Hey team! It’s been a while [tucks tail between legs]. We all get a little busy, our friends get super married (loveyouall), and sneak attack trips happen that take us away from one of our big passions: looking at America the beautiful from the comforts of a warm and cozy van. We back doe…
Ian Anderson’s Caves Branch Jungle Lodge
Caves Branch is a once-in-a-lifetime typa thing that should be experienced again and again. What is it, you ask? Give me two minutes… Let me start by saying that the website of Ian Anderson’s Caves Branch Jungle Lodge heeds the following warning, “Please Remember, Caves Branch is NOT a resort-we are a unique Jungle Adventure…
Tikal (& a Li’L Flores)
You can’t research traveling to Guatemala without seeing ads pop up for cultural excursions to the ruins of Tikal. Tikal is a beautifully preserved Mayan village with it’s earliest remains dating back to 1000 BC. It’s massive and in order to explore the entirety of the space, you’d need 2-3 days. We took the recommendation…
Antigua, Guatemala
Antigua, girl, you have our hearts. This city is like finding a slight tear the fabric of our universe and finding a teeny spot where absolutely everything is beautiful. The architecture, the landscaping, the people, the energy, all of it vibrant and inviting. The jewel of the city itself are the incredible hotels. Many of…
Lago Atitlan
I don’t know what Lake Como really looks like but from my understanding, it’s pretty much the Elfin land of my LOTR dreams. Lake Atitlan seems like the Central American Lake Como… Without all the yachts and champagne. The lake is a mesmerizing turquoise color and surrounding volcanoes are often backlit by lightening. We spent…
Puerto Escondido, baby
Ooooo Puerto. The magical, oft sickeningly hot, tropical beach land that is Puerto. I have nothing but love for the town itself but I must admit my experience was marred slightly by 48 hours of a pretty nasty stomach bug that lead to a gnarly fever for which I was bed-ridden. Womp womp womb. Aside…
Mexico City
Luke works for a dope company. How dope you ask? So dope it allows him some travel time to places on our bucket lists. Over the next month, he and I will be traveling to parts of Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. Our first stop was through Mexico City where we ate real well, devoured endless…
How we, along with 20 other nomads, made money while living ON THE ROAD!
It’s no secret that the #vanlife lifestyle has people scratching their heads wondering, ‘but how do they pay for all of this?’ It’s a question we’ve been asked a number of times and for us, it’s a pretty quick and easy answer. There are 1,234,098 ways to make money on the road (yes, become an…
Van Morrison
Shout out to Van Morrison who gave us quite possibly the easiest #vanlife weekend to date! Luke and I have had our fair share of difficulties when it comes to finding a place to camp. During our weekend with Morrison we didn’t have a lot of time- try 24 hours to be exact. Rather than…
Sparkles the Sprinter Van
Drumroll for [my absolute favorite van name of all time] Sparkles the Sprinter van! I gotta tell it to ya straight… GoCamp’s Sparkles is a dream. Taking a trip with Sparkles feels less like roughing it ‘van life’ style and more like ‘hitting the jackpot/ winning a vacation a la Let’s Make a Deal’. Sparkles…
Living Life Via the Van 