Freedom in a Can: Adventures with Hamlet

We recently returned from a week in The Big Easy with some of our best friends from our hometown of Boone, NC.  This trip had been a long time coming and we left inspired to try some NOLA cooking of our own!   We found a basic Jambalaya recipe online and jazzed it up with some vegetables, beans, additional spices, and plant-based sausage.  Paired with a Humu Humu cocktail inspired by Port of Call, this Vegan Jambalaya may make you start humming along to "Iko Iko" upon first bite.  While you can make this in any kitchen, we love to use our OTZI grill while camping! (Save 10% off your purchase with promo code CANLIFE).   Check out  more delicious recipes  and subscribe to our  FREE Almost Monthly Newsletter  to get a new recipe (and lots more RV camping tips, hacks, and resources) in your inbox each month! VEGAN JAMBALAYA Ingredients 4 Impossible Sausages (spicy), sliced 2 TBSP Olive Oil 1 small Red Onion, chopped 1 cup Baby Bella Mus...

4 Cities, 4 Shows, 5 Topics, 34 Seminars in 6 Weeks This probably won't come as a surprise to anyone, but we just aren't city people.  In fact, what is the exact opposite of a city person?  Yeah, that feels better.  Though "country" or "rural" doesn't quite fit either.  How far can you get away from human civilization and still remain human?  What's that called? 'Cuz that's what feels like home.   At the same time, being an alien visitor to the strange, though familiar, urban and suburban landscapes has its advantages.  I mean, we speak the language, know how to get around, appreciate a good museum, our credit cards work, and we thoroughly enjoy city cuisine! This isn't our first rodeo, y'all.  We are very grateful for the chance to travel for our work, share our stories and insights with people wanting to explore our world in an RV.  But we miss ours, terribly, and no cozy or hip B&B can possibly compare to our Hamlet.   T...

"...but I'm even more scared NOT to go." One of our audience members wrote to us after attending our recent _RVing to Alaska_ seminar.  She left renewed in her search for an RV in which to explore North America.  She's recently retired, divorced and taking stock of what she wants to do with her life; "I've often said that I'm scared to death to take the leap, but even more scared NOT to go."  It's the middle of our winter RV show season, and we love that we get to make these types of connections with fellow and future RVers! Fear and desire for change walk hand-in-hand, along the path to personal growth.  When we look at what we have, we fear to seem ungrateful and selfish if we ask for more.  Indeed, gratitude is a core tenet founded in the teachings of philosophy, religion, and the science of well-being.  But this can also lull us into overvaluing what we have, and undervaluing what we might gain from doing something else.  When we're more ...