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<blockquote data-quote="olroadbeech" data-source="post: 2963475" data-attributes="member: 52145"><p>We just have a van that can be parked anywhere. It looks like a contractors van so a lot of times we can park in industrial areas at night and blend right in. </p><p></p><p>anyplace like 24 hour diners, walmarts, and truck stops are great. the noise does not bother us in the truck stops. It's music to my ears.</p><p></p><p>the one place we rarely stay is rest areas. too many sketchy people creep thru and have given us trouble in the past. people bumming smokes or asking for money or things. got robbed once and almost robbed a second time years later convinced us to stay out of them unless necessary.</p><p></p><p>our best experiences were in Florida. Ft. Lauderdale and down south to the keys. Worked a little or just picked up cans for gas money . A really good trick is to have a metal detector. Looking for coins and rings and such. But the best part is that it is a conversation starter. People are so curious about what you find and before you know you have made a new friend. Sometimes they will invite you over for dinner and a place to park for the night.</p><p></p><p>The Keys are absolutely fabulous but it is hard to find a free place to park. You will be woken up by the local cops and told to move on. We found jobs easily to stay busy, make new friends , and earn gas money. In a couple weeks or a month we moved on. Employers are used to that down there.</p><p></p><p>The best time for us to go anywhere is offseason. When we were young we loved the crowds and the party atmosphere but now we feel like locals anywhere we go and want to just blend in.</p><p></p><p>Even though we have the money , we like to take part time jobs because we get to make more friends that way and learn about the people. the scenery may be great but it is really the people and the experiences you may have with them is what you really remember.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="olroadbeech, post: 2963475, member: 52145"] We just have a van that can be parked anywhere. It looks like a contractors van so a lot of times we can park in industrial areas at night and blend right in. anyplace like 24 hour diners, walmarts, and truck stops are great. the noise does not bother us in the truck stops. It's music to my ears. the one place we rarely stay is rest areas. too many sketchy people creep thru and have given us trouble in the past. people bumming smokes or asking for money or things. got robbed once and almost robbed a second time years later convinced us to stay out of them unless necessary. our best experiences were in Florida. Ft. Lauderdale and down south to the keys. Worked a little or just picked up cans for gas money . A really good trick is to have a metal detector. Looking for coins and rings and such. But the best part is that it is a conversation starter. People are so curious about what you find and before you know you have made a new friend. Sometimes they will invite you over for dinner and a place to park for the night. The Keys are absolutely fabulous but it is hard to find a free place to park. You will be woken up by the local cops and told to move on. We found jobs easily to stay busy, make new friends , and earn gas money. In a couple weeks or a month we moved on. Employers are used to that down there. The best time for us to go anywhere is offseason. When we were young we loved the crowds and the party atmosphere but now we feel like locals anywhere we go and want to just blend in. Even though we have the money , we like to take part time jobs because we get to make more friends that way and learn about the people. the scenery may be great but it is really the people and the experiences you may have with them is what you really remember. [/QUOTE]
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