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Posted on 4/29/2009 19:49 EST

Hit the road in your RV and you'll never again worry about the high cost of traveling. The New York Times reports on a web site that offers RV newbies money-saving guidance.

"To most people, frugal travel means getting around by foot, bike, bus and low-cost airlines. But for Randy Sturrock and Marianne Edwards, a Canadian couple in their late 50s, the RV is their preferred mode of inexpensive transportation. In 2000, the couple set off on their first adventure, a year-long trek from their home in southern Ontario down through the Dakotas to Utah, Texas, California and Arizona. Along the way, they discovered that not only did they love the experience of the RV, but how much it saved them in travel costs. Since then, they've taken three, five-month RV trips, and now provide money-saving guidance to RV newbies via their Web site, frugal-rv-travel.com. Ms. Edwards spoke with me from Ontario about free campgrounds, great views and the joy of living without reservations..."

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