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Old 03-08-2018, 10:39 AM   #41
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We have done this style of vacation quite a few times now since retiring, and we are not RV'ers.

Usually it has been part of a much longer vacation lasting several months where we have reservations for 2 weeks or more with big gaps between and we explore on-spec as we move from place to place. We have only had smart phones for the last 3 years or so but always done this with a cell phone, GPS, maps and travel brochures. We will often turn up at a town after we feel we have driven enough hours and then start looking for motels or hotels.

Sometimes we will stop for a night and like the place so much that we will stay longer, other times we expect to stay longer but because of weather move on to another town. In Australia in 2014 we spent 5 months doing this and after checking out of our apartment in St Kilda (Melbourne) we had a week before flying to Hobart, Tasmania so we thought we'd spend it driving the Great Ocean Road going as far maybe as South Australia but we found so much to see and do en route we never left the State of Victoria.
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Old 03-08-2018, 01:29 PM   #42
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Sounds like fun.

DW & I occasionally did this when we were younger. We were on a budget so we would spend a few hours looking for lodging at a destination. I've done it quite a few times while on the road, so I had flexibility to stop. Have never really had a problem getting a room.

Probably the most risky adventure was during a trip to China with only 1 or two nights booked.
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Old 03-09-2018, 04:07 AM   #43
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I've done this so many times, i'll start my own thread. we set a target location and leave. My wife's work requires coordination but that is it. the last few years since I retired, my wife flys in and fly out making her stay 11 days while my time is usually 30 days or more. We always camp.
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