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GW_Rider
Explorer
Apr 29, 2014

Travel Suggestions

This isn't a complaint. We are starting our 8th year of FTing, and are headed west from south Texas this year. We have made a tentative (very) Google roundtrip travel map, to still be back in the RGV around 1/1/2015. Having a plan has helped us keep moving, instead of overstaying in a location.

For the most part, the waypoints are places we have already visited, some as long as a month. Hooked up for traveling, we are 63 feet long, so we can't just stay anywhere. To keep DW happy, except for an overnight stay, we like to have at least W/E and VZ phone service. And data.

While summer traveling, normally we "go" a day, then 'stay home" a day. Not interested in big cities, and we are both 60+, so some of the more strenuous outdoor activities hurt.

Maybe we are getting travel burnout. Probably, sitting in place for more than a couple months would cure it. Or is this a sign of an S&B in our near future?

What resources do you use to find new places, or new experiences in familiar places? Obviously, RVing and fulltiming websites are a resource. I lurk here and at Escapees, IRV2, MOC.

Suggestions welcome.
  • Do a Google search for `______ tourism' and put the State, City, or area in place of the blank and read what the experts have to say about their area.
  • Time to head to Alaska for a summer. Or the Maritimes - I could spend many summers there. Or Calgary and Banff.

    Pick an interest - Civil War Battlefields, Top US Museums, Best Seafood in America, Flyfishing or Deep Sea or Lake Fishing, Arts and Crafts, American Independence History, Quilting, Jazz, Bluegrass - Research and go to all the best events and places for them.
  • My favorite topic: Where to go? I suggest you check out the series of books from the Weird US series. They have almost all the states in book form now. Some of the places they identify really are "weird". But if you want something for a destination point, this is a good way to do it. Without a destination to go to, it seems RV-ing would not be fun any more. Revitalize your interests ... go "weird!" And keep enjoying your travels!
  • We belong to Escapees and just finished with a trip they put together in Moab UT. We have been to Moab before but this one focused on 4WD Jeep trips and river trip. It was a lot of fun and something we likely would not have done on our own.

    I also do read the magazines that are still published like RV Journal, Motorhome, Escapees, and FMCA. All those usually have travel suggestions.
  • I look at the website for the communities nearby where our route takes us. Most of the city websites list places of interest along with a history of the city/area. If I see something that would interest both of us, we make a side trip for a day or overnight stop.

    Here's an example, while staying in Quartzite for a month I discovered Oatman, AZ was nearby. It's an old mining town now tourist destination. Besides gold, it's claim to fame- it is the town where Clark Gable & Carole Lombard Honeymooned.