Congrats Robert!!!!..............life is good out here ,your gonna love it!!!!

Welcome!

The Smokie Mountaons of NC and TN are God's country!  We love the area!

Just a short ride from Cherokee will take you to Bryson City.  A road turning north from Bryson City ends up as "The Road to Nowhere".  Its construction was halted due to the outbbeak of WWII.  It was never completed.  What a beautiful drive to Bryson City and a few miles north to the tunnel which is the end of the road.  Good parking area and a wonderful place to walk and picnic!  Be careful not to distrub any Indian ghosts.

Simply Google "The Road to Nowhere".

Again, welcome to a great group of people who check their egos at the door and are eager to assist with great information and local knowledge.

-- Edited by Roz on Thursday 27th of June 2013 05:43:05 AM

Hello Robert, girlfriend and boxer, Im new to this site too. Haven't made it as far as you yet but Im half way to having my RV. My time the winter kicks in here in Colorado Ill be heading south. I applaud you for making a plan and sticking to it. Everytime I hear these wonderful stories mu courage grows stronger. I think you will find this site very helpful. I have so far and looking forward to meeting people as I go. So welcome.

Thanks for all the warm welcome's,

 

I enjoyed my chat in the chat room the Weds nite. 

 

Cherie, I have seen a few of your YouTube Vids on the lifestyle, very helpful, also when I was looking for internet options, Millenicom seems to be my best option vs the price, so I read your blog on your experience with them. I don't have to have the internet, like you guys, so I think I should be ok. It appears they are reliable, but not very forgiving of going over your alotted Data. I ordered mine thru the 3gstore, it uses the MiFi hotspot + router, 20gb data, for 69.99 per month.

 

Ann4now, So far my experience has been great with the 2 travel companies I've talked with. Your recruiter will try to find you jobs per what you tell her/him and your skill set. For example: My specialties are Operating Room, Dialysis, and Med Surg. I wanted OR or Dialysis as my priority and Med Surg as my back-up(Not really excited working on the floor at this point). I also want to work 3 12/h shifts, want to stay away from weekend work if possible, and want to stay away from call if possible. As far as pay, that has many variables and will depend on you as well. Basically from what I understand, it works like this: Institution pays travel company X $$, The travel company then takes that amount and divides it up for your individual needs as a traveler. Some of the things that may effect the bottom line hourly rate: Health benefits, Housing, travel expenses, License reimbursement, Car Rentals, plane tickets,The Travel Co. keeps some, ETC. The more stuff you ask for the less you will be paid hourly. Now as far as not working for a hospital, that may very well limit your opportunities drastically. I do know most companies have contracts with small rural hospitals all the way to Large Metro Hospitals. Me personally it makes no diff the type of hospital, I'm more looking for specialty/location I want, then will structure my contract from there. Almost forgot, some of the Hot Jobs that alot of these companies post generally attach some kind of bonus to them, either sign -on or finish, most of the bonus money has been btwn $1,500-$4,000, so that could influence your choices as well. Hope this helped.

 

Robert

 

I am an RN also.  Hitting the road after the first of the year.  Looking forward to great adventures too.  Hope to see you out there. Good luck and God bless.