Author Archives: Travel Happy

There’s a lot of interest today in packing up the family and dog, and hopping into your RV and hitting the open road. However, to travel in an RV is quite expensive. If you’re on a budget, the challenge is … Continue reading →

Did you know that it’s not only possible but very probable that you can RV across North America and never pay for camping? RV’ers who are experienced boondockers or dry-campers (camping without hookups) prepare themselves for such RV’ing adventures, easily … Continue reading →

Planning is all important on any hiking trip, especially when hiking alone, even if it’s just a day trip. Don’t just make a mental plan, but sit down and take some time to insure everything is well thought out. Put … Continue reading →

Those of us that truly enjoy camping, sometimes want our friends and loved ones to come along and enjoy it with us and that includes our 4 legged fur friends as well. Camping with your dog may seem relatively easy … Continue reading →

Boondocking or dry camping presents many challenges, especially for those who have not done a lot of dry camping and you are just beginning. I’m referring to the true off-grid types who prefer the desolate outback as opposed to RV … Continue reading →

Boondocking – “The Urban Dictionary.” Those people who are staying overnight in parking lots for free are boondocking. You can also boondock by lakes, in the forest, on BLM land and anywhere that you can park overnight. If you’re a … Continue reading →

First off, for those few that might not know what dry camping is; simply defined, it’s camping off-grid with no hookups such as water, electricity and sewer. Also known as boondocking. A big advantage of RV (including vans) travel means … Continue reading →

In my last post I touched on traveling and or living in an RV as opposed to traveling and or living in a van and I mentioned several differences. One thing I did not mention is this. I found out … Continue reading →

When I decided to retire several years ago, traveling popped up on my radar as what I most wanted to do in this next chapter of my life. I began researching travel; domestic and international. Where to go was the … Continue reading →

Interstate 75 leading north out of Kennesaw, Georgia (Atlanta Suburb) has the normal, moderate to heavy traffic. Being a major north – south corridor on the east coast, I-75 is not a fun interstate to traverse due to the constant … Continue reading →