Tag Archives: travel

Road Trip Tips

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Travel Happy

I would suggest you not confuse a business trip with a vacation trip. I’ve made too many business trips by an automobile of one type or another to count and I don’t classify those as road trips. An early road … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Boondocking, Camping, Camping off grid, Freedom, Fund Your Travels, Tent Camping, Traveling, Van Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Road Trip Tips

A Bridge in the Desert

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Travel Happy

After retiring and purchasing a van that I converted to a small mobile home, I began traveling and exploring the western part of our great nation. Of all the beauty in our western states, Arizona won me over almost immediately … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Boondocking, Camping, Camping off grid, Freedom, Tent Camping, Traveling, Van Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on A Bridge in the Desert

How to Boondock & Avoid Crowds

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Travel Happy

Want to get away from the crowds by boondocking? If so, make sure you have these essentials before going off-grid. Boondocking, also known as dry camping or free camping or several other names has become very popular in the past … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Boondocking, Camping, Camping off grid, Freedom, Fund Your Travels, Tent Camping, Traveling, Van Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on How to Boondock & Avoid Crowds

Get Out of The House Fast – Go Boondocking

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Travel Happy

Boondocking is ‘the’ reason to join the van life movement or own an RV or even a tent. I did the RV thing and found it too big and expensive for a solo traveler, so I did what I figured … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Boondocking, Camping, Camping off grid, Freedom, Fund Your Travels, Tent Camping, Traveling, Van Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Get Out of The House Fast – Go Boondocking

The Camper Van Has Returned

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Travel Happy

There are many reasons why we are seeing more and more camper vans on our nation’s highways today. The pandemic we have been experiencing for the past year or so is a big reason; people are tired of being cooped … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Boondocking, Camping, Camping off grid, Freedom, Fund Your Travels, Tent Camping, Travel - The Beginning, Traveling, Van Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on The Camper Van Has Returned

How a Checklist Can Make Your Camping Trips more Enjoyable

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Travel Happy

A checklist or check-off list, whichever you prefer, can make your life not only more enjoyable, but less stressful as well. Pilots routinely have a checklist to follow during pre-flights. Others may call it a to do list of things … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Boondocking, Camping, Camping off grid, Freedom, Tent Camping, Traveling, Van Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on How a Checklist Can Make Your Camping Trips more Enjoyable

My Van Build

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Travel Happy

This is my van; a 2019 RAM Promaster High Top, basic work/cargo van. The high top is great as it affords me the ability to stand erect and has plenty of overhead room. First thing to be built was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Boondocking, Camping, Camping off grid, Freedom, Fund Your Travels, Tent Camping, Traveling, Van Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on My Van Build

Pandemic Driving RV Sales Like Never Before – According to New Data

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Travel Happy

RV lots are mostly bare across the country now and have been for several months. This is due in part because of the pandemic as dealers are reporting that millennials are a huge part of the interest in RV’s during … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Boondocking, Camping, Camping off grid, Freedom, Fund Your Travels, Tent Camping, Traveling, Van Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Pandemic Driving RV Sales Like Never Before – According to New Data

Camper Van – Can be your Home Away from Home

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Travel Happy

A van converted to travel, live and camp in is like a small moving home. It can provide transportation, a kitchen and sleeping accommodations for the driver and a small family. My third converted van Unlike larger RV’s, it’s easy … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Boondocking, Camping, Camping off grid, Freedom, Fund Your Travels, Tent Camping, Traveling, Van Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Camper Van – Can be your Home Away from Home

Kennesaw Mountain

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Travel Happy

I live near Kennesaw Mountain in Kennesaw, Georgia which is just north of the city of Atlanta. From the numbers I have seen, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is the second most visited National Battlefield Park in the Country. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefield, Blog, Boondocking, Camping, Camping off grid, Civil War, Freedom, Tent Camping, Traveling, Van Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Kennesaw Mountain