Vanlife
Life on the road, van living, and the vanlife community.
Snapshots: Lessons on Minimalism
Traveling like we do teaches you to change your perspective. Things that were once important don’t always stay that way; other things take their place. Changing your perspective, however, is...
Gender Roles in Vanlife
Vanlife is a popular form of alternative living. And yet, more often than not, vanlifers appear to take on rather classic gender roles. What is the typical gender-role division in vanlife,...
Food and Fashion: Perspectives on Simplicity
Vanlife does not collide well with dressing to the nines, and it doesn’t have to. There is simplicity in forgetting to brush your hair in the morning or cooking something...
"Living the Dream" is Doing the Impossible
Sitting in an office, we dream of adventures. But when we’re living an adventure, it’s suddenly a lot less dreamy. So how can we “live our dreams” in a sober...
In Sickness and in Health: Medical Issues and Vanlife
Being sick sucks. But it especially sucks if you’re living in a van. Or traveling in a foreign country. Or both. Sickness is not only a challenge for our bodies,...
In Order to Move Forward, We Sometimes Need to Stop
Traveling means constantly adapting to new environments. To always move forward and find something new. But sometimes, in order to move forward, we simply need to stop. After almost a...
Just Another Day in the Bus
Traveling on Baja, my favorite days are the ones where we get to stay put, where we simply have time to go through the routines of daily life, where I...
Ads versus Authenticity - Social Media Marketing in the Vanlife World
Social media marketing is big. So big, that some vanlifers can make a living posting paid content. Does this make their content less authentic? Despite recent criticism, it’s just another...
I Can Live in A Van Because You Don't
Vanlife is a free and beautiful way of alternative living. It’s also rapidly gaining popularity, but our society is not made for it. We can only live in our van...
Vanlife is not a Vacation
For the past two weeks, we’ve been on vacation with my parents in Florida. We’ve spent these weeks primarily relaxing, and it feels very different from our usual vanlife. Despite what...
Our More-Love-than-Hate Relationship to Nature
Nature is everywhere, surrounding us, affecting us, all the time. Living in our Bus, we can’t escape it’s incessant, magnificent pull. It is both a gift and a curse living...
The Wonderful Absence of Peripheral TV in Vanlife
In our modern world, television screens are everywhere. At home, the bar, the border crossing. It can sometimes feel all-consuming. Vanlife conveys freedom in many ways, but the absence of...
Travel is not About the Miles: Taking Stock of Six Months on the Road
Travel is not about the miles. It is about growing as people, meeting people who are different from you, and experiencing things you couldn’t at home. This week is our...
My New Course of Study
I spent my college years studying to become a teacher. Now, my studies are radically different, revolving around engines, mileage, and car parts.
Pay it Forward - Giving and Sharing in the Vanlife Community
We were fortunate enough to attend a bus meetup in Bend, Oregon two weekends ago. Descend on Bend, as it is rightfully named, is a gathering of people living in...
Vanlifers: fellow travelers, friends, family
As you miss the fellowship of those back home, your fellow vanlifers become an important part of life on the road.
