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The world told us we would need a thousand things to do this baby thing. Instead, we moved into a van.

Dreaming of full time travel, but have no idea how to start?

Well, welcome!

This blog is a collection of our very best tips on how to attain an affordable life of adventure, and keep the wanderlust dream alive.   All, of which we learned through a process of trial and error experiences on the road.

Vanlife

In 2015, we bought an empty 158wb Mercedes Sprinter and converted it into a tiny home on wheels. We had some knowledge of building simple things, but no prior home building experience. With the help of this blog and this blog and this forum and this and this YouTube channel, we learned the rest. We remodeled the van twice.  Raising the bed to make more space for our growing baby to play, and adding a wood burning fireplace to make camping in the snow more fun.

The goal of Vanlife was to show our baby the snow, and ocean before her first birthday.  She touched them both by 8 months.

Our first trip lasted 9 months.  At age 1, our Little One had lived in a van for  most of her life.  ( I can’t wait to tell her that). We mostly built the van on the road, in campgrounds, and in friends driveways.  Our travels took us to breathtaking views of Colorado, epic forests, snow, and surf  in Oregon, wide open spaces of Jackson Hole WY, along beautiful coast lines of California,  intense desert sun in a 5 day cross-country ride through AZ, without AC, in summer.  And so so many more.  

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Recipes

I absolutely love cooking with a rainbow of colors and spices. I do not follow any one diet specifically, but I do enjoy cooking with a variety of ingredients, favoring organic whole foods, in a clean health conscious way with a focus on simplicity.

Many of the recipes you will find here have been created on the road with simple tools.  I have an ARB fridge/ freezer that can plug into a cigarette lighter, a single indoor/ outdoor butane burner, and a compact grill.

Check out the travel kitchen set up

Stay the scenic route and keep that wanderlust dream alive!

 

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Orange zest biscuits just out of the oven, my favo Orange zest biscuits just out of the oven, my favorite @vancefamilysoycandles Mt Hood Forest candle filling the room with a cozy cabin vibe as I day dream over my new A-Frame book @modernaframe and watch these green onions grow. Re-grow food scraps, a fun little indoor project for these cold days!  Super satisfying for the Littles to watch too as these green onions grow like an inch overnight 🥳 #regrowveggies #cozysundaymorning #cabindreams
I had bananas smashed in a bowl for a Maple Cinnam I had bananas smashed in a bowl for a Maple Cinnamon Banana bread and some bone broth doing it’s magic in the Instant Pot.  There was slime on the kitchen counter, a princess tent in the hallway, school work and bills on the table and miscellaneous stuffed animals and stacking toys under my feet at every step.  The Husband mentions, “It’s gana be 70s and off shore at the beach. Adventure?” So, while everyone was stockpiling for this years annual Wintery Storm, I closed up my kitchen projects, packed a cooler, pack’n play, swimsuits, sand toys, and 2 days worth of clothes.  We escaped, headed South for warmer weather to an island, with palm trees and a private heated pool.  The ocean just over the sand dune… My new favorite secret place 💕 #tothebeach
Lemon Orzo Soup with a Turkey Bone broth base, car Lemon Orzo Soup with a Turkey Bone broth base, carrots, onion, garlic, cilantro and shredded Parmesan 😋 (In the background) Roast Beet Wintery Salad with red onion, pomegranates, feta, and candy pecans in a Maple Mustard Vinaigrette! #thanksgivingleftovers #itscoldoutside #soupseason #wintersalad
Nothing like a quick trip for a change of scenery Nothing like a quick trip for a change of scenery to shake off the routine of cleaning and bed times.  Chasing Summer to the beach! #corpuschristibeach 🥰
The sweetest little ones🥰 #sisters #bestbuds # The sweetest little ones🥰 #sisters #bestbuds  #worldoflittles #lakelifekids
A Happy Mother’s Day to these little one’s tha A Happy Mother’s Day to these little one’s that brought me to this side of the day 😍
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