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By the Numbers: 3 Months on the Road

March 22, 2016 by Melissa Dohmen in Road Life

On March 7, we celebrated 3 months on the road. Some days it feels like we've been out here for a lifetime. Others days it feels like we just started. When we have those moments, a list like this quickly pulls us back into reality: we've seen and done A LOT since we left. 

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March 22, 2016 /Melissa Dohmen
on the road, full time travel, fulltiming, travel, traveling, stats, tiny living, thow, rv, rving
Road Life
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State Park Stays: Camp Site Reviews from Arizona to Georgia

February 15, 2016 by Melissa Dohmen in Where to Stay

Not all state parks are created equal. We haven’t stayed in many so far, but by our estimation our state parks are in better shape than we thought. 

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February 15, 2016 /Melissa Dohmen
state parks, guide, ultimate guide, state park living, parks, national parks, where to stay, rv, full time travel, vintage trailer, camping
Where to Stay
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Sweet, Sweet Sunday

February 07, 2016 by Melissa Dohmen in Recipes

Today felt like a Sunday. It's been a long time since I've been able to say that. For the past two months days have drifted. Every day you feel guilty about either working too much or too little, and I think people would be surprised by just how often we are holed up in a coffee shop or next to our hot spot rather than out exploring.

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February 07, 2016 /Melissa Dohmen
scones, sunday morning, tiny living, full time travel, road life, i love you, food network
Recipes
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10 reasons to camp at a state park this weekend

January 18, 2016 by Melissa Dohmen in Where to Stay

According to the National Association of State Park Directors, there are more than 7,000 state parks in the U.S. That’s a lot of publicly accessible nature, and in our experience, state parks are the best when you’re living full-time on the road. 

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January 18, 2016 /Melissa Dohmen
state parks, camping, where to stay, whereitravel, accommodations, rv parks, trailer parks, fulltiming, full time travel
Where to Stay
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