extra extra
January 8, 2017
We made the local paper. Fame and fortune to follow.
Tag: van life
poutine for president
August 19, 2016
While we waited for Stormie to ship across the ocean we spent time at our family cottage in the Laurentians of Quebec.
oui oui
August 19, 2016
We spent more time in France than any of the other countries combined. That may not be a statistical certainty, but it sure seems probable.
belgium & the netherlands
August 18, 2016
Amsterdam. The city was magical and hazy and beautiful and flawed and it smelled delicious.
emerald isle
August 1, 2016
Revered by our countrymen and reviled by most everyone outside of Canada, there is nothing quite as polarizing as the Caesar.
oh, bless.
June 22, 2016
England gave us a welcome fit for the Queen. As it were, it was also the Queen’s birthday, so it seems the welcome was not entirely for us and was, in fact, actually for the Queen.
Tiny House Tiny Footprint
May 17, 2016
My interview with Tiny House, Tiny Footprint was published this week and we are stoked!!
czech it out.
April 19, 2016
Our trip through the Czech Republic ended up being significantly shorter than my wholly unrealistic initial estimate of a three-week tour filled with folklore and medieval squares.
Austria (but upon review, mostly Vienna)
April 6, 2016
The number of countries that Robbie has had to drag me out of, kicking and screaming (and pouting), has increased by one. Generally, I am pretty excited to move down the road and see what the next country has to offer in terms of culture (food), camping (food), and history (wine) but, when a country … More Austria (but upon review, mostly Vienna)
Spain, France (again, again)
March 15, 2016
Spending much more time eating that blogging these days, so here are some Coles Notes.
off-season
January 31, 2016
I can’t say that coming to Europe during the shoulder season was entirely a conscious decision. Rather, after two years of saving and planning we sensed within ourselves a need to actually just go, before we continued saving for eternity and eventually settled on something more ‘responsible’ and ‘adult’ to do with our travel fund. … More off-season
portugal.
January 28, 2016
Whereas France felt like home because we were so comfortable in a life not entirely dissimilar to our lives in Squamish, what I love about Portugal is that we are so far removed from that comfort and yet it still feels like home. The language is alarmingly unfamiliar, save for the few simple phrases we’ve … More portugal.
cashing in & checking out (not the definitive how-to)
May 27, 2015
We are close (closer). It was apparent early on that a lot of lifestyle shifts would be necessary in order to bankroll this kind of a trip, and our friends at Drive Nacho Drive helped set the wheels in motion for us. This paragraph from them rings as true today as it did almost two years … More cashing in & checking out (not the definitive how-to)
Give me the Loop, give me the Loop.
July 27, 2014
Last month we journeyed down to Seattle to partake in some good old-fashioned ball-gaming with the Seattle Mariners. Note: after two years of playing softball (on an award-winning team, to boot), it was on this trip that I discovered that ‘rover’ is not an actual position in baseball. While we busted some serious moves on … More Give me the Loop, give me the Loop.
9 to 5
January 19, 2014
Working on the road=something I really need to work on. Some fairly important logistics (nourishment, occasional paid camping) will be relying pretty heavily on our ability to maintain some semblance of a career while on the road.
Glamour.
January 5, 2014
Camp Life. It’s not glamourous, despite the images you may have conjured of our shower-less family in matching onesies living in a van, but it’s good for the soul. Because of the mind-blowing capabilities of our 4wd home-on-wheels, we spent only four nights camped and set-up in State Parks. When we did it legit, this … More Glamour.
