HGTV kicks off 'RV 2013' on New Year's Day

HGTV kicks off ‘RV 2013′ on New Year’s Day

| RV books/DVDs/Websites, RV Life, RV News, RV Types
In addition to the Rose Parade and football, New Year’s Day brings HGTV's annual show RV 2013, hosted by Brandon Johnson (right). The yearly special showcases some of the latest bells and whistles in RVs and travel accessories. Johnson guides three families through
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2012 top story on RV Short Stops -- The Nellie E Saloon near Parker, Ariz

2012 top story on RV Short Stops — The Nellie E Saloon near Parker, Ariz

| RV Journey 2011-12, RV Life, RV Short Stops
It was in January of 2012 when we heard about a Desert Bar oasis called The Nellie E Saloon somewhere between Quartzsite and Lake Havasu City (Arizona). It took a bit of sleuthing for us, but we finally got directions ... and believe us, it is well worth the trip on a w
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2012 top story on WomenRVers.blogspot -- the amazing Nancy Bridges:

2012 top story on WomenRVers.blogspot — the amazing Nancy Bridges: “Quitting was never an option”

| RV Journey 2011-12, RV Life, RV People, RV Types, Women RVers
Nancy Bridges has an infectious laugh and an incredible ‘never give up’ outlook on her life-on-the-road. I first met this Georgia lady on the day her 2006 40-foot Alfa See Ya Gold motor home almost tipped over at the SKP Park of the Sierras. I soon discovered
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Resources for solo women RVers

Resources for solo women RVers

| RV books/DVDs/Websites, RV Life, RV People, Women RVers
• "WomenRVers.blogspot.com" features women on the road, edited by Julianne G. Crane. • "The Woman's Guide to Solo RVing" by Jaimie Hall Bruzenak and Alice Zyetz (2002). Available in print or e-book downloaded to your computer's desktop. • "RV Traveling Tales
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Millions on the road in RVs over Holidays

Millions on the road in RVs over Holidays

| RV Life, RV People, RV Types
More than 5.5 million Americans took to the roadways in recreation vehicles over the Holidays, according to an item by Amy Fox on KFYR-TV in Minot, ND. The report states that a new survey by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association found that 25 percent of Americ
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From the ragged edge of Christmas, Peace

From the ragged edge of Christmas, Peace

| Jimmy Smith's 'Another View', RV Life
After "a mega jolt of morning coffee and the maple syrup-fueled plate of French toast," RVer Jimmy Smith  takes a moment to reflect on Christmas Day. "If only I could see my own life from 35,000 feet, I might marvel at the beauty and order," he says. "From inches a
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Longtime solo RVer, Canadian author Joei Carlton Hossack winters in Arizona

Longtime solo RVer, Canadian author Joei Carlton Hossack winters in Arizona

| International RVing, RV books/DVDs/Websites, RV Life, RV People, Women RVers
Canadian Joei Carlton Hossack (left in picture) and I (right) have been crossing paths for almost eight years. When we first met in 2005, she was a full-time RVer and I was writing about the RV lifestyle for The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Wash.  She was in town p
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Tribute: Veteran, full-time RVer Ken Bixler

Tribute: Veteran, full-time RVer Ken Bixler

| RV People
Another gentle man has passed from this world.  Ken Bixler made his transition early Saturday morning, 12/22/12, at the VA Medical Center in Fresno, Calif. Ken and his dear wife, Jean, were married more than four decades. A second marriage for both, their blended fa
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Author Jaimie Hall Bruzenak's favorite RV holiday memory -- hiking Big Bend trails

Author Jaimie Hall Bruzenak’s favorite RV holiday memory — hiking Big Bend trails

| RV / Camping Destinations, RV Life, RV People
RV author Jaimie Hall Bruzenak spent Christmas 2005 at the Big Bend National Park in Texas where her husband, George Bruzenak, was volunteering in the Castolon Visitor Center. On Christmas Day, Hall and another volunteer, Nancy Bauer of Petaluma, Calif., hiked the s
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Last minute holiday decoration guide for RVs

Last minute holiday decoration guide for RVs

| RV Life
Like many veteran RVers, we carry some kind of rope lights or 'fairy lights' with us when we are on the road, especially if it is over the holiday season. Pictured at right is our simple holiday light display when we were camped at St. Joseph's Peninsula State Park
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