With great regret, I’m closing the Tour of America blog today. \u00a0 This blog was started to document our 6-month voyage in an Airstream trailer, back in October 2005. \u00a0 The trip exploded into a life-changing experience of three years, and I have to admit that it got way beyond what I ever envisioned. \u00a0 (If you’re just discovering this blog for the first time, dig through the Archives and you’ll learn a lot about the traveling lifestyle.)<\/p>\n
But now we \u00a0 are done with the full-time lifestyle and embarking on the next course. \u00a0 Instead of writing about travel most of the time, I’m going to turn my attention to other things. \u00a0 So this blog is being closed, to preserve it as a record of this phase of our lives, and a new blog is being opened.<\/p>\n
I spent weeks trying to figure out a name and theme for the new blog. \u00a0 I wanted to convey the idea that we would be continuing to explore life, tasting new dishes, hiking new trails, making mistakes, and hopefully growing along the way. \u00a0 Finally, I went to a large bookstore and wandered the aisles looking at book titles for inspiration.<\/p>\n
Popular book titles tend to be aggressive or provocative. \u00a0 I suppose this helps with sales, but I didn’t want a title that had too much “attitude” or was negative. \u00a0 Actual book titles like “Losing The Race,” “Jihad vs. McWorld,” “Cold New World,” and “Bait and Switch,” were depressing. \u00a0 I was also trying to avoid a title that implied a pat solution or closure to anything, since I have no idea where the new blog will go. \u00a0 I don’t have to sell anything, and I want the blog to reflect a positive outlook on life.<\/p>\n