Rockin’ RVing & Music Festival Camping
I recently asked ChatGPT for “Top tips to convince a friend to go music festival camping.” With some minor edits, here’s what AI delivered in about 10 seconds…
Highlight the Experience: Emphasize the unique and memorable experiences that can only be had at a music festival camping. Mention the exciting lineup of artists, the vibrant atmosphere, and the chance to make new friends.
Continue reading “‘Hey, Let’s Camp at a Music Festival’ – Swaying the First Timer”
We love camping. Many of our friends – not so much. We know many would dig the experience – the exploration by foot or canoe, the food, the drink, the bonding around the campfire at day’s end – if only they were appropriately introduced. Below are a few tips that we’ve used to convert the uninitiated…
Highlight the Adventure: Emphasize the excitement of stepping out of their comfort zones and exploring the great outdoors. Let them know that camping offers a sense of adventure and freedom they won’t experience elsewhere.
Continue reading “10 Tips to Convince Friends to Become First-Time Campers”
DZ is a veteran traveler who likes to fill his ear holes with tunes. Not just any tunes. But tunes he likes. So whether he’s flying abroad (pre-Covid) or roadtripping across the U.S., he breaks out a couple of second-hand iPod Minis, each loaded with a thousand or so tunes – from RHCP to Beck (and Jeff Beck) to Beethoven. He’ll plug in the pod in and queue up his music.
Which got us thinking: How important is music to the traveler?
Passengers in airports sport their Beats like athletes making the pre-game locker room walk. Wooks and heads heading to a music festival call up the playlist someone’s no doubt curated of the acts they’re gonna see. Heck, the Merry Pranksters took a whole entourage on the road with them on their trips.
Frankly, it just makes living easier on the ears and soul.
It’s a magnificent Sunday afternoon on the banks of Florida’s Myakka River. I’m perched at a picnic table, cigar burning, Keller Williams streaming his stuff on the Bluetooth speaker. The sky is powder blue, a breeze is blowing. No place could be finer…
… to open my laptop and draft some words for some paying clients.
I’d wager some people’s opinions just went from “very cool” to “Dude, close that damn laptop and be present!”
Continue reading “From Hotels to RV Camping to Yurts, A New Spin on the “Working Vacation””
With so many RV parks and event and music festival campgrounds out there, and so little personal insight into them all, how can someone find the right park for them? We were looking for a quick RV getaway recently when I floated an ask out to the Facebook community. “We’re in SoFla and building a list of wooded full h/u campgrounds (not ‘resorts’) north to G’ville (Gainesville). What’re your favorites – and why?” The “not resorts” caveat was key. We want the woods, or at least wooded, preferably on water.
How do people pick the RV destination that’s right for them – especially a campground they’ve never visited before? Just ask…
Continue reading “Music Festival Fairgrounds, Campgrounds or Resorts: What’s Your Park?”