About Us
We love to travel and write about our adventures in hopes that it will encourage others to do the same. We also like to hear about others’ traveling experiences. It might assist beginners — as well as the seasoned traveler — decide where they to go next or start their new adventure.
Our love for exploring new places began when we started to watch the Travel Channel on Cable TV. We kept saying, “wish we could visit those places!” Finally, one day we made the commitment to do just that. We selected a few dates, which made us start planning our getaways. We started with just a week’s stay. Then we to planned 10 day stays. Then it rapidly went to two weeks. Before we knew it, we where working on a 90-day tour of Central America and the Yucatan Peninsula. We are not getting any younger and don’t want to sit around when we’re older and say would of, could of and should of!
We document and take plenty of pictures of our travels. Our adventures now take us all over the place, both in and out of the United States. I spent many hours listening to my parents tell me about their trips to Europe, Russia and U.S. destinations. Unfortunately, my parents never kept a journal. They stored all their memories in their head and took them to their graves. I wish I could have gotten their adventures in writing. We designed this blog especially for that purpose. We again invite you to share your vacations, explorations and exotic travels so we, too, can hear about places that we never have seen or been to.
I hope you find a little bit of entertainment in our writings, along with encouragement to get out there and see this big beautiful world we live in.
Best wishes on your next trip
Anthony and Maureen Scopel
You, Me and The Dock
Meet our experienced staff
Tony Scopel: Publisher, Site Creator and Author. 
Anthony Scopel brings his visionary style to the internet’s traveling enthusiasts. He wants to create an audience that not only reads about adventures, but also shares their own experiences. Anthony began as a freelance writer penning articles pertaining to local events and issues for his local newspaper’s “Community Editorials.” From there he joined a writers’ forum and published various articles for editorial directors who over-saw blog sites and web-based organizations. This is where he discovered he could blend conversational dialogue with factual information that could relate to the general public. Anthony retired from corporate America in 2012. He combined his business-to-business marketing skills with his love for traveling and writing to create a site to be enjoyed by all.
Contact Information: youmeandthedock.dt@hotmail.com
Frank Briscoe: Author, Reviewer with Press Credentials. Frank Briscoe is a team member and associate author, possessing many qualities that contribute to our staff. His achievements include recording over 31,000 miles on his bicycles and fulfilling a childhood dream by crossing America on a bicycle named “Spirit.” Frank continues to reach further out in his travels by completing tours in the Netherlands, Mexico and Belize with more adventures scheduled in the near future.
Frank has owned and operated several businesses. His entrepreneurship, combined with writing skills, makes him a very talented author. Frank has earned press credentials, allowing him privileged access. His articles have been accepted by many international and national publications. Frank also possesses the qualities as a freelance reviewer for restaurants and social establishments. He has developed a unique style that reads like a poetic scholar, defining true-to-life details about his experiences.
Contact Information for Frank Briscoe Website: www.oldguyonabicycle.com Email: frank46@gmail.com
Matt Kemper: Webmaster, Travel Blogger, SMB Digital Marketing Consultant
Matt Kemper is a long time friend of Tony Scopel who brings a mix of web skills; including development, design, analytics and search marketing. More important however, is that Matt enjoys traveling and has plenty of stories to share. Matt generally travels to the southern United States or the Pacific Northwest. Living in Colorado he captures great images of all the beauty that you’d expect (or not expect) from this vast region.
Contact Information for Matt Kemper:
Website: www.kemperkreative.com
Email: matt@kemperkreative.com