BusBuilding

Jane Blair is a single fulltimer who travels the country by herself. She frequently gets asked how she does it alone, and replies in a handy article in a recent FMC Magazine. I wish I could repost the entire thing here, but it just ain’t right. Consider a FMCA membership if you’re a motorhomer. The main reason I signed up was in order to access Coach-Net, the renowned emergency road service.

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The Hi-Way Haven RV Park in Sutherlin, Ore., is offering guests an unusual amenity – an on-site drive-in movie theater.

Guests of the 100-site park can now live at the movies while watching classic films from the comfort of their own RV. But many guests nostalgically watch the films from their cars.

“We won’t be competing with local theaters our movies will strictly be for the guests of the park, and we will only show movies that are fun to watch at a drive-in,” says Jim Remley, the owner of the park. “For instance we have already shown the classic Alfred Hitchcock film Rear Window, and the original War of the Worlds. This month we will be playing Rio Bravo with John Wayne.”

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Lloyd’s glad RVers don’t have to worry about bad beds:

RV Travel Philosophy

Quoted from an interview with Catherine Watson, the author of “Roads Less Traveled”

“How would you characterize your own travel philosophy?”

Go everywhere you can.

Be passionately curious.

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THIS is camping?!

Nevada RV Resort to Offer ‘Room Service’

Developers of Iron Horse RV Resort, Elko, Nev. — scheduled to open with 103 sites on seven acres in August — are taking the concept of customer service a step further by offering full-menu room service from their adjoining Hilton Garden Inn.

The Hilton Garden Inn’s Great American Grill will serve room service to the adjacent RV resort by employees in golf carts.

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Don’t Follow Trucks (or busses!)

There are many reasons why you shouldn’t follow trucks.

They are bigger than you.

They have to fit inside a lane that was made for cars. They might have 2 feet to spare if you add up the space on either side.

You can’t see in front of us - so when we inch over into the other lane to avoid that chunk of tire in the road it might end up causing you some problems if you end up hitting it. Or if we inch over because there is a guy is changing his tire on the side of the road, you might not notice and that too might cause some problems if you hit him. There is also the occasional deer carcass, the christmas tree, a boat, insulation, baggage that fell off someone’s car, plastic in many forms, a bicycle, mystery bag with something in it, large rocks, and the suicide rabbits that love that joke that goes…

“Why did the rabbit cross the road?” “Rabbits and deer have no concept of speed vs. size vs. distance.”

more at: Truck Driver Journal

Got those $1,000 tickets yet?

Due to the Large Crowd Expected for the 2006 Rose Bowl Game, RV Parking Will Be Sold Out as of January 1, 2006

Some regard Wednesday night’s Rose Bowl clash between No. 2 Texas and No. 1 University of Southern California as a once-in-a-lifetime happening.

As of Friday afternoon, single-ticket prices ranged from $905 to $4,648. Friday morning, a VIP Rose Bowl parking pass went for $390.

Heck - RV parking is a steal at $50 and will be available in Lot 3 at Pasadena City College.

Fans deciding to drive to the Rose Bowl on Jan. 4 can expect significant delays and long walks to the stadium.

Fans desiring additional information or for questions regarding alternative transportation to the Rose Bowl, please call: (626) 577-3101, or visit the Rose Bowl Stadium website at http://www.rosebowlstadium.com.

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