Welcome to Travel Trail Sail! We’re Erling & Judy, travel enthusiasts who love camping and cruising. We love outdoor adventure like hiking, biking, and sharing campfire moments with friends. And we also love a great cruise vacation.

Erling and Judy viewing Margerie Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park
Erling and Judy on an Adventure in Alaska

Our blog and Travel Trail Sail YouTube channel are dedicated to inspiring your next adventure, whether you’re a seasoned traveler or just starting out. You’ll find:

  • Practical travel tips, gear reviews, and destination guides
  • Outdoor activities and cruising experiences
  • Stories from the campground and cruise ship

We started Travel Trail Sail to share what we’ve learned and help you make the most of your journeys. We share destination information and reviews in Travel, camping and travel gear reviews in in Gear Reviews, and our thoughts on food, fitness, and friendship in Trail & Sail Life.

We love both RV camping and cruising. We had fun debating which is better on our post and video Camping vs Cruising: Is RV Travel or a Cruise Vacation Better?

Bucket List Trips

We have been to some incredible places. While not every trip has to be a bucket list trip, we do have a few that we consider to be at that level. The kind of trip. that you are lucky to have once in a lifetime. So, while we are always planning our next trip, these are some of the bucket list trips we’ve been lucky enough to take.

Hawaiian Islands Cruise

One of our most amazing bucket list trips was a visit to the Hawaiian Islands including an NCL Pride of America cruise, time in Waikiki Beach, and a visit to Disney’s Aulani resort. Check out our landing page with links to all of the posts from our Hawaii Cruise series where we cover everything you need to know to plan your dream Hawaii cruise vacation.

Erling and Judy next to a sign for Waianapanapa State Park

Alaska Cruise Tour

Another bucket list trip with a cruise was a two-week Princess cruise tour in Alaska. Combining the best of both land and sea in Alaska, a cruise tour is a fantastic way to explore this great state. There were so many highlights it’s hard to share them all. But, we did our best in an eight-part post and video series covering where we stayed, how we traveled, what we saw, our best tips to help you plan a similar adventure.

Beautiful cruise view with two people pointing at Whittier in the distance.

National Park Camping Road Trip

We love camping and have had some amazing travel adventures in our camper. One that involved checking off a bucket list item was visiting Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. We shared the highlights in our RV Road Trip KY TN YouTube video. We shared posts & videos of the whole adventure including stays at Cave Country RV Campground near Mammoth Cave, Seven Points COE campground outside Nashville, and the Margaritaville campground in Pigeon Forge.

Cave Country RV Campground

RV Camping Trips

Not every camping trip has to be a bucket list trip. We love staying in state parks where there is usually hiking, biking, or kayaking available. Over the years, we have visited numerous state parks around the southeast. A few great ones include Mistletoe State Park in Georgia and Raven Rock State Park near Raleigh NC.

Erling and Judy at Raven Rock

We’ve done camping trips to visit many historic places like Williamsburg, VA or Charleston, SC where was camped at the Mount Pleasant Charleston KOA. Of course we love visiting national parks. We really enjoyed visiting Harpers Ferry, MD and staying at the Harpers Ferry KOA.

There are too many adventures to list them all. A great way to get started is to check out our Travel Trail Sail YouTube channel where we share our experiences and provide tips to help you plan your adventure.

Thanks for joining our community of travelers. Let’s explore together!

Our Recent Posts

We work to share new adventures as we are able. Here are some of the fantastic trips we have taken recently.

Travel Trail Sail YouTube Channel

If you enjoy following along with our travels here on the blog, we’d love to have you join us over on our Travel Trail Sail YouTube channel as well. That’s where we share the moments that are easier to show than tell—walking through cruise ships, exploring state parks, setting up camp, and trying out the gear that makes our trips a little easier. It’s a great way to see the places we write about and get a feel for what the experience is really like.

We post videos from our adventures, along with tips we’ve learned on the road and on the water. If you’re planning a cruise, heading out in your RV, or just looking for ideas for your next getaway, you’ll find plenty of inspiration there. We’d be glad to have you along for the journey.

Check out more great posts in Travel, Gear Reviews or Trail & Sail Life. And we’d love to have you join our journey on the Travel Trail Sail YouTube channel.