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THANK YOU!

The most incredible part of this journey has been getting to know the community of amazing people who have been supporting us along the way. We are so grateful for you, and especially for you clicking the button to learn how to support us.

We have so much fun doing what we do, and it provides us with unforgettable experiences. But behind the scenes, it’s actually a lot of hard work! From planning where to go and what to do, lugging gear and filming in all kinds of conditions, editing, blogging, and sharing on social media almost constantly as we go, it’s a lot more than a 9-5 job. But we wouldn’t have it any other way! It’s your support that makes it possible for us to keep creating, and below are several ways you can help. 

SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW

As much as we hate to admit it,
numbers matter. 

HOT TIP: watch Stories on Instagram to follow us in real time, get previews and behind the scenes, and see what we’re up to that doesn’t make the vlog!

     

SHARE!

This is a big one. There’s nothing like word-of-mouth, so if you enjoy a particular video or post, we’d be so grateful if you would share it with a friend!

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When you click any of our links to shopping, app, and service sites, and you make a purchase of anything at all on that site, we may earn a small commission from that sale! It doesn’t cost you anything more and it helps us keep creating content! Win-win!

If you’re looking for a great place to start, why not check out our Resources page?

 

INTERACT

? Likes and comments let the algorithms know we’re worth seeing. Plus, we really enjoy conversing in the comments of our posts and videos, getting recommendations from our community, not to mention getting to know everyone who’s online with us.

? Watch our videos all the way through – watch time is important to Youtube, so if you watch all the way through, it lets them know to suggest us to new viewers.

? Swipe through all of the images on Instagram – it’s another algorithm thing.

➡ Click the links – yet another algorithm thing that lets them know people are genuinely interested in what we’re sharing!

? The more our own community spends time and interacts with our content, the higher the algorithms rank us and the more likely they are to make us visible, both to our own community as well as to new people who might be interested in what we do!

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We send weekly(-ish) updates to let you know where we are, what travel we’re planning, and what videos and blog posts we’re featuring each week.

It’s a great chance to be a part of our inner circle, be among the first to know, and to provide us with your tips and recommendations as we go!

Click the heart below to sign up!

 

*A personal note about shopping: out of concern for the environment, we strive to purchase only that which we genuinely need and will use for a long time. We encourage our readers to do the same. 

DID YOU KNOW?

YOUTUBE ADVERTISING

To make a portion of the advertising revenue that appears on our videos, we must have at least 1000 YouTube subscribers and 4000 watch hours within the last 12 months. Our current count:

456 Subscribers

1086 Watch Hours

(As of 7/27/21)

 

 

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All you have to do is use any of our links to navigate to shopping sites. From there, you can search for any other product you are interested in buying, and when you make any purchase at all, we receive a small percentage just for having “directed” you to the site in the first place!

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We’ll start (4 tagged in reel)!

A little holiday reminder, since we love discovering and supporting local (to wherever we happen to be) small businesses. Happy holidays!

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Moments like this.☀️ Finding amazing boondock Moments like this.☀️

Finding amazing boondocking spots is our favorite part of van life, hands down. This stunner is courtesy of South Dakota’s Badlands, where we spent the better part of a week parked up. Working remotely and creating content, all while gazing out in awe at this unique landscape. This is the life!

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please join me in wishing my best travel buddy a v please join me in wishing my best travel buddy a very happy birthday! I’m so lucky to get to spend every day adventuring with this guy. 🥰 we love you, Stephen!
Wanna see a cattle drive in Fort Worth? 🐂 ❕S Wanna see a cattle drive in Fort Worth? 🐂

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In preserving its “Cowtown” heritage, Fort Worth has its own herd of Texas Longhorns – one for each decade of Fort Worth’s 170-year history!

You can see the cattle drive twice daily, at 11:30am and 4:00pm in the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District. 

The cattle drive rolls down right in front of the Livestock Exchange Building, at 131 East Exchange Ave. 

Y’all can’t miss it!

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We might complain a little (maybe a lot), but we d We might complain a little (maybe a lot), but we do love hiking - even when the view doesn’t pay off like we’d hoped. The fog was actually a cool vibe though. 🤩

Happy #NationalHikingDay!

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Washington DC was the first official stop on the E Washington DC was the first official stop on the Epic Road Trip Stephen and I started last July. It’s one of my favorite cities in the U.S., it’s where I went to college (the first time), and I was so excited to take Stephen and show him around. See below for a list of what’s in these photos. 

If you haven’t seen it yet, the vlog with all of this and more is live on our channel - just click that link in the bio!

1. The Washington Monument from the far end of the Reflecting Pool. 

2. A selfie in front of the White House and a rainy view of the Capitol from the Supreme Court steps. 

3. My favorite tortilla chips in the whole world at @cactuscantina. 

4. Stephen at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

5. The Kennedy Center from Georgetown.

6. Another selfie, this time with the Washington Monument. 

7. Our fantastic dinner at @compassrose_dc. I think it was a burrata and strawberry salad and some kind of cauliflower dish, but it’s been a minute… we also had khachapuri (not in the photo).

8. drinks at @madamsorgandc in Adams Morgan. 

9. Stephen photographing the Lincoln Memorial and a selfie on the mall with the Smithsonian Castle.
How is van life going so far? EPIC! 🚐 🤩 To How is van life going so far? EPIC! 🚐 🤩

To be fair, we’re only a few months in, and we’ve had plenty of challenges along the way – it most definitely is not all glamorous and happy times. 

But, to be perfectly cheesy, this lifestyle truly is all about the journey. We’ve seen and experienced so many wonderful things already, and we can hardly wait to see what’s ahead! We especially love it when we get to meet up with friends, old and new, along the way!

We’ve got so much more ground to cover, so if you’re new here give us a follow and join our adventures as we travel to ALL 50 STATES!

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Where to eat in Washington, D.C.? The ORIGINAL Be Where to eat in Washington, D.C.? 
The ORIGINAL Ben’s Chili Bowl on U Street! 🤤 It’s a D.C. institution! 

Ben’s is most famous for their legendary half smoke and of course their chili - which also comes in vegan.

Burgers, shakes and other old-school diner fare round out the menu, AND they have vegetarian options!

They’re proudly black-owned and operated for over 6 decades and counting, and they’ve hardly changed a thing.

if it ain’t broke…

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