About Nomads • Nomads With A Purpose

We’re The Adventure Travel Family

Like you, we wanted to live our lives to the fullest.

To live without regrets.

To live our days filled with memorable moments and rich experiences. To be happy, healthy, and feel a deep connection with our family.

We wanted to enjoy life, not just get by.

2015: We jumped

We loved the business we had and we lived in one of the most beautiful places in the world, Coronado, California. But we saw our life flying by too quickly and realized that before we knew it our kids would be grown and off on their own adventure. On top of that, we were fed up with the cost of living.

So we decided to create a big adventure for them to remember their childhood by.

We sold almost everything we owned, bought a 30-foot motorhome, and began living out of our RV and traveling.

That year we took our RV on road trips up the California coast in April, a Colorado and Utah trip in June, and a two-month road trip up to Vancouver and back, stopping in many places in the PNW.

In September, we returned home to San Diego and lived out of our RV in local campgrounds in order to save up for bigger adventures the next year.

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2016: Chasing dreams

To kick off seven months of travel, we spent a month chasing waves together all around Costa Rica. Then, we jumped on a plane to Europe and spent six months traveling through Norway, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, UK, Netherlands, France, Italy, Switzerland, Croatia, Spain, and Portugal.

This was the year we realized we wanted to be full-time nomads and created our travel blog to help others experience more adventure in their life.

We returned briefly to San Diego in November before turning around and flying west, this time to surf the North Shore of Oahu. We got our stoke in the warm waters and a heavy dose of fresh air while tent camping on the East side of the island.

We then returned home to finish the year with family back in San Diego.

Nosara Guiones, Best Costa Rica Surfing Beaches

surfing, traveling, Pavones, Costa Rica, families

Playa Cocles, Best Costa Rica Surfing Beaches

Playa San Martin, Best Adventure in Northern Spain

Taking in the view from the refuge at the top of Molden in Norway

Malaekahana State Recreation Area, 10 Outdoor Adventures You Must do On Oahu

Reasons we love Interlaken, Switzerland -Oeschinensee

ziplining, costa rica, monte verde, family travel

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2017: A leap of faith

The year of our great leap of faith. We closed the doors on a business we had been running for twenty years and dove all-in on this epic journey we embarked on two years ago. We returned to Costa Rica to surf our favorite break, Pavones, for a week before setting off on an 11-week road trip with our RV through the Western U.S. and Canada.

We hiked and climbed some epic mountain ranges and got lost down dirt roads and among gorgeous forests.

In the fall, we jumped back on a plane to go back to our favorite spot, Hossegor, France. While in Europe, we explored Northern Spain and spent time in the French Pyrenees. Our six-week trip was filled with daily surfing, climbing, and hiking adventures while connecting as a family each day with locally grown food.

Related Blogs to our 2017 travels:

Brohm Rope swing, things to do in Squamish

Lost Lake Trail Network, Biking in Whistler

Plain of Six Glaciers Teahouse, Guide to Hiking Lake Louise Banff Guide

Alice Lake: Epic Day Hikes in the Sawtooth Range, Idaho

Green lakes trailhead along the Cascade Lakes Highway

2018: From islands to mountains

We started 2018 with a Pacific Island trip. On February 1st we flew to Oahu to tent camp, surf, and explore the beautiful island. After two weeks, we headed to New Zealand and spent a month exploring the raw nature of the North Island and South Island via tent camping. We concluded the trip with a month in the surf haven of Bali.

When we landed back in the States in May, it was time to find jobs again. We wanted a change of pace and scenery from our San Diego roots, and so we started in Bend, Oregon.

After spending a month and a half in Bend, Oregon, living on forest roads, exploring mountain biking trails, and hiking the 3 sisters wilderness, we decided to move on.

Along our nomadic journey, our RV was rear-ended, and we had to move into a house temporarily while we remodeled it.

We ended up in Summit County, Colorado, for five months and got a great taste of small-town, ski-obsessed, mountain living. Colorado was amazing for us, but it wasn’t where the money was for personal training, nor where Victor could use his talents to the fullest. And some of us hated living in a house.

We needed the freedom we felt when we lived in our RV!

So in December, with the remodel 50% done, we went back home to San Diego, where Victor opened up his personal training and tumbling business in Coronado, California again. And where Robyn and the kids get to surf, indoor climb, and run this blog.

Hiking Tongariro, 3 week New Zealand Itinerary

Abel Tasman, 3 week New Zealand Itinerary

Hobbiton, 3 week New Zealand Road Trip Itinerary

Mountain Biking Rotorua, 3 week New Zealand Road Trip Itinerary

White horse hill campground, Mount Cook, 3 week New Zealand Itinerary

Hooker Valley Track, Mount Cook, 3 week New Zealand Road Trip Itinerary

Canggu, Adventurous Warm Weather Winter Destinations

Should I Go to Bali Part 2: A lesson in taking risks, hardship, and appreciation

Bali, How To Be a Badass: 10 Lessons Mom Taught Me

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2019: Happiness and fulfillment

This was the year of balance for us. We still had some really BIG adventures this year, but we’ve also realized that making sure everyone is happy, fulfilled, and living their purpose takes compromise, adaptability, and effort.

Part of that compromise for us is getting a new (much larger) RV to live in.

Our Class C had been rear-ended in 2018, and after the rad remodel, we found a major leak in the pipes (let’s blame Colorado’s freezing temperatures for that one!), so it was time for an upgrade. We got a 42-foot Open Range 5th wheel and absolutely LOVE IT!

We kept the 5th wheel in San Diego as our home base and drove the Class C 10,000 miles this summer on one hell of an epic road trip through Canada all the way to Alaska.

It was a trip of a lifetime filled with glaciers, wildlife, and so much wide open space. Plus, on this trip, we added in one of our all-time favorite areas, the Sea to Sky Highway in British Columbia.

Gabi, Isabelle, and Robyn finished the summer by backpacking the Tour du Mont Blanc. It was quite a memorable experience, to say the least, and provided us with an incredible bonding experience.

Last, we finished 2019 with a Skiing and Snowboarding Mammoth + Utah.

How Dirty the RV got driving the Alaska Highway

ladders to Lac Blanc, Tour du mont blanc stage 10, French alps

Tour du mont blanc stage 10, French alps

Col de Balme camping and refuge, Tour du mont blanc

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2020: On the run & our attempt at homesteading

We started off the year with a 1-month trip to Hawaii, visiting the Big Island, Kauai, and Maui. In March, we hiked the Grand Canyon and explored Death Valley. We were on our way to ski Mammoth when everything shut down, including our personal training business in Coronado, California.

Like many others, we had to rethink our plans and make big changes, including finally establishing residency in South Dakota.

We fell in love with the Black Hills and spent most of that summer circling South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana, trying to stay free.

Then, in October, we found a large property with amazing views to rent in Montana. We thought we were going to get cows and pigs and grow our own produce indoors, but it turns out that is not our jam.

I (Robyn) quickly found myself restless and trapped sitting still, so we spent most of the next year traveling again, but kept the house as a backup just in case.

The huge benefit of having that house was that we were able to spend a lot of time practicing self-care. In fact, it provided a huge breakthrough for Victor in his healing journey. Learn more about that here.

The other great part of having a home base in Montana was that it was only an hour and a half from Glacier National Park and Whitefish Resort. We were able to spend a lot of 2021 adventuring and skiing in these areas.

Things to do Black Hills South Dakota Mount Rushmore

Things to do Black Hills South Dakota Devils Bathtub

Things to do Black Hills South Dakota Rock Climbing

Scrambling, Southwest Couloir, Middle Teton

Grand Teton to Yellowstone to Glacier National Parks Road Trip Colter Bay

Glacier National PArk, September Fall Colors

Grand Teton to Yellowstone to Glacier National Parks Road Trip Norris Basin

Yellowstone national park one day itinerary- Old Faithful erupting

Yellowstone national park one day itinerary- hiking Delta lake

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2021: Restless

Things began to change for us this year. While our family still traveled frequently, we also rented a home base in Montana, where we were pretty isolated from society, which really helped us to find balance. We spent our days doing yoga, meditation, and breathwork. This mindfulness journey led us to attend a festival where we experienced our first holotropic breathwork session. Over the next 2 years, Victor focused on rewiring his brain from fear and anxiety to happiness and joy. Now, we not only get to enjoy our travel lifestyle, but we also share our story and coach others on their own journey to emotional liberation.

To be honest, Victor loved being in a house, far away from people. Most of his clients from Coronado transitioned into online training, and he was finally having time to breathe, stare off at nature, and relax (great self-care for an Enneagram 2). But Robyn and the kids (well, maybe not Danny) missed traveling.

We skied Whitefish Resort, as well as Tamarack and Brundage in Idaho. We experienced our first time snowmobiling and ice fishing at Seeley Lake, Montana. In spring, we made a few trips down to St George, Utah.

We repeated our loops through Wyoming, South Dakota, Idaho, and Montana again in the summer before towing our big RV out east for an epic fall road trip. We started that trip by ticking off a bucket list adventure, backpacking the Cirque of the Towers.

We started with a few weeks of rock climbing in Red River Gorge. Then, we made our way south and spent a month exploring all sides of Florida.

This was also the year Gabi, Isabelle, and Robyn started a new website, MakingMindfulnessFun.com.

Exposure on Angel's Landing, Zion National Park Hikes

Exploring Red Reef trail, Red Cliffs conservation Area

Family skiing, Whitefish Mountain Resort,

Snowboarding Whitefish, Chair 7, Big Mountain

Whitefish Resort, Big Mountain, Montana Skiing

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2022: Back on the road full-time; Kids take flight; Our fleet expands; & Nobody seems to care

This is the year that we bailed on having a home base and went back to full-time RVing. This was also a hard year for Robyn as she had to learn to trust and let go (at least temporarily).

We also spent a lot of energy this year trying to get our voice out to the world. It felt like no one cared about what we stood for or wanted to learn mindfulness and empowerment from us (I’m sure one day we’ll look back on this and smile, though).

We spent that winter skiing a lot at Whitefish Resort. We had left Appa, our 42′ 5th wheel in Florida, so when icy conditions presented themselves in February, we made a quick trip to go get it and finally got to climb Horseshoe Canyon Ranch on the way out and Shelf Road on the way back.

In April, Gabi and Isabelle took Momo, our class C motorhome (the one we moved into in 2015), and spent a month on their own in Lander, Wyoming, while the other 5 explored Colorado.

Robyn’s favorite truck, Aang, broke down in Cañon City, and we had to leave it there and bought a brand new Dodge Ram 3500, which has been great for towing!

That summer, we bought a small 30′ travel trailer and went back to our familiar loop of South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, and the girls followed us in Momo.

Gabi, Isabelle, and Robyn started doing more big mountain climbs and ticked off Grand Teton and Wolf’s Head. Isabelle pursued more of her musical talents by playing live at the Lander Bar twice.

In the fall, we headed down to Colorado and spent a month surrounded by fall colors while exploring the mountains around Ouray and Telluride.

We rappelled Morning Glory Arch in Moab on our way to chase warmer weather in St George. Danny liked St George so much that we left him there while we spent 2 weeks surfing in San Diego before rejoining him in Utah for December, where we spent Christmas Day finally hiking the Narrows in Zion.

We then headed out on December 28th to get Momo, where it was being stored in Missoula and used our Indy Ski pass for an amazing 2022-23 winter of skiing at over a dozen resorts.

More Related Blogs to our 2022 Travels:

5-day Colorado fall road trip

2023: Momentum is Building + We might be the wealthiest people in the world

This is the year when the pieces of the puzzle that we call our life feel like they are starting to fit together.

In the middle of our winter ski road trip, we spent a month in Lander, Wyoming in a beautiful Airbnb. The views were incredible, Tatiana got to do a lot of gymnastics, and we were able to squeeze in a dozen days of climbing in between days of -30 degree weather. (Yes, I said negative thirty degrees!)

From Wyoming, we headed to Colorado for the Winter Wondergrass Festival in Steamboat Springs, but not before almost getting stuck in Lander! This is why we don’t recommend RVing in winter.

Then, we headed back to see Danny who has decided to make St George his home base, at least for now. He lives in our big 5th wheel, Appa, at Settler’s Point RV Resort (the best RV park for full-timers) and we ended up spending a few weeks of spring with him in addition to another surf trip to San Diego and then to Kauai (yep, again!).

In June, we bought yet another RV, this time it was a 30′ fifth wheel. We gave the 30′ travel trailer to the girls and got something that was light and nimble for the 4 of us (Vic, me, Tati, and JZ) for our summer road trip through Wyoming, South Dakota, Idaho, and Washington

This 3-month trip was probably my favorite yet. Eight years in, and we had finally found our flow!

In September, we added yet another RV to our fleet, bringing our total now up to 5 RVs! This one is a 26′ brand new travel trailer that will eventually be Gabi’s, but for now, it is Robyn and Victor’s private suite where we use it for 4-months at Settler’s Point RV Resort.

Having the kids/adult kids in one RV and parents in another has helped spread out all of our stuff (because we’ve accumulated a lot over the years!) and made it easier for us, Robyn, and Victor, to work with clients in the morning without waking up the entire RV.

We broke up our St George stay with a month of travel through Colorado, going back to our favorite area of Ouray/Telluride, and then another surf trip to San Diego.

Gabi and I (Robyn) also squeezed in a quick trip to a Wealth Con. We were excited to hear Ed Mylett’s keynote speech, and while it was motivational, the “you must build wealth to become time rich” theme that was being preached isn’t necessarily true.

For starters, the workaholic mentality that it takes to become monetarily wealthy is often not able to be “turned off” once the money is made. These people, while they do have options and fame, are often stuck in a cycle of needing more, plus, relationships and individuals’ health are often destroyed along the way.

On the flip side, we are told that money can’t buy happiness, and yet, we live in a world that is so money-obsessed that it’s also destroying families and people’s health.

That conference inspired Gabi and Robyn to start a self-development coaching platform, Be The Hero Academy, to help people develop self-love and self-confidence, help them discover and step into their purpose, create better relationships with their families, and learn how to optimize their health.

2024: The perfect year.

We started the year with another incredible 3-month ski trip, this time with an Ikon Ski Pass. And best of all, Victor started traveling to ski with us!

We started the year at Mount Bachelor. We towed our brand new travel trailer there from St George, but decided to leave it in a campground and stay in an Airbnb. After being there for only 1 week, we saw that there was a HUGE storm coming in (like 100″ of snow!), so we tried to make a run for it and leave the area before getting stuck there for a few more weeks. Unfortunately, Highway 20, leaving Bend heading east, becomes an ice rink, and we ended up flipping our new trailer.

Luckily, we had another trailer to travel in, and hitched up Durango and continued our winter travel to Aspen, Park City, Steamboat Springs, Winter Park, Salt Lake Resorts, and Big Sky.

We then bought my dream 5th wheel toy hauler and spent that summer chasing amazing hikes, rock climbing, and mountain biking in some of our favorite destinations: Lander, Steamboat Springs, Tahoe, Bend, Cannon Beach, Mount Rainier, Leavenworth, Sandpoint, Salt Lake, Driggs, St George, Zion, Lake Powell, San Diego, and Kauai.

We then finished out the year back in Bend, skiing at Mount Bachelor.

2025: It unraveled on me

On the surface, this was an amazing year. We started by renting a comfy Airbnb in Steamboat Springs for a month. Then skied Aspen, Jackson Hole, Big Sky, Sun Valley, Salt Lake, Tahoe, and finished up the season back in Bend.

At this point, Danny was working at Bish’s selling RVs in Eugene and hated it. (The company was awful, and I recommend avoiding them.) On top of that, Gabi and I were really struggling with monetizing all our passions. We struggled with consistency and weren’t social enough for social media. In addition, our voice wasn’t niched down enough.

Victor, too, struggled with social media, and while his core clientele allowed him to support our travel lifestyle, it wasn’t creating enough for the future.

This paradigm almost broke our family.

When my role was “just” captain, cruise director, and emcee of the event, I was great. I could drive 10 hours, pack climbing gear and woohoo enough to get all the kids pumped up for whatever crazy adventure I had in mind.

But when it came to showing my face on camera or capturing our adventures in the moment, I was a total failure.

Plus, I had no interest in social media. I couldn’t care less what everyone else in the world was doing. I was so immersed in my life, doing an adventure and keeping my family fed and heard, that there was no room for mastering marketing. While my ego might’ve thought that was a good thing, all it did in the long run was shoot myself in the foot.

Living in a house in Bend was like being transported to 2014 when we lived on the beach in Coronado. There was always something nice to do outside (walk the river, play volleyball at the park, mountain bike Whoops), but it was pretty much the same thing every day.

I tried to flee it often. In May, I tried to summit Mount Rainier with Gabi and Jiraiya, but we had to turn back 800 feet from the top. I took the kids by myself on a road trip for half the summer while Victor grew his business and enjoyed the comforts of routine. In the fall, Tatiana and I tried more traditional forms of adventure by running our first Spartan Race. Then, the kids and I went to Whistler and Squamish. Then, another trip to San Diego to surf.

Eventually, I stopped running and decided it was time to serve something bigger than myself. I started organizing my message and offerings. I learned about social media. I put myself out there again from a much kinder, humbler space.

My 3 adult kids (Danny, Gabi, and Isabelle) all live together a mile from us in their own apartment. They are happy and thriving. Danny loves bartending a few days a week, and in his free time, he is creating AI short films, hoping to use the skills in a career later. Gabi started her own health coaching platform, but is also still working side by side with me on sharing our story from the past decade. Isabelle is an Astrology Coach and teaches Country Line & Swing dancing.

Victor is preparing to prepare (lol). He says he wants a “do over,” but with the schedule he has now, it might be hard. You should check out the tarot card readings we’ve been posting to help us decide: A homebase? But where? Near adult kids? A large chunk of land? Say f-it and jump again? Some hybrid? We aren’t sure. Stay Tuned.

2026: I commit to finding a stage

It’s only January, but I am committed to finding my stage. A place where this journey of joy and chaos could make a difference in someone’s life. I wrote a book, but haven’t sent it to publishers yet. I’m testing it on YouTube and Instagram first. I do know that I want to write a book that Hay House would be proud to publish. In the meantime, I’m working on my speeches so that when my name is called, I’m ready.

Meet Each Member of The Nomads Family

Meet Robyn

Author, mindset coach, and lifelong questioner, Robyn lives life by the motto of “CREATE A LIFE YOU ARE EXCITED TO WAKE UP TO” and it’s what led her to leap into the RV lifestyle so many years ago.

Robyn is a lot of things, but boring and normal are not one of them. We tend to joke around that Robyn doesn’t fit into any category because she is all of them- climber, surfer, runner, entrepreneur, RVer, health nut, yogi, coffee addict, and mother of five. Yes, she is a little crazy. But if that’s what it takes to live a life like hers, then bring it on.

She is curious and ambitious, which has led her to create this nomadic life. In fact, she is so ambitious that you should be careful about mentioning new travel destinations in front of her. When she gets something in her head, it’s going to happen. She has always been an athlete, and sports are what push her to lead a healthy, empowered, and A Playful Life.

She is now focused on sharing her story to inspire moms to redefine motherhood.

Learn more at RobynRobledo.com

Meet Victor

Meet the “Meat Head”. This guy loves lifting iron. It took us years to convert him into a traveler, a surfer, a climber, and a hiker, but Robyn is happy to say that her hard work (aka nagging) paid off, and now he loves it all- the weight room, jiu jitsu mats, and all our outdoor adventures.

It only takes a few minutes of meeting Victor to pick up on how genuine, kind, and compassionate he is (the Sorting Hat at Hogwarts would definitely put him in the Hufflepuff House), and these traits are what set him up to be the best when it comes to his coaching platform.

Meet Danny

“Run, Forest, Run!” Daniel (age 26) was our runner and writer when we were all traveling. At age 16, he ran his first ultramarathon race, a 50-kilometer trail run in Pacifica, California. A year later, he ran his first 50-mile race in San Francisco. He’s self-published books and short stories that you can read here.

Danny is now living in Bend, bartending at night, and creating AI short films by day.

Meet Gabi

Gabi (age 26) has always been passionate about seeking out waves and sending climbing routes, and her ability to research the best surfing, climbing, and hiking has taken us to some incredible off-the-beaten-path locations on our travels. It’s also what led her to start this blog with her mom at the age of 16.

Growing up with such an unconventional lifestyle, wasn’t always easy, especially during her teen years, as she speaks about her in her TEDx talk.

Gabi believes the lessons she learned through adventure travel, has made her a more consciousness human and she shares her message here.

Learn more at GabiRobledo.com

Meet Isabelle

Isabelle (age 21) was our go-with-the-flow child throughout our travels and enjoyed being time-rich in order to pursue her passion for creativity and also used that time to master personality typing and astrology (hence why we started the Making Mindfulness Fun website).

Her mind is a whirlwind of creativity, which has led her to be an incredible content creator for businesses. She is an Astrology Coach and creates amazing content on her Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube channel.

When not creating content or coaching, you’ll find her country line and swing dancing.

Learn more at IsabelleRobledo.com

Meet Jiraiya

A.K.A. “Mogli” (from The Jungle Book), Jiraiya (age 17) is all passion, energy, positivity, and insane athletic talent … finding ways to funnel that energy in a constructive way when he was younger was quite the challenge when living in confined spaces. But, luckily, we spent most of our time outdoors where he could find sticks to fight off imaginary monsters with.

We always knew Jiraiya would be a master adventurer one day, and it seems like that future has become a reality. Due to his energy, strength, and (a little too much) love for risk, Jiraiya is a beast when it comes to bouldering, skiing, mountain biking, and even tumbling.

Jiraiya is the ambassador of happiness and is writing a book called Happy Teen, where he hopes to inspire and teach teens how to take responsibility for their own happiness through goal setting aligned with intrinsic values. You can follow him on Instagram where he teaches his Happy Teen framework.

Meet Tatiana

Tati (age 15) is an insanely passionate, independent, and creative kid. We always say “that girl will move mountains,” however, I think it’s more likely she’ll flip over them.

Getting Tati to hike when she was younger used to be a huge battle. But over the years of repeated exposure to challenging treks, she’s gone from being pulled along 8-milers, to a master hiker, easily completing 20-mile day hikes at the age of 10 and summiting dozens of steep mountains. (I inserted this as a reminder to keep pushing your kids even when they show resistance because it eventually pays off.)

Tati and Jiraiya are besties and do everything together! From advanced skiing, mountain biker, and gymnastics, to watching movies, playing instruments, and their numerous creative hobbies, these two are proof that siblilngs can grow up close.

Raising siblings who actually like one another

I’d like to add one more small, yet powerful & inspiring, detail. All of our kids never fight.

Living in confined quarters, having to share one small bathroom, traveling on a shoestring budget, and doing hard adventures developed in them a team mindset.

I made a concerted effort to teach them how to communicate their expectations to one another regularly, while also providing an opportunity for each child to fulfill their own unique passions and time and space to meet their own needs.

Through this strategy, I’ve found that each child was able to feel seen and heard, and that led to the kids not needing to compete (aka fight) with one another for attention. In addition, this created an environment of mutual respect and compassion. This is the goal of our family coaching– to help families learn how to:

Identify each person’s needs, wants, and expectations.
Be able to communicate them to each other.
Strategize a plan to implement tactics that align with a lifestyle where everyone feels seen & heard.