You found us. Welcome.
We’re Jason and Heather Arbour — photographers, writers, and full-time travelers living life differently since 2014. 43 countries, two van conversions, and one very well-traveled cat named Georgie.
This page is here to help you find the good stuff fast.
43
Countries
12
Years traveling
2016
Vanlife start
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Very good cat
Our story
We started this blog in 2014 to keep our families updated on a road trip across the US. It became something neither of us planned — a full-time life on the road, a van conversion in the Scottish Highlands, 43 countries, and a cat who has now crossed an ocean.
Jason is a physiotherapist-turned-photographer whose work has been featured in NatGeo, World Atlas, and Stanford.edu. I’m Heather — I handle the writing, the content, and making sure we actually eat real food on the road. Together we’ve been doing this for over a decade — not as a side project, but as the whole thing.
Where to begin
You’re here for vanlife
We’ve lived in a van since 2016 — from a rusted transit in the Scottish Highlands to a self-converted minivan across the American West. We know what works.
You’re planning a trip
Firsthand guides from 40+ countries. We only write about places we’ve actually been — and stayed long enough to have real opinions.
You’re into photography
10 years of professional travel photography, published worldwide. Jason breaks it all down in plain language — whatever camera you’re shooting on.
You want to live differently
Maybe you don’t have a trip planned. Maybe you’re just tired of the script. That’s exactly where we were — and what this whole thing is built on.
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We know there are a million travel blogs. We’re not trying to be all of them. We’re just two people and a cat, trying to document this life as honestly as we can — in the hope that your version of “differently” feels a little more within reach.