We wrote this post a few months back for the Enlightened Equipment blog. While the title is a bit outdated at this point, the ideas still ring true. So we want to share it with all of you. Enjoy! Over two years ago we came up with what we now consider to be one of […]
That Time We Got Lost Trekking Cajas National Park
Lost is kind of a loaded word, isn’t it? It can mean so many different things to different people. There’s wandering-through-the-forest lost, stuck-on-a-deserted-island lost, or driving-around-the-suburbs lost. Being lost can be terrifying or exhilarating, petrifying or liberating. It all depends on the circumstances, so I am going to define some various states of lost. Type […]
Vanlife: Gourmet Eating is Possible!
To those that knew how we liked to eat prior to travel, you have an idea that we love to cook. This hasn’t changed. Although how we go about doing it looks a bit different… and a bit less diverse so to speak. The lack of available counter space and an oven, plus the minimal […]
Guatemala Part 3: Sneaky Scorpions and Sea-bound Surprises
A Sneaky Scorpion & A Volcano After a couple days bumming around Antigua our caravan crew adventured to hike a volcano with flowing lava, Volcan Pacaya! As we’ve learned, in Guatemala you want to be careful with your route planning. So after six educated adults double and triple checked the directions, we set off down […]
Guatemala Part 2: Community
When you see all the pretty places on instagram that long term travelers inevitably post, you get this ideal image that everything is always perfect and fun, right? Wrong. We have gone through funks where seeing new things actually gets monotonous and dull. We find ourselves searching for productive projects or activities to dull the […]
The Worst Roads We’ve Ever Driven: Guatemala Part 1
We’ve already accepted that we can’t write about every place we visit. We just don’t write that much, so we like to focus our posts on areas, people, and stories that really stand out in our minds. That’s not to say other places aren’t worth writing about; we could certainly write about that time we […]
6 Pieces of Vanlife Gear We’re Stoked on
Vanlife is a pursuit in which minimalism is really important. More stuff means more weight and the heavier the van is, the fewer miles per gallon we get which in turn means coughing up more money for gas. It’s definitely a balance! So here we have compiled 6 pieces of vanlife gear that we think […]
Mexico Chronicles: Part III
It’s been a long time since we wrote Part II and honestly, so much has happened since then that we had a hard time even thinking of what to write. The number of sights, people we’ve met, laughs, and struggles can be overwhelming to mentally sort through. But we did settle on writing about two […]
Quirky Mexico: Idiosyncrasies Gleaned From The Road
Mexico is a vast country. This is a fact we knew conceptually before coming here but didn’t really understand prior to traveling through it. While it is geographically smaller than the United States, it is dense in both people and sights, and each region has its own unique character. That being said, there are a […]
Mexico Chronicles: Part II
While the first entry in the Mexico Chronicles inadvertently focused mostly on challenging and dangerous situations we encountered in Mexico, we wanted this post to reflect more on the connections we have made with the people here as we venture further into Mexico. Without a doubt we have found a country full of friendly, welcoming […]