April 30th- April 1st came and went so fast, much like the eleven years that came before it. For ten of those years, I’ve held a quiet habit: I write a dedication piece on this day. Not out of nostalgia, but because this date marks something more profound than a memory. It was a transformational …
Stories From The Road
Stories we are sharing from our 9 years of RV Living and Full-Time Travel with our 5 kids.
11 years ago, we did something NOT that crazy, actually. We got rid of all our non-essentials— ugly sweaters, yearbooks, extra blankets, and toys. We put our furniture in storage and moved into our RV for what we thought was going to be just 5 months. But over those 5 months, something incredible happened— I discovered …
When Isabel came home from the Tour du Mont Blanc last summer, I noticed something different about her. It wasn’t just the photos or the stories—it was the way she carried herself. She had discovered something most people spend their entire lives searching for: her voice. This trek wasn’t just about hiking 108 miles through …
Last night, Victor said to me, “I was not meant for this time on Earth.” It’s not the first time he’s said that. What he means is that, in order to be “successful” and to feel like he is “enough”, he has to be someone he isn’t. It’s not enough to just be a caring …
Welcome! This is story from August 2017 that shares one of many times when the outdoors helped develop my kids’ confidence. We’d been on the road for ten weeks now, hiking to the top of peaks like The Chief in British Columbia, to secluded alpine lakes in the Sawtooths of Idaho, and beside glaciers in …
I don’t recommend driving RVs into Wyoming in the winter. That doesn’t mean I won’t try. I just don’t recommend it. March 1, 2023 The house we stayed at in Lander had a pretty long driveway. When we arrived, it was a little slick but barely manageable enough to pull in our 30′ class C and …
April Fools Day 2015… “I can’t believe you pulled this off,” were the exact words Victor said to me the morning we moved out of a huge, spacious, three-bedroom house overlooking the ocean into our thirty-foot Class C motorhome. I let my ego bask in the compliment and thought about all the work that went …
The Aquarius Age is heatin’ up! If you’ve been following us for a while you may have heard us throw around this term a bit and I want to get some misconceptions out of way (just maybe). I get it. It’s hard to hear someone nonchalantly throw around astrological terms without assuming it’s spiritual witch …
I was always aware of the negative affect of social media but breaking away from it myself has turned out to be a far more shocking experience than I thought it would be. So I quit and here’s what I realized…
Did you ascend with me today? I’m not sure if I’m disappointed or relieved that today has been slightly uneventful. I was prepared for chaos and blackouts just in case, but the only thing weird that happened to me was that I slept 11 hours last night (which I really can’t remember the last time …
Ever wonder what it’s really like to spend all your high school years as a full-time RV-living teenager? This blog is written by Gabi (age 18), our oldest daughter and co-founder of this blog. Gabi is a big driving force in our decision to become a full-time RV family back in 2015. At the time, …
I love intensity. Wanna challenge me in push ups, go all day without eating, or hike all four passes of the maroon bells four pass loop in one day? It’s on. But sometimes my body says NO. Sometimes enough is enough and I need to let go of my expectations and commit to wellness through …
My calves can’t take this. I glance up and see the enormous tents the WSL has set up on the beach, but it doesn’t feel like it’s getting any closer. I can’t breathe right. I know at any minute Tatiana is going to go into full meltdown mode and I’m scared.
November 2, 2017… I have a motto (one of many)… “Wake up excited to start each day.” Today, I didn’t abide by that motto because we were headed to Barcelona. I know what you are thinking, who wouldn’t be excited to see Barcelona? Well, me. One of the best things about traveling so much is …
Do you love camping on forest roads? Do you enjoy the solitude of remote areas where you can sit all alone by a campfire and stargaze? Does traveling off-road for miles, chasing the allure of free camping excite you? Us too! We love to escape the city, chase adventure, and get lost in nature, but… …
Oh, you poor thing, you live in an RV with your kids, I’m so sorry is certainly a thought that pops in people’s mind when I tell them that our family of seven lives in a thirty-foot RV. Little do they realize that this conscious choice to live life as a nomad is driven by …
Hell yeah! I yelled as I banked around the last bend of the paved bike path and saw the bar on the opposite corner. I was so excited to finally be at the bottom of the hill. As I came to a stop, my cohort and then 16-year-old daughter, Gabi, came to a stop next …
Living the fulltime traveler lifestyle has its merits. No two days are ever the same. I see parts of the world that, at one time, I only imagined existed. And…the freedom of not being tied to material possessions leaves me with energy to nurture my own mind, body, spirit; chase challenge, meaning, and fulfillment; and …
