Category Archives: Snowbird

Getaway to the Alabama Gulf Coast

Posted on March 21, 2013 by admin

Small towns on the Alabama Gulf Coast include Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Foley, Daphne, and Fairhope welcome RVers and offer outdoor adventures including hiking, biking, canoeing, and birding. Foley is a shopper’s paradise with a multitude of factory outlets as … Continue reading →

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Experience the Magic of the Alabama Gulf Coast

Posted on March 19, 2013 by admin

Geographically, the state of Alabama runs the gamut from the Appalachian Mountains in its northeast corner to the white-sand beaches along the Gulf of Mexico in the south. Is it the water or the sand that makes Alabama Gulf Coast … Continue reading →

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Are You Ready for a Snowbird Tax?

Posted on February 7, 2013 by admin

The governor of a northern state is proposing a snowbird tax on residents who live 60 days to just under six months in the state. Spend most of the year in Florida, Texas, Arizona, or another Sunbelt state, and a … Continue reading →

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Escape Winter! You Deserve It!

Posted on January 15, 2013 by admin

As Neil Young once sang, “the summer ends and the winter winds begin to holler all around the bend…” The entire history of the human race is largely a search for comfort. Warm southern winters certainly rate high on my … Continue reading →

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Alamo Palms & Victoria Palms Resort Sold to ELS

Posted on January 7, 2013 by admin

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (ELS) acquired two properties, Victoria Palms Resort and Alamo Palms, in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. The two properties contain approximately 1,765 sites on approximately 175 acres for a stated purchase price of $25 million. The … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2012 by admin

It’s Christmas weekend, the most wonderful time of the year. Season’s greetings fellow RVers, campers, snowbirds, wanna-bes, birders, photographers, hikers, and everyone who loves the great out-of-doors…and all readers! Thank you for your readership this past year! Best wishes for … Continue reading →

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Giving Thanks & RVing

Posted on November 21, 2012 by admin

Many will be on the road traveling today and throughout this Thanksgiving weekend. Thanksgiving is the biggest travel weekend in America, and RVers are out in force, back on the road, crossing the country in their RVs to spend Thanksgiving … Continue reading →

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Big Rio Grande Valley Welcome for Winter Texans

Posted on November 18, 2012 by admin

It’s no secret that RV parks and resorts in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) whose livelihoods depend on the annual influx of Winter Texansare facing several challenges. Many of today’s winter visitors are younger and more mobile than their counterparts … Continue reading →

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Texas RV Parks Anticipate Strong Winter Season

Posted on November 15, 2012 by admin

Campgrounds and RV parks that cater to Winter Texans in South-Central Texas anticipate a stronger winter season than last year, thanks in part to the Eagle Ford shale oil pipeline project, which has brought scores of construction workers into the … Continue reading →

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Quartzsite: Front Page Focus of National Media…for All the Wrong Reasons

Posted on November 14, 2012 by admin

It’s not the first time the desert town of Quartzsite off Interstate 10 in western Arizona, has been the focus of national news reports—and it undoubtedly won’t be the last. But this may be the only time the dusty community … Continue reading →

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