them the hard way.
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Our kitchen countertop has been the bane of our existence for the last 1.5 years. The wood veneer has been slowly cracking and peeling off since we moved in thanks to water splashes. It was finally time to do something about it. Unfortunately the project turned out to be extremely stressful.
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Jerud and I want to thank everyone who came out to our open house yesterday at Highland Brewing Company. And also why we chose Highland to be our venue (hint - it has to do with solar panels - lots!).
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We're having a free open house with the Toaster at Highland Brewery (Asheville, NC) on Saturday, June 17 from 3 PM - 7:30 PM.
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What is thing called "boondocking" that we seem to do all the time with the Toaster? How do we find boondock sites? What do we look for when choosing a place to boondock? Answers in this post.
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On Tuesday, May 30, 6:30 PM - 8 PM, Jerud and I will be presenting at REI in Asheville, NC about "Road Life in the Toaster". There's limited seating so register for this free event. Can't wait to see you!
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Want to live full-time on the road but not sure how to make it happen? Register and join us for this free podcast series, “Your RV Dream: Discover the Lifestyle, Make Money While You Travel, and Live a Life of Freedom and Adventure” starting May 8. This series features interviews with 20 long-time experienced RVers (including us) to share their advice on achieving the RV dream.
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