Podcast
Living In Beauty
Hosted by Carmen and Jim Beaubeaux · EN
Full-time RV Travel with Carmen and Jim Beaubeaux. This is the podcast version of our blog posts on LivingInBeauty.net.
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Still Rolling: Reflections on a Decade of Life on the Road
1w ago00:06:44Tap to summarizeExperience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2026/07/18/still-rolling-decade/ Ten years of full-time travel have brought far more than memorable destinations. From unexpected kindness to slower days and lasting friendships, this anniversary is really about the life that grew from simply deciding to go.
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Rode to Joy — The Weight of Less
Jun 1400:07:09Tap to summarizeExperience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2026/06/14/rode-to-joy/ After more than fifty years together and almost a decade on the road, we've learned that the things we remember matter far more than the things we owned. Reflecting on a lifetime of accumulation, we consider why some memories remain vivid while so much else fades away.
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California Streamin’
May 1000:13:06Tap to summarizeExperience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2026/05/10/california-streamin/ A simple drive from San Diego to Sacramento turns into a three-month stretch with no reservations and no pressure to move quickly. As we settle into each stop, the trip begins to shift into a slower, more grounded way of traveling.
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Tale As Old As Time
Apr 1200:12:03Tap to summarizeExperience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2026/04/12/tale/ What starts as a call for advice becomes a deeper process of defining what matters—space, function, health, and how we want to move through the world. That process leads us to our Airstream, Beauty, and the truck who moves her.
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Campground Review: Cochiti Lake Recreation Area Campground – Peña Blanca, New Mexico
Mar 900:13:12Tap to summarizeExperience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2026/03/09/cochiti/ Cochiti Lake campground near Santa Fe, New Mexico sits above a broad lake with open desert views and generously spaced sites. With hiking trails, a swimmable shoreline, and a quiet setting removed from town, the focus stays on the landscape rather than amenities.
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Trust Us, We Lie
Feb 1100:10:41Tap to summarizeExperience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2026/02/11/trust-us-we-lie/ Living on the road, we find ourselves sharing the best parts while much of what actually fills our days stays in the background. That’s where most of the glitches and lessons usually end up.
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Stellaluna: Hitchhiker of the Heart
Jan 1600:10:27Tap to summarizeExperience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2026/01/16/stellaluna/ While on the road, we find ourselves unexpectedly bringing a rescue puppy named Stellaluna into our lives. As she begins to settle in, we adjust to her pace, her personality, and the new dynamic she brings to life in Beauty.
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Vienna Waits For Y’all
Dec 1900:15:04Tap to summarizeExperience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2025/12/19/vienna/ For our 50th wedding anniversary, we set aside the road and spend three months living in Vienna, trading motion for a temporary sense of place. Staying long enough to settle in, we begin to experience the city as part of daily life rather than as visitors.
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Campground Hosting Almost Killed Us
Sep 2200:13:04Tap to summarizeExperience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2025/09/22/campground-hosting/ Trying campground hosting for the first time, we find ourselves in a situation that doesn’t go the way we had imagined. As it happens, we begin to look more closely at what led us there and what we might have approached differently.
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A Palo Duro Goodnight
Aug 2100:09:07Tap to summarizeExperience the complete story: read, listen, and enjoy the photos. https://livinginbeauty.net/2025/08/21/palo-duro-goodnight/ At Palo Duro Canyon State Park near Amarillo, Texas, the depth of the canyon and the network of trails create a setting that invites both movement and stillness. Spending time there, we settle into the landscape and let the days take their own shape.
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