April Fool’s Day, 2023 will live forever in the highlight reel of our travel life. It was a day like most others, and we were in the midst of an ongoing casual conversation about what to do this summer. When we left Vermont last year, we set up a seasonal lot for this year, with… Continue reading Third travel-versary, A side quest
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Notes from the travelers, hooray! We are still here, still trucking, still weird. We find ourselves these days in the fine state of Vermont. We are really taking our time and drinking in the states we are visiting and it has been a really good change. Despite the fact that we are “taking our time”… Continue reading We’re Lake People Who Love Mountain Views
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You never know what life is going to throw at you, the only thing that matters is how you respond to it.
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This tells a tale of the time we were boondocking in Taos and were met with some unexpected visitors late in the night.
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Our first week living off-grid in Northern New Mexico with our travel trailer hasn’t all gone according to plan, but we’re still smiling.
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An intro to our adventure with Humanure and compost toilet essentials on our off-grid property in New Mexico.
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Looking back on where we have been, what we have learned, and what comes next.
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The weekend where it felt like everything was going wrong, and through one act of kindness, we came out of it better than we started.
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Living in a camper and traveling full-time are not the same thing. Both are possible, but there are several factors at play that can make or break a year of “traveling full time in a camper.”
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There’s a lot to think about before beginning full-time travel, here’s what was on our table before launch.
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