Nashville's Greatest Hits...and the Coolest Public Bathroom in the USA

Nashville's Greatest Hits
Take a ride with us through Nashville in the shadow of the Batman Building as we explore her history, the roots of her music, and her most famous landmarks.

Discover why she's called the Athens of the South, how Bob Dylan shaped the music scene, and the surprising story of how she earned the moniker Music City... CONTINUE READING >>

Also on GypsyNester.com this week:

The Hippest Public Bathroom in the USA

Jackpot! A flush with greatness!

Shiny and adorned in black and green art deco (including the toilets and urinals) this luxurious loo boasts a shoeshine station and a vintage phone that calls up the front desk - just in case... CONTINUE READING >>

Going Gypsy: One Couple's Adventure from Empty Nest to No Nest at All (find out more) Available from Skyhorse Publishing! Order Now - Wherever Books Are Sold! Also available as an audiobook from Audible.com

Follow us here too!: Facebook - Twitter - YouTube - Google+ - Pinterest - Instagram - GoodReads - StumbleUpon - RSS

No Stone Unturned: Foamhenge in Virginia... and some really BIG news!

I have a confession to make. 

About thirty years ago I was in London for several days and didn’t take the short trip outside of town to see Stonehenge.

That's why I was so thrilled to discover an exact replica made of Styrofoam in Virginia - how could we not veer off the side of the road?.. CONTINUE READING >>

Whoo-hoo! Thank you Nashville for Making Going Gypsy Your #1 Bestseller!



And that's not all! See more Going Gypsy News!

Going Gypsy: One Couple's Adventure from Empty Nest to No Nest at All (find out more) Available from Skyhorse Publishing! Order Now - Wherever Books Are Sold! Also available as an audiobook from Audible.com

Follow us here too!: Facebook - Twitter - YouTube - Google+ - Pinterest - Instagram - GoodReads - StumbleUpon - RSS

Let's Do the Charleston... and Finding the Worst Christmas Song Ever

We needed to escape the winter.

Veronica had never been to South Carolina, and we were both intrigued by the town of Charleston, so we headed for the coastal Lowcountry and discovered one of America's most interesting cities... CONTINUE READING >>

Also on GypsyNester.com this week:

Just what is the worst Christmas song ever?

Our most recent family holiday get-together found us gathered around the radio listening to the all-Christmas music station. Many artists lent their joyous voices to our celebration, but things took a turn when a real clunker reared its ugly head.

This prompted a wildly fun discussion. Everyone offered numerous contenders.

 See what we've come up with and be sure to put in your two cents... CONTINUE READING >>

Follow us here too!: Facebook - Twitter - YouTube - Google+ - Pinterest - Instagram - GoodReads - StumbleUpon - RSS Going Gypsy One Couple's Adventure from Empty Nest to No Nest at All (find out more) Coming in February 2015 from Skyhorse Publishing! Pre-Order Now - Wherever Books Are Sold!

Traveling in Dr. King's Footprints

Follow your GypsyNesters as we explore pivotal moments of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life though travel.

Join us in an emotional journey through Atlanta, Birmingham, Montgomery and Selma as we discover more about what had happened, what is happening now and our hope for the future... CONTINUE READING >>

Follow us here too!: Facebook - Twitter - YouTube - Google+ - Pinterest - Instagram - StumbleUpon - RSS

Singin' the Blues Trail in Mississippi

Travel with your GypsyNesters as we roll down the Mississippi Blues Trail!

We discover the legend behind Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil at the Crossroads, stay at the most unique inn we've ever seen - made of original sharecropper shacks, eat tamales - yup, there are tamales in The Delta - and BBQ, take on a Donut Tower, visit a REAL juke joint and the King Biscuit Radio Show and learn how The Blues influenced more modern music... CONTINUE READING >>

Also on GypsyNester.com this week:

Christmas Cruising the Danube, A Live-Blog

We're excited to bring you along LIVE for a waltz down the Danube as we visit the Christmas markets of Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, and Germany.

Our journey takes us to four UNESCO World Heritage Sites, ensuring immersion into the grand history of the area.

We will be sure to pay special attention to the unique culture and customs surrounding the... CONTINUE READING >>

Follow us here too!: Facebook - Twitter - YouTube - Google+ - Pinterest - Instagram - StumbleUpon - RSS

Swamps, Shrimp and Sea Monsters in Coastal Georgia

Just below, as in south of, the famous Carolina Lowcountry lies a lesser known region, Coastal Georgia.

Geographically, culturally, and historically this area is virtually indistinguishable from its northern neighbor, it's simply the Savannah River that separates them.

Join us as we survey the swamps, seafood, and even a sea serpent along the Atlantic shoreline.... CONTINUE READING >> 

 Follow us here too!: Facebook - Twitter - YouTube - Google+ - Pinterest - StumbleUpon - RSS

A Tale of Two Cities... Uh, Counties... No, States

Check this out: we're on the border of Tennessee and Georgia. We find a community that is split down the middle with a blue line painted through the town.

It gets weirder (YAY!) -- the blue line goes straight through buildings. Shops, a church, even a bar.

But wait, it gets weirder yet. The bar is also in two counties. And one of them is dry... CONTINUE READING >> 

 Follow us here too!: Facebook - Twitter - YouTube - Google+ - Pinterest - StumbleUpon - RSS

The Weight of Six Million Paper Clips

In a small town in Tennessee there is a monument so moving, so touching and so unlikely that the story behind it is almost unbelievable.

Here is a tale of a group of school children who found out that even the smallest idea can spark a world wide movement. And how compassion can change the world... CONTINUE READING >> 

 Follow us here too!: Facebook - Twitter - YouTube - Google+ - Pinterest - StumbleUpon - RSS

Little Rock / Big Gem

Join us on a rip-roarin' tour of Little Rock, Arkansas!

We visited the Clinton Presidential Library, hit the Big Dam Bridge, witnessed history at the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site and ate avocado popcycles at the River Market!

Then, we mounted Segways and... CONTINUE READING >> 

 Follow us here too!: Facebook - Twitter - YouTube - Google+ - Pinterest - StumbleUpon - RSS

A Town Standing on Stilts

There is something about driving to the very tip of a place, the end of the line, land's end, that we can't resist. It's kind of like climbing a mountain for us, we do it because it's there. In Louisiana that point where State Highway 1 hits the water is Grand Isle.

Building a road across this expanse of wetland took extensive... CONTINUE READING >>

How to Volunteer at a National Park (and live for free!)

Kay, a veteran parks volunteer - and fellow GypsyNester - discusses how to apply, where one lives at the parks, what is expected of volunteers and, most importantly... CONTINUE READING >>

Okee Dokee Okefenokee

Yes, the Okefenokee Swamp is a real place - and we were up to our elbows in alligators!

Two things struck us, first, someone should try using an alligator next time they want to set the long jump world's record and, second, The Okefenokee's most famous resident, Pogo, had it wrong. We have met the enemy and he sure ain't us. He's all teeth and.... CONTINUE READING >>

Savannah Squared

Savannah is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get. Or at least we didn't. But the city is gorgeous and the pace slow, so it seemed like a perfect place to take a little bicycle tour.

We did know that Forrest Gump waited for his bus somewhere in... CONTINUE READING >>

Spanish Moss & She Crab Soup

Your GypsyNesters hit the Lowcountry of South Carolina! Join us as we learn about the Gullah culture and cuisine, visit the Penn School and check out the eerie Chapel of Ease.

The remote chapel, located on Land's End Road on St. Helena Island has some spooky folklore associated with it... CONTINUE READING >>

The World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade

The town really decks out, dying the famous fountains of healing waters kelly green. Historic Bridge Street, the shortest street in America in daily use, is cordoned off. The entire route covers a mere ninety-eight feet.

Each year a fabulous celebrity Grand Marshal is chosen. This year Bo Derek showed everyone... CONTINUE READING >> 

Do the Charleston!

Without a destination in mind other than south to bug out of the snow, we headed for the coastal "Lowcountry" and discovered one of America's most interesting cities.


Something stood out to us as we pedaled around - many homes had odd doors facing the street leading to outside porches. Having never seen such before, we dubbed them "porch doors," and tossed around quite a few theories as to why they existed before finding out their true function. Known as "hospitality doors," these portals were a way of communicating... CONTINUE READING >>

Music of The Ozarks

Join us in a magical musical journey through the Ozark Mountains, where the melody is pure and simple.  View amazing videos of Christmas caroling in a cave (can't beat THOSE acoustics!), traditional folk music and a guy that plays spoons. All while learning about the area, its people and how washboards and washtub basses are... CONTINUE READING >>

To Bean or Not to Bean, Is That Even a Question?

As the leaves begin to turn red and gold deep in the Ozarks, excitement starts to build. Competitors check and double check recipes. Others put the final tweaks on their racing machines. Before long, the aroma of beans and outhouses fill the mountain air -- it's time for the Annual Arkansas Bean Fest and Great Championship Outhouse Races. This fest had GypsyNester written all over it. How could we possibly resist?

The festivities, as with... CONTINUE READING >>

Probing Hot Springs

Veroncia rounded the corner and stood face-to-face with a large box containing several firehose-like nozzles protruding from one side, and a bevy of levers, knobs, pedals, valves, gauges and dials on the other. The whole room was tiled and waterproofed, so obviously the idea was to soak down the patient until whatever afflicted them drowned -- or begged for mercy. Hey, I'd be begging as soon as Igor... read more

Southern Comfort Zone

Traveling up the Mississippi River from New Orleans on the Great River Road, we encountered the epitome of the Old South. All along the river north to Baton Rouge, Plantation Country lives on in well preserved splendor. Cotton was not king down here, unlike the plantations throughout the rest of The South, these gave us some... read more