What comes to your mind when you picture vanlife? Is it an endless vacation? The freedom of the open road? Stellar views out the back door? If any or all these things come to mind, you’ve been sucked-into social media’s portrayal of vanlife. For those of you itching to learn about ‘real’ vanlife, this post is for you. … More Vanlife: the Mundane, the Bad, and the Ugly
“Wouldn’t it be easier”, friends ask, “to just get on a plane and fly to our destination of choice?” “Yes!” It would be easier, faster, and a whole lot less stressful. But there are many reasons we love travelling in a van. Read on for our top 6 and maybe we’ll convert you to vanlife! … More 6 Reasons to Travel in a Van
Why travel to Mexico in a van? Is it safe? What are the campgrounds like? Is it difficult to cross the border? We answer these questions and more in the presentation that we made at last weekend’s virtual Roadtrek Rally. We could talk about Vanlife in Mexico for hours but for all you guys watching, … More Vanlife & RVing in Mexico – What You Need to Know to Go
On April 14th, the day before Good Friday, we were cruising down Highway 1 in Baja, Mexico. Excited about our next destination, Bahia Conception, we were oblivious to the impending catastrophic failure of Slow Sally’s (our van) transmission and the long, nightmarish “adventure” that awaited us to get her back on the road. In this … More Broken Down & Stranded in Mexico – Vanlife Adventures in Baja
We’ve heard about how much fun van festivals can be so when El Campo aligned with our schedule this year, we decided that it was time to experience one for ourselves. It was the fourth year running for El Campo and like every year, it was held by Go-Van at Domaine du Radar, just south … More 6 Things You Need to Know About Van Festivals: El Campo Van Fest 2019
For many years, Marc and I were avid tent campers. We camped throughout the US, Eastern Canada and even along Australia’s southeast coast with our little 3-person tent and whatever car we had at the time. We were very proud tent campers and didn’t envy RVers one bit. We loved cooking and eating outside and … More From Tent Camping to Vanlife: Mexico & Guatemala Travel
Some people call us cheap. The polite ones call us “frugal”. But I’ve come up with a new favourite description for us… “value-driven”! Most of our friends will still keep calling us cheap and that’s ok – we’ll take it as a compliment 😉 We’re always looking to get the best bang for our buck … More 5 Tips for Maximizing Your Vanlife or RV Campsite Budget /// North Carolina – Texas
Finally – we’re back on the road and back to blogging! It’s been a really busy start to the trip and I’m behind on the blogging but really looking forward to getting back to sharing our travels with you guys. This year the blog is going to be a little different. Our posts will still … More Travelling Can’t Always be a Vacation: Vanlife in Cape Hatteras, NC
SLOW SALLY & CREW 