Some of us have been itching to get out of the country and travel internationally, others of us, not so much. When the pandemic “ends,” do you think you’ll take a trip internationally? Perhaps you already have?
What about an international RV trip? We’d love to RV around New Zealand! Or Mexico! Or Iceland! Or France! Or Canada!
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I think the RV demographic is a lot less likely to travel internationally regardless of a pandemic. We’re the ones that know there is a whole lot to see and explore without leaving our continent.
The U.S. is one of THREE countries that make up “our” continent.
Oh dear… Sorry, there are 7 in the contiguous North American continent {driveable}.
There are 23 countries in the North American Continent region {which counts all the Island nations}.
So far there is no immediate end to Covid. Looking at the trends before Delta, I was hopeful it would wind down before the end of 2021. But now there’s Delta Plus. One good sign: when picking up a prescription for my wife the other day, the pharmacy was packed with 60+ year old folks going for their first shots. And when I went for my booster and Flu shot I learned they too were overwhelmed with first shot recipients. Somehow I think those who believed the lies about Covid are beginning to wise up. It’s not the pandemic holding us back. We have two little rescue dogs we dare not put in the care of others. Once they are no longer with us, we will be free to travel abroad. Until then we enjoy our RV 7 months a year traveling south east for winter, northeast for summer, and spend 5 months at home for spring & fall.
I would agree with your statement, “Somehow I think those who believed the lies about Covid are beginning to wise up”, but I’m 180° off on which are the lies . . . Just sayin’.
We will be going to South Africa and Uganda soon.
Every year we travel from DC to Minnesota. I want to take DW through Niagara Falls, across part of Canada, into Michigan, up through the UP and down across Wisconsin. I’ve lived in Europe, but there’s plenty to see here in our great country!
Have seen “DW” many times, what is it? Probably not my “dumb” guess.
Hi, James. “DW” is Dear(est) Wife. “DH” is Dear(est) Husband. Have a great day. 🙂 —Diane
With so much to see in this country, why travel anywhere else. I want my kids to see all of the US before it’s destroyed. Real history is no longer being taught, so at least you can still see it.
You’re right about children not being taught anything about American history or geography. I found that out when I drove school buses for 6 years.
It’s a sad situation, what’s being ‘taught’ to kids these days.
How little that is taught is the real problem.
Exactly.
We want to go to Alaska so will have to go through Canada, I have no desire to visit any other country.
I hope to go to Antarctica in December 2022 or January 2023. In the meantime will travel in the US.
Canada. The Jack Russell Terrier Club of Canada has a great national dog trial.
I did go into Canada twice when I first started driving truck, didn’t much care for that either, especially when I had to pay a “ransome” of $5 to re-enter the U.S. You had to have $5, you couldn’t give them a $10 or $20 bill and they make change, first time there I showed up with $20 bills, had a hard time finding a truck driver who had change for it. That taught me an important lesson, always carry a $5 bill into Canada. Lol
I’d be more tempted to carry a container with $5 in pennies…
Canada hasn’t had the penny as legal tender for several years.
After 22 years of military service I have seen all I need to see overseas. More important I do not believe I have the patience or attitude to deal with TSA or other self interest passengers. Still a lot to see and do in the good ol USA
Amen brother! I did all the international travel I’ll ever do compliments of the U.S.Marine Corps back in 1968-69. I’ll never leave the good old USA again. I did walk across the border into Nogales, Mexico for about 3 hours back in 1974, never do that again either.
You are forgetting about ‘Class A’ travel. I’m looking forward to taking my wife to Europe on trips once we retire full time (from my upcoming third career). There are is a great Facebook group focused on Class A travel.
While serving with our military, I spent almost nine years in the Mediterranean region of Europe. I’ve been to Śpain, Portugal, Italy, Austria, Germany, Netherlandś, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Lichtenstein, Switzerland, Turkey, Greece, and Crete. Also to Canada, Mexico, Caribbean Islands, and when my father was with the military, Japan, France and Germany. I’ve also been through most of the states in the USA. Now I want to enjoy all of our country, especially the colonial region.
We were in Mexico at the beginning of 2020 and quarantined in Oaxaca until May when enough RV parks reopened in the US so we could get home to Delaware. We might go back to Mexico this winter and have a cruise in SE Asia booked for October 2022. The pandemic may not be over for a while, but limiting exposure to airborne disease (COVID, flu, TB) is just smart behavior. We have gotten every available vaccine and stay masked.
We are planning a few trips in spite of the pandemic
After being fully vaccinated, the wife and I had had enough of being locked down. We found resorts in Jamaica were taking extreme caution in regards to COVID-19. We spent a week at the resort with around 50% capacity and it was great!
Yeah, I cannot wait to go back to Jamaica
We are headed to Mexico for a “destination” wedding — why do people do such a thing (he asked rhetorically)? — in February. We also plan to replace our current (and first) RV in the next few months. Once that is accomplished, then we’ll take it to Alaska with numerous stops and plenty of exploring in Canada, although the timing is unclear.
Mongolia, Taiwan, Korea, Japan. Then off to Spain, maybe for good.
We’re heading to Mexico next year. We cancelled our plans to the Caribbeans because of all the restrictions involved. We will likely go to Canada sometime soon because we have friends we haven’t seen for a while.
You are asking this of people that have invested heavily in vehicles designed to travel Americas highways? Where did you find a picture of a Kodak Instamatic?
Traveling to Canada or Mexico is considered international I believe. I have always wanted to do the trans-Canada railway. I would love to visit Australia, and go back to Japan. Yes, there is still much of America to see, and yet….
We used to regularly visit family in Canada such that while it is international, we don’t really think of it that way.
Now, If you were to ask if we plan some “Non-RV” travel, that answer would be NO.
Yep, same for us.
What makes you believe that the pandemic is going to end???
Optimism, hope, silver lining, it can only get better, etcetera. If you only see dark and dire times ahead what sort of life would we live?
Like most of us who own an RV, there is just too much to see right here in the good ole USA. Have no interest in going back over seas where they actually hate American’s! We all need to keep our money and hearts here!
I said probably, but not sure. Thought of getting on a plane, suitcases, hotels & eating out all the time doesn’t excite me. Why we RV’ing! Husband has wanted to take me to Italy. I’m 100% Italian. We visited Australia twice and loved it. Beautiful & people are so incredibly nice. Had friends that we RV’d with on a 6 week trip. Only way I’ll do either trip is using our airline miles (that we’ve had forever, saving them for those trips) for a business class seat.
I have a trip to Greece planned in June of 2022 that was postponed from June of 2020.
Next door to Canada when we can!
Not only NO but H___ No. So much to see and do in the US in an RV.
We have tickets flying to London, UK in 5 days, then a 14 day cruise with 4 stops enroute to Ft Lauderdale, FL. We are fully vaccinated including booster, the cruise is a vaccination required cruise. Additionally, we wear masks in public.
In 2019, I signed up for a 16 day Cruise from Miami, through the Panama Canal, docking in Los Angeles 16 days later. Covid was REALLY getting started then (I sailed Fri Feb 14 & docked in LA on Mon Mar 2. At that time, passengers on the Cunard Princess were dying of Covid). I then had to fly back on a PACKED “Red Eye” flight to get to my RV. Before that cruise, I had started looking into “RTW” (Round The World) cruises. That idea has been pushed WAY to the back of the shelf for quite some now and, I don’t know how long it might be BEFORE I deem it safe enough to travel that extensively again (as much as I’d like to do so). At this point, I’d just be happy to transit through Canada so that I can RV in Alaska.
My wife wants to take a cruise, and while it would be great, it still costs about as much as a three week RV trip. Instead, I think we will finally go to Europe, hit Spain, France, Italy.
Off to Ireland maybe Wales then home. A continued trace of half the family roots. The rest is right here with American Indian heritage. Had a great military career and traveled 37 countries along with Mexico several times living in New Mexico and Arizona and lived in Manitoba Canada and traveled all except BC. But can’t wait to return after 40 years to Ireland and Wales. And I had no problems with hate. It is the arogence of americans thinking they know better or can’t accept certain ways others live. I personally observed those attitudes or conflicts. Ya the great Americans.
Hopefully off to the Canadian Maritime provinces to chase icebergs next spring. Newfoundland has some great sites to see and France is only a short ferry ride away!
I didn’t think of our recent trip to Ontario as “international” since it was a 2 hour drive to see family. We are booked to go to Sicily in May, this was rescheduled from last April. By March we will know if we are actually going.
I want to do an Alaskan cruise but since Canada is so chi com virus crazy it will probably be ten years or never before I can do this cruise. So I can only dream of Alaska since most cruise ships journey out of Vancouver. O well Canadas loss. Not mine.
We are just finishing a 3 month motorcycle trip from Germany through Turkey and Greece and back to Germany.