There are three key ingredients to a great town or city: soul, sustenance and youth. If a town has all three plus scenery or major points of interest (national park, monument, preserve…) or both, then it gets bumped from great town to great destination.
Tucson has a little of each and made it in our top five destinations for Arizona.
Located on the eastern edge of Tucson Arizona, Voyager RV Resort consistently gets top reviews from Woodall’s, Good Sam and others. After staying for a week at this resort we were officially on board with being a snowbird!
Sure the price was a little more than some of the other area resorts but here, you get what you pay for. This resort was all about the amenities and activities, more so than any other resort we have ever been too!
California and Arizona are known for a lot of different things but one very popular and very controversial aspect is crossing the border into Mexico for Medical!
So, of course while we were camped out in Yuma, we grabbed our passports and drove south to Los Algodones. It’s a four block radius where there are said to be more pharmacies, doctors, dentists and opticians than any similar area, anywhere else in the world!
While traveling through Arizona and filming different RV Resorts we’ve had our share of experiences, but our stay in Mesa at the Viewpoint RV and Golf Resort was definitely unique.
This resort marked many firsts for us: our first 55+ resort, our first RV Resort with a golf course and our first RV Resort with free fruit everywhere. Read more
A mile high in the San Jacinto National Forest is the small town of Idyllwild, California. Famous for old movies and Jazz this town still holds its small town charm even though it’s a popular tourist destination.
There’s quirky art, not one single chain restaurant and (my personal favorite) the tiny retro theater!
We always have fun throwing out the phrase “we get around” but while staying in Mesa, Arizona we definitly lived up to the self proclaimed reputation.
This was one of those places we drove so much we almost proclaimed ourselves offical car tourist too! Ok, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but we were super happy to have our 40mpg car! Mesa is just a short drive from the Superstition Mountains, downtown Phoenix and the famous Apache Trail. We visited all of them and everything in between.
Casa Grande, Arizona is a small town centrally located between Phoenix and Tucson. Did I mention it was small? The population is around 50,000 but it feels much smaller, in a good way. It’s a popular destination for winter visitors (aka snowbirds) looking to escape the northern chill, this town’s population explodes during the winter months. With small town charm, National Monuments, moderate hiking, plenty of history, and winter temperatures in the 70’s, we can see why.
This Valley is smack dab in the center of Arizona and is filled with everything from ancient ruins to ghost towns and vortexes. Cottonwood, Clarkdale, Jerome and Sedona may all be small towns located close together on a map, however these towns couldn’t be any more different.
In fact, the Verde River might be the only thing they have in common. First, let’s start with our favorite and no, it wasn’t Sedona. I know, Gasp!
If you’ve never been to an RV show and you’re interested in buying an RV, what the heck are you waiting for? We were just recently in beautiful British Columba at the Abbotsford Earlybird RV Show to speak on two topics that are near and dear to our hearts: Green Up Your RV Lifestyle and Travel for Free.
The Canadian media loved our story of life on the road so we were invited to speak on 3 different TV stations, and 4 different radio shows. It really seems like the Canadians are more excited about alternative lifestyles than the US media. It’s such a wonderful opportunity to reach a larger audience and share with them the love we have for travel and living life a little more green!
Here’s us on set at Breakfast Television (below) and on Rush TV (above) sharing a few of our favorite items for greening up your travels and your RV. Read more
Campgrounds Shouldn’t Require a Mortgage. Like everything else these days, camping is getting to be expensive. We love State and National Parks but most will set you back $35+ a night for dry camping. Being the cheap ass frugal travelers that we are, we’ve found a few ways to save on campground fees, thus increasing our vital booze fund!
So, here we go…
