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VIDEO: Movin’ on U.P.

Posted On: August 9, 2010
Posted In: Blog, Destinations, National Parks, Video
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Here ya go folks. Fresh new post from the hardest workin’ man in the bloggin’ business!

Sure, I don’t post as often as some. But hey, who else gives ya a FRICKIN’ TV SHOW in their blog? (Oh, I guess Diablo Cody does — in RED BAND TRAILER. Anyway…)

You must agree that this is highly unusual. I’m the one man band of film making. (All we need is one of those giant drums strapped to my chest.) If “Long Long Honeymoon” is a blog, then our tow truck is a Tonka.

But enough with the failed SAT analogies. I digress…

Let’s focus on the topic at hand: Michigan’s UPPER PENINSULA. What is there to say about the U.P.?

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VIDEO: The Most Civilized Thing in the World

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VIDEO: Amish Time

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VIDEO: The Noisiest Campground

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PHOTOS: Jamaica, Mon!

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VIDEO: Wally’s World

“Do they still make those things?” Every Airstream owner, sooner or later, hears this question. This indicates the degree to which the Airstream travel trailer has achieved iconic status. But if I were running the company, I’d find the question deeply troubling. I mean, if your potential customers don’t even realize you are still manufacturing [...]

VIDEO: The Honeymoon Capital of the World?

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Christina and Richard, Snowbirds

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VIDEO: Parlez-Vous RV?

When visiting different places, travel “experts” tell us to visit museums, tour historic buildings, and generally behave like obedient fourth graders on a field trip. Our approach, for better or for worse, has always been a little different…

VIDEO: Maine Event

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VIDEO: Camping in New York?

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There comes a time in every creative venture when the show must travel overseas. The Brady Bunch went to Hawaii. The Facts of Life went to Paris. And Steve Urkel? I guess Urkel never went anywhere, although I really wish he had done so. (He could have stayed for a long time.) So it only seems reasonable [...]

The Best Job in the World?

An Australian state is offering what it humbly dubs, “the best job in the world.” The person or persons hired for this job of “island caretaker” will be paid handsomely to lounge around a lush island along the Great Barrier Reef. Job duties include sunbathing, swimming, and occasionally fishing leaves out of the pool. It [...]

Rent an Airstream? In Vegas, Baby

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VIDEO: Santa Fab

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VIDEO: When Pigs Fly

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