Hollywood is another place that I have always wanted to go, and now I can say I have been there! I think everyone has preconceived ideas about Hollywood Glitz, Glam, and Movie Stars. This is totally true but also not so true. Yes, there are crazy expensive shops everywhere and you can see some movie stars if you are lucky and yes, it was also a big tourist trap with people asking for money everywhere you go. It was a place to vis... Read More

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Slab City- “The last free place”

Slab City gets it name from the abandon concrete slab that was once a World War II base.  A group of serviceman stayed there after that and now the population has grown. It’s kind of like Quartzite, Arizona only not... Read More

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The great escape!!

Yes, we are safely back in America now. It is great to be back, but important to note that we felt perfectly safe in Mexico despite the crazy stories being spread around. We will be going back this coming winter for a longer stay and deeper exploration.

Well if you are just itching to hear how we escaped please read on. The birth certificates were ordered online. WOW was that expensive, especially to rush it. Then... Read More

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Well we have come to expect nothing less than the best of the worst accidents around our home. Just one of those things. Some people know their newspaper will be somewhere in the flower bed every morning, others know that there will be too much email awaiting their arrival to work and well the LOUDs just know that there will be some daily disaster.

Now you have to understand this does not count the endless lost shoes or times we have driven off with our laundry still in... Read More

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Vern’s thoughts on his trip to Mexico.

Well we all here the troubling headlines about the cartel wars going on and all the murders and so on. It is enough to make an American a bit afraid to cross the border.

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