It is a play on words being a reference to the city of Nottingham in the UK.
You may to read the Caravan scroll which is one of the stickies at the top of this forum. One of the posts there has a useful 'dictionary' of terms used which may explain things for you.
As for the rest of your questions, I think the search function is probably best for you.
Do you want long/short haul. Are you here for the long/short term. Wife, kids? Everyone's situation is different.