Family RV trips: the lowdown

Moya’s daughter at an oyster farm on their USA RV trip. Copyright Moya Slade.

Moya Slade

Lifestyle photographer Moya Slade lives in Surrey, in the South of England, with her husband and their son and daughter. I went to meet Moya to find about about their family RV holiday on the USA’s West coast.

RVs

In case you don’t know, RV stands for Recreational Vehicle (otherwise known as a motorhome) and in the US they’re big(!) business. According to the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association, there are more than 12,000 RV-related businesses in the US, with combined revenues of more than $37.5 billion dollars, employing more than 250,000 people. Renting an RV isn’t a budget option, but it offers flexibility and a great experience.

My family and I used to travel around Europe in a VW camper van when I was a child, and I was interested to find out how Moya’s trip went. Moya and her family had never been on an RV trip before, but it sounds like the holiday was a great success. Watch the video to find out more:

Over to you

Have you ever been on a holiday in a motorhome, or RV? Is it something which you’d like to try?

Moya’s son and brother fishing off a beach at La Push at the mouth of the Quileute River on the North West Coast of the Olympic Peninsula. Copyright Moya Slade

Find out more

If you’d like to find out more about the area where Moya travelled, check out the Lonely Planet Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest Travel Guide. If you’re thinking about a US road trip, have a look at the Road Trip USA guide book.

For more of my family travel interviews check out these posts:

How to island hop in Greece with kids

Home exchange holidays: the lowdown

Neilson sailing holidays: the lowdown

Caravanning holidays: the lowdown

Pierre et Vacances Cap Esterel resort

Italian Dolomites: the lowdown

Uruguay: the lowdown

Thank you to Moya for sharing her RV experiences and advice. To see Moya’s photography go to her website Moya Slade Photography.

Disclosure: This post contains some affiliate links, which means that if you clicked through and booked I may receive a small commission. All opinions, images video and words are my own or Moya’s.