Author: RVLife

Brad Saum is retired and living and traveling the United States fulltime in his RV pursuing his passion of experiencing the extraordinary natural and cultural history around the country, volunteering with Habitat for Humanity and the National Park Service, while enjoying his multitude of hobbies which include writing, photography, kayaking, mountain biking, hiking, fishing, blogging and many more.
  • Derrick Henry

    Predators, Titans and Commodores, oh my!

    Predators, Titans and Commodores, oh my! NHL, NFL and NCAA basketball - all in one week in Nashville! My journey of living and travelling fulltime in my RV continues.

  • Amazon Lockers

    Mail, Laundry and Daily Life

    Certain daily activities such as cooking and cleaning can not be avoided even as I live and travel full-time in my RV. Similar to those living in apartments and houses,...

  • Brad Saum

    Opryland

    As the doors open to the largest non-casino hotel in the world, an inviting smell of cinnamon roasted almonds, cashews and pecans fills the air. A comfortable 71 degrees and...

  • Fort Defiance Civil War Park

    Hidden History

    Finding little tidbits of hidden history off the beaten path provides a sense of exploration and discovery, especially when they are not well known and rarely visited. As I wandered...

  • Four days, three states and 444 miles along the entire Natchez Trace Parkway learning baout the history and enjoying the natural beauty.

    Natchez Trace Parkway

    Four days and 444 miles through three states along the entire Natchez Trace Parkway proved a worthwhile experience. The amount of unique and varied history along the route makes for...

  • Tire Blowout

    Boom! Thump! Thump, thump, thump… I managed to maintain control of the rig and eased to a stop. I was on the Natchez Trace Parkway (more details on the Parkway...

  • Habitat for Humanity - the RV Care-A-Vanners

    Habitat for Humanity

    A group of RVers take a reprieve from their travels and park alongside each other for two weeks in Mandeville, Louisiana in St. Tammany Parish. These nomads then gather each...

  • Doreen Ketchens

    Dew Drop Jazz Hall

    An evening of Jazz with fellow volunteers with Habitat for Humanity RV Care-A-Vanners! Sitting under a live oak tree smothered in Spanish moss, we sat in our folding camp chairs...

  • Louisiana swamp

    Louisiana Swamp

    Heading to Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, southeast of Lafayette, Louisiana, provided me an opportunity to reach beyond the main highways and urban areas. Narrow roads lined with fields of...

  • Tabasco factory tour

    Cajun Country

    The changing dynamic of the various crops growing in each region I travel through presents a continual wave of transition as I traversed a sliver of the country from north...