My Van Year

Traveling in a van, meeting fellow travelers, and discovering new places in ways only van travel supports has been a great experience. I…

If you’re like me and love your van chair for a work chair but don’t have a swivel seat, you can turn your wheel into a desk with a simple…

I don’t typically like driving at night but I’m glad I did this night.

I want to be in Southern California by the end of the year. For a cousin’s wedding and my career. I’ve decided to pursue a career in the…

Home is where you roam.

5/2 Update After trying two times to work, travel, and live from the van with Chester it’s not working unfortunately. I got the bugger with…

The feeling of fear that arises when I park overnight at an unfamiliar place has subsided since I began living from the converted sprinter…

I parted ways with my van friend a few days ago to see my mom who is visiting Raleigh, North Carolina. She is here with her partner to see…

I’m trying to think of something to write but nothing is coming to mind except for complaints, frustrations, and idealizations of something…

After staying and joy riding around Lake Oconee, I’m back here again after one week of not blogging and staying at another Georgia WMA for…

After finding a good site to camp and exploring the area by foot, I like to drive around and explore the area by van. This is what I did…

Part of van dog life is meeting other dog friends (doges). This is my second van life doge. My first van life doge I liked to chase around…

The United States is a large country with many historic places and scenic lands. When my home is a van, it’s tempting to explore as many of…

I never thought of Georgia as a desirable place to live, work, and travel from during the winter in a converted van. Well before the van…

I took two weeks of vacation from my full time remote job and am one week into the vacation. But it doesn’t feel like a vacation. It feels…

Georgia is a beautiful and spacious state that I prefer for van camping and traveling in general over Florida. Outside of hunting camps in…

One of my favorite parts of road tripping across the country, whether that’s in a car or converted van, is driving and experiencing a new…

Now that I’m not frustrated like I was yesterday morning, I think it’s a good time to review the use of overnight parking apps for van…

After eating shrimp and oysters with my friend last night it was late so we decided to go to Walmart to park since it’s convenient and…

I ran two mile-long laps around Forsyth Park in Savannah, Georgia, yesterday. Then I rolled out the yoga mat on the grass and did some…

Compared to the cities I traveled to in Florida with the van, Savannah, Georgia, is quite the treat. Specifically the area around Forsyth…

After a month, I have acclimated to van living. And I’ve discovered that there’s not much interesting to write about after you acclimate…

My friend left our campsite this morning to get a shower at Planet Fitness. Before leaving, she asked if I was going to shower there as…

In addition to reflecting on learnings after one week of van living, below are new learnings after one month of living and traveling in a…