Thursday, October 27, 2005

Travel - by sea, by land or air

It has been a while since I have put together anything in my blog. However, I have been thinking about different ways that I would like to travel and see the world.

There are different modes of transportation. If I were to travel in the US, I think I would like to take up RVing. This reminds me so much of my father. He is so much into RVing that he now owns three of them.

There are so many different styles of RVs. There are the campers, the tent trailer, the travel trailers, the 5th Wheelers, the motorhomes, the diesel pushers...Need I say more.

Each of these styles of RVs have their pluses and minuses.


Let's start at the bottom and work our way up.


There is your basic, tent trailer. These are popular if you like to have little or not privacy. The only good thing about these tent trailers is that they have a stove and small refrigerator. They do sleep better than a tent that you would have to pitch each time you stay somewhere.

Next would be your Camper that would fit on the back of your truck. The camper from long ago has come a long way baby. As you can see the layout is quite nice. They even now carry bathrooms with a slide out no less. WOW. Back in the day when all you could do is barely stand in the small kitchen and climb up to a very small bed.


Now let's move up the the travel trailer. They come is different sizes. From very small (15 feet) to very long (32 feet). They nice travel trailers have different amenities. The smaller version being the "divorce model" as my father would call it, to the great luxury one with everything.






Some of the larger versions even have slide outs.







I think I like ours the best right now. We would really like to upgrade. Our is only a 19 ft travel trailer. As Daddy would say, "The divorce model" he he.




Now we are getting into the next phase of traveling. That would be with the motorhomes. They come in different classes. A Class C motorhome would be like a van with a bed in it.

Then there is your Class B motorhomes. These have a little more to them. Even a little bathroom.

Next would come your Class A motorhomes. They also come in different sizes. They can be from 18 ft to 45 ft. Each with their own amenities. It would be like living in a home on wheels. These can also include 5th Wheels. Some of the ones that Bob and I looked at when we were shopping for travel trailers were something else. You could definitely travel the US and live comfortably in one of these.

Now here is a 5th Wheeler that is every persons dream. It is a 36 ft dream of all dreams. With the slide outs you have a home that is just cozy for two and dogs. As you can see in the picture above, there are at least 4 slide outs with this model. Now hold on to your hat...the cost for this little baby...$96,905. A life savings if I ever did hear of one.



Here are a few pictures of the inside.

Front room. Notice the TV with the nice fireplace below it.

This is the kitchen dinning area Not very big, but just right for two.

Next is the bedroom. You can notice from the kitchen view that you will step up a couple of steps to get there. This is a queen size bed in a nice full size bedroom. There is a shower off to the left and the bathroom off to the right. Can you believe that there is even a full size closet in this one. YIKES. No wonder you pay a bundle for this.




As you can see travel by land can be very comfortable. If you were to travel by sea, it could also be nice. I was able to take a cruise to Cabo San Lucus with Celebrity Cruise Lines. What an adventure. The cruise was wonderful. www.celebrity.com

Then by air, well...there are some many different airlines. I was able one time to fly with Delta and went Business Class. This was really different for me as I was not able t fly that particular class as it was very expensive at the time.

So now you can see what mode of transportation I would like to do.

Hope you have enjoyed the pictures.