I fly anywhere that I can drive in a long day (California, New Mexico, Mexico, Phoenix. Otherwise I go commercial. I used to fly every week now I'm down to about once a month. I can fly a Cessna 172 SP to Silver City in a half an hour and it takes 3 hours to drive. I once flew a friends Super Cub to Florida while he drove. He beat me there.

My only suggestion is to get your money together and get your ticket quickly if you plan on doing it a bit at a time it will cost a lot more. In other words fly everyday until you're done.