Alaska author Sue Henry created RV mystery series
I've been re-listening to an audio tape of  “Dead North,” (2001), a novel featuring musher Jessie Arnold, made famous in Sue Henrys first book "Murder on the Iditarod Trail" (1991). In "Dead North," Alaskan author Henry introduces an RV-driving 60-something M
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HGTV's Celebrity Motor Homes features stars' RVs including Zac Brown's amazing ride
Confession: I'm fascinated with peeking inside million-dollar recreation vehicles ... especially those of "celebrities." So, HGTV's "Celebrity Motor Homes" is cotton candy for my addiction and fun, fun, fun. On one segment, program host Carter Oosterhouse walks th
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Mystery writer weaves RV into plot
Readers first met Ivy Malone, a quirky sleuth on Social Security,  in "Invisible" (Revell, 2004) by Oregon author Lorena McCourtney. Ivy, on the lam and hiding out, picked up a small class C motor home at the end of the second novel, "In Plain Sight" (2005). Then sh
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Queen Elizabeth II gives RV factory Royal treatment
While we in the United States were watching the Houston Texans beat the Detroit Lions in overtime or gathering around the table for a traditional turkey dinner on Thanksgiving--Queen Elizabeth II was checking out a recreation vehicle during her visit to the Bailey carav
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Bret Michaels set to 'Rock My RV' on Travel Channel
"Bret Michaels is getting ready to pimp your recreational vehicle," states an item from WFJA radio station in Sanford, NC. The Poison front man has signed on to host 'Rock My RV,' a new reality series for 2013 on the Travel Channel.  The show will feature custom des
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Elvira - Mistress of the Dark, not a typical RVer
This time of the year, I always find myself thinking about Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, that Halloween icon and quirky symbol of all things spooky. I interviewed her several years back when I was writing a weekly RV column for The Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spoka
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Actor Jeff Daniels talks RVing on David Letterman
There was a note about RVer/actor/songwriter Jeff Daniels in the recent RVTravel.com newsletter. The versatile actor (who has been RVing for more than two decades) is best known for his role in the movie 'Dumb and Dumber' with Jim Carrey. The other night he stopped b
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Elizabeth Taylor's custom Aljo trailer sold at auction
Mega-movie star Elizabeth Taylor’s "sumptuously decorated dressing room trailer – commissioned by 20th Century Fox for use by Dame Elizabeth whilst filming the movie Cleopatra – sold at auction (recently) for $42,000," according to an item by Julian Gothard on Exa
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Watch the 'Long, Long Trailer,' again
It's hard to believe this film was produced in 1954 ... it is still hilarious in parts and definitely fun to watch. "The Long, Long Trailer" starting Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz on DVD. (Suggested retail: $14.97 -- available on Amazon.com for $5.99.) "The 1954 fil
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RVer and author Jaimie Hall Bruzenak on CBS' This Morning, Tuesday, 2/7/12
Author and longtime RVer Jaimie Hall Bruzenak will be talking about the RV lifestyle on CBS' This Morning, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.Lee Cowan, CBS National News correspondent interviewed Jaimie recently in Quartzsite as the RV lifestyle expert for a segment the program is
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