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What we love about camping: sleeping under the stars, hearing the coyotes yipping, seeing animals cross our campsite, waking up at first light. What we hate about camping: cold feet, noisy neighbors, mosquitos, and marauding raccoons. Add Comment People always ask us how we have time to travel so much. Between the two of us we have one full-time and two part-time jobs, full-time grad school, a social media management company, and this blog. It sounds like a lot, but we still manage to have more adventures than anyone we know. Our secret is simple: we work long days during the week so that our weekends belong to us. No schoolwork, no housework, no emails - anything that's not done by 5pm Friday can wit until Monday morning. And while there are some sacrifices involved (including getting up at 4am, in Megan's case), it's totally worth it. Our advice to people who want to travel more is to stop wasting time. Do your work at work and your schoolwork during breaks. Go to bed early so you don't have to catch up on sleep later. Let unnecessary tasks go. Watch television intentionally and in moderation. Don't let small jobs pile up. In short, maximize your productivity so that when you go off the clock you're truly free. You may also have to evaluate how you travel. We do fly sometimes, but it's expensive and ties up large amounts of time with no possibility of adventure (while adventures are possible in airports, they're infrequent and often of the wrong kind). Road trips are better, and we often like to combine the two, flying to the general area we want to see then driving to nearby destinations. We've also learned to find adventures close to home; some of our best discoveries are close enough for a day trip. Try things that you think might be boring. Look for free museums and parks. Don't be afraid to pull over and look at things. Discover the amazing in your own state. If two girls on a shoestring budget can find adventures every month, surely you have time for a little more excitement in your life! This blog is about Texas as we experience it: the bluebonnets and swimming holes, the funny local restaurants, the great places to visit and the ones that are just so-so. We post photos, so you don't have to take our word for it, and plenty of (we hope) helpful information. We expected people would find our blog by searching for state parks, campsites, and museums. It seems, however, that we're far sexier than that! Here are a few of the keywords that have led visitors to our site over the past couple of months:
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