For several years now I have had the urge to travel which has been a dream of mine before marriage and children. My husband was never keen on the idea until one afternoon in 2016 he said, "let's do this!" The next day I began to sell, donate and give away items from my home. He was a bit shocked when he got home from work. I immediately called a realtor and our home sold within 24 hours for more than we were asking. I had sold, donated and given away EVERYTHING so that the day we moved we didn't even need a truck. We were able to drive away with everything we had left in both our vehicles. We moved to a smaller place directly across from the beach to enjoy the sunrise and sunsets for the following year before taking off to travel full time!
F. D. Roosevelt State Park is located near Pine Mountain. This park is named after President Franklin D. Roosevelt because he visited this area for its warm springs and built a vacation home known as Little White House. Camping in these woods and being surrounded by trees was very peaceful & rejuvenating.
This video gives you an idea of some of the places that the hop on hop off bus will take you. It’s the best way to see the city for the first time. Once you see all the different places and where they are located you can decide how to get there. We found that walking or taking a taxi was the most convenient way to get around the city!
We were not able to flag down a taxi like we do in other European cities. The taxi’s have places all around the city that they park in the order of which taxi will be next to take a customer. I was able to do a search for google maps asking for taxi locations that made it helpful.
Here are some links of places to see while you are visiting Milan:
Pine Mountain was such a gem for us to find as we explored Georgia. This little town is situated near the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, about 60 miles southwest of Atlanta. It is most definitely a peaceful getaway!
Our favorite place to eat was Carriage & Horses (website: https://www.cometodagher.com/) The owner Dagher was such a delight and made us feel like family. He went above and beyond to be sure we had the best dining experience. The food was such a delight and we continue to visit each time we are in the area.
Written 9/12/2017 when we were preparing for retirement.
When people find out we don't plan to buy another home and living full time on the road we get all the "what if's!" Those same "what if's" usually can apply even if we planned to live another 30 years in another home. If we took the time to worry over the "what if's" our anxiety levels would rise and that alone could kill us.
Fortunately, we do plan to settle down from time to time in an area such as Spain. The cost there is so much less than here and would allow us to travel other countries in the same way we are able to travel in the United States. Our last trip to Spain was so affordable we had enough spending money left over from our trip that we could have brought our kids and grandkids with us. The trip to Spain gave us a lot of momentum to continue on this path. It has been fun to watch my husband be as excited as I am about our plans to collect moments not things!