HER FIRST SOLO VAN LIFE ADVENTURE (and biking 200+ miles)
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#vanlife / Travel vlog 730 | Colorado Trail | Filmed August, 2020
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Aoraki - Ooyy
Borrowed Matches - Tape Machines
Burn Within Sight - Dylan Sitts
Cashmere - Dylan Sitts
Crack On - Dylan Sitts
Got Real - Splasher!
Haw Par Villla - Ooyy
Heist Huzzle - Fasion
Informed and Prudent - Yi Nantiro
Jade Plant - Dylan Sitts
Kebnekaise - Czar Donic
Kyoto by Dawn - Ooyy
Mountain Downhill - Niclas Gustavsson
Mugged Off- Dylan Sitts
On Track- Dylan Sitts
Some of Y'all (Instrumental Version) - Work from Home.
Split - [ocean jams)
Still Cold - Crystal Shards
Toast - Dylan Sitts
Tweet and Delete - Dylan Sitts
Urban Chase - FormantX
Virtual Underworld - Dylan Sitts
Way Too Soon - Dylan Sitts
Words - Dylan Sitts
Valium - nothanks
Ocean Breeze - Timothy Infinite
Olympos - Ooyy
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MY FIRST SOLO VAN LIFE ROAD TRIP (emotional)
My first ever solo trip in the van was quite the rollercoaster!!!
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Episode 801 | Nashville, TN to Dallas, TX | Filmed Nov. 10, 2021
For those who are curious about sizing, below are the sizes of each outfit!
White matching set: both size small
Grey matching set: both size small
Velvet pleated skirt: size 2
White sweater: Size x-small (but could have done a small)
Nate's sweater: Size medium
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0:00 Lonely mornings
1:39 Why Nate and I are separated
3:49 unexpected problem number 1…????
5:14 Winter fashion show????
6:44 FINALLY my solo van trip begins
8:25 Why I never plan our travels
11:05 problem number 2…I am a mess
16:18 My first rap session
20:36 what I eat when I’m alone
21:24 Nightly routine in the van
23:16 Making my OWN coffee WHAT????
26:54 Why Nate and I don’t have kids
27:15 back at BUCEE’S!
29:13 FINALLY made it to Dallas!????????
#solofemaletravel
Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married June 2013 and quickly caught the #travel bug! We started “travel hacking” & finally decided we wanted to go travel for one year. After 2 years of saving $ and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016. We started this #travelvlog to share our experiences with friends and family, then decided we really liked vlogging and traveling, and we didn’t want to stop after just one year! After achieving our new goal of 100 countries and then all 7 continents (check out our documentary here: we had no plans to slow down, until 2020 decided to force us to ;) which is when we bought a converted Sprinter van to start exploring our own country for the first time. #Vanlife was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ????????????
A COMPLETELY CRAZY PLAN TO BIKE ACROSS COLORADO (500 miles)
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#vanlife / Travel vlog 729 | Leadville, Colorado | Filmed August, 2020
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“In Search of Wonder” - Brendon Moeller
“Looks Inviting” - Ealot
“Mt. Fuji” - Ooyy
“Tiger’s Nest” - Ooyy
“Gimme That” (Instrumental Version” - Katnip
“N64” - Guustavv
“Rain Check” -Dylan Sitts
“Valium” - No Thanks
“Yeehaw” - Dylan Sitts
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Biking Across America (Part 1)
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Episode 904 | Filmed September 2023 | Oceanside, CA
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment.
We discovered the world of “travel hacking” while planning our honeymoon & became addicted ;)
So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world.
Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went back home to “normal life.” We started this channel to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with living on the road and found a new passion for capturing our travels through video. So we did everything we could to keep going.
4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time!
After ~2 years of van life, we are back to full time international traveling! And now we are finding the best adventures the world has to offer :)
We are incredibly grateful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ???????????? Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey!
00:00 Biking Across the USA
03:32 day 1: Boys begin!
18:04 day 2: girls’ turn!
28:07 the dads ride in a sand storm
34:38 bloopers
WE’RE BOTH OVER THIS (rough week)
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#vanlife / Travel vlog 731 | Colorado Trail days 9-13 | Filmed September, 2020
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Our friends’ Chai tea :)
Our friend’s peanut butter ramen :)
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BACK TO VAN LIFE (huge announcement)
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Episode 902 | Filmed September 2023 | USA
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment.
We discovered the world of “travel hacking” while planning our honeymoon & became addicted ;)
So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world.
Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went back home to “normal life.” We started this channel to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with living on the road and found a new passion for capturing our travels through video. So we did everything we could to keep going.
4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time!
After ~2 years of van life, we are back to full time international traveling! And now we are finding the best adventures the world has to offer :)
We are incredibly grateful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ???????????? Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey!
00:00 day 1: Back to van life!
06:35 Day 2: Nashville to St. Louis
12:02 Day 3: St. Louis to Kansas
13:52 Day 4: Kansas to Colorado
15:12 Day 5: Climbing a 14er- Mt Massive
18:36 Day 6: Driving Vegas for ADELE
26:06 Day 7: Sleeping on the strip
30:13 Day 9: Installing solar in the desert
32:32 Day 10: THE BIG REVEAL in CA!
36:28 bloops
Putting our life back together (aftermath of the bike trip)
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The last 17 days were exhausting both for us AND for our van! In this episode we attempt to get our van back in order before making some major upgrades, and we give you a tour of Rick & Bec's van so you can see how a family of four comfortably lives in a sprinter van!
#vanlife / Travel vlog 733 | Leadville, CO | Filmed September, 2020
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Episode 905 | Filmed October 2023 | California/Arizona
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment.
We discovered the world of “travel hacking” while planning our honeymoon & became addicted ;)
So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world.
Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went back home to “normal life.” We started this channel to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with living on the road and found a new passion for capturing our travels through video. So we did everything we could to keep going.
4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time!
After ~2 years of van life, we are back to full time international traveling! And now we are finding the best adventures the world has to offer :)
We are incredibly grateful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ???????????? Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey!
00:00 Day 3 California Desert
06:42 Arizona border
13:51 Day 4
25:12 Day 5
35:47 Day 6
39:30 Day 7
46:37 Bloops
FIRST WEEK OF VAN LIFE
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We learn how to empty our pee tank, and Nate makes some risky moves with our electrical system…Make sure to watch the first part of this episode if you missed it!: #vanlife / Travel vlog 718 | Bryson City, North Carolina | Filmed June 12, 2020
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Happiness in a Box - Frank Jonsson
Surrounded by Bubbles - Civet Cat
Swoosh - Bonkers Beat Club
System Error - Cospe
Vibe With Me - Kommodity
Rangers of the Night (Instrumental Version) - Particle House
About to Explode (Instrumental Version) - Daxten, Wai
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THIS IS HOW IT ENDED.
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#vanlife / Travel vlog 732 | Colorado Trail days 14-17 | Filmed September, 2020
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THE ULTIMATE MARRIAGE TEST (450 miles on a tandem bicycle)
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0:00 What is RAGBRAI
1:33 Our first time on a tandem bicycle
2:17 The ultimate marriage test
4:20 Meet the team
5:25 Day 1: Kicked out by the cops
18:28 Day 2: The awkward shower
23:40 Day 3: We lost a teammate
33:50 Bloops
ROAD TRIP WITH US (back to van life)
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Episode 841 | Filmed August 2022
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Who are Kara and Nate?!
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment. We discovered the world of “travel hacking” & became obsessed. So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world. Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went home to “normal life.” We started this travel vlog to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with this lifestyle and did everything we could to keep going. 4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time. Van life was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ????????????
#vanlife #travel #travelvlog
0:00 from the North Pole to VAN LIFE!
0:55 How we ended up here?
2:25 heading NORTH!
3:25 Finding somewhere to sleep tonight…
6:08 Day 2: we’ve MISSED this!
8:32 Drone training LOL
9:30 How to save $$$ online shopping!
10:32 Cooking lunch in the van!
11:56 Hello Ohio! And Jungle Jim’s?
14:40 PEANUT BUTTER RAMEN
16:53 Day 4: Canada border crossing
25:00 SO THANKFUL THIS YEAR
27:30 REUNITING WITH OUR BFFS
AMERICA’S HIGHEST CITY (an unexpected adventure)
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#vanlife Colorado continues to impress us! Leadville has SO much character. We planned to stay a couple days, but that turned into a couple weeks! / Travel vlog 728 | Leadville, Colorado | Filmed August, 2020
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Pocket Aces - Guustavv
So Dull - Smartface
FOLLOW ME Wild Horse - Cospe
Seona - Ooyy
Tweet and Delete (Instrumental Version) - King Sis
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married June 2013 and quickly caught the #travel bug! We started “travel hacking” & finally decided we wanted to travel for one year. After 2 years of saving $ and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016. We started this #travelvlog to share our experiences with friends and family, then decided we really liked vlogging and traveling! After achieving our new goal of 100 countries before 2020 and all 7 continents, we have no plans to slow down anytime soon, and we are incredibly thankful to do something we love every day. :)
Surviving 8 Days on a Tiny Motorbike in Peru
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Episode 880 | Filmed April 2023 | Ayacucho, Peru
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Who are Kara and Nate?!
Watch our documentary here:
Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment.
We discovered the world of “travel hacking” while planning our honeymoon & became addicted ;)
So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world.
Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went back home to “normal life.” We started this travel vlog to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with living on the road and found a new passion for capturing our travels through video. So we did everything we could to keep going.
4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time.
After ~2 years of van life, we are back to full time traveling! And now we are finding the best adventures the world has to offer :)
We are incredibly grateful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ???????????? Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey!
00:00 The Monkey Run, explained
01:20 Training day
03:00 Day 1: 1,000 kms begins
08:30 first crash/bike probs
14:43 our first town
18:00 Day 2: Nate’s sick :(
26:36 water crossings/getting lost
29:13 sleeping with strangers
35:48 Day 3: rough morning
41:07 Part 2????
WE TRADED VANS FOR 24 HOURS (whose tiny home on wheels is better?)
We spent 24 hours living in the ultimate sprinter van conversion!
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Episode 793 | Ontario, Canada | Filmed Oct 6, 2021
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married June 2013 and quickly caught the #travel bug! We started “travel hacking” & finally decided we wanted to go travel for one year. After 2 years of saving $ and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016. We started this #travelvlog to share our experiences with friends and family, then decided we really liked vlogging and traveling, and we didn’t want to stop after just one year! After achieving our new goal of 100 countries and then all 7 continents (check out our documentary here: we had no plans to slow down, until 2020 decided to force us to ;) which is when we bought a converted Sprinter van to start exploring our own country for the first time. #vanlife was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ????????????
0:00 Who are we?!
2:56 24 hour swap starts now!
5:45 tour of Eamon and Bec’s AMAZING van
11:25 using their bathroom for the first time
15:05 Cooking in each other’s kitchens
16:43 We broke their van…
22:35 Best bed conversion!
22:49 How to convert the shower
27:10 MAJOR upgrade to our home!
She didn't make it...
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Episode 831 | Tuscany, Italy | Filmed June 2022
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Who are Kara and Nate?!
Watch our documentary here:
Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment. We discovered the world of “travel hacking” & became obsessed. So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world. Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went home to “normal life.” We started this travel vlog to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with this lifestyle and did everything we could to keep going. 4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time. Van life was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ????????????
#travel #travelvlog #tuscany #tuscanytrail
00:00 Recap Tuscany Trail Day 1, 2, and 3
00:57 Day 4 - the one that broke Kara
04:18 Kara joins the support crew
12:32 Day 5 - the one with the castle
27:23 Group outdoor shower ????
31:15 Day 6 - the one with the broken bikes
38:32 Day 7 - the one with the crash
450 MILES ON A TANDEM BICYCLE (this is how it ended)
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Episode 785 | State 33/50 | Filmed July 24-31, 2021 #RAGBRAI #tandem #iowa
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married June 2013 and quickly caught the #travel bug! We started “travel hacking” & finally decided we wanted to go travel for one year. After 2 years of saving $ and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016. We started this #travelvlog to share our experiences with friends and family, then decided we really liked vlogging and traveling, and we didn’t want to stop after just one year! After achieving our new goal of 100 countries and then all 7 continents (check out our documentary here: we had no plans to slow down, until 2020 decided to force us to ;) which is when we bought a converted Sprinter van to start exploring our own country for the first time. #Vanlife was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ????????????
0:00 what is RAGBRAI?!
1:21 day 4 - rough start
3:36 karaoke!
8:14 our fav VPN
9:17 Iowan specialties
12:33 day 5 - RAGBRAI rollercoaster…
20:43 day 6 - our true feelings
31:55 day 7 - the finish line
36:29 bloops
72 HOURS OF VAN LIFE IN MEXICO…
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Episode 818 | Baja, Mexico | Filmed March 2022
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Who are Kara and Nate?!
Watch our documentary here:
Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment. We discovered the world of “travel hacking” & became obsessed. So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world. Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went home to “normal life.” We started this travel vlog to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with this lifestyle and did everything we could to keep going. 4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time. Van life was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. ????????????
#travel #travelvlog #vanlife #vanlifebaja #BajaMexico
0:00 Mexico van life ????
1:40 Not sure if this is worth it..
2:50 is this real life?!
6:54 Why Oura Ring is the best
8:13 First time filling up our van with water in Mexico
9:29 Picking up our first hitchhiker!
10:09 We’re HALFWAY down the Baja Peninsula!
10:33 Military checkpoint number 4
14:30 insanely beautiful beach camping! (Playa Santispak)
21:20 Nate’s 33rd birthday :)
25:04 Bay of Conception (Requeson)
72 HOURS OF VAN LIFE IN NEW ENGLAND (this is what it's really like)
Now we see why fall in New England is on everyone’s bucket list????
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Episode 795 | New England, USA | Filmed Oct 13, 2021
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0:00 How we shower in our van
1:42 Things aren't off to a great start
3:46 An incredible sunrise on Cape Cod
6:41 L.L. Bean Fashion Show :)
8:02 Quick stops Plymouth & Salem Massachusetts
10:21 Driving the Kancamagus Scenic Byway
12:01 Our favorite fall inspired ramen
16:14 Our train journey to the highest point in the Northeast