Planning a Cross Country RV Trip? Make Sure You Stop in Virginia

Do you want to get out and see America? Are you interested in exploring natural wonders while being physically active and getting away from the crowds? Plan a cross country RV trip! It's a great way to bond with your family and be a part of the great wide open. Can we add something about the "value" traveling cross country in an RV as well as the experience of bonding with the family?

To have a successful RV road trip it is crucial to pack the essentials, map out your route ahead of time and plan fun games to play while on the road. Remember to bring tools, all types of clothing as the weather changes from day to day and state to state, bedding and towels, toiletries, kitchen utensils, tie downs (to make sure everything is stable while driving), maps, batteries, cleaning supplies and a CB radio (if possible). Once you have all of these items organized and your family buckled up, the open road is your playground.

There are many must see destinations across the land especially in Virginia. Virginia is for all types of lovers - lovers of family, life and the land. With unlimited opportunities that include adventure sports such as hang-gliding and hot air balloon rides, bicycling, birding, fishing, horseback riding, hiking and water sports, you can fulfill each member of the family's desires by taking an RV trip through Virginia.

Some "Must See" destinations across Virginia include the Blue Ridge Mountains which are sprinkled with waterfalls, flowers and canyons as well as the Virginia Living Museum which includes a zoological park and planetarium. You can relive history at the historic battlefields of Jamestown along with hundreds of other historical landmarks.

While on the way to the infinite number of Virginia RV Camping destinations, ditch the Nintendo and PSP's and get back to the earth with fun travel games like cow counting, the A to Z sign game, I spy, 20 questions and the license plate game. With the shelter of an RV, you can bring along board games and cards, crosswords and word find puzzles for the whole family's entertainment.

Traveling Virginia can take you from the open road through the vast Shenandoah Valley all the way to the coast and the Chesapeake Bay beach campgrounds. There are caverns and campgrounds for kids and adults along the way. Just do a little research and plan your trip to beautiful Virginia by way of Virginia RV Camping.

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Help For Your Kitchen Bar

Kitchen remodeling is one of the most popular home remodeling projects. The kitchen is one place in the home that is the most lived in. It seems to always be a busy spot and often needs updated with newer appliances. Most home owners dream of a nice kitchen that is comfortable and functional. Remodeling is something that can turn an old kitchen into a dream kitchen.

The kitchen bar area makes for a very nice kitchen, but remodeling it can be a hassle. Having a bar area in your kitchen often ends up as just one more place for clutter. In order to make your kitchen bar remodeling a success you have to start by thinking about what you do and do not like about its current state.

The Function of the Kitchen Bar

The kitchen bar can have many functions. It can be an eating space, a serving space, a cooking space or a catch all. You should think about how your bar is utilized. Do you like the way it current is being used or do you want to make it used for something else? If your bar seems to be the place where mail, notes and other clutter congregates and you really do not enjoy that, then that should be at the top of your list of things to change. However, if you like the way it is being used, then you can leave that area alone and focus on other parts of the kitchen.

Declutter

Often in a home remodeling project clutter is the top of the list of things to change. It can be so easy for messes to pile up when things do not have a proper place. When you have a place for everything to go it makes it much easier and convenient for people to put it in its proper place. Your remodeling project should keep this in mind. You want organized areas. You should install hangers for pots, pans and kitchen utensils. You may want to add a wall organizer for keys, papers, and writing utensils. Make sure that everything has a place.

Most people who have a kitchen bar are very happy with the idea of having a kitchen bar, but they are not using it in the right way. Letting clutter take over the kitchen bar can just make it an eyesore. Once you clean up the bar you may even realize that you do not even need to remodel. You may be able to get by with just updating appliances, painting and maybe some new flooring.

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