Gypsy Von Shasta

meanderings from a vintage shasta camper

Category: Travel

Thousand Oaks Vacation

Just for a friday night out in Outer Space

and a Saturday hike.

Frank, AB by The Rural Alberta Advantage
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Oh, we took a trip out west

And we’re back, and I’ve already hugged my dog 100 million times cause I missed him SOO much.
I was told that the chances of getting into some mess over a false tag was about 90% and I thought those were good odds, so we tacked on an old trailer tag with a 2003 expiration date [...]

Mortimer meet the von Shasta’s

We took her out. The camper. She’s not exactly where I envisioned her being on the journey to vintage shasta camper renovation when we first met in December of 2008….. but officially she has been camping with us.
As noted, my Dad has busted himself working on this thing to get it structurally sound. I sure [...]

Later Skaters, I’m off to be a GypSetter

I spoke to an old friend today who during the fall is a school teacher in the Bronx….. but only so he can travel West all Summer long and hike about in Canyons and Desert Hills. He’s a great friend that I taught at a summer camp with back in 2001. We were just babies.
He’s [...]

If I die in Raleigh at least I will die free

Wandered East this weekend. Spent some time with a dear friend from high school whom I recently reconnected with, after years. We stomped around some neighborhood pockets visiting antique furniture shops, sandwich joints and pubs. I didn’t get to see enough to know if Raleigh is the city for me or not, but I sure [...]

Break Away

Seriously, we have to take a break from the Vintage Shasta Camper Trailer for just a bit. Why? Cause I just purchased plane tickets to Europe for March - and every dollar that might otherwise have gone into Gypsy Lifestyle Paraphanalia must be put in a jar. I’m saving my duckets for hopping on and [...]