Off the beaten path but not lost | Family RV Life, Jeepin’, and Travel

As of this podcast and blog post, we've been to 26 National Parks, lakeshores, and seashores. Today we will tell you about 6 National Parks, 2 National Lakeshores, and 1 National Seashore.  Shownotes: https://thefaiolas.com/47

We discuss all the details you need to know if you consider doing the beet harvest as a fulltime RVer. Episode 46 is the pre-harvest episode, and we will do this again after the harvest to tell you if things happened as expected. Shownotes: https://thefaiolas.com/46

Glacier National Park is on our top 5 list of National Parks we've visited. We visited the park in July/August of 2021 for the  first time and were completely shocked at how gorgeous this park was. This year we only had a short time to visit the park on our fast track to North Dakota. Shownotes: https://thefaiolas.com/45

In this podcast episode, we're exploring the state's west side in Washington. We visited the coast and the Olympic Peninsula of Washington. You can find the first part of Washington adventure on episode 40 of the podcast. Shownotes: https://thefaiolas.com/44

More people than ever have started RVing in the last three years. However, can you live in an RV? Is this the right decision for you? In this episode, we have listed a bunch of questions to ask yourself to see if you can live in an RV full-time. Shownotes: https://thefaiolas.com/43

We run into the nicest and most respectful people while on the road. However, some people (very few) need a reminder of how to act in public - HAHA! In this podcast, we'll chat about the written and unwritten rules of Boondocking and RV Park Etiquette. Shownotes: thefaiolas.com/42

While RVing and traveling to fantastic locations, it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking you are missing out. In this episode, we share tips to find things to do and remember the places you must see but can't make during that trip. We will also share how to have fun for free or get discounted tickets. Shownotes: thefaiolas.com/41

Now we know why people are obsessed with Washington. The state is gorgeous. Washington has diverse ecosystems, including prairies, deserts, wetlands, rainforests, marine waters, and grasslands. On the podcast, we're discussing our first few weeks in Washington. Shownotes: https://thefaiolas.com/40

Staying connected is essential for our family and probably the most challenging part of this lifestyle. In this podcast episode, we wanted to share all the ways we stay connected. What works best for us and tips we have found along the way. https://thefaiolas.com/39

Welcome back to the podcast! Today we're giving an update on our travels for the last few weeks. We visited Teton National Park in June, which was a lot different than the last time in September. Fewer animals but more green! Speaking of animals, we added a new furry member to our family - Freya Rose. She's a Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, and we're all obsessed with her. Shownotes: https://thefaiol...

We're here today to tell you why you SHOULD NOT live in an RV and travel. If you can believe it, RV life is not all rainbows.  On Youtube, you see many of this lifestyle's fantastic parts. We want to share the things that might make you want to stay rooted in one place. You can overcome these snags, especially if the open road is calling your name. https://thefaiolas.com/37

Oh boy, do we have the Colorado bug. We only spent a few weeks in a tiny area, but we can't wait to return. For nine days, we stayed near Boulder and drove into the Rocky Mountains as much as we possibly could! Rocky Mountain National Park was absolutely breathtaking! https://thefaiolas.com/36

We are excited to let you in on some family news - we're getting a puppy! You get to hear us tell the girls for the first time about the puppy. We drove through Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas to Colorado. We had to stay and go on an adventure to claim the states. https://thefaiolas.com/35

Homeschooling our children was always the plan, even before we decided to take them on this full-time RV journey. In this podcast episode, we go into how we homeschool on the road and our curriculum. https://thefaiolas.com/34

That's a wrap for Florida until next time. We had so much fun the last few weeks. In this episode of Off the Beaten path but not lost, we talk about the last few weeks in Florida. We discussed some of the fun adventures and great Bondockers Welcome Hosts that we enjoyed. https://thefaiolas.com/33

The RV lifestyle is a hot topic when we meet new people, and they always have many questions. This episode of the podcasts is all the questions we get asked. https://thefaiolas.com/32

We use a few different memberships to save us money throughout the year. With so many types of memberships, it’s hard to find one that fits your needs. We have been burned before, and we wanted to share things to look out for so it doesn’t happen to you. https://thefaiolas.com/31

The last few months in Florida have kept us quite busy. We have visited 2 National Parks and visited with family in March. We had four birthdays, explored Weeki Wachi State Park, relaxed on a few beaches, and saw some rocket launches. https://thefaiolas.com/30

We finish our story about selling our home and establishing Texas as our domicile. You can listen to why we decided to start this journey in episode 27 and how we sold all of our things and got ready to live in an RV in episode 28 . Shownotes: https://thefaiolas.com/29

January is the month we started our full-time RV journey. Therefore, we are sharing our story over a few different podcasts episodes. Last week we discussed why we decided to start this adventure on the road and buying the RV. Shownotes: thefaiolas.com/28 2017 was our first full year with our new RV, and we decided to test it camping and "living" in it as much as we could. We moved some of our thi...

We are ready for 2022 and super excited to tell you all our plans for the new year. In this episode, we discuss the route we plan to take and the goals for the year. We will also start telling you why we decided to live in an RV and go full-time. Shownotes: https://thefaiolas.com/27

2021 was full of new adventures for our family. We logged over 26,000 miles while staying in 8 new states and visiting 11 new National Parks! Whew! We had a lot of "firsts" together as a family—Grizzly Bears, Black Bears, Moose, dolphins, manatees, wildfires, and more. Shownotes: https://thefaiolas.com/26

A big question that we get when we talk to people about the RV full-time living lifestyle is how we get packages and mail. In this podcast episode, we discuss options and tips on making sure you get your goodies while on the road. https://thefaiolas.com/25

The first question we get 80% of the time is how do you live in an RV with your family? It's funny how many people can't understand how we live in such a small space with our kids or each other. In this podcast episode, we go over tips that helped us in the last couple of years. https://thefaiolas.com/24

After our stay near Daytona, we headed toward Bradenton, stopping at Orlando on the way. We will tell you some things to do in the city of Bradenton. We also talk about Tony's unlucky (and lucky) lesson he learned at the campground in this episode. https://thefaiolas.com/23