We’ve been living like nomads and experimenting with different types of travel — backpacking, house sitting, living in a van — for almost 4 years now. In that time, van life has become our nomadic lifestyle of choice even though…
How to Find Online Work and Earn Money While Traveling
When Mat and I came home after our first full year of travelling, the only thing we could think about (aside from seeing friends and family) was how we could save the money we needed to travel again. We wanted to…
Why You Need to Find a Like-Minded Community
Living an alternative lifestyle and making choices that are different from the people around you can make for some lonely experiences. Imagine being the only vegetarian at a BBQ, being single at a party full of couples, or living in a van when all…
Exploring Canada’s Crown Land: Adventures and Lessons Learned
Did you know that Canada has over 8 million square kilometres of crown land (~90% of Canada’s land area) available to the public? We’re so used to viewing land as a commodity to be bought or sold that our little hippie minds exploded when…
What Should I Do with My Life?
I like to make crazy to-do lists and elaborate budget spreadsheets, I like to read the last page in a book before I start it and I especially like to know the ending of a movie before I watch it. I guess…
The Challenges of Living a Nomadic Lifestyle
Our return to Canada last week marked the beginning of our van life project: a wacky attempt to combine travel, minimalism, and green living into one glorious lifestyle. As we drove off the ferry that had brought us back to Canada, we imagined all of…
What the Heck Are We Doing?
In less than two weeks we are leaving this cozy log cabin in Olympia, WA and moving into our cargo van for the summer (hopefully longer if we’re allowed back in the US in the fall!). We’re both super excited…
How to Stay Healthy When Travelling
Catching a cold, being constipated and suffering from food poisoning are some of the worst things that can happen to you on a trip. They’re also very real threats that can ruin a carefully planned and long anticipated trip. Mat and…
Learning to Go with the Flow
Until my mid-twenties, I had the emotional maturity of a toddler. When things didn’t go my way I was quick to point the blame at others; and, if I was really upset, I would have crazy foot stomping meltdowns. One…
Don’t Let “What Ifs” Stop You from Doing What You Love
Mat and I are extremely indecisive (as you can probably tell from our last post about having babies). We often come up with ambitious plans for trips we’d like to take or projects we’d like to try, but we’re not…