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The Logistics of Living on the Road

July 31, 2016 by Melissa Dohmen in Road Life

I realize now that we haven’t answered a lot of questions about just how, exactly, we manage the “operations” side of life on the road. There’s an underlying theme to our trip that if you haven’t caught on to yet already, let me spell it out for you: we didn’t really think this through.

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July 31, 2016 /Melissa Dohmen
full-time travel, fulltimers, fulltiming, RVing, GoRVing, travel, travel tips, travel expenses, budget travel, state parks, money, finances
Road Life
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Month in Review: June

July 02, 2016 by Melissa Dohmen in Road Life

June was a busy, busy month. As we rang in July 1 yesterday with a drop-dead gorgeous hike in Acadia National Park, it occurred to me that we skipped over a pretty huge milestone: we're halfway done!

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July 02, 2016 /Melissa Dohmen
travel, tiny living, camping, army corps of engineers, state parks, maine, new hampshire, travel bloggers, #findyourpark, #hikeacadia, Acadia National Park, Maine, Vacationland, Mountain Khakis, Tabled, West of Her, recap
Road Life
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State Park Stays: Camp Site Reviews from Alabama to Virginia

May 19, 2016 by Melissa Dohmen in Where to Stay

Welcome to our second installment of State Park Stays, where we review park-by-park where we've stayed during our cross country road trip. We hope you'll find these reviews helpful as you plan your next adventure in our nation's great state parks.

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May 19, 2016 /Melissa Dohmen
state parks, camp sites, camping, rving, reservations, state park living, ccc
Where to Stay
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9 CAMPING & RV Tips JUST IN TIME FOR SUMMER

May 14, 2016 by Melissa Dohmen in Road Life

Summer camping season is officially here! The parks are starting to fill up with weekend hikers and kayakers and campers galore. As you prepare to dust off the old camping tote or clean up the RV for summer, we've got some advice to help you make the most of your time in the great outdoors. 

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May 14, 2016 /Melissa Dohmen
tips, travel tips, camping, recipes, guide, rving, tent camping, state parks
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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Reasons Why Winter Camping is Simply the Best

February 02, 2016 by Melissa Dohmen in Where to Stay

We’re kind of dreading summer. Not because we don’t want the heat (Lord knows we did NOT pack adequately for an El Nino winter). But because winter camping is wonderful in more ways than one. 

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February 02, 2016 /Melissa Dohmen
camping, winter, road life, fulltiming, rv, travel trailer, vintage trailer, state parks
Where to Stay
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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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