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Our Van Conversion Cost, Tour, & Mistakes
In this post we’re sharing our van conversion cost, plus all of the items we used, the mistakes we made, and so much more! WE DID IT!!!! After almost 7 months of blood (not much thankfully!), sweat (the Texas heat is no joke!), and many tears (mostly Kathryn lol), we FINISHED OUR VAN CONVERSION! And…
6 upgrades to our van conversion (after 3+ years of van life)
In this post we are sharing upgrades we made to our van conversion after 3+ years of van life. After over 3 years of almost full time van life in our van Brisket, we’ve made some upgrades! Back in 2019, we bought a 2019 170 WB Mercedes Sprinter van and spent 7 months converting it…
Our must-have items for van life
We have now lived in our self-converted Sprinter van for almost three years (give or take some months in Austin during COVID or for the holidays), and over time we’ve learned a lot about what items are truly helpful to have while on the road and in our smaller space. And in this post we…
The Ultimate Guide to Visiting Rocky Mountain National Park
Visiting Rocky Mountain National Park? In this detailed guide we’re sharing everything you need to know before you visit, the best things to do in Rocky Mountain National Park, sample itineraries, and more! Back in 2017 we visited Rocky Mountain National Park for the first time while on a 4 day Colorado road trip, which…
The ULTIMATE Utah National Parks Road Trip Itinerary (10 days)
Hoping to explore Utah’s national parks? In this guide we’re sharing a detailed itinerary for a 10 day Utah national parks road trip! With red rocks, canyons, rivers, hoodoos, arches, and so many other mind blowing natural features, Southern Utah is a GEM in the United States. You could spend a lifetime in just the…
Van Life FAQs: Our van, logistics, daily routine, & more!
Interested in van life? In this blog we’re sharing the questions we get asked the most about van life, from why we chose our van, our build, logistics, our daily routine, and more! On January 25, 2019, we took a huge leap of faith and bought an empty cargo Sprinter van to turn into a…
3 Days in Seattle Itinerary: Local’s Guide
Heading to Seattle? Our 3 days in Seattle itinerary + guide is full of must-see attractions, coffee shops, and restaurants, perfect for first-timers to Seattle (or Seattleites looking for ideas for their next weekend adventure). We first visited Seattle in 2014 and fell madly in love with the city. It truly has everything–tons of parks,…
Puerto Rico–Day 3
This morning we woke up at 4 AM (sorry family!), got ready, and headed to the ferry to go to Flamenco Beach. The line for tickets looked short and we were hopeful that we would be able to get on the ferry. Unfortunately, when we spoke to one of the guards, we learned that they…
Puerto Rico–Day 2
Today we headed to Old San Juan in Puerto Rico to explore the forts and the city. Since Adam is about to start his first year teaching high school World History, he was super excited to see all of the history in the city. We started off the morning at Cuatro Sombras for some coffee.…
Puerto Rico– Day 1
We are currently in Puerto Rico for a family vacation and having a blast! When we were planning where to go for the trip, we looked at many places, but we settled on Puerto Rico because it is tropical, close to the U.S., doesn’t require a passport, and is pretty affordable to travel to. We…
Universal Studios + Island of Adventure
We thought we would kickoff our blog with our most recent trip to Orlando, Florida. We just got back on the 4th of July from a wonderful week with family friends at both Disney and Universal. Leading up to this trip I (Kathryn) did tons of research on how to make the theme parks go smoothly…
Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom was definitely my favorite park we went to the entire trip. As soon as you walked in, there was an incredible happy energy that just made you smile. I had been to Disney World once before, back in 2nd grade, but Adam had never been, so I was super excited to not only…
Animal Kingdom + Hollywood Studios + Epcot
On our third day at the parks we decided to go big and conquer 3 of them– Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and Epcot. We had Park Hopper passes, so we figured we should take full advantage of them. We started out the day at Animal Kingdom, spent a few hours there and then headed to…
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