In a generation where community is prized but community spaces are disappearing, I hear many of my generation lamenting the difficulty of making good friends and finding community. The good news? Community is all around you, and fascinating people and good friends are there to be found. It just takes a bit of practice and […]
I can’t understate how terrifying and isolating Manhattan was in March and April 2020. During that spring, 1 of every 300 New Yorkers died of COVID. Thoroughfares were deathly still except for the blare of ambulance sirens. Morgue trucks parked on Manhattan streets, and a tent hospital sprang up in Central Park. Midtown was deserted […]
The most frequent question I get is “How do you stay connected to the internet while traveling and working from the road?” This post will be a living document to answer that, and will evolve as I have time and more insights. In general, staying connected has been easier than I expected/feared, and I haven’t […]
“What should we see and do while we’re here?” It’s a dangerous question, filled with hope and naiveté. When we arrive in a place we often know little more than its name- but within a day we’ve gotten a variety of locals’ tips on things to do, sights to see, routes to climb, restaurants to […]
If you’re headed to Wyoming, you’re likely going to visit Yellowstone and the Tetons- together, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. We spent four nights in the Tetons, and two nights in Yellowstone- here are our notes from the experience. Grand Teton National Park The Teton mountains are oriented north-south, with a dramatic eastern scarp dropping to […]
Congratulations! You bought a big empty cargo van- now where do you start? You’ve already checked out all the vanlife options, and know what you’ll need to buy for the conversion– but staring at the empty shell, where do you start? When chatting with other vanlifers, we get a lot of questions about how to […]
When we’ve fallen in love with a place, it’s as much about the people we’ve met as about the scenery we’ve seen: a half-hour of conversation with a long-time local can teach you more about a new town than two days of wandering its streets and trails. Because of this, and to help get outside […]
In the last two weeks we’ve driven from stormy British Columbia to sunny California, transitioning from winter to summer along the way. The increases in temperature have meant changes to our lifestyle, measured in van terms: -5F: Engine starts on first try 0F: The interior metal surfaces form dew, not frost 10F: Don’t need to […]
If you’ve decided you want a conversion van but aren’t sure what type of van to choose or how to convert it, this post lays out some of the options. After exploring different options for living on the road, we chose to convert a utility van- mainly driven by the ability to save money on […]
When we decided we wanted to live on the road, we didn’t understand our options- but along the way have learned about some of the fast or cheap ways to hit the road. This overview may help you decide how you want to get going. #MidsizeSedanLife: Sleep out of your current car. With a fold-down […]
