Road Trip Planner

Looks who’s doing it and what’s all the fuss about?

With terror threats abroad, the dollar getting hammered, air travel becoming so difficult and gas prices soaring everywhere, many vacationers are again finding our own country is a great travel bargain; and taking the all-American road trip is a great way... Read >

Zooming down the highway connected to the Internet

How neat would it be to be rolling along and checking the road conditions, making your next campground reservation or updating your Personal Travel Website? Of course, if you are the driver, we don't think this is a good idea, but for your co-pilot or ot... Read >

Travel Technology Options

One of the questions that comes up most frequently is what type of internet connectivity should I have for our trip? So, here is a quick review of the basic ways to access the internet in a mobile connection -- not at a fixed land base (ie DSL or cable in... Read >

Under-discovered Gems in our National Park System

What could be more American than our National Park Service? People everywhere express interest in exploring these symbols of our national heritage. The parks range from large and well-known, like Yosemite and Zion, to small and obscure, like The Golden S... Read >

The Price of Gas Really Doesn’t Matter

"The good news is that there is no reason to cower in the corner of your RV trying to avoid the gasoline bogeyman," asserts Carol White, author of Live Your Road Trip Dream - Travel for a year for the cost of staying home. "While none of us are thrilled a... Read >

Ten New Year’s Resolutions for RV enthusiasts

We all know that those who RV are independent, adventurous types that are prone to humor and accepting things as they come along in their journeys. So I looked in my crystal ball for 2007 and found these sure-fire resolutions that all RVers would actuall... Read >

Redding’s not-so-hidden Jewel

Driving along I-5 near Redding, California, you wouldn't guess that a glistening jewel lies just west along the Sacramento River. Nestled in Turtle Bay Exploration Park, the Sundial pedestrian bridge was completed in 2004 and connects the two sections of... Read >

Where would your RV Trip take you?

You've seen them on the roads and probably wondered, "What would an RV vacation be like?" With one out of every eleven households headed by 35-54 year-olds, owning an RV today, families, couples and singles just like you are enjoying this casual, comfort... Read >

RV Fall Road Trips – a Beautiful Time of the Year

The kids are back in school, the weather is more moderate and the scenery is more breathtaking than any time of year. You know what I am talking about - Fall. So you've had an active summer taking in all the great summer adventures, but where will yo... Read >

RV Fall Road Trips – a Beautiful Time of the Year

NextStudent, a leading Phoenix-based education funding company, recommends that students and parents start to consider consolidating their federal student loans, especially if they have taken out any variable rate loans such as a Stafford Loan or PLUS loa... Read >

Retirement – Five reasons to do it now!

Each day in the US 10,000 baby boomers turn 50 and more than ever, these boomers are finding that life starts at 50 and beyond. This isn't your mother's retirement, in fact more and more retirees are bucking tradition and reinventing themselves and of... Read >

A travel dream becomes a life-changing journey

Work life has a way of putting people in niches. Retirement gives us a way to climb out of those holes and go another direction. This is what my husband Phil and I discovered when we retired in our early 50s. No longer stuck with who we had become ove... Read >