As many of you know, Justin and I just got back from a quick trip to Europe, during which we visited Madrid, Barcelona, and Lisbon over the course of a week (a bit crazy I know). I have to say, I fell in love with Portugal and as far as cities go, I liked Lisbon quite a lot more than either Madrid or Barcelona. With Spain being its more famous neighbor, Portugal doesn't end up on people's travel radars as often as it should. Here's six reasons you should add Lisbon to your travel list.
Read moreHow to Spend 24 Hours in Death Valley
Death Valley is a fascinating national park that often gets overlooked, probably partly due to its close proximity to Yosemite and the fact that it's a desert. It's well worth a visit though. Here's our guide on what to see + do in one day in Death Valley.
Read moreMy Lesser Known Places Bucket List
Justin and I have a travel bucket list of classic places like Torres del Paine in Patagonia, the Blue Lagoon in Iceland, and Machu Picchu. However, there are SO many amazing places out there that frequently don't show up on travel bucket lists. As such, I decided to compile a list of some of the lesser known places I really want to visit.
Read more10 Reasons to Have a Long Layover in Seoul
PC: Imagine Your Korea
I don't usually mind long layovers if I have someone to hang out with, but knowing I'd be alone in Seoul/Incheon (ICN) for 12 hours on my way back from Thailand was making me dread my time there. That is, until I did some research and discovered that I'd hit the jackpot having my longest layover be at ICN. It's an amazing airport, and if you have to have a long layover somewhere in Asia, ICN would be an excellent pick.
Read moreFrom FedEx Van to Home
We've made some posts showing different steps of our FedEx Sprinter van conversion + what it looks like now that we're living in it, but we haven't shared any photos of what it originally looked liked. As such, I thought you might like to see the original compared to now as well as what it looked like in between as we moved through the conversion process. Also, it's officially our six month anniversary of living in the van!
Read more#Vanlife Interview
A brief van life interview regarding things like what question we get asked the most and what people assume when they hear we live in van.
Read moreArt in Paradise: Chiang Mai
This summer my sister Bri and I decided to meet in Thailand for our annual visit (she lives in Australia) and since I'd never been to the northern part of the country, we decided to visit Chiang Mai. As we learned more about the area and the city, we stumbled across a museum called Art in Paradise in which visitors can immerse themselves in illusion art by taking photos with large 3D murals. Having never been to anything similar, we were immediately sold and hiked to the museum from our hotel a couple days after our arrival.
Read morePlanar Heater Install
Knowing we were going to be living in our Sprinter through a cold northwest winter meant making provisions for a heater. While the German made Espar diesel heaters tend to be the most popular, they also come with a pretty price tag. In order to save some money for other features we were interested in, we decided to go with a Russian made Planar heater. The following describes the steps we took to installing it in our van.
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