As I stood in the City Market grocery store, surrounded by throngs of outdoors enthusiasts dressed head to toe in overpriced sports apparel, each fighting for a spot in the long lineups for the cashier, I was sure that we had made a mistake. Moab WAS going to suck. There’s a bumper sticker for Moab. … More Does Moab Suck? – Vanlife Utah
Two destinations… so alike yet so different. And ultimately, so comparable! On the beaten track versus off the beaten track. Busy versus serene. Lots of amenities versus none. Which one would be your favourite? We’re sharing our experiences in each of these places – read on and let us help you decide! … More Monument Valley vs. Valley of the Gods… What’s the Difference? – Vanlife Utah
Gooseneck State Park is a tiny State Park in Utah with HUGE views. It blew our minds! We loved it so much that I’m devoting an entire blog post to it. That said, no place is perfect, so I’ve also included the only 2 things we didn’t love. Read on travel lovers! … More 7 Things We Loved About Gooseneck State Park… and 2 Things We Didn’t – Vanlife Utah
Since posting information about Walter on our blog and on social media, we’ve received lots of questions about him. So, we decided to put together a little Q&A post about Walter’s medical drama, to share answers to the questions you’ve asked, and to those you never asked, but that we want to tell you about 😉. Who doesn’t love a good Q&A? … More What Happened to Walter the Adventure Mutt: Dealing with a Sick Dog on the Road
Our Copper Canyon adventure wasn’t at all what we imagined when we planned the road trip from our cozy home office in Canada. My vision of admiring views across the copper-coloured canyon while hiking along a quiet trail in the crisp mountain air was not to be. Not this year. The cracks in our plans … More We Made it to the Copper Canyon (… Sort of…)! – Vanlife Mexico
I get itchy feet. No, not physically (although it wouldn’t be shocking given some of the questionable showers I’ve used over the past couple of months). Metaphorically! When we travel, I tend to get restless spending a lot of time in one place. We loved a lot about vanlife in Patzcuaro (click here for more … More Must-Do Day Trips & Artisan Towns – Vanlife Patzcuaro, Mexico
Let me tell you about Patzcuaro. It’s a charming colonial town in the highlands of the state of Michoacan, deep in the indigenous Purépecha country. Patzcuaro is easily one of our favourite towns in Mexico and one that we will likely return to on future adventures. In this post, we’ll explain why we came to Patzcuaro and what held us there for almost a month and kept us wanting more. … More Why We Came, Why We Stayed – Vanlife in Patzcuaro, Mexico
We witnessed a murder. It feels strange to put this in writing. But it’s true. It’s not clickbait. I hesitated to write a post about it because I didn’t want to add to the sensational reporting of crime and violence in Mexico, which is rampant in the media. I also didn’t want to worry friends … More We Witnessed A Murder – Vanlife Mexico
After weeks of camping, climbing, and small-town living in northern Mexico, we were ready for a big-city adventure. We drove 7 hours from El Potrero Chico to the city of Zacatecas, a stunning colonial city built into a deep ravine on the Mexican Plateau. In this post, we share what it’s like to boondock in one of Mexico’s most beautiful and least visited colonial cities. … More Boondocking in a Colonial City – Vanlife Zacatecas, Mexico
We’ve visited El Potrero Chico more times than any other destination in Mexico. It’s as if the spectacular limestone cliffs of the canyon have a magnetic pull that draws us in each time we cross the border. Our first visit to this special place was in 2016, on our first road trip to Mexico. We … More 5 Things We Love About El Potrero Chico, Mexico – Vanlife Adventures
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