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Florida Car Camping: Warm Winter Road Trips

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023
Florida Car Camping: Warm Winter Road Trips

Do you ever feel too cold where you live? My partner and I have been dreaming about warm winter road trips for months, settling on Florida car camping. We packed our car and started driving south along the east coast of the USA. Last summer, the two of us spent two months living out of

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8 Weeks of Rental Van Life

Heading Home After 8 Weeks of Van Life

September 18, 2022November 1, 2022
Heading Home After 8 Weeks of Van Life

I’m sad that our eight weeks of van life is ending in a few days. We will take apart our bed, pantry, and storage and return the van to the rental agency, then fly back home. But I am a little delighted in the sadness, because I didn’t expect this trip would go so well.

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8 Weeks of Rental Van Life

Van Life Tour Video | Tasty Veg Food Inspiration

September 10, 2022November 1, 2022
Van Life Tour Video | Tasty Veg Food Inspiration

VAN LIFE TOUR | Tasty Veg Food Inspiration Full Transcript We’re on the road for eight weeks in a rental van driving around to see California’s beautiful national parks and wild nature. While we’re doing this we’re eating vegan food. I’ve been vegan for about four years now and it’s a really important part of

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Van Life Tour Video: Our First Time Budget Build in a Rental

September 7, 2022October 30, 2022
Van Life Tour Video: Our First Time Budget Build in a Rental

VAN LIFE TOUR | Our First Time Budget Build in a Rental Full Transcript We’re traveling around California for eight weeks in a rental van. Well, somepeople buy their vans and build it out everything. They spend months to do it. Weare in the van for eight weeks. We’ve already set it up. it’s very

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8 Weeks of Rental Van Life

How to Find Secret Hot Springs

August 31, 2022November 1, 2022
How to Find Secret Hot Springs

Locals you meet at hot springs tend to complain about how many people know about the hot springs now. “Yeah, since people started posting photos of this place on Instagram it’s been packed on the weekends.” I haven’t posted any hot springs locations on Instagram. But, I didn’t even find out about that hot spring

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8 Weeks of Rental Van Life

Our Rental Van Deal: Unusually Affordable

August 25, 2022November 1, 2022
Our Rental Van Deal: Unusually Affordable

“You know, you got a great deal on this van,” the staff member commented while checking out our reservation. “Yeah.” “You can’t get a reservation at all for a cargo van, truck, or minivan. We’re booked solid until next August, a year from now!” This matches up with what I was seeing online. I couldn’t

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8 Weeks of Rental Van Life

Disaster Averted: Repairs On the Road in a Rental Van

August 16, 2022November 1, 2022
Disaster Averted: Repairs On the Road in a Rental Van

“Check tire pressure.” The blinking instructions on the dashboard were new and alarming. We were driving out of a dispersed camping area on dirt roads and pulled over immediately when we reached asphalt. We’re on the adventure of a lifetime, but it’s not all mountain vistas and relaxing in hot springs. Sometimes our gear breaks.

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8 Weeks of Rental Van Life

My Complete Packing List for 8 Weeks in a Rental Van

August 14, 2022November 1, 2022
My Complete Packing List for 8 Weeks in a Rental Van

What was I supposed to bring to stay comfortable and live for eight weeks in a van I had never seen before? I spent a week before we left making an extensive list in Google docs. Every time some new necessity occurred to me, I jotted it down. Three weeks into our adventure, I’m very

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Traveling Responsibly During COVID: My Choices and Why

August 13, 2022November 1, 2022
Traveling Responsibly During COVID: My Choices and Why

I’ve been pretty cautious since the pandemic started. I flew cross country for the last time in March 2020, then started avoiding community events, grocery stores, meeting up with friends, etc. I wasn’t isolating as much as some immunocompromised people still are, but more than the vast majority of people I know. I flew again

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8 Weeks of Rental Van Life

Savoring the Hike I Didn’t Do 10 Years Ago

August 9, 2022November 1, 2022
Savoring the Hike I Didn’t Do 10 Years Ago

We got a great deal on a rental cargo van and are now two weeks into driving around the spectacular landscapes of California. I quit my job right before the trip, so for the first time in almost four years, I am on a significant break. My reasons for leaving were to try to take

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