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garmp
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Jul 22, 2018

Tourer or Destinationer?

The Yuk to some of the popular destinations thread got me wondering if we're in the minority or majority. Do you drive to a destination and then spend the majority of you time at this one location? Or as us, spend most of your time traveling to multiple spots before and after your furthest point.
We are definitely in the tourer category. Example being that we had booked 4 nights at St. Augustine SP, FL. It took us a week and a couple of days each way, to and from, just to smell the roses and see the sights. A night or two here or there and seeing what we could see at a nice easy pace. Four night in one local seems to be our limit and then we get happy feet, or wheels, and gotta move.
Guess that's due to being recently retired and still in that gotta move to see what's next mode. But getting better.

16 Replies

  • Staying two nights gives me a full day to explore and then move on but usually within 100 to 200 miles.
  • Always a tourister. We have a wonderful destination home location, relatives are all close by or we stop off in Alabama on our way somewhere else.

    We bought the motorhome to see the country. We wanted to take extended road trips and not have to deal with hotels and restaurants. We have our two greyhounds and they would make it impossible for an automobile trip. I also hate extended hotel stays and too many restaurant meals. I've found my limit on cruises is seven nights. After that, I'm ready for my bed and my kitchen. I need some control in my life and by controlling my lodging and most of my food I'm usually pretty happy.

    Perhaps someday we will want to go and stay somewhere else for a few months, but not now, probably never.
  • Mostly a Tourister except when we're not. We're Destinationers when visiting relatives for a week or two.
  • We're destinationers...Own a lot in the southwest and when not there we stay in one place on the Ca. Delta. We enjoy the travel to and from however and have our favorite stop overs.
  • This topic gets discussed at least weekly on these forum. Often times under the subject is how many miles a day, etc.
  • After my 20 years in the Coast Guard, and 9 duty stations, I tried the landlocked routine at the X wifes demand for a place of her own. I missed the moving and learning new places. I cant wait to get back out and going.
    Even on vacations, I don't stay anywhere more than 5 days before I want to go.