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It’s a chilly night inside the RV—a good time for a game of cards, and the options are endless: Texas Hold ’Em, Solitaire, Bullshit, Hearts, Rummy… honestly, the number of things you can play with one deck is crazy. But the design of regular cards is

We’re retired veterans traveling the country in our 2018 Montana fifth wheel. We love discovering new cities, exploring national parks, and making connections throughout the amazing RV community. We’ve been full-time traveling for three years and pla

“But how will you make money?” Anyone who’s decided to live on the road full-time has heard this question, and while it’s tempting to give a smart-aleck response like “Traveling hitman,” or “Online gambling,” the truth is that many folks don’t realiz

When I set out from Orlando to Albuquerque, I didn’t plan on doing it in one 27-hour drive. If I had, I probably wouldn’t have left at midnight. But I’m young and impulsive, and the pull of the road was too much for me to ignore. So, I threw my bag i

One of the first major steps of creating an on-the-road environment that fosters learning and growth in children is to completely unlearn everything that you think is required. As a former educator, it was hard for me to picture uprooting my life and

The North American road network consists of 4,965,181 miles of opportunity. Traveling at 60 miles per hour, it would take more than nine years of constant driving to travel its total length, with each inch offering something new to discover, and some

If you’re like me, you count the dogs when folks ask how many children you have. While my husband, Josh, and I haven’t reared any human kiddos, our two gremlin-like pups, Alfie and Daisy, require all sorts of patience, finances, and commitments that

It can be difficult to build friendships on the road, given the impermanence of the lifestyle. And even once you’ve begun to develop a sense of community, there are things you need to do to maintain it while you’re on the road. Luckily, with a bit of

It was almost springtime, getting close to my wife’s birthday, and I had some commercial work that I needed to do some planning for. So, naturally I decided to take a trip that could take advantage of all three of these things. My wife and I have a

It’s a well-known fact that sometimes the most difficult journeys lead to the most magical destinations. For me, Strawberry Mountain was well worth the struggles it took to get there. Strawberry Mountain is one of those destinations that very few p

After a day spent hiking, ogling grizzly bears and getting drenched by a waterfall, my seven-year-old son was eager to splash around some more—this time in the hot springs located on-site at our campground. Set against a backdrop of craggy Rocky Moun

Mention the name “Houston” and it will likely conjure images of glitzy high-rises, oil tycoons and even Mission Control. But just outside the ever-expanding confines of America’s fourth-largest city is a wilderness oasis where nature lovers can visit

Growing up, my family took Griswold family–style vacations each summer. On the last day of school, Dad loaded up the family Truckster, crammed us kids into an overpacked backseat, pulled out of our driveway in rural Connecticut, and set off for multi

While most areas of the United States have suffered some tourism decline in recent years due to the pandemic, COVID is just one element of the raft of difficulties that Louisiana has faced. The state has been hit by a torrent of hurricanes in recent

Tell someone you’re going to Georgia, and it’s usually assumed that you’re headed to Atlanta, or Savannah. But why are we conditioned to only visit the places that get the most attention? I guarantee that for every national park or tourist city that

There’s plenty to see and do on an east-coast RV trip to Salem, Massachusetts, from touring mansions in the McIntire Historic District to shopping for trinkets and souvenirs along eccentric Essex Street. Salem honors its hallowed history with indoor

A CUP OF HOT COCOA IS CALLING YOUR name back at camp, but you’re distracted by the swirling colours of the sun setting over Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon. With every step, you hear snow crunching underfoot, and you’re reminded of childhood day