Crowe wrote:
You can fly and rent an RV but that will be expensive. Also, by the time you figure departing 3hr before the flight, 2hr flying & 2hr to collect bags and pick up the rental...you've already got the equivalent time to 500 miles driving...in the end, your 4 day trip is really a 2 day trip when you remove the travel days.
It rarely takes 2 hours to pick up bags and a rental. In 2.5 hours of flight time from Boston I can be in Florida. If I drive and I am REALLY lucky in those 9 hours you talk about I might be able to make it to Washington, DC, IF there is no traffic. I am also much more rested and relaxed when I fly as I can sleep on the plane and possibly even salvage 1/2 day on either travel day depending on where I am headed.
I agree. In addition, domestic flights don't require you to be there 3 hours before the flight. And for a 5 day trip, you could do carry on only and skip the baggage claim.
Go to regular travel forums (lonely Planet, fodors, etc.) and get suggestions on the best airport to fly into for the area you want to visit, recommended hotels, rental car tips, etc.
RVrs in general are going to be less positive about air travel and hotels and will have less current advice and information on how to make it a positive experience. So, talk to folks who do air and hotel travel by preference to get that help.
