Where The Snowbirds Fly
January 31, 2013 by Good Sam · Leave a Comment
by David & Ritsuko Robinson Every autumn, instinct drives millions of birds south to wait out the winter. Think Mother Nature has the right idea? Something more than instinct drives a different bird south to escape the cold—“snowbirds”, who pull up stakes and flee the snow, sleet, rain and cold up north to winter in [...]
Touring Texas
December 29, 2012 by Good Sam · Leave a Comment
RVing through the Lone Star State by Lee Barnathan Stop for a moment and play a word-association game. The word is Texas. What comes to mind? Probably a thousand different words, but very likely something related to the enormity, vastness and gigantic expanse of our nation’s 28th state. At 266,807 square miles, it’s larger than [...]
San Antonio, Texas
December 1, 2012 by Good Sam · Leave a Comment
by Lee Barnathan When you think of San Antonio, the Alamo and the River Walk may immediately come to mind. While those are two major reasons people come to visit this city of more than 1 million people—the eighth largest city in the country, surpassing Dallas — in San Antonio there’s more to do than visiting the [...]
Texas Hill Country – RV Camping
December 27, 2010 by Good Sam · 8 Comments
by Dee Reed Imagine a region in the Lone Star State that offers you miles of natural beauty, recreational areas, and activity options including camping, fishing, hunting, boating, skiing, motorcycling, bird-watching, and bicycling. There are caverns, castles, aquariums, river runs, scenic drives, and Stonehenge II. In addition, quaint towns and large cities dot the area. [...]
Change of Heart in the Heart of Texas
September 17, 2010 by Good Sam · 1 Comment
Last winter, while vacationing in South Padre Island, Texas, the air dryer in my 2000 Bounder motorhome failed and I was stuck at the campground. Good Sam Emergency Road Service towed my motorhome to Tire One Truck and Trailer Shop in Brownsville. Tire One’s owner said he’d change the air dryer kit and the compressor [...]
