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Posted On: April 30, 2012
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Springtime is upon us, and that means several things.

Pollen? Check. We’ve been sneezing at least fifteen times an hour.

Airstream cleaning? Check. We recently pressure washed the old gal. She’s now shining in the sun like a gigantic loaf of silver sour dough. This time around, thankfully, Sean managed to avoid pressure washing his foot.

Facebook page rebooting? Check! In the spirit of spring cleaning, we’re launching a new “Long Long Honeymoon” Facebook page. It makes a lot of sense. When we’re traveling (and even when we’re not), Facebook makes it super easy to keep everyone in the loop.

Our new page will feature conversation, photos, video, and FREE STUFF. Note that we’ll be posting video and photos on Facebook that won’t be found anywhere else. We have approximately one googleplexzilliontrillion video clips and photos that we have collected over the years. At least a few of these gems will be making their way onto our new page. Check it out!

You can find it here: http://Facebook.com/LongLongHoneymoon

Our goal will be to engage everyone with tales of travel… to inform, educate, and entertain… and yes, to shamelessly bribe you with loads of free goodies that pertain to Airstream / RV camping and generally having a good time.

You’ll note that we are sporting a spiffy new logo. A new logo means new products. We will soon be ramping up several weekly contests and giveaways on our Facebook page, including Long Long Honeymoon DVDs, t-shirts, and books.

So why not head on over to Facebook and join the fun?

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