Did you know a job exists where you don’t have to clock in at a certain time, you basically get paid to live outdoors, and you can create your own schedule?! Drum roll… Camp hosting, the best van life job, and the greatest job we never knew existed.. or rather existed at our age! No-one…
Living in a Van Full Time!??!! I have to say those words out loud, again and again, to solidify we’re getting back into that lifestyle. How long we’ll be back in the van and where we will go is up in the air… But boy, oh boy, living in a van full time again couldn’t bring…
While we’re no experts on van life with cats, we have come to learn a few things in our time living in a van with our kitty. Obviously, each cat is different and what works for us may not work for your cat. However, we’ve found these 10 things make van life with our cat…
Our first days in Willy were nothing short of a dream!! I wish I could put into words how good it feels to be back on the road again. It’s been a long time coming with finishing up the van (more on that later), but we are so happy to be back to life on…
Van life laundry is an interesting topic. Doing laundry van life style causes one to get creative, and quickly forces you to own the fact that you don’t have a proper washer! We’ve washed our clothes more times than we can count in public restrooms and gym showers. Luckily, those aren’t the only places to…
In early 2016, we were sick of feeling trapped in a flat in downtown Aberdeen and decided it was time to make our dreams of living on the road a reality. We bought a 1996 SWB sprinter van and converted her into our home on wheels. Using reclaimed wood, we found on the side of…
Holy Smokes, we’ve known we were going to sell the van for quite some time now, but that doesn’t make it any easier. Now that it’s all “social media official”, and we’re reaching out to see who wants their lives to be completely rocked in Isobel (in a good way)… I’m a mess. We’re a…
Getting from the U.K. to Europe can be done a number of ways. There are many ports to take ferries from, and even the channel tunnel, offering the quickest way across the channel, but our favorite so far has been going through Dover, England. Dover is a small town in the very south of England…
Since we’ve had Isobel, we’ve dreamed of taking her to Europe. However, with her old age and rough around the edges vibe, we hesitated when the opportunity kept presenting itself. After an eye-opening and amazing trip to Croatia at the end of May, we decided we couldn’t be scared of a breakdown, or let any…
Upon heading out of Aberdeen to Skye, we decided to make our way up the coast over to Inverness, and then through The Highlands into Skye. Oh man the freedom of being in our own car.. no, our own van. How do we explain the giddiness that shook down to our souls, the joy streaming…
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