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Dental Tourism – Los Algodones, Mexico

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Travel Happy

NOTE:  A fellow snowbird whom I met a few years ago in Arizona contributed to this blog.  Los Algodones is the medical tourism capital of Mexico. When I travel to Arizona during the winter months, I always visit Los Algodones … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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How to Earn Money While Living the RV / Van Life on the Road

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Travel Happy

Since retiring some 15 years ago, I have been living my dream of traveling around North America while living in an RV and then in my van. During those years, I learned multiple ways of how to make money on … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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