Sent Packing

Up until this moment, I wasn’t afraid of death. Actually, if given the choice between death and something like losing a limb or being paralyzed, I would’ve picked death. That was, until I really, truly almost died…

I like to think there are certain experiences that initiate travelers into the #vanlife club. There’s a rite of passage: breaking down on highways, sleeping in Walmart parking lots, getting scammed by mechanics…

I skidded into the laundromat parking lot at 10am on a mission. I sat behind the steering wheel and tied my hair up in a tight knot, like I was trying to shut the lice up before we went out in public together. “Sit still and be quiet,” I snapped…

Here is my real experience, research, and buying tips from when I purchased my 2003 E450 Shuttle Bus to build it out and do vanlife. I hope this helps you get the best vehicle for your needs and let’s you learn from my mistakes…

I wanted vanlife, and I wanted it bad. Just one problem: How in the world was I going to make money on the road? Because let me tell you, I could land a job interview as well as I could land a bungee jump… Right, I wasn’t…

I don’t want to novelize my life. I know, rich, coming from a girl who’s literally writing about herself. What I mean is, I don’t want to write myself as a character in a story. I don’t want to use “she” instead of “I.” This is raw…