Less then 24 hours after Melissa’s arrival we got down and dirty in the kitchen. Every year honorary gypsy Melissa uses her vacation days to spend some time living the van life. We didn’t waste any time today. The three of us got up shortly after the sun and headed to downtown Denver to Urban […]
Read more "Urban Peak"Our passion for music is evident in our lives. Our desires guide our travels to switch routes or lead us in directions for the sole purpose of catching one of our favorite bands. When music pairs with another important aspect of who we are, spreading good karma by helping others, we know we are being […]
Read more "Conscious Alliance Collaboration"Davenport, Iowa, a city where we had no idea what to expect as we were driving for a day through fields of farmland. All we knew was from our 8th grade musical Mel and I were the “dancers” in. The Music Man sings about “Davenport, Mason City, Keokuk, Ames, and Clear Lake…. Ought to give Iowa […]
Read more "Davenport, Iowa and the River Bend Food Bank"Just outside of Sundance, Wyoming is massive geologic wonder called Devils Tower. Teddy Roosevelt declared it the first national monument. It is a tall, mind-blowing structure that is sacred to tribes of the area. Every June they close the monument to visitors so they can practice their religious rituals. People from all over the world […]
Read more "Sundance, Wyoming"Being “stuck” in a place (home in this case) longer than expected has its ups and downs. The obvious negative is that the Gypsy Givers are on opposite sides of the country, but the positive factor is more time to help those in our local community. NYC was our home for over 10 years prior to embarking […]
Read more "Gypsies Care"In typical gypsy fashion we make friends wherever we go. This summer we had the pleasure of meeting Javier and instantly started a friendship that will last a lifetime. We share the same friends back in New York which meant we were pretty sure of the kind of craziness we would get ourselves into. That’s […]
Read more "Down in Mexico"About once a week I take a break and be sure to check in with my family. I’ll share a city, a national park, a landmark and sure enough my Dad has his own gypsy memory of his journeys moving my family cross country. Sure enough Reno, Nevada did not fall short.For nine months my […]
Read more "Get On My Level"Arriving in Seattle meant the end of the second leg of our travels. We planned all along to spend a lot of time here with friends, knowing it would feel like home to us. It only seemed right to partner with an organization that gave us the same feeling. We wanted a place we could […]
Read more "Pike Market Food Bank"As you know, the Gypsies love a good tradition. My family and I have been meeting on Tybee Island for the past five years. Tybee Island is a small island off the coast of Georgia where simple life meets the beach. A place without chain hotels, where you bike instead of drive, and everyone says […]
Read more "Ban the Bag, Tybee Island "This is my favorite time of year! Not only is it the kick off to festival season, its also time for the yearly tradition my dad and I started six years ago. From the first time I visited and every time since, a piece of my heart is left in New Orleans. The mix of […]
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