On the Road, Our Way: Recent Episodes
Ravel Media
Conversations about life on the road with she/they travelers from the folks who have lived it firsthand. Hosted by Laura Borichevsky, "On the Road, our Way" is an archive of the podcast formerly known as "Women on the Road" released between 2017 - 2020. A production of Ravel Media.
This is the last episode of Women on the Road, but by no means the end of our community. In fact, we are incredibly excited and honored that Noami Grevemberg and her team at Diversify Vanlife will be helping to evolve the podcast you hear on this channel moving forward, with a total reboot taking place in October under a new name, Nomads at the Intersections. In this finale episode, Noami and Laura talk about what this transition means to them, as well as how we hope to see you take part in where we’re going next.
Resources From This Episode:
- Follow Noami on Instagram: @irietoaurora
- Follow @diversify.vanlife
- Learn about Nomads at the Intersections here: Diversify Vanlife website
- Follow Laura on Instagram: @howsheviewsit
- Subscribe and listen Sex Outside on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere podcasts are found!
- Connect with Sex Outside on Instagram: @sexoutsidepod
- Learn more about Sex Outside
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Betterhelp - get 10% off with promo code ROAD
- Oregon State Ecampus
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This episode of On the Road, Our Way is produced and hosted by Laura Borichevsky.
A Ravel Media production.
Music is by Josh Woodward, Handsome and Gretyl, and Louis II.
For some of us, what got us in the car in the first place are the things we’re running from-- but no matter how many miles we drive, those things end up in the passenger seat, along for the ride with us. Kathy Karlo, a climber, writer, Director of No Man’s Land Film Festival, and host and creator of the For the Love of Climbing podcast, is someone who knows the contents of her passenger seat well-- both literally and figuratively. And she uses the weight of what she carries to build something bigger than herself.
Resources From This Episode:
- Follow Kathy on Instagram: @inheadlights
- Listen to Kathy's podcast, For the Love of Climbing: Spotify | Apple Podcasts
- Read Kathy’s article, “Do Not Go Outside to Cry”
- Follow @diversify.vanlife
- Women On The Road on Instagram: @womenontheroad
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Betterhelp - get 10% off with promo code ROAD
- Oregon State Ecampus
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This episode of On the Road, Our Way is produced and hosted by Laura Borichevsky.
A Ravel Media production.
Music is by Josh Woodward, Wild Pony, Handsome and Gretyl, and the Aliza Carter Band.
This platform as you know it started several years ago in response to the lack of representation of female road travelers in the media we consume. After over 100 written interviews published online, followed by more than 100 episodes of the WOTR podcast and the growth of this tight-knit online community, we know there are still more conversations to be had.
But we also feel, more strongly than ever, that in the spirit of what WOTR has aimed to do-- broaden our perception of who is on the road, and elevate those voices and stories-- that our current team at @ravel.media are not the ones who need to be hosting these conversations moving forward. That’s why we’re making some big changes.
Thanks to Diversify Vanlife, we are partnering to evolve this platform so that it can further serve the conversations that aren’t being had enough, led by the people we need to hear from most.
Starting in October, Diversify Vanlife will replace the WOTR podcast under the name Nomads at the Intersections. This monthly show, hosted by founder Noami Grevemberg and co-host Anaïs Monique, will shift the narrative and navigate the challenges, journeys and inspirations of the modern nomadic movement while diving deep into the stories of underrepresented voices.
If you’re already subscribed to WOTR on your favorite podcast app, you’ll automatically start getting Nomads at the Intersections content as the re-launch approaches. We’ll also drop some exciting updates right here as well as via Instagram @diversify.vanlife, so just sit tight, make sure you’re following along, and we’ll keep you updated.
WOTR as the show you know it now with host Laura Borichevsky will be on air until Friday, 9/18. You’ll still be able to listen to past episodes after this date on the same podcast feed. We have some special things planned for our final two episodes so we’re hoping you tune in!
Thanks to each of you for being here for what this community has grown into, and we’re excited to have you here to see where we can all go together next.
Links You Need to Know About:
- Keep subscribed to this RSS feed-- it’ll be changing to the name “Nomads at the Intersection” between now and October
- Apple Podcasts
- Spotify
- Stitcher
- Follow @diversify.vanlife on Instagram for more re-launch updates
- Get to know the Diversify Vanlife team:
- Noami Grevemberg: @irietoaurora
- Anaïs Monique: @anaismoniq
- Jayme Serbell: @gnomadhome
- Stay tuned for another new Ravel Media podcast hosted by current WOTR host Laura Borichevsky, Sex Outside!
- Subscribe and listen to the trailer on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere podcasts are found!
- Connect with us on Instagram: @sexoutsidepod
- Learn more about Sex Outside
- Find Laura Borichevsky online if you want to keep in touch: @howsheviewsit
This episode of On the Road, Our Way is produced and hosted by
Laura Borichevsky
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Whether on or off the road, it can be easy to tell yourself you can’t do new things. That you’re too inexperienced. That you don’t have the skills. That you’re not qualified.
If that’s been you, then this episode is just what you need to hear. Because Laura Edmondson-- a road traveler, digital creator, educator, podcast host, athlete, and DEI and Sustainability consultant-- has got a lot to say about moving forward in the face of feeling unqualified and showing yourself that it’s possible.
Resources From This Episode:
- Follow Laura on Instagram: @laura.edmondson
- Listen to Laura’s podcast, Let Us Rest: Spotify | Apple Podcasts
- Visit Laura’s website: LauraEdmondson.co
- Brown Girls Climb
- Follow @diversify.vanlife
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Betterhelp - get 10% off with promo code ROAD
- Oregon State Ecampus
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This episode of On the Road, Our Way is produced and hosted by Laura Borichevsky.
A Ravel Media production.
Music is by Phillip Cuccias, Handsome and Gretyl, and CHPTRS.
Nobody ever said living on the road was easy, but it definitely teaches us life lessons. In this episode, van dweller Anna Tedesco shares what she's learned from over two years of solo road travel, how it's helped her navigate the mental and emotional challenges a pandemic can bring about, and the important role cooking good food plays in all of it. Whether you need some accessible outdoor cooking recipes or a solid reflection on the life lessons the road can teach us, this episode is for you.
Resources From This Episode:
- Follow Anna on Instagram: @annatabasco
- Anna’s cooking Instagram: @vannaspice
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Tiny Kitchen Camper Gear Anna & Laura Love:
- Moka pot for coffee
- Nutribullet
- Hand blender with pull string
- Milk frother
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Betterhelp - get 10% off with promo code ROAD
- Oregon State Ecampus
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This episode of On the Road, Our Way is produced and hosted by Laura Borichevsky.
A Ravel Media production.
Music is by Josh Woodward, John Lucas, and Windswell.
For many reasons, many of us have been traveling less and reading more right now, which is why hearing from mother, outdoor adventurer, Licensed Nursing Assistant, and book reviewer Alessandra Hurt is especially important right now. Because what we can learn from stillness, BIPOC authors, accessible travel, and Alessandra’s insights on motherhood are all lessons we can use to make our world a better place.
Resources From This Episode:
- Follow Alessandra on Instagram: @naturemamareads
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Alessandra’s Reading List Recommendations:
- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Black Faces, White Spaces by Carolyn Finney
- Honouring High Places by Junko Tabei
- Reclaiming the Commons by Vandana Shiva
- In Open Country by Rahawa Haile (2021)
- Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad (2021)
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Betterhelp - get 10% off with promo code ROAD
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This episode of On the Road, Our Way is produced and hosted by Laura Borichevsky.
Music is by Josh Woodward.
A production of
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Additional music by Layup via Musicbed license.
It feels more important than ever to re-think our role models. And adventure travel journalist, pilot, and deep water diver Kellee Edwards is someone who’s been paving a path on the road, in the air, and around the globe for years. It’s not just her passion to take herself to new heights that we’re inspired by though-- it’s the way she wants to bring everyone else with her.
Resources From This Episode:
- Follow Kellee on Instagram: @kelleesetgo
- Kellee is the host of Travel + Leisure’s new podcast, “Let’s Go Together”. Check it out now and subscribe!
- Kellee’s website - Kellee Set Go!
- Kellee’s 8 Safety Tips for Women in the Wild
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Betterhelp - get 10% off with promo code ROAD
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This episode of On the Road, Our Way is produced and hosted by Laura Borichevsky.
Music is by Jason Shaw and Josh Woodward.
A production of
Ravel Media
As a queer couple, Natasha Seitz and Beth Luby challenge the notion we hear often online from white, straight couples: that the road always feels safe and strangers always seem welcoming. Because the reality is that safety also equates to privilege, and it shows up in the ways you camp, where you travel to, and what you do when you get there. In this episode, we get to know Natasha and Beth and dig into the safety considerations they make often while traveling, how intersectionality comes into play, and how your gut and your head sometimes tell two different stories about what’s really going on.
Resources From This Episode:
- Follow Natasha and Beth on Instagram: @seeingtheseitz
- Listen to Underneath It All, the newest Ravel Media podcast, and subscribe!
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Manta Sleep - get 10% off with promo code ROAD
- Travel + Leisure has a new podcast out, hosted by travel expert Kellee Edwards, called “Let’s Go Together”. Check it out now and subscribe!
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This episode of On the Road, Our Way is produced and hosted by Laura Borichevsky.
Music is by Jason Shaw and Josh Woodward.
A production of
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We didn't ask, but we bet if we had, traveler Denise Meeker would say that coming home to yourself isn't a one-time act. It's personal, on-going, and sometimes shows up in ways you don't expect. It also can include hard, internal work. But we're really thankful to get to hear her story of coming home through spending time on the road and in the outdoors to underline the importance of you telling yours.
Resources From This Episode:
- Follow Denise Meeker on Instagram: @wayfaretowellness
- Denise’s blog: Wayfare to Wellness
- Melanin and Mental Health
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Manta Sleep - get 10% off with promo code ROAD
- Betterhelp - get 10% off with promo code ROAD
- Danner
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This episode of On the Road, Our Way is produced and hosted by Laura Borichevsky.
Music is by Jason Shaw and Josh Woodward.
A production of
Ravel Media
Chef Manouschka Guerrier is known for a lot of things-- like dancing, acting, and her culinary skills on the reality TV show Private Chefs of Beverly Hills-- but being on the road is her newest adventure. From solo travel to RV fires and more, Manouschka learned a lot about herself through hitting the road in search of the kind of relationships you can build when you’re face to face.
Resources From This Episode:
- Follow Manouschka Guerrier on Instagram: @single_serving
- Watch Manoushka’s recap of her road trip: Face Reality
- Find Chef Manouschka on YouTube
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Manta Sleep - get 10% off with promo code ROAD
- Danner
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This episode of On the Road, Our Way is produced and hosted by Laura Borichevsky.
Music is by Jason Shaw and Josh Woodward.
A production of
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As we all know, a lot can change in a couple of years: especially when you’re a mom, and especially when you live on the road. So we were so excited to bring Bionca Smith-- a full-time traveler, professional speaker and author, and mother to her 11-year-old son Carter-- back onto the show after two years to see how things have changed with the road as their home.
Resources From This Episode:
- Follow Bionca Smith on Instagram: @offthegridwithakid
- Off The Grid With A Kid on YouTube
- Listen to Bionca’s original episode: “Success, My Son, & Escaping the Boxed Life”
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Manta Sleep - get 10% off with promo code ROAD
- Betterhelp - get 10% off with promo code ROAD
- Danner
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This episode of On the Road, Our Way is produced and hosted by Laura Borichevsky.
Music is by Jason Shaw and Josh Woodward.
A production of
Ravel Media
The truth is this: as white women on the road, we’ve taken up a lot of space within the #vanlife movement. And it’s long past time to unpack how white women’s presence in popular road travel negatively impacts the Black traveler community. So in this episode, we spend some dedicated time addressing topics related to antiracism within the modern van life movement, why it’s been so tough to see positive change in this community, white women travelers’ collective role in all of this, and how to develop the practice of lifelong learning when it comes to antiracism work.
NOTE: We wanted to recognize that, in addition to the update at the top of this episode we recorded to address some community feedback regarding the topic of assimilation, we also want to call out thanks to another incredible community member that when we discuss classism (vehicle and event ticket affordability being two examples) in this episode alongside racism, we are perpetuating the limiting and harmful narrative that folks in BIPOC communities are in lower socioeconomic brackets. Furthermore, this action is an example of a microaggression, and something we apologize for and take seriously. We are linking an additional resource here to underline why linking classism and racism is problematic so you can continue to learn alongside us. To our listeners: please listen critically.
Resources From This Episode:
- Diversify Vanlife on Instagram: @diversify.vanlife
- Diversify Vanlife Book Club: @diversifyvanlifebookclub
- Follow Jayme on Instagram: @gnomad_home
- Follow Rachel Cargle on Instagram: @rachel.cargle
- White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
- How to Talk to Your Family About Racism, by Jen Winston
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Additional Resources in Antiracism Work:
Podcasts:
- Still Processing
- Code Switch
- Pod Save The People
- Another Round
- Good Ancestor
- 1619
Books:
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
- How to Be Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittany Cooper
Instagram Accounts:
- @seedingsovereignty
- @nowhitesaviors
- @theconsciouskid
- @officialmillennialblack
- @blavity
Looking for more? NPR created a long list of the latest antiracist media you’ll want to consume.
A Short List of Incredible Black Womxn To Follow and Support On Instagram:
- Noami Grevemberg - @irietoaurora
- Teresa Baker - @teresabaker11
- Erika Hart - @iharterika
- Layla F. Saad - @laylafsaad
- Gina Danza - @wildginaa
- Laura Edmondson - @laura.edmondson
- Jari Jones - @iamjarijones
- Avery Francis - @averyfrancis
- Naomi O’Brien - @readlikearockstar
- Nedra Glover Tawwab - @nedratawwab
- Ijeoma Oluo - @ijeomaoluo
- Chelsea Murphy - @she_colorsnature
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Danner
- Betterhelp - get 10% off with promo code ROAD
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This episode of On the Road, Our Way is produced and hosted by Laura Borichevsky.
Music is by Jason Shaw and Josh Woodward.
A production of
Ravel Media
Road travel can take many forms. And Alexandra Keeling knows this better than most-- because she's done a lot of them. From RV life, to towing a small trailer, to sleeping out of the back of a car, Alex's journeys on the road so far have shown that no matter how you travel, it all counts. Because regardless of your travel style or what you're hitting the road with, everyone is susceptible to unexpected surprises and challenges. Alex knows this part better than most, too-- but that’s her story to tell in this episode.
Resources From This Episode:
- Follow Alex on Instagram: @alexandra_abroad
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Salomon
- Betterhelp - get 10% off with promo code ROAD
Enjoy this episode? Rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. It’ll help other people find us. You can also share this podcast with a friend. Thank you for your support!
Episodes air weekly on Fridays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.
This episode of On the Road, Our Way is produced and hosted by Laura Borichevsky.
Music is by Jason Shaw and Josh Woodward.
A production of
Ravel Media
Can we hit the road responsibly during a pandemic? As someone planning to car camp or take a drive into the wilderness, you might not feel like you alone could make a huge impact on this pandemic-- but the reality is that travel can lead to transmission-- which means that travelers have the capacity to create an immense effect on the trajectory of viral spread.
The good news is that we’re not here to make you feel guilty. We know you want to travel (we do too!), but more importantly: we want you to be knowledgeable and prepared, whether you’re planning to get out there soon, or hoping to sometime later in 2020. In this episode, we’re aiming to help in that process by providing you with questions, tips, and tools to make your own, best decisions at the time. We look at information through the eyes of women who love to travel and also hold public health as a top priority: Seattle-based nurse and overlander Emily Scott, travel nurse Em Cheng, and founder of the Outdoor Advocacy Project, Katie Boué.
So tune in and get ready to be honest with yourself when it comes to responsible travel. Because the safer we are collectively, the more we can actually go out and do.
Featured in this episode:
- Emily Scott
- Follow Emily on Instagram: @twodustytravelers
- Emily’s travel blog: Two Dusty Travelers
- Em Cheng
- Follow Em on Instagram: @explorn_emcheng
- Katie Boué
- Follow Katie on Instagram: @katieboue
- Katie founded the Outdoor Advocacy Project. Check it out!
Resources for responsible recreation:
- Interested in diving into how to hit the trails and water with responsibility in mind? Our sister show, She Explores, took a look at these considerations in their most recent episode, 150: Playing it Safe: Outdoor Rec & COVID-19
- Learn the 6 steps to recreate responsibly here.
- Katie Boué created an Instagram Story series on the specific steps she takes to plan local, self-contained camping trips. Check it out here.
Resources on supporting the Navajo Nation & other Indigenous communities:
- Official Navajo Nation COVID-19 Relief Fund
- Native Womens Wilderness just completed their first round of donations of food and hygiene boxes to folks in the Navajo Nation. Continue to support their efforts by donating here.
- Natives Outdoors is running a COVID-19 print sale for Navajo relief. See the print here.
- The NDN Collective COVID-19 Response Project aims to provide support to Indigenous communities across the US.
- Do you know whose land you’re on? Or what reservations are nearby to where you might plan to travel to or through? Start here.
Resources for proper mask usage:
- Emily Scott joined us for our latest Road Tip Tuesday to answer questions and demonstrate proper face mask usage. Check it out here.
Resources for continued learning about infectious disease:
- Samantha Yammine: @science.sam
- Laurel Bristow: @kinggutterbaby
- Heather Caslin Findley: @heather.caslin.phd
- Jessica Malaty Rivera: @jessicamalatyrivera
- Science VS Podcast
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
We want to connect with you! Join our community online:
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Salomon
- Betterhelp - get 10% off with promo code ROAD
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This episode of On the Road, Our Way is produced and hosted by Laura Borichevsky.
Music is by Jason Shaw and Josh Woodward.
A production of
Ravel Media
Skyler Thomas is good at working with a change of plans. In fact, it’s something that she’s navigated time and time again-- right up to present day as she pivoted the direction of her business, SugarSky, amid pandemic-related public health concerns. But whether it’s founding her company, embracing tiny house living to become debt-free, changing careers, or making tough calls in business and in life, Skyler has a way of focusing on what’s possible-- which is the kind of attitude we’re all looking for a little more right now.
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow SugarSky on Instagram: @sugarsky
- Check out the face masks SugarSky is making! They’ll be available online in a couple of weeks, after the first pre-order ships.
- Interested in knowing more about the tiny home she and her husband built and lived in?
- Instagram: @wanderingonwheels
- Wandering on Wheels blog
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Salomon
- Betterhelp - get 10% off with promo code ROAD
Enjoy this episode? Rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. It’ll help other people find us. You can also share this podcast with a friend. Thank you for your support!
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This episode of On the Road, Our Way is produced and hosted by Laura Borichevsky.
Music is by Jason Shaw and Josh Woodward.
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Ravel Media
This episode honors the mom figures in our lives who inspire or encourage dreams of road travel by paying tribute to one mom in particular: our host Laura Borichevsky’s mom, Jackie Hughes. Before #vanlife… before Instagram… before she could even drive: Laura’s belief in her ability to do road travel was shaped by her mom’s experience driving across the country when she was in her early twenties, and it stuck with her because Jackie’s journey was full of purpose, bravery, and quite a bit of fun packed into a handful of days and a tiny 1975 Camaro.
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Women On The Road on Instagram - @womenontheroad
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Salomon
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This episode of On the Road, Our Way is produced and hosted by Laura Borichevsky.
Music is by Jason Shaw and Josh Woodward.
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In this episode, we asked you to share your favorite road travel stories. The landscapes, destinations, trials, and motivations, like this community, are wide-ranging-- from reminders of your own strength and resilience, to particularly sweet memories with loved ones, to formative times you’re holding onto now more than ever. In listening to these stories, we hope you feel a little closer to the road. Because it’s still out there, waiting for us. And these memories are a reminder of what might be around the corner when we’re able to get back out there again.
Featuring the voices of:
- Cara Schafer: Instagram
- Noël Russell: Instagram | Website
- Martha Hudson: Instagram | Website
- Ira Wolf: Instagram | Spotify
- Raya Greenbaum: Instagram
- Desiree Penner: Instagram | Website
- Maddie Polk: Instagram
- Britney White: Instagram
- Amanda Shale: Instagram | Website
- Elizabeth Bois: Instagram
- Leslie Carvitto: Instagram | Website
- Meaghin Riske: Instagram
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Salomon
- Deuter
- Skylight Frame - use promo code ROAD for $10 off
Enjoy this episode? Rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. It’ll help other people find us. You can also share this podcast with a friend. Thank you for your support!
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This episode of On the Road, Our Way is produced and hosted by Laura Borichevsky.
Music is by Jason Shaw and Josh Woodward.
A production of
Ravel Media
Self-sufficiency is always an important set of skills to hone-- in life, and especially on the road. But even the most independently-minded travelers require community and resources to learn and grow. That’s why Amanda Shale joins this episode to talk about how over the years she’s learned the essentials, including everything from responsible foraging, sheltering in place, and the importance of basic vehicle maintenance.
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Amanda on Instagram: @tidelinetoalpine
- Women On The Road on Instagram - @womenontheroad
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Salomon
- Betterhelp - use promo code ROAD for 10% off
- Danner
- Skylight Frame - use promo code ROAD for $10 off
Enjoy this episode? Rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. It’ll help other people find us. You can also share this podcast with a friend. Thank you for your support!
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This episode of On the Road, Our Way is produced and hosted by Laura Borichevsky.
Music is by Jason Shaw and Josh Woodward.
A production of
Ravel Media
Britany Freeman’s had a problem for a few years. She wanted this one van. And not just one kind of van. But this one van, which she named Alice years before it was even hers. Alice has slipped through Britany’s fingers more than a couple times, and through it all, she could easily have given up. But what makes this story good news is that she didn’t. And what makes it great news is that as of a couple weeks ago, that van is now sitting in her driveway, undergoing a lot of TLC and DIY renovation projects.
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Britany on Instagram: @britanyinwanderland
- Find out more about Britany’s nonprofit, The 11th Essential: @11thessential
- Interested in Britany’s car tent? This is the one: Napier Sporzt Cove 61000
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Deuter
- Betterhelp - use promo code ROAD for 10% off
- Skylight Frame - use promo code ROAD for $10 off
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This episode of On the Road, Our Way is produced and hosted by Laura Borichevsky.
Music is by Jason Shaw and Josh Woodward.
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Becca Foss, long-term road traveler and outdoor guide, knows firsthand through the loss of her husband that sometimes you just have to find ways to push yourself through. It might be climbing a steep hill on a loaded up bike, sending a rock wall, or facing unexpected tragedy and learning how to meet it head on. Being strong doesn’t always look like pushing past your limits. Sometimes it simply looks like showing up regularly and sticking it out. Because when we keep pushing through, even just a little bit at a time-- eventually we do reach the other side.
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Becca on Instagram: @becca_foss
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Mental health is something we've talked about before on the show, but never before has it felt more important to dive in. That's why this week, we took some time to focus on what challenges, resources, and tips this community has and needs. Whether you're a full-time traveler and your shelter is a car or a tent, or you have a more stationary place to stay and you're feeling stagnant-- the reality is that this forced by necessary stillness is a challenge for us all, on top of the anxiety that can be triggered during crisis.
It's a good thing for us all that insightful, compassionate folks like Grizel Williams are a part of our community. Grizel lives on the road and is a writer with background in mental health counseling. After years in the field, she shares what mental health considerations she's thinking about now-- as well as what resources or practices we can all look to during this especially challenging time.
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Grizel on Instagram: @_grizel_
- A free resource from Grizel: COVID-19 and Mental Health
- A post from Grizel on managing anxiety
- Grizel and Laura went Live on Instagram to discuss mental health for Road Tip Tuesday this week and all of the questions our community asked got answered right here in a doc Grizel created!
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
- Are you a full time traveler and interested in parking in someone’s driveway? Access a crowdsourced document with offers to park here, created by Abbi Hearne and Megan Kantor. You can also find a thread with similar offers listed in a pinned post of our Facebook group, linked above.
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Giddi Oteo, former full-time road traveler, has an inherent knack for holding both the real, transparent truth and the beauty around her. You’ll hear it from her as she shares about pregnancy and motherhood on the road, starting her travels with nearly no money, and building a business from scratch. And it’s a reminder that no matter how heavy a life chapter might feel, it’s still possible to find beauty and happiness around you.
So if you’re in need of a pick-me-up that doesn’t sugar coat things-- one that gives you permission to both recognize the heaviness of where you’re at, but also one that encourages you to find some beauty around you today-- then you’re in just the right place.
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Giddi on Instagram: @earthtogiddi
- Carteo Handmade
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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A timely episode for travelers out there wondering about what decisions to make in light of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that has caused a global pandemic in recent weeks. Through the voices of two experts-- Registered Nurse Emily Scott and public health emergency planner Kate Pifer-- we navigate both baseline information as well as the challenging nuance of what it means to be a traveler in light of recent world events, while walking away with the message that how and when you travel does truly impact the lives of others.
Things feel very heightened right now when it comes to cancellations and travel restrictions, but we could see a time in the future where travel feels safe again even though COVID-19 exists in our communities. The reality is, we don’t really know. So if you’re listening to this episode, we encourage you to do so not only with the next handful of weeks in mind, but with a long-term mindset of what it means to be a responsible traveler and containing the spread of harmful disease, even you yourself don’t feel personally impacted.
** Please note that these interviews were both recorded on Sunday, 3/15 and news, public mandates, and what we know about public health best practices are all evolving rapidly as we learn more about COVID-19 and its impact on the world. This information can be helpful but should be supplemented with verified sources such as (but not limited to) the links provided here in our show notes.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Emily Scott on Instagram: @twodustytravelers
- Follow Kate Pifer on Instagram: @katepifer
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Coping With Stress During Infectious Disease
- Two other podcast episodes, hosted by women and taking a scientific look at COVID-19:
- Science VS
- Ologies
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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Brittany Newson, an Air Force veteran, current student, and recently married female traveler knows that the road can be an incredible facilitator of new life chapters. But she also helps us to see in this episode that travel on its own doesn’t create the changes for us: it’s what we do with it when we put ourselves in the driver’s seat that allows us to turn the page on our own terms.
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Brittany on Instagram: @whereis_brittany
- The Bus Fair
- Copart
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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We usually aim to show the sides of road travel that aren’t over-romanticized, but for this episode we wanted to gush a little. So we asked for voice submissions while we were off the air, with one simple intention: tell us your love stories. And wow-- did you all deliver! So in this episode, we’ll be sharing all kinds of love stories from the road: whether it’s a love you found, or grew, or lost; whether it’s a for partner, a friend, a dog, or yourself; we’re eager to share your love stories that happened because you made road travel a priority.
In this episode, you’ll hear the voices of:
- Ashley Mayer: (call-in submission)
- Olivia Deihs: @womeninoutdoorwork
- Natasha Buffo: @dirtandtears
- Han Zeigler: @the.hanvan
- Amber McDaniel: @alwaystheadventure
- Kimbie Noble: @drivingkimbiewild
- Amanda Shale: @tidelinetoalpine
- Nicole Bonilla: @theopenroadlesstraveled
- Margaret Miller: @curlyhaircamping
- Raleigh Campbell: @morganraleigh.c
Stay connected with us:
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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Travel nursing is an incredible career that enables you to both help others and get to see new places. But just like any job or form of travel, there are always aspects that can get over-romanticized, and travel nursing is no exception. Em Cheng, a travel nurse currently exploring the West Coast, joins this episode to share some of the practical aspects of becoming a travel nurse and why she loves it so much, as well as address some of the biggest challenges associated with taking on this fast-paced career. For Em, being successful and well-balanced in her traveling line of work comes down to self care, which is hard for all of us-- even nurses.
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Em on Instagram: @explorn_emcheng
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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Whether it’s for the holidays you celebrate, the time you spend reflecting, or the gifts you exchange out of love or habit-- the year’s end is full of reminders of family. And family is complicated for a lot of us out there, especially when travel is also a big part of our lives.
We know that there are so many feelings and stories out there when it comes to how this community defines family. So we recently asked you all to submit voice memos telling us all about it.
Whether it’s people you grew up with, the chosen family you’ve cultivated over the years, your dog, or something else entirely— we asked: how do you define family? And how does it interact with who you are as someone who likes to hit the road?
In this episode, you’ll hear the voices of:
Nicole Brown: @im_nicolemarie (founder of @womenwhohike)
Kieren Britton: @kierenbritton (founder of @theladyalliance)
Sonya Pevzner and her partner Halcy: @pevzdispenser
Natasha Buffo: @dirtandtears
Kira Marshall: @homeasweroam
Raya Greenbaum: @rayasue
Ashley Smith: @birdstodrink
Sarah Rose Carr: @s.yracha
Amanda Shale: @tidelinetoalpine
Olivia Trim: @Ohtriiimmmm
Sole Sarto: @solesarto
Nichole: @coleyraeh
Kaitlin Musser: @Runawaymusbus
Bonnie Logan: @bon_lass
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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Choosing to move into a campervan doesn’t come without making plans. Just ask Veronica Castillo, who lives in a 2018 Dodge Promaster with her husband Miguel while working full-time at stationary jobs. With popular travel media prescribing whypeople live on the road, Veronica digs into the realities of living your dreams-- and it usually starts with plans, persistence, and small, incremental changes.
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Veronica on Instagram: @ourpapertrails
- Submit your voice memo for next week's episode HERE
- SD Campervans
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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Solo traveler Aubrey Hancock is intimately familiar with her fears. And as you’ll hear, there’s a lot wrapped up inside those feelings. It’s all human, and it’s all valid to feel this way. But Aubrey knew, even at a time she was the most vulnerable and scared, that expanding her horizons would be the only thing to help her start to overcome them.
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Aubrey on Instagram: @adventures_in_huck_phinn
- Aubrey’s leatherworking business, Huck Phinn Leatherworks
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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We heard a lot of insights, new experiences, and beautiful sentiments the weekend of the Women on the Road Campout last month— and if you know us, you know we couldn’t keep it all to ourselves, so we wanted to share a piece of the experience with you.
That’s exactly why our team took a mic around and asked a handful of attendees each a few questions. The result is 12 voices, recorded live at the Campout on Ute territory just outside Moab, Utah, sharing a bit about their travels, reasons for coming all the way down a dusty backroad to meet us here, and what they’re taking from this experience.
In this episode, you’ll hear the voices of:
Brooke Weeber | Alessandra Hurt | Brenda Miles | Deenaalee Hodgdon | Tammy Rae Scott | JC Friedkin | Stephanie Spates | Karen Ramos | Shae Whitney | Kimi Uno | Sirena Rana Dufault | Jaymie Shearer
Workshop leaders you need to know about:
Cindy Villaseñor | Jayme Serbell | Morgan Brown | Tori Duhaime | Deenaalee Hodgdon | Jaylyn Gough | Katie Boué | Stephanie Spates | Nicole Brown | Kathy Karlo | Latasha Dunston | Bre Acio | Lacey Mayer | Jaymie Shearer | Olivia Deihs | Aubrey Hancock | Megan Cable | Nic Bloudin
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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Anaïs Monique is a flight attendant and is currently on the path to completing her own converted camper van from a step truck. But be it in the air or on the road-- from DEI to the business of natural beauty to standing in her own power-- she’s following her passions at every turn.
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Anaïs on Instagram: @anaismoniq and @plantjuicebox
- Anaïs’s website: Curls & Carry-Ons
- Chelsea Handler’s Netflix documentary, “Hello Privilege, It’s Me, Chelsea”
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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Carrie Starbuck is on a mission-- a research mission-- to uncover what makes communities happy. And she’s starting in a place a lot of us wouldn’t expect a solo female road traveler to begin. She’s starting with dissecting masculinity in different countries.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Why Carrie is studying masculinity and its impact on happiness on communities globally
- How mental health is linked to masculinity
- The struggles and interesting insights Carrie has gained as a researcher
- Why men’s issues are a feminist issue, and visa versa
- How Carrie defines self care personally
- Tips for helping the male-identifying people in your life, while also helping yourself
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Carrie on Instagram: @thehappylands
- Carrie’s website: The Happy Lands
- Read bell hooks: The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love
- Gun violence and mental health are a complex pairing to discuss, but Carrie found this article after our interview and thought you might want to read it
- Women’s Aid in the UK
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the US
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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When we first connected with part-time van traveler Maggie Lam, it was about a post she had written and we reshared on social media. And it was about small gestures Maggie has experienced during her travels, why they you might not know that they are in fact microaggressions, and why representation of people of color within the road travel community matters. So we wanted to have a conversation with her about those small gestures, which you’ll hear in this episode. Through it all, you’ll also get to hear about the small gestures that truly make a positive impact-- like listening to and amplifying underrepresented voices-- and how you can use your privilege for good, both on the road and when you’re stationary.
If you’re looking to learn about how to be a better ally and accomplice for people of color on the road, or if you’re simply looking to hear a perspective you might not have before from a female road traveler, this episode is an especially great listen!
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How Maggie and her partner spend their year on and off the road
- Some background on Maggie’s family story, and how her generation tends to view work and travel compared to her parents’ generation
- Maggie’s experience turning her current job into a remote one
- Tips for being an effective remote worker
- What is a microaggression?
- Examples of microaggressions from Maggie’s experiences on and off the road
- Tips for people in privileged groups when it comes to avoiding microaggressions
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Maggie on Instagram - @bitesizetravels
- Maggie’s original post on microaggressions
- Join us in the @diversifyvanlifebookclub as we read our first book together: So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Additional resources:
- What are Microaggressions? via VOX
- Examples of Racial Microaggressions via University of Minnesota
- 21 Racial Microaggressions You Hear on a Daily Basis via Buzzfeed
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Sylvia Longmire is a writer, Air Force Veteran, mother of two boys, longtime world adventurer, and recently became a wheelchair user. To date, Sylvia has visited 54 countries, 43 of those as a wheelchair user and 34 of those by herself. Sylvia uses her talent for writing to share resources with wheelchair user communities and encourage others to get out there, too.
Whether you currently use a wheelchair, know someone who does, or might some day (which is something everyone has in common!), this episode is full of practical tips, advice, and inspiration for your next adventure.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How Sylvia got started traveling
- What destinations Sylvia is drawn to as a wheelchair user
- A few of Sylvia’s favorite wheelchair-accessible destinations
- Three essential factors that are important to travelers using wheelchairs
- Some basics on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and how it interacts with travel
- How road trips can be possible for those using wheelchairs
- What it’s like for Sylvia to travel with her kids
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Sylvia on Instagram - @sylvia_longmire
- Sylvia’s website - Spin The Globe
- Sylvia’s travel agency - Spin The Globe Travel
- An example of a wheelchair-accessible RV for rent on Airbnb!
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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Summer Michaud-Skog, founder of Fat Girls Hiking and full-time road traveler, knows firsthand about what it takes to support a community where inclusion is the priority. And in a time where conversations around DEI are breaking open on the road and in the outdoors, her voice and thoughts about leading by following is incredibly valuable.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- What vehicles Summer has used to live a mobile lifestyle
- The organization Summer started, Fat Girls Hiking, and why she started it
- How Summer grew Fat Girls Hiking through a road trip
- The important learnings she’s gleaned to make hiking outings more inclusive
- Why #vanlife as it is today is problematic when it comes to DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion)
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Summer’s work on Instagram: @fatgirlshiking and @vanlifeonthemargins
- Fat Girls Hiking
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Some starter resources to diversify your Instagram feed in road travel:
- Hashtags to follow: #blackvanlife, #brownvanlife, #fakevanlife, #asianvanlife, and #diversifyvanlife
- 2 new accounts we think you might like: @diversifyvanlife and @diversifyvanlifebookclub
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It won’t take long for you to realize that Jessy Muller likes to do things on her own terms. That’s why, when she was ready to adopt a more mobile lifestyle in October of 2017, she found a vintage 1978 Commander motorhome and moved her and her two cats right in, which kicked off not only an adventure on the road, but also an adventure in learning how to work on the 24-foot-long camper she just purchased.
Since moving into her RV, Jessy has been a growing voice for taking charge of your own direction, especially when having an older vehicle means that sometimes things break down and in order to get yourself back out there, you have to learn to do things yourself.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Why Jessy chose the Commander over any other camper
- What it took for her to learn skills and confidence in mechanics
- When Jessy has seen sexism emerge on the road, and when she’s received some of the kindest help
- What it’s like to drive a 24-foot-long RV
- What Jessy has learned about herself from learning to work on her vehicle
- The reason behind her creating a guide for beginner road travelers
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Jessy on Instagram: @a.girl.and.her.commander
- Jessy’s website: A Girl And Her Commander
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Some starter resources on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in road travel:
- Noami’s social media post can be found here: @irietoaurora
- Hashtags to follow: #blackvanlife, #brownvanlife, #fakevanlife, and #diversifyvanlife
- Outside Online article: Welcome to #BlackVanLife
- 13 Women of Color on the Road to Follow on Instagram
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There will always be reasons not to hit the road, but if you ask solo traveler Kristin Holden, she’d tell you that wanting to travel is enough, and there’s no reason to stop yourself from living your dreams-- even if nobody else is ready to go with you.
From self love talk to long distance relationships to the learning curve involved in getting out there on the road, this episode is for anyone looking for a little extra support in hitting the road.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Kristin’s biggest learning curves to living on the road
- What Kristin wishes she had taught her dogs before hitting the road
- Why Kristin decided to hit the road solo this year
- The steps Kristin took to transitioning her job to a remote position
- How it can be challenging to meet people on the road, and tips for making it easier
- Tips on grey water tanks and dirty water management
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Kristin on Instagram - @wheretheroadforks_
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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You’ll hear this from the start, but Sloane Thomas is full of purpose when it comes to this chapter of her life. A sober solo traveler, long-distance runner, and lover of the outdoors, Sloane took off in her van earlier this year after a challenging life chapter gave her every reason to fully embrace life: the ups, downs, and everything in-between.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How Sloane manages to do multiple sports while on the road with limited space for gear
- Why she runs long distance, and the big goal she has for herself in the coming years
- The major life events that led to Sloane getting and converting a cargo can into a camper
- Why Sloane chose to have her van converted by a third party
- Sloane shares her story of sobriety, and the benefits of staying sober while traveling
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Sloane on Instagram - @searchingforsloane
- Listen to Sloane’s podcast, Solo Sobriety
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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Ally Coucke is an all-hands-on-deck kind of adventurer: taking weekend trips offroading and motorcycle riding out of her home base in Denver, Colorado with her boyfriend Kelly and their two dogs, Loki and Bailey. A lot can evolve over the course of just a couple years. For Ally, this recent chapter of her life has been a full one, and it’s spurred some big change. From moving home bases and traveling on the road, to helping her dog Bailey to fight cancer, to learning to ride a motorcycle, you’ll hear that Ally has not only found growth in these moments-- but a sense of freedom. Tune in and walk away with a better understanding of what it sounds like to embrace life to its max. Because if there’s anything Ally learned from this recent life chapter-- that seems to be it.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How Ally met her boyfriend Kelly and how their travel styles merged over time
- The importance of letting go of structure
- Where Ally thinks you should drive and camp in Alaska
- What it’s like to live and camp with Loki the Wolfdog
- How helping her dog Bailey to fight cancer this past year gave her a new perspective
- What made Ally decide she wanted to learn to ride a motorcycle
- The reasons Ally started @ovariesoffroad and the importance of community
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Ally on Instagram - @acoucke and @ovariesoffroad
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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It’s not easy to create momentum, but when you finally do it can carry you far. From a cross-country move to a career development to the healing nature of road trips, photographer Gina Danza leans into her self-created forward momentum in all aspects of her life.
As you’ll hear, it’s taken a lot of energy, personal strength, and attention to self care and mental well being to keep that forward momentum going, but you’ll also hear that there’s no sign of Gina stopping anytime soon. Because forward momentum, especially that which we create in an effort to fulfill our passions, make a positive impact, and reach our highest potential-- well, that’s not something to take for granted.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
The catalyst behind Gina’s move from Los Angeles to New Jersey
How Gina views caring for your mental health
Tips for accessing mental health resources while traveling
The road trips that helped Gina during transitional chapters
What places in the US Gina finds the most inspiring and why she wants to return
The story that started Gina’s deep-dive into DEI within the outdoor industry
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Gina on Instagram - @wildginaa
- Read a piece Gina wrote for RANGE Magazine - “Wild Equality: Finding Representation by Continuing to be Seen”
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Merrell
- Escape Campervan Rentals - visit www.escapecampervans.com/women and use promo code WOMEN15 for 15% off your next road trip!
- Infinity Luxury Woven Vinyl Flooring
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Music is by Josh Woodward.
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It’s possible that after hearing this episode, you’ll want to overland more, or for the first time. In fact, maybe you’ll realize that overlanding is what you’ve been doing all along!
Host Laura Borichevsky shares her experience overlanding for the first time in Costa Rica while asking questions of experts-- the 4 women who run Women Overlanding the World: Sunny Eaton, Taylor Pawley, Karin Balsley, and Ashley Giordano. Like the Women on the Road community, these women have created space for conversation in the overlanding community, driven by and in service of the female perspective.
Whether you need a 101 course on what overlanding is, or you’re interested to know why Costa Rica might just make it onto your list of places you want to road trip next-- tune in for some stories, in-the-field recordings, and practical tips on how to show up prepared.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- What overlanding is, and how it’s both different and similar to road trips you’ve probably been on
- What gear you need (or don’t need) to overland
- What online event was the catalyst for Sunny initially starting Women Overlanding the World
- Why you would ever want to road trip in Costa Rica
- How you don’t have to drive a manual transmission to be an overlander
- What tips and insights are most helpful to someone unfamiliar with Costa Rica prior to traveling there for an overland trip
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Find out more about Women Overlanding the World
- Instagram - @womenoverlandingtheworld and @wowoverlandretreats
- Women Overlanding the World Facebook group
- WomenOverlandingTheWorld.com
- Follow Sunny & Karin on Instagram - @thevagabroads
- Follow Ashley on Instagram - @desktoglory_ash
- Follow Taylor on Instagram - @taylor.pawley
- Nomad America
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Merrell
- Escape Campervan Rentals - visit www.escapecampervans.com/women and use promo code WOMEN15 for 15% off your next road trip!
- Infinity Luxury Woven Vinyl Flooring
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Music is by Jason Shaw, Josh Woodward, and Cavaliers.
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Nicole Antoinette started living on the road solo this past spring, but as you’ll hear, she has her sights set on a lot more than road travel alone. Because when a big life transition became the catalyst for living in a camper, Nicole wanted to take stock of everything in her life and experiment with what it looks like when you intentionally start from scratch.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- What Nicole likes about the Ford Transit Connect van as a camper
- What major life events led Nicole to moving into her van
- The joys and struggles of being self-employed and location-independent
- Nicole explains “fake freedom” and how we all can get caught in it
- The questions Nicole reflects on when she wants to get to the honest answers
- How this chapter of transformation may evolver her business
- The balance between honesty and privacy online
- What makes the boring important
- How self care changes once you move into a van
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Nicole on Instagram - @nic.antoinette
- Tune in to Nicole’s podcast, Real Talk Radio
- Boring Self Care - @makedaisychains
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Merrell
- Escape Campervan Rentals - visit www.escapecampervans.com/women and use promo code WOMEN15 for 15% off your next road trip!
- Infinity Luxury Woven Vinyl Flooring
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Music is by Jason Shaw and Josh Woodward.
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In partnership with Otterbox, we had a conversation with some experienced female travelers around getting started in road travel while at the Outdoor Retailer conference in Denver, CO-- then brought our learnings straight to you in a fun and informative bonus podcast episode!
In this episode, you’ll hear:
What different factors can contribute to choosing a vehicle, and what you still might change about them
How to convert the car you have now into a DIY camper
How to balance work and travel
Ways to navigate relationships when you want to hit the road
What qualities make a good spot to camp
A couple tips on feeling more safe when traveling solo
How to travel well on the road with dogs
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
Kathleen Morton - @tinyhousetinyfootprint
Brooke Weeber - @brooke_weeber
Latasha Dunston - @jitterbug_art
Britany Freeman - @britanyinwanderland
Dani Reyes Acosta - @notlostjustdiscovering
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
Otterbox
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Music is by Jason Shaw and Josh Woodward.
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Faith Austin is following her gut, even when it defies the norm. From her views on body positivity and mental health to her decision to move into a trailer after earning her college degree, Faith decided to embrace a life of trusting herself and seeing where it takes her-- including the open road.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- What type of trailer Faith got, and why she wanted one she could renovate
- Faith explains her business and how she is able to take it on the road
- Where Faith started on her journey of physical and mental wellness
- The ways Faith plans to manage her health while on the road
- How Faith views her role as a wellness coach
- An important lesson Faith has learned from her clients
- The improvements Faith has made to her RV trailer
- How friends, family, and co-workers reacted to Faith’s decision to move into a trailer
- Why it’s fun to place a food delivery order when you live in a trailer or camper
- Faith’s thoughts on why it’s important to trust your instincts
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Faith on Instagram - @faithsnotsoaveragelife
- Faith’s website - Faith’s Not So Average Life
- Grit by Angela Duckworth
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Costa Sunglasses - Founded over 35 years ago by fishermen who wanted to stay on the water longer, Costa Sunglasses are engineered to help people across all pursuits make the most of their time on the water. For those who need water to breathe. www.costasunglasses.com
- Modern Oats - Use code WOMENONTHEROAD20 for 20% off a single order
- Escape Campervan Rentals - visit www.escapecampervans.com/women and use promo code WOMEN15 for 15% off your next road trip!
- Aunt Fannie’s
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Music is by Jason Shaw and Josh Woodward.
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It’s smart advice to consider renting a camper van before you buy one-- just ask photographer and digital artist Anna McNaught, who had lots of experience in road travel but little in the world of camper vans until she rented one for the first time recently with her husband, James. For Anna, renting a camper van turned out to be the catalyst for moving their dreams of long-term road travel forward.
This special episode with Escape Campervans covers everything from practical tips in renting to what considerations you might want to take if you decide full-time road travel is for you.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Why Anna and her husband James decided to rent a camper van for their honeymoon
- We wax poetic about the simple luxuries of camping and roads trips
- Tips on what makes a good camper van rental company
- How Anna and James knew that they wanted to buy a van after renting one
- What vans they considered, and how they made their choice
- Laura and Anna discuss methods for managing mail and insurance while on the road
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Anna on Instagram - @leavethemap
- Check out Anna’s digital art - @annamcnaughty
- The Globetrotter’s Guide to Travel Insurance by Michael and Yvonne Bauche
- A Beginner’s Guide to Living in an RV by Alyssa Padgett
- US Global Mail
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Escape Campervan Rentals - visit www.escapecampervans.com/women and use promo code WOMEN15 for 15% off your next road trip!
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Music is by Josh Woodward.
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We meet with traveling musician Ira Wolf at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado when she unexpectedly made the journey down from Alaska to play at a singing/songwriting competition. For Ira, making the trip was more than about striving for first place. It was about challenging herself to find her words.
Tune in for travel stories, artist insight, and more. We also share a brand new song of Ira’s, which she played live in Telluride at the competition!
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Ira’s history with music, and all the instruments she played as a child
- How Ira began her very first DIY tour
- What makes Ira nervous when performing (spoiler: it’s a short list)
- Why Ira especially loves the vehicle she travels in now
- How it has been managing writer’s block
- What made Ira decide to travel abroad this winter, and what she gained from it
- Advice for anyone wanting to start on the road as a creative
- Plus: popular songs from Ira’s current discography and a brand new, unreleased song she played in Telluride, recorded live
Other Resources:
- Follow Ira on Instagram - @irawolfmusic
- Find Ira Wolf on Spotify
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Benchmark Maps - use promo code womenontheroad for 20% off your order
- Aunt Fannie's
- Infinity Luxury Woven Vinyl Flooring
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Featured music for this episode is by Ira Wolf, with additional music by Jason Shaw and Josh Woodward.
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Road travel is not always a vacation, or a luxury. In fact, many times women hit the road, it’s out of necessity or to find healing. For single mom LaRae Lobdell, healing couldn’t begin until she felt safe from her experiences with domestic violence-- and the best way she was able to reclaim control of her life was to get in the car and go.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- LaRae’s story of injury, healing, and domestic violence
- How she made the move from two different violent relationships
- What red flags LaRae saw in her relationships
- How she continues to keep herself and her daughter safe
- Why LaRae found security in road travel
- Resources domestic violence survivors can use to make the transition to safety
Other Resources:
- Follow LaRae on Instagram - @laraelobdell
- Check out LaRae’s single parent travel blog - Shades of Rae
- See LaRae’s portfolio - LaRae Lobdell
- Check out LaRae’s photography blog - Photo Sister
- National Domestic Violence Hotline - call 24/7 at 1−800−799−7233
- Domestic Violence Support for Women Facebook Group
- Trusted House Sitters
- Wealthy Single Mommy
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes:
- Benchmark Maps - use promo code womenontheroad for 20% off your order
- Aunt Fannie's
- Costa Sunglasses - Founded over 35 years ago by fishermen who wanted to stay on the water longer, Costa Sunglasses are engineered to help people across all pursuits make the most of their time on the water. For those who need water to breathe. www.costasunglasses.com
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Music is by Jason Shaw and Josh Woodward.
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Van life: what started as a trend has only grown, evolving into a full-fledged movement in the US and beyond. And despite the multitude of vacation-style photos online showcasing this mobile living arrangement, there are many practical reasons people choose to live on the road for more than a couple weeks-- and no, it typically has nothing to do with Instagram.
While the roots of living in your vehicle are several decades old-- it’s not a novel concept whatsoever-- there are more tools now than ever to make it accessible, and because of the economic outlook many Millennials are facing, the hashtag-turned-movement is also becoming a viable option to address affordable housing and creating a promising financial outlook. That said, as you’ll hear on this episode, it’s not so easy to go against the social grain and there are true challenges associated with not having a stable mailing address, crossing state lines regularly, and dealing with local community policies around vehicle habitation.
To join this in-depth conversation, two incredible female travelers are giving their insights-- Bre Acio and Lacey Mayer, a couple who go by @theladiesvan on Instagram. Bre and Lacey are not only incredibly passionate about finding ways to make vanlife and long term vehicle habitation more socially acceptable, but own two businesses that do their part to make it more accessible to those who want to get on the road.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- What got Lacey and Bre’s business, SD Campervans, started
- How they have made campervan conversions as accessible as possible
- What The Vanlife App is, and how it’s different from others out there
- How to protect the public resources that makes road life sustainable
- The ways van life can be the answer to affordable housing
- The ways Bre and Lacey try to find balance between their businesses and their relationship
- Basics on city ordinances against vehicle habitation
- Lesser-discussed challenges of living on the road
- What the road travel community can do to create more protections for people living in vehicles
Other Resources:
- Follow Bre and Lacey on Instagram - @theladiesvan
- Learn about SD Campervans
- Check out The Vanlife App
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes
- Merrell
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Music is by Josh Woodward.
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In this 2nd annual “Advice” episode, we ask our 9 most recent interviewees the 5 most commonly-asked questions we’ve been hearing online and in person from female road travelers.
Because anything can-- and often does-- happen on the road, more perspectives usually help so that you can learn, reflect, and ultimately decide for yourself what feels right. And when we as female travelers share advice with one another, it does some important things: it normalizes that we are competent and can be sources of knowledge, and it also shows each other that there is no one way to do road travel. You can have a different perspective and still make it happen.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
Answers and insights to 5 commonly asked questions about traveling on the road:
- How do you finance your travels?
- What do you do about safety?
- Do you ever get lonely, and how do you combat that?
- What are your best tips for camping?
- What is one item you couldn't live without while traveling on the road?
Other Resources:
Lisa Jacobs
Instagram - @vacayvans | YouTube - Vacay Vans
Kate Ortiz
Instagram - @katetronn
Sydney Ferbrache
Instagram - @divineontheroad | Blog - Divine on the Road
Lindsey Hall
Instagram - @lindseyhallwrites | Blog - I Haven’t Shaved In Six Weeks
Marlene Mali Mish
Instagram - @mali.mish.marlene | Blog - Mali Mish
Rachel Hill
Instagram - @racheltravels | Blog - Rachel Travels
Katie Boué
Instagram - @katieboue | Blog - The Morning Fresh
Alli Powell
Instagram - @akpow4 | Alli’s project, The Heartbreak Road Trip
Margaret Miller
Instagram - @curlyhaircamping
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes
- Merrell
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Music is by Josh Woodward.
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Full-time travelers Jayme and her partner John recently went through a miscarriage. But in the face of the social norm to not talk about it, they’ve been sharing their sharing about the experience and their grieving process openly with their online community because this topic just isn’t talked about enough, especially for how common it is.
In this episode, we catch up with Jayme to hold an important discussion around miscarriage-- because getting real about what’s not being said is the only way to move toward a future where we all give ourselves permission to do the same.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Jayme’s pregnancy story
- How she and her partner John were planning to accommodate an infant on the road
- What vehicles are good potential campervans for families
- Finding pregnancy and miscarriage support communities online
- How Jayme discovered she was miscarrying
- Why Jayme and John chose to share their miscarriage story with their online community
- Thoughts and resources that are helpful to Jayme and John in their grieving process
Other Resources:
- Follow Jayme on Instagram - @gnomad_home
- Jayme and John’s website - Gnomad Home
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes
- Merrell
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Music is by Josh Woodward.
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Crossing international borders on your own road adventure can seem expensive, challenging, and honestly: rather intimidating. But after hearing the unparalleled excitement in Margaret Miller’s voice for all things international road travel, we’re finding less excuses to not try it more often because Margaret has quite the list of countries under her belt when it comes to road trips-- from guiding overlanding adventures in Africa to taking a DIY campervan around Europe-- and she’s taking time to share her well-traveled advice with us in this episode.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Why Margaret built her campervan to not look like a campervan
- How Margaret landed a job as an overlanding guide
- What it was like to tour lead long road trips in Africa
- What spurred her vanlife-style road trip around Europe
- Tips on safety and keeping your camper anti-theft friendly
- What outdoor experiences Margaret enjoys in Europe
- The small luxuries Margaret likes to integrate into her travels
- What passport privilege is, and why it matters
Other Resources:
- Follow Margaret on Instagram - @curlyhaircamping
- Margaret’s stealthy, techy camper van tour on YouTube
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes
- Merrell
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Music is by Josh Woodward.
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Breaking up with a partner on the road is-- to say the least-- a unique way to leave a relationship. But for all the turmoil that breakups can bring, there are also amazing opportunities for growth tucked within such a transitional and often painful chapter. Solo traveler and photographer Ali Powell took the pain she felt from ending her last relationship and decided to do something with that energy, and she calls it The Heartbreak Road Trip.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How Ali’s project, The Heartbreak Road Trip, got started
- The reactions Ali has received online to her project
- A few of the items Ali received for the project that stand out in her memory
- What it’s like to destroy someone’s once-treasured personal belongings
- The reason Ali doesn’t travel full-time, and why it doesn’t matter
- What Ali has learned from taking on The Heartbreak Road Trip
- Our stories and responses to being told by exes we couldn’t do road travel on our own
- How you can get involved in The Heartbreak Road Trip
Other Resources:
- Follow The Heartbreak Road Trip on Instagram - @theheartbreakroadtrip
- Follow Ali on Instagram - @akpow4
Sponsor Websites & Codes
- Merrell
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Music is by Josh Woodward.
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When you’re on the go, it can feel freeing to not have roots. You’re here, then you’re there. But the reality is that all of us who travel, for any length of time, create an impact on the communities we travel to and through, which can be tough to remember that because it feels like sleeping in a public parking lot for 7 hours doesn’t leave a lot of room to give back to the people who live down the street. Or does it?
Katie Boué, part-time road traveler and full-time public lands advocate, has a lot to say about the give and take we engage in as travelers: both in the outdoors as well as in local communities. Because the reality is that no matter how often we relocate, we leave an impact wherever we go, and that acknowledgement in itself holds power.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Katie shares her many varied types of road travel she’s done in the recent past
- How Katie got started in public lands advocacy
- The two types of stories we tell policy makers about the outdoors
- How large the outdoor economy is (spoiler: it’s huge)
- Anecdotes of how local communities have benefitted from outdoor recreation
- How any type of outdoor recreation is an extractive activity
- Ways we can give back to the land and local communities while traveling
- How we vote with our individual dollars
- The vast potential of positive change through social media
- The two easy things you can do to develop a deeper connection to the places you travel through
Other Resources:
- Follow Katie on Instagram - @katieboue
- Follow Katie on Twitter - @katieboue
- Katie’s blog - The Morning Fresh
- Learn more about the Native Lands you’re on
- Listen to Katie on NPR - Controversy Blooms Over Wildflower Geotagging
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes
- Merrell
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Music is by Josh Woodward.
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Rachel Hill travels the world like it’s her job-- because it is. For the past 5 years, she’s been building her business as a marketing consultant and influencer, traveling solo to wherever the glitch fare takes her and sharing her experiences along the way. Those seeking practical tips for making travel more affordable or starting your own business as a remote worker or travel influencer: this episode is for you!
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Rachel explains how she finds the best deals on plane tickets through glitch fare and by maximizing credit card rewards
- The many benefits of being flexible with where you travel and when you do it
- How she left her corporate job to pursue travel, and why
- Her biggest challenges traveling solo on a regular basis
- What Rachel’s friends and family think about her continuous travels
- How a corporate job can be helpful for your international travel planning
- Different ways to think about budgeting for larger trips
- What she’s learned as a business owner in developing her brand, Rachel Travels
- Some of the most important things to keep in mind are for those wanting to become self-employed
Other Resources:
- Follow Rachel on Instagram - @racheltravels
- Rachel’s website - www.racheltravels.com
- Rachel’s book - So You Want to be a Travel Influencer? The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Travel Influencer of Color
- The Flight Deal
- Secret Flying
Sponsor Websites & Codes
- Merrell
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Music is by Jim Perkins.
Music is also by Jason Shaw and Doctor Turtle via CC by A license.
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Marlene credits her kids for the reason she and her family live on the road. But the adventures of the Mali Mish family wouldn’t be possible without the hands-on approach Marlene takes to building a tight-knit adventure family as they travel the world by camper.
This episode also includes bonus content: an update from Brittany Parker, who we featured in an episode titled “On Letting Go and Surfing Rivers” a few months back during her early stages of recovery from a traumatic brain injury, and learn about where the road has taken her since.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How the Mali Mish family transported their camper van from the US to Europe
- The story behind why Marlene and her husband, Dan started traveling on the road with their first child
- The benefits and struggles of traveling with kids
- How Marlene views self care and dating her husband
- The way the Mali Mish family got into homeschooling
- What Marlene does when the kids miss friends and family
- Advice for moms and moms-to-be wanting to take their kids on the road
- A special update from Brittany Parker, who was featured on a previous episode
Other Resources:
- Follow Marlene on Instagram - @mali.mish.marlene
- Mali Mish - www.malimish.com
- Mali Mish Podcast - Mali Mish on the Road Around the World
- Follow Brittany on Instagram - @bp.surfs
- Brittany’s full episode of Women on the Road - On Letting Go and Surfing Rivers
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes
- Merrell
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Call it what you want: an escape, a road trip, a vacation, a getaway. Travel is, literally, a common vehicle for those looking to disconnect, reflect, and recover.
But that’s the version of recovery and travel that’s tied up neatly with a bow. The reality is that, in the face of grief, trauma-- or in Lindsey Hall’s case: an eating disorder-- there is usually a lot of healing that needs to happen first before travel is even an option.
While the road to recovery can sometimes be found on an actual road, it’s a fairly romantic notion that it’s that simple. There’s usually a lot of work that needs to happen first. But that’s the thing about travel: it can be a big motivator.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- The career Lindsey Hall took from an office to a remote job
- Lindsey shares her story of navigating her eating disorder
- Why she named her blog “I Haven’t Shaved in Six Weeks”
- The way travel both frees and challenges her
- What it’s like to share so honestly about eating disorders online
- Her dream project, Recovery on the Road
Other Resources:
- Follow Lindsey on Instagram - @lindseyhallwrites
- Lindsey’s website - I Haven’t Shaved in Six Weeks
- Lindsey also compiled a list of eating disorder treatment centers.
- National Eating Disorders Association
- Wild and Weightless
- Eating Recovery Center
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There’s no doubt that Sydney Ferbrache is busy. As a solo van traveler, successful online business owner, and dog mom to a small puppy, there’s always something to be focused on. In this episode, Sydney shares her best insights around how she makes the most of her travels with a dog, stays productive, and optimizes her business.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How it feels for Sydney to travel solo versus with a partner
- What to do if you’re nervous about traveling alone
- A time Sydney wishes she had some extra guidance on the road
- Why Sydney decided to get a puppy before hitting the road solo
- How Sydney makes the most of her National Park experiences with her dog
- The ways Sydney makes money with her website, Divine on the Road
- Sydney explains how affiliate marketing works
- Why Pinterest is a great online marketing tool
- What Sydney does to keep herself focused during a work day
- The 2 books Sydney recommends for business owners
- How Sydney views creating original content in a crowded market
- Sydney talks about eating vegan on the road
- Her perspective on how eating vegan is more accessible now than ever
Other Resources:
- Follow Sydney on Instagram - @divineontheroad
- Sydney’s website - Divine on the Road
- Jab Jab Left Hook by Gary Vee
- The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes
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What happens with the road trip ends? If the road calls out to you, it-- or something similar-- probably always will. But it can be difficult to talk about what makes us step away from travel for a while, which is why we enlisted the help of all you listeners out there to share your thoughts and stories. Because just like there are so many things that get us to say “yes” to a road trip, there’s also a wide range of reasons we say “yes” to staying put for a bit.
Voice Submission Contributors:
- Frederike Koshe
- Megan Cable - @meganmcable | The Outdoorsy CPA
- Jenn Link - @adventuringrunner
- Gabbacia - @gabaccia | Gabaccia
- Meredith Baird - @mountain_mer | Meredith Baird
- Laura Siljander - @practice_compassion | The Siljander Podcast
- Cherin Spencerbower - @cherinswildfilms | Cherin’s Wild Films
- Bonnie Logan
- Lexi Smith - @dynamoultima | Dynamo Ultima
- Rachel Mendel
- Jaymie Shearer - @jmeshe | Jaymie Shearer
Other Resources:
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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- Costa Sunglasses - Founded over 35 years ago by fishermen who wanted to stay on the water longer, Costa Sunglasses are engineered to help people across all pursuits make the most of their time on the water. For those who need water to breathe. www.costasunglasses.com
- Care/of - Get 50% off your first order using promo code wotr50
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Music is by Josh Woodward.
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Kate Ortiz is making all the right moves-- mostly because she’s turned her last two cross-country moves into epic multi-state road trips.
Not sure about you, but it sounds stressful to live on the road and move simultaneously. Where do you put all your things? Like, really? Do you take a trailer? What about when you get to where you’re going? Do you already have a job lined up? What about the costs associated with moving? Doesn’t that make it harder to actually make the most of your travels?
Kate answers all of these questions, plus so much more, live from host Laura’s driveway. She shares her account of making the most of her moves with her husband Enrique and two cats and demonstrates that it doesn’t take much to turn any travel opportunity into an unforgettable adventure.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How many places Kate has been able to visit during her moves
- Why you should consider more van camping on the East Coast
- The beauty (and solitude) of state parks
- Why Kate’s favorite time of year to camp is fall
- How Kate first started turning her moves into big road trips
- Tips on how to ship moving boxes safely and inexpensively
- What Kate learned from two cross-country moves
- The importance (and struggle) of getting rid of your belongings
- How to pack for every season in a camper when space is limited
- Ways you can give back to friends when you stay at their houses
- The importance of visiting friends while traveling
- What it’s like to travel in a camper van with two cats
- How Kate keeps her cats warm while traveling in the winter
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Kate on Instagram - @katetronn
- Bus Freighter
- Propex Heaters
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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Photographer Alison Turner and mixed media artist Amanda Sandlin share about their creative practices on the road. This week, we're sharing an early episode of our sister podcast, "She Explores." Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.
Alison Turner has lived in and out of a van for the past 8 years, and traveled in a teardrop trailer and tent before that. She picked up photography 10 years ago and has been pursuing it since. We learn that there are many reasons Alison loves to escape in her van with her rescue dog Max. Since recording, she now has two adventure dogs.
Amanda was relatively new to her life in her built-out minivan. She'd been on the road three months and was learning how to maintain her creative practice on the move. She found that it wasn't easy, but she enjoyed pushing herself and meeting new people. Amanda still works as an artist and is located near Denver, CO.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Why Alison feels most like herself alone with her dog Max in the
backcountry - Why Alison loves taking photos
- What the photographic process is like for Alison
- The importance of reaching out to those you admire
- When Amanda started to identify as an artist
- The challenges Amanda has come up against as a fine artist with a
mobile studio - Why social media doesn't always tell the full picture of creativity
- How travel has made Amanda appreciate people more than ever
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Alison on Instagram - @alisontravels
- Alison's portfolio - Alison Turner Photo
- Follow Amanda on Instagram - @atwildwoman
- Amanda's portfolio - Amanda Sandlin
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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Music is by Josh Woodward and Jason Shaw
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Personally, breaking the rules gives us the sweats. But after hearing from solo road traveler Lisa Jacobs, we might be convinced that there’s a time and a place for it: whether it’s personally, professionally, creatively, or romantically.
As you’ll hear, Lisa has been doing solo road travel for a couple of years now. As a former lawyer-turned- traveling content creator, Lisa knows what it’s like to defy the norm. And with pink hair and a large van she’s been traveling in, she already stands out from the crowd. But what I’ve loved about getting to know Lisa is that she’s not just about breaking the rules for the sake of rebellion or power or chaos. She’s in it to learn about herself.
About Lisa:
Lisa Jacobs is a lawyer, interior designer, and writer who lives and travels full-time in her van Freebird. Lisa hosts vanlife events and creativity workshops across the country. She shares honest, practical solo vanlife advice on her Vacay Vans youtube channel.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- A bit about the unexpected former life Lisa’s van held
- How Lisa made the switch to remote work from her office job
- Why it’s okay to break the rules or do the unexpected
- A few stories about Lisa’s experiences dating on the road
- What “extreme dating” is
- What Lisa thinks about all of the “rules” around being successful as a digital content creator
- How The Artist’s Way changed her life
- What “morning pages” are
- Lisa’s advice on why you should write more, plus her favorite writing app
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Lisa on Instagram - @vacayvans
- Check out Lisa’s YouTube Channel - Vacay Vans
- Lisa’s blog - Vacay Vans
- The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
- Day One App
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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Music is by Josh Woodward.
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Boundaries don’t usually sound like fun (unless you get a thrill from breaking rules, in which case more power to you). But for the majority of us, especially those with a desire to travel, boundaries can kind of sound like a drag. Which is why when Dani Reyes-Acosta, a long-time road traveler and remote brand strategist, shares how learning to set boundaries for herself has actually been a key factor in her continued growth and even aided in her repeated decisions to say yes to travel-- well, we were pretty much hooked.
From what she learned driving a sedan around Mexico, to why she travels solo even though she has a partner, Dani’s stories show the liberating side of creating boundaries.
About Dani:
Dani Reyes-Acosta is a brand strategist, creative consultant, and everyday adventurer with a serious penchant for fresh foods (but an equally serious pizza problem).
Calling 6 countries and 6 western US states "home" since graduating from corporate life in 2014, she chases snow, rock, and surf adventure as a means to drive her personal and spiritual growth, finding origin, identity, and community in wild spaces.
As a digital nomad and founder of the Nomad Creativa brand strategy collective, she helps brands evolve to and public workshops that support a healthy future for public lands, public health, and community well-being.
While Nomad Creativa is her channel for professional creativity, her project, Not Lost, Just Discovering, provides an outlet for stories of heritage, adventure, and the journey within.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Where Dani has traveled, and what got her started in the first place
- Why she prefers slow travel
- How travel helped Dani find healing from trauma
- What creating boundaries has done for her travels, and beyond
- How Dani feels about traveling solo now that she has a partner
- The importance of finding balance when it comes to compassion
- How taking things one step at a time is often the best approach
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Dani on Instagram - @notlostjustdiscovering
- Dani's website - Dani Reyes-Acosta
- Nomad Creativa and on Instagram: @nomadcreativa
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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Kieren Britton, solo camper traveler and founder of The Lady Alliance, and our host Laura Borichevsky have some common threads running through their lives at this moment, and it all centers around focusing our energy on the things they want, as opposed to moving away from what they don’t. And this conversation seemed like the perfect way to put a bow on 2018... because be it travel plans, business goals, or some well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions-- keeping an eye on what motivates us to move forward is always going to outshine the challenges or unpleasantries that got us moving in the first place.
Women featured in this episode: Kieren Britton
Hosted by Laura Borichevsky
In this episode, you'll hear:
- Why Kieren is okay with her school bus camper staying parked for extended periods of time on occasion
- What Kieren's general workflow looks like as a remote worker and solo business owner
- The importance of balance while traveling
- The unlikely story of how Kieren got her camper, and why she chose a school bus
- Why Kieren didn’t make her initial school bus conversion permanent
- The newest addition to her camper she’s excited to install
- What The Lady Alliance is, and how long Kieren has been pursuing it full-time
- How she transitioned from her 9-5 office job to being self-employed
- What lessons Kieren has learned from running her own traveling business so far
- Kieren’s top systems and tools she uses to keep herself organized
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Kieren on Instagram - @kierenbritton
- The Lady Alliance
- Follow The Lady Alliance on Instagram - @theladyalliance
- Tiny Wood Stove
- Toggl
- Asana
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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- Benchmark Maps - Get 20% off your online order with code WOMENONTHEROAD
- The Trip Podcast
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Music is by Josh Woodward.
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Nicole Rothschild is not your ordinary van traveler for many reasons, but most notably because she recently re-learned to drive a car. In fact less than a year ago, Nicole was battling chronic illness and couldn’t get around without a wheelchair-- which means that these past few months have not only been ones but incredible challenge, but also incredible growth.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- What chronic disease Nicole has been managing since childhood
- Nicole’s most challenging points of her illness
- How Nicole began to turn her health around and find healing
- The reason Nicole wanted to hit the road in a van
- How Nicole views her recovery compared to her doctors
- Nicole’s travel style on the road
- Tips on staying present and finding daily gratitude
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Nicole on Instagram - @walking.into.wellness
- Walking Into Wellness - Nicole’s coaching website
- Check out Nicole’s YouTube intro - Road to Vanlife
- She Explores, a book by Gale Straub - available for pre-order now!
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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- Benchmark Maps - Get 20% off your online order with code
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Music is by Josh Woodward.
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As a nurse, Rachel has studied and practiced the art of giving care for quite a while. But it wasn’t until she moved into a van that she started to appreciate what it takes to receive it from others.
No matter how, how often, where you go, or who you travel with, there is a certain sense of self-reliance that everyone who hits the road or lives in a camper needs to take on in order to be successful. But as you’ll hear in this episode, there’s also a great power in learning to accept care from others-- be it directly or indirectly, ongoing or in one passing moment-- because being on the road, or supporting those who are, also means being a part of a community. And our strength is in how we care for one another.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- The vintage van Rachel lives in, and how she renovated it to suit her
lifestyle - Why Rachel stealth camps part-time, and how she does it
- The benefit of parking in cities with other van travelers
- The importance of accepting help and support from others while
traveling - How Rachel’s career as a nurse interacts with her life as a van
dweller - What it’s like for Rachel to find a balance between urban and wild
camping - What makes social media useful for van travelers, and how it can
hinder - The unlikely resources Rachel turned to for support with her build
and beyond - Rachel’s insights on the RV community and how it’s different from
vanlife
- Tips on how to be a considerate and safe stealth camper
- Why you don’t have to spend a lot of money to outfit your vehicle for
travel
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Rachel Fairchild on Instagram - @the_dirtbag_nurse
- CheapRVLiving.com
- Women’s Rubber Tramp Rendezvous
- She Explores, a book by Gale Straub - available for pre-order now!
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Promotions
- Benchmark Maps - Get 20% off your online order with code
WOMENONTHEROAD - Outdoor Voices - Get 20% off your first order of $100 or more by
visiting www.outdoorvoices.com/WOTR and using code WOTR at check out
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Music is by Josh Woodward.
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While reducing your carbon footprint is certainly important, the way we relate to one another is something else that environmentalist and road traveler Noami Grevemberg sees room for positive change in.
Noami is originally from Trinidad, lived in New Orleans for a time with her husband, Dustin, and now the two travel in a VW van as well as abroad, focusing on experimenting with different eco travel practices along the way. As you’ll hear on this episode, Noami is passionate about sustainable living, and has been dedicating her life to helping to make eco-friendly habits and choices more accessible to everyone-- whether you’re on the road or living a more stationary lifestyle.
While it would be easy to focus solely on the environmentally-conscious aspect of Noami does, there’s a lot more to her work than that. And she might not say it this way herself, but in interviewing her for this episode, it’s clear that starting conversations that aren’t being had, and truly listening to everyone involved is a large part of what Noami does to better this earth. Sometimes it’s related to sustainability practices-- and you’ll hear in this episode that sometimes it’s not. But there are so many ways to model positive change in this world. And while cutting down on single use plastic or turning off the faucet to brush your teeth are certainly important, the way we relate to one another is something else Noami sees room for positive change in.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- The benefits of slow travel
- How Noami stays warm in the van when the weather turns cold
- Her favorite rainy day activities when she’s staying somewhere for a
while - What inspired Noami to pursue environmentalism as her life’s work
- How Noami and her husband Dustin have dramatically reduced their
waste - Noami’s favorite waste-reducing items and behaviors
- How to reduce your waste using the items you have on hand now
- Noami’s biggest challenges to working remotely
- Tips for cultivating a healthy relationship while working and
traveling together - Noami’s thoughts on women of color on the road and in the outdoors
- A compelling anecdote from Noami’s moto trip through Southeast Asia
Resources mentioned in the episode:
- Noami Grevemberg - @irietoaurora on Instagram
- Cacti and Coconuts - @cactiandcoconuts on Instagram and their
website, cactiandcoconuts.com - Download The Ultimate Guide to Sustainability in Everyday Life for
free - Bee’s Wrap
- Want to learn more about some incredible women of color traveling on the road? We cultivated this list earlier this year and encourage you to check it out: 13 Women of Color on the Road to Follow on Instagram
- She Explores, a book by Gale Straub - available for pre-order now!
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Promotions
- Benchmark Maps: get 20% off your order with code 'womenontheroad' at checkout!
- Outdoor Voices - Get 20% off your first order of $100 or more by
visiting www.outdoorvoices.com/WOTR and using code WOTR at check out - Yakima
- Limited Edition Rumpl x Yakima x Stickfort Puffy Blanket
- Enter to win an incredible prize pack through the #mymountainhome
photo contest!
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Music is by Logan Nickleson, Josh Woodward, and Hyson via Free Music Archive using a CC by A license. Additional sound by Herbert Boland via Free Sound using a CC by A license.
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River surfing, a niche but growing sport, has taken Brittany Parker from one river to another since 2011, from successful competitions in Colorado, to completing a first descent of the Zambezi River in Africa by stand up paddleboard, to co-founding an instructional river surfing business called RVR 2 RVR. This year, things started off really promising for Brittany-- but then it all changed.
For Brittany, this past season has been one full of trauma, change, transition, growth, and-- as you’ll hear time and again in this episode-- letting go. Because when we go through big changes-- and especially when they’re unplanned-- the key to moving forward is all in how well we can let go of the expectations that were, to make room for what comes next.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- About Brittany’s new-to-her 1994 Ford Coach House van
- What river surfing is, and how Brittany first got started doing it
- How Brittany went from being a novice to a competitive river surfer
- The accident that changed the course of Brittany’s year in a big way
- How her close friend and business partner Natali helped Brittany
using her Wilderness First Responder training - Brittany’s current journey of healing
- The importance of tuning into your body, no matter your health
- Her insights on letting go of expectations
- Brittany and Natali’s whitewater SUP instruction and excursion
company, RVR 2 RVR - Brittany’s advice for anyone out there wanting to try something new,
take a risk, or get out on the road.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Brittany Parker - @bp.surfs on Instagram and her blog, bp.surfs
- Listen to Brittany’s new podcast, Ride The Swell
- Natali Zollinger - @natalizollinger on Instagram
- RVR 2 RVR - @rvr2rvr on Instagram
- Badfish SUP
- And She’s Dope Too
- Interested in becoming Wilderness First Aid or Wilderness First
Responder certified? Find a Wilderness Medicine course near you. - She Explores, a book by Gale Straub - available for pre-order now!
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Promotions
- Benchmark Maps: use code WOMENONTHEROAD at checkout for 20% off!
- Rumpl
- Limited Edition Rumpl x Yakima x Stickfort Puffy Blanket
- Enter to win an incredible prize pack through the #mymountainhome
photo contest!
Enjoy this episode? Rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. It’ll help other people find us. You can also share this podcast with a friend. Thank you for your support!
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Music is by Logan Nickleson, Josh Woodward, and Hyson via Free Music Archive using a CC by A license. Additional sound by Herbert Boland via Free Sound using a CC by A license.
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There’s no one answer to navigating the holidays-- which is why we asked three women with different traveling lifestyles to share how their constant movement interacts with this particular season, and what it means to them to be home for the holidays.
Sponsored by Rumpl and Yakima
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How to balance a healthy travel schedule and making time for friends
and family when you’re in your hometown - Tips for planning your own holiday get-togethers, even if your time
is limited - The importance of going out of your way to spend time with friends
and family when you are around - How to make the most of being away from home for the holiday season
- Thoughtful gift ideas that reflect your travels
- Advice on how to spend your holiday time if you’re not with friends
or family - What it’s like to plan and execute holiday road travel with 4 kids
- Tips for staying organized when traveling long distances as a family
- What we can all learn from our road travel experiences (even
stressful ones)
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Amie Engerbretson - @aengerbretson on Instagram or her portfolio site
- Alana Nason - @nomadsland on Instagram
- Candice Leavitt - @wildrootsoutdoors on Instagram or her blog, Wild Roots Outdoors
- She Explores, the book - available for pre-order now!
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Promotions
- Limited Edition Rumpl x Yakima x Stickfort Puffy Blanket
- Enter to win an incredible prize pack through the #mymountainhome
photo contest! - Rumpl
- Yakima
Enjoy this episode? Rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. It’ll help other people find us. You can also share this podcast with a friend. Thank you for your support!
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Music is by Benzosonix, with original music by Liam McNally.
Music is also by Jason Shaw via Free Music Archive using a CC by A license.
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In this live recording from the Women On The Road Gathering in Taos, New Mexico, join us as we ask questions from the Women On The Road community to 6 women with experience in road travel of all kinds-- from school bus living, to van conversions, to weekend warrior lifestyles.
Sponsored by Otterbox
Thank you as well for support from Union Wine, GT's Kombucha, Double Good, Escape Campervans
In this episode, you’ll hear answers to the following questions:
- How did you choose the vehicle you currently travel in?
- What have been your biggest challenges to getting on the road, and
how did you overcome them? - What advice do you have when it comes to vehicle maintenance?
- What’s your favorite meal cooked on the road?
- Do you ever feel bored while traveling?
- How do you find remote camping locations?
- Who inspires you?
- Where is your favorite place you’ve traveled to, and why?
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What is the biggest sacrifice you’ve made as a woman on the road?
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Learn more about this podcast -
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Martha Hudson: @luv_martha and her custom bikini business, Luv Martha
Swim - Lisa Jacobs: @vaycayvans and her Youtube channel, Vaycay Vans
- Sydney Ferbrache: @divineontheroad and her blog, Divine On The Road
- Emily Hart: @emilyventures and her blog, Emily Ventures
- Katie Larsen: @s0weboughtavan and her blog, So We Bought A Van
- Kit Whistler: @kitwhistler and her blog, Idle Theory Bus
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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In the last 2 years, Lauren Walker was married to her long-time partner Trent. They bought a house, planned their kitchen remodel, and saved up for their honeymoon. But then Trent died, suddenly and unexpectedly. And just 2 months into their marriage, Lauren was alone.
As you can imagine, everything changed for Lauren with Trent’s passing, but one thing she’s kept as a constant is a van that belonged to Trent. Right now, she’s traveling in it full time around Australia, allowing herself room to process her grief, and sharing her thoughts openly online with others in hopes of encouraging others to embrace their lives and loved ones fully, every day.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Lauren’s journey of grief after losing her husband, Trent
- How van travel has helped Lauren in her healing process
- The ways Lauren has grown since hitting the road
- Why you should plan a little less
- What Lauren thinks about safety and fear on the road as a solo
traveler
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Lauren on Instagram: @lauren_ashleigh_walker
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Learn more on the episode landing page.
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Emily Hart is no stranger to solo travel. In fact, she’s on a quest to visit every National Park in the US, and she has some insightful thoughts on what it’s like to start traveling alone.
Whether you travel alone regularly, or the thought of it fills you with dread-- we’ve been there. And this episode is for you.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- What newfound solo travel for host Laura Borichevsky is like
- Why Emily started traveling to National Parks
- How many National Parks Emily has visited solo
- What Emily’s simple car camper conversion is like, and why she loves
it - How using travel as self care helps Emily be a better teacher
- The way Emily views being “outdoorsy”
- What Emily’s middle school students glean from her travels
- How she balances full-time teaching with her adventures
- What advice Emily has for those wanting to start new, big solo
endeavors
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Emily’s adventures on Instagram: @emilyventures
- Come see us in Taos at our first Women On The Road Gathering with
Vanlife Diaries! - Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
Sponsor Websites & Codes
- Get 20% off your Escape Campervan rental for the Women On The Road
Gathering! Use promo code WOMEN20.
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Every so often, we hit a wall and need to reset. Things feel stagnant, or too routine, or not in alignment with our values any longer. Maybe we stayed still too long, or maybe we got off track. But resets just need to happen sometimes. And Lianna Lee knew she needed one this summer, which is why she quit her job, changed her apartment, and hit the road for a month all at the same time. Without a back-up plan or a financial safety net. Some might call is scary. Others might call it irresponsible. But for Lianna-- and probably for you at some point, too-- it was completely necessary.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How Lianna made her month-long road trip work
- What she would do differently if she were to do the trip again
- The freedom of social pressures while traveling on the road,
especially physical appearance - Lianna’s thoughts on privilege and access to National Parks
- How Lianna knew she needed to leave a stable career path for
something new - The logistical challenges Lianna encountered as she prepared for this
big life reset - What it means to Lianna to be a Chinese American adoptee, especially
in the outdoors - How Lianna’s experience as an adoptee and a person of color shows up
in the outdoors as well as on the road - A few of the ways Lianna’s reset facilitated her own metamorphosis
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Lianna's adventures on Instagram: [@skywaterwind] 6
- Want to hear more from the perspective of adoptees? Lianna recommends [Gazillion Voices] 7.
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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When someone says they take their job with them on the road, usually the most common conversation to come up is about continual access to internet and getting onto conference calls in the correct time zone. But there are also a ton of folks out there who craft their own tangible goods, like Madison Hampton of Vancrafted Studio-- a jewelry maker and business owner who creates stunning pieces from her 4x4 truck camper.
Professional makers have their own unique business challenges when it comes to road travel-- from storage, to crafting the good themselves, to shipping and more, and Madison is a knowledgeable, honest voice to address them on this episode. From practical tips to hearing what inspires her and more, this episode is dedicated to all the makers out there who dream of travel.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- What Madison’s truck camper set up is like
- Why she and her fiance downsized from a cargo van to a 4x4 truck
- Whether Madison misses anything from her van now that she downsized
to a truck - How Madison started her business and what it took to make it possible
to travel with - Anecdotes from Madison’s challenges to creating jewelry outdoors
- What Madison does to prepare her business for long term travel
- How she receives packages for supplies while on the road
- What Madison does to keep everything organized in her truck
- The place Madison has been finding inspiration recently
- How she started her business on a tight budget
- Madison’s travel style and the benefits of living all over the
country - 2 simple tips to start your business that have worked for Madison
- Whether Instagram has worked for Madison’s business or not
- How she has created her business so she can spend more time traveling
and exploring the outdoors
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Vancrafted Studio
- Follow Madison’s business on Instagram - @vancraftedstudio
- Go Fast Campers
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- RXBAR - get 25% off your first order with promo code WOTR at check
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Sometimes, when we travel, it’s to go back home. And Chantal Wadsworth is traveling back to explore her home in a big way, because she grew up on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico. As you’ll hear in this episode, the outdoors hold a special place for Native people, for the Navajo, and for Chantal personally, which is why she and her partner secured remote work, bought a Ford Transit van, converted it into a simple home on wheels, and are currently traveling around the Navajo Nation and 4 Corners area to reconnect with her roots-- the land she loves so much and grew up around, as well as her family who lives in that region.
What we find particularly beautiful about Chantal’s story is not just how much she wants to accept from this experience, but how much she wants to give back-- to the land and her community.
About Chantal:
Chantal Wadsworth is a Navajo woman on the road, traveling the Navajo Nation and Four Corners area, along with her partner and two dogs. On a journey to learn, connect, heal and protect indigenous lands. Follow us as we reconnect to these sacred places.
Sponsored by Outdoor Voices and Otterbox
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- The experience that led to Chantal and her partner getting a van
- Why Chantal wanted to return to New Mexico, where she grew up
- What the transition to living in a van with her partner has been like
- Chantal explains what her grandmother thinks about her campervan
- Stories from Chantal’s childhood growing up on the reservation
- How Chantal views sharing information about Native lands
- Where you can find more resources on the Native history of local
lands in the US - A few of Chantal’s favorite places she’s visited in the Navajo Nation
and Four Corners area - How we can all care for the lands we visit
- Why Chantal thinks it’s important to reach out to Native youth when
it comes to outdoor recreation
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Chantal on Instagram: @rezroads_sw and @cw__
- Natives Outdoors
Join us in our On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group
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- Otterbox
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Karen Ramos has been making a pretty big impact in the outdoor community this year through the conversations she’s been starting in the realm of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in outdoor spaces. And most recently, she went on a road trip that spawned #fakevanlife.
You might wonder how diversity, equity, and inclusion connects to road travel. Your mind might also jump to a very natural, comforting thought-- that you feel like the community you see and hear about out on the road is incredibly inclusive and supportive. But I also want you to think about every time you search online or meet other road travelers-- do you find a lot of diversity among those who are out there? Do you feel like what you see, or perhaps what you have, is truly accessible to others? We talk a lot on this podcast about how anyone can live or travel on the road-- but we rarely address the inherent privilege in the very statement itself.
Tune in for a fresh perspective on road travel told by someone who uses her voice to open up conversations where outdoors, travel, and DEI intersect.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- What inspired Karen to love outdoor adventures and make it a focus of
her career - The thoughts that prompted Karen to start #fakevanlife
- How she sustained herself on the road with just the essentials
- Why Karen decided to share her road travels online, and the result of
sharing her stories - The few items Karen purchased or borrowed so she could take her road
trip - A few favorite moments from her road trip
- Karen shares her thoughts on why traveling is a privilege
- The moments Karen felt unsafe while traveling on the road
- What Karen learned about herself from taking this road trip
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Karen on Instagram - @naturechola
- Learn more about Karen’s non-profit - Get Out Stay Out
- Instagram accounts Karen recommends: @brownenvironmentalist,
@noel_russ, @unlikelyhikers, @melaninbasecamp - We put together our own list of 13 Women of Color on the Road to
Follow on Instagram - Check out the 2-part series Gale Straub and Liz Song put together for the She
Explores podcast on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the outdoors
here: - Episode 13: Diversity: Beyond the Buzzword
- Episode 16: Towards a More Inclusive Outdoors
Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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Jennifer Langille has been living and offroading in a Jeep, photographing and interviewing those impacted by cancer and finding parallels between the landscape she experiences on the road and the landscape navigated by those impacted by cancer.
For Jennifer, you’ll hear that things came together over a couple of years, culminating with her decision to live and offroad in her Jeep for long stints at a time, and it’s this life on the road that has not only allowed her project to take place, but her perspective as a traveler has enriched the photography work she’s doing now.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Why Jennifer decided to live out of her Jeep for her project, Photos
That Unite - How she got involved with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation
- The two experiences that showed her she could live full time on the
road - How Jennifer finds people to interview for her project
- Jennifer’s thoughts on the power of story-telling, especially tough
stories - The loneliness of being a cancer patient
- Jennifer’s insights on the parallels between wildfires and navigating
cancer - How Jennifer practices self care on the road
- About the book Jennifer is creating as a result of this project
- How this project has impacted her perception of doing things your own
way
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Photos That Unite
- Learn how to support Jennifer’s book
- Follow Jennifer on Instagram - @jennifer.langille
- Jennifer’s portfolio site
- Breast Cancer Research Foundation
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- Deuter
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Getting a dog is a big decision, and so is bringing one on the road with you. So we asked professional dog trainer and part-time road traveler Laura DeMaio Roy all of the questions we could think of to help you feel more prepared.
There are a lot of considerations to make when owning a dog, regardless of where you live. But when you travel regularly, there are even more questions to answer before making decisions.
We’ve known for a while that this episode needed to happen. Why? It’s partially because so many of you have dogs already. We see the photos posted in our Women On The Road Podcast Facebook group, and a lot of them have a four legged creature in the background, curled up on the bed or sitting excitedly in front of your parked rig. It’s also partially because the question “should I get a dog before hitting the road?” comes up often in this tight knit little community.
Either way, getting a dog is a big decision, and so is bringing one on the road with you. But fortunately, as we’ve found time and again with this community-- we know just the person to help with tips, answers, and insights when it comes to choosing, training, and traveling with dogs.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How Laura has crafted her dog training business for a more mobile
lifestyle - Tips Laura has for respectfully visiting National Parks with her
dogs, and how to keep them safe and happy in parks they’re not
allowed - What to do when deciding whether to leave your dogs in your camper
during hotter or colder seasons - Why Laura took 2 different training approaches with her 2 dogs when
it came to road travel behaviors - How to combat car sickness in dogs
- What considerations Laura made to her camper conversion to
accommodate her dogs - Why you should consider crating your dog while driving your camper
- Laura’s top 3 trained behaviors for dogs who live on the road
- How to know your dog shouldn’t be off-leash, even in open areas
- Laura’s number 1 tip for safely breaking up a dog fight
- The biggest factors to consider when choosing the right dog for you
and your travels - Why fostering and rescuing dogs can be the best option
- Laura’s top tips to prepare yourself and your dog for travel of any
kind
Sponsored by Deuter and Escape Campervans
Hosted by Laura Borichevsky
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Laura on Instagram: @doggy.u
- Learn more about her online dog training business, Doggy U
- A few products Laura swears by for dogs who travel: Ryobi fan, Swamp Cooler, Dog boots, Musher’s Secret
Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group!
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We all like a little advice sometimes, so we asked 10 women on the road to answer your most common questions about road travel. And answers vary in some ways, while there are definite patterns in others. If you’re looking for practical tips, a fresh perspective, or to hear a few words of wisdom gleaned from time spent out on the road, this episode if for you.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
Answers and insights to 5 commonly asked questions about traveling on the road:
- What was the biggest challenge you overcame to get to a more mobile lifestyle?
- What was most important to you when choosing what vehicle you were going to travel in?
- What are your favorite “hacks” for living on the road-- things that have made your travels easier?
- Your #1 tip for financing this type of travel.
- What one piece of advice do you have for women who want to live on the road or have just started?
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Resources
- Rachel Wood and Liz Snyder: Instagram & Blog
- Shruthi Lapp: Instagram & Blog
- Kara Perez: Instagram & Kara's financial literacy company, Bravely
- Megan Cable: Instagram & Blog
- Laura Austin: Instagram & Portfolio
- Jayme Serbell: Instagram & Blog
- Macy Pate and Emily Breedlove: Instagram
- Martha Hudson: Instagram & swimwear business
Sponsors and Discount Codes!
- Escape Campervans: Get 20% off your next trip (through June 1, 2019) with the code WOMEN20 at checkout. Some exclusions apply. Learn more here!
- Deuter
- Bestowed Essentials
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Martha Hudson lives solo in a bus, and her mission is more self love through creating custom bikinis for bodies of every size.
Self love and body positivity are a continual journey for us all, whether you travel on the road or not. And while it’s important to talk about, for many of us it can be challenging, painful, or even plain taboo. For solo traveler Martha Hudson, creating custom bikinis out of her converted school bus became one way to host this conversation and show the world that bodies of all types deserve to have swimwear they feel comfortable and confident in.
From the importance of letting go, to how Martha views her own self love practice, tune in to feel a little more confident in your skin.
About Martha:
Martha Hudson is a self-described one woman circus... if the circus involved no circus tricks but was a really a girl making bikinis in a shortie school bus while living in said school bus. She wants to be a “kitschy roadside attraction” when she grows up, and at 29 she’s well on her way. She spent her childhood in Northern California, where she developed her lifelong passion for collecting secret swimming holes, waterfalls, hot springs and rock jumping spots... a passion she has managed to turn into a full-time lifestyle and career. She loves any adventure to and in any body of water, but as a plus-sized woman, struggled to find swimwear that could keep up. So now she makes it herself and encourages every size, shape and gender to get out on the road, or the trails or in the water.. or whatever it is you do to really, truly play.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How Martha ended up living and working solo in a school bus
- Martha’s story of how getting priced out of housing in California led
to more life on the road - What it was like to convert a school bus with no prior experience
- The variety of different jobs Martha has had while traveling
- Martha’s thoughts on calling something quits, and why it’s okay
- Different types of vehicles Martha has found herself in at moments
she was in transition or taking risks - Thoughts on how leaving is a powerful act and a gift
- Why Luv Martha swim got started and what Martha does that’s unique
- Martha’s thoughts on diversity and body positivity
- Stories of the online response to Martha’s body positive social media
account - How self love plays a huge role in Martha’s fuel for her work
- What Martha loves most about being a solo female traveler
- The way time truly alone has allowed Martha to face her fears
- Martha’s perspective on safety on the road as a solo female traveler
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Luv Martha - Martha’s custom swimwear business
- Follow Martha on Instagram - @luv_martha
- Join the On the Road, Our Way Facebook Group
Sponsor Codes!
- Escape Campervans: Get 20% off your next trip (through June 1,
2019) with the code WOMEN20 at checkout. Some exclusions apply. Learn
more here!
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Music is by Tow'rs and Liam McNally.
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It takes a special kind of friendship to road trip together. So when we heard that Macy Pate and Emily Breedlove were taking a 6-month BFF road trip post-college, we wanted to hear their stories. From tips on finding free camping to insights on what this trip together has meant, you might be tempted to call up a friend and plan your next road trip after tuning in.
Featuring Macy Pate and Emily Breedlove
Hosted by Laura Borichevsky
Sponsored by Escape Campervans
About Emily:
Emily graduated last May with BFA in fashion design, so she’s a seamstress and designer by education. She wants to start a program that teaches industrial sewing and manufacturing skills to the underprivileged. Emily loves learning anything and everything about the world and she thinks traveling is the best way to do that. She’s also passionate about coffee, ice cream, and Post Malone, in no particular order.
About Macy:
Macy graduated this past December with a psychology degree from Harding University, with the ultimate goal of being a caseworker for displaced families/refugees. She’s a photographer and has been shooting engagements/weddings/seniors/anything professionally for a few years now. Traveling is her #1 fave thing to do. Seeing the world and learning new perspectives is, in her opinion, the best way to combat ignorance. Macy also loves movies, donuts, and dancing (badly).
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How Macy and Emily decided to take a road trip together
- What the reaction from friends and family were like, and how they
showed support - Where Macy and Emily took their camper over their 6 month trip
- The places Macy and Emily most often find free places to stay
overnight - Tips for stealth camping
- How Macy and Emily navigate their friendship while traveling on the
road - What they’ve learned about each other from living in a camper
together - The privilege in choosing to live on the road, for however long
- Macy and Emily share their thoughts on pursuing your dreams now
- Advice for students and recent grads on taking time to travel
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- See more of Macy and Emily’s 6-month adventure on their shared
Instagram account, @van.babes - Follow Macy and Emily’s next chapters on Instagram - @macypate and
@ejbreezyyy
Sponsor Codes!
- Escape Campervans: Get 20% off your next trip (through June 1,
2019) with the code WOMEN20 at checkout. Some exclusions apply. Learn
more here!
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There’s a common misconception that living on the road equates to having a healthy lifestyle. The reality is that it can be just as challenging to meet personal health and wellness goals while traveling-- with the added chaos of keeping a constant travel schedule. But for Jayme Serbell, moving into a camper and hitting the road opened her mind up to the possibility that she could take action to create healthier habits, one small step at a time.
And after a year of traveling, her commitment to those small but daily efforts tell quite the story.
About Jayme:
Jayme Serbell is the founder of Gnomad Home, an online resource for camper travelers. She travels around with her dogs and husband John in a 1996 Chevy Express High Top Conversion Van that they built out with their own two hands! As soon as they hit the road, Jayme began the very first steps to reclaiming her life and discovering who she truly is. For her, the van and all the discomforts that come with living on the road gave her a freedom not just of beautiful sceneries and a life of flexibility - it gave her the freedom to be real with herself, and create the happy and honest life she wants for herself internally.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Why Jayme decided to create a healthier lifestyle for herself
- The biggest challenge Jayme has faced yet on her path to live
healthier - How social media can stagnate your own development in wellness
- Jayme’s thoughts on cleaning your yoga mat while living outdoors
- How living on the road has helped Jayme to make changes to her habits
- Laura shares her experience with going plant-based while traveling
- The reason why Jayme doesn’t keep Oreos in her camper
- Jayme shares tips on how to say ‘no’ to alcohol in social settings
- How Laura and Jayme got their families on board with their new ways
of eating - Jayme’s favorite healthy meals to cook in the van, and Laura’s new
favorite camper kitchen appliance - The tool Jayme uses to set and achieve goals for her overall wellness
- What Jayme tells herself when she doesn’t meet a goal that she set
for herself - Tips for keeping up with your own health goals while traveling long
distances - Why it’s okay to take a break sometimes
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Follow Jayme on Instagram - @gnomadhome
Check out Jayme’s website - Gnomad Home
Jayme’s favorite journal - Best Self Journal
Connect to the community online:
- Plus, a special On The Road, Our Way Facebook group for podcast listeners!
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Nobody ever said that solo travel was easy. But someone like Laura Austin would probably say that it’s worth it.
Laura uses solo travel as a way of refreshing her mind when things feel stale at home, but you’d be wrong if you think she looks at these trips as vacations. Flat tires, loneliness, and uncertainty are all a part of traveling alone, and Laura is no stranger to any of them. But instead of seeing these challenges as obstacles to avoid, we spend this episode hearing from her on how these bumps along the way have been catalysts for her personal growth, even after the trip is over.
About Laura:
With wanderlust running through her veins, photographer Laura Austin is someone you can’t help but watch. After growing up in small mountain towns in Colorado and Vermont, she is currently based in Los Angeles. The contrast of her roots in nature and the urban environment where she lives now forces Laura to constantly escape the city and explore. Meshing her previous professions as a graphic designer and journalist, Laura’s skill is visual storytelling. She makes the simple fantastical and the fantastical feasible, roaming to all ends of the earth and bringing it back to us every time in hopes of getting you out to experience the world for yourself... or at least make you feel you were along for the ride just by looking at her images.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How Laura ended up taking an Airstream Nest around the US for 2
months - Laura’s favorite places over her 10,000-mile road trip
- What Laura does to make a familiar place more exciting
- The unexpected catalyst for Laura’s first solo road trip
- What Laura really loves about solo travel, both the expected and the
unexpected - How the self-confidence from solo travel translates into day-to-day
life - Laura shares whether she gets lonely or not on the road
- The methods of travel Laura has used over the years
- What it was like to travel with a trailer for the first time
- Why Laura really likes long driving days
- The podcasts Laura listens to most-- and why she also likes driving
in silence - What mindset Laura brings into challenging times on the road
- The quote Laura lives by that she wants you to know about
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Laura Austin on Instagram - @laura_austin
- Take a peek at Laura’s published book, SOLO: A Guidebook to Traveling
Alone - Read more about Laura’s 2-month Endless Caravan road trip on the
Airstream blog
Connect to the community online:
- A special On the Road, Our Way Facebook group for podcast listeners!
Podcast Sponsors, Giveaways, and Discounts!
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Music is by Hyson, Jason Shaw, and Josh Woodward.
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Two travelers. Six weeks. Thousands of miles. Almost no cell signal.
When Nicole Brown, founder of Women Who Hike, and professional photographer and writer Elisabeth Brentano, joined forces for an epic caravan through the Southwest, it was in the name of learning more about public lands as the locals know them-- including how to better protect them.
From their perspective on how to make the most of your time when visiting new parks and monuments, to how social media helps and hurts the places we love recreating on and how we can all do better when it comes to conserving these special outdoor spaces, Nicole and Elisabeth might make you want to take your own trip to the Southwest, and maybe even leave your phone at home.
About Nicole:
Nicole Brown is an avid hiker and the founder of the worldwide community organization, Women Who Hike. Nicole is an advocate for public lands, conservation and using our wild spaces and trails responsibly. Nicole uses the trail as a means of empowerment and healing amidst having been diagnosed with SLE, systemic erythematosus. Today she is fighting to be in remission all the while summiting mountains and also sharing the stories of other empowered women through @WomenWhoHike social channels and organizing group hikes all over the world for other women hikers.
About Elisabeth:
Elisabeth Brentano is a writer/photographer based in California, but her wanderlust takes her all over the world to shoot landscapes, wildlife and the occasional commercial project. After working in Los Angeles newsrooms for nearly a decade, she traded her high heels in for hiking boots and she has been living out of her Jeep since 2016.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Why Nicole and Elisabeth decided to take a 6-week road trip through
public lands in the southwestern US - The importance of having local conversations when you visit a new
place - How seeking out the perspective of Native tribes on public lands is
crucial to understanding a place’s history and significance - What to ask when you visit a Ranger Station
- Why you should seek out off-the-beaten-path locations at popular
parks - The importance of using Leave No Trace principles on public lands
- How certain types of geotagging can impact small local lands
- What the new Leave No Trace social media guidelines mean for
travelers - Misadventures and anecdotes from Nicole and Elisabeth’s time on the
road - Why these two traveled in separate vehicles for their entire trip
- Tips for how to be more self-reliant while traveling
- What two pieces of gear Nicole and Elisabeth recommend for solo travel
- What you can do to support public lands conservation, online and when
traveling
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Nicole Brown on Instagram - @im_nicolemarie and her organization, Women Who Hike
- Elisabeth Brentano on Instagram - @elisabethontheroad
- Natives Outdoors on Instagram - @nativesoutdoors
- The Leave No Trace 7 Principles
- Leave No Trace Social Media Guidance
- Listen to Nicole’s interview on Episode 52 of She Explores
Connect to the community online:
- A special On the Road, Our Way Facebook group for podcast listeners!
Podcast Sponsors, Giveaways, and Discounts!
- Check out Sawyer, and enter to win a Sawyer Gift Pack on
She-Explores.com! - Visit Benchmark Maps and use code WOMENONTHEROAD for 20% off your
purchase - Shop Kuju Coffee online and get 20% off your order with code
WOMENONTHEROAD
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Music is by Belvedear, Hyson, Jason Shaw, and Josh Woodward.
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In part 2 of our series on financing your road travel, we’re continuing to dive into financial management tips that address your time on the road. Saving up money is one aspect, but managing your savings smartly while traveling can be quite another!
That’s why we wanted to seek advice and insights from Megan Cable, who travels full-time in her campervan and has a background in Finance, to help shine a light on how to keep an eye on your budget as the miles tick by. In addition to her firsthand experience, Megan also collected survey data on expenses from other road travelers, so tune in to hear thoughtful tips and inspiration for your own road trip spending plan.
In case you missed it, check out Episode 23 for part 1 of the series!
About Megan:
Since September 2017, Megan has lived, worked and travel full time on the road with her partner from our converted Sprinter van, Vanna White. She was born and raised in the mountains of central California before testing out city life in San Francisco for the last 8 years leading into life on the road. She was drawn to this lifestyle by a desire to explore the corners of our country that she never knew existed, discover a place that feels like ‘home', and find opportunities for self growth in the process. She likes to think she creates a bridge between the rigid logic of numbers and the free spirit of creativity as both are something that inspire, fulfill and drive her.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How Megan took her job in Finance on the road with her
- The savings plan Megan and her partner created before hitting the
road - How much Megan and Laura each saved for 1 year of road travel
- What Megan spends most of her extra money on
- Megan and Laura share their biggest tip for minimizing your expenses
- The process Megan uses to track monthly spend
- The pros and cons of using spreadsheets versus online expense
trackers - Laura shares how she makes saving money fun
- Megan touches on high-level results of a road traveler expenses
survey, including: - How much respondents generally spend on the road
- The difference in expenses between solo travelers and couples
- How to find the cheapest gas while traveling
- Anecdotes of how expenses vary by region of the US
- The mantra Megan uses for living a more minimal, frugal lifestyle
- Megan and Laura’s tips for free and inexpensive in-town recreation
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Megan on Instagram - @thedirtydarlings
- Check out Megan's blog, The Dirty Darlings
- For you survey-lovers, dive into financial data Megan compiled from road travelers
- Still want to know more about saving up for a big life change? We wrote a resource just for you.
Connect to the community online:
- Plus, a special On the Road, Our Way Facebook group for podcast listeners!
Podcast Sponsors, Giveaways, and Discounts!
- Check out Sawyer, and enter to win a Sawyer Gift Pack on
She-Explores.com! - Visit Benchmark Maps and use code WOMENONTHEROAD for 20% off your
purchase - Shop Kuju Coffee online and get 20% off your order with code
WOMENONTHEROAD
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Music is by Golden Dunes, Jahzzar, Hyson, and Josh Woodward.
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We all know that money is a common (and sometimes large) barrier to travel. That’s why we decided to talk to women about their experiences managing money to create their on-the-road lifestyles. After all, hearing their stories helps us feel more empowered about making financial choices in our own lives.
In part 1 of this 2-part series, we hear from Kara Perez: founder of a financial literacy company called Bravely, and big time road trip enthusiast. Before she founded Bravely, Kara found herself in a tight financial spot-- debt and jobs that had her living paycheck to paycheck, no travel on the horizon-- and it inspired her to make some changes that have completely transformed the way she sees both money and travel.
Tune in to hear Kara’s practical tips, insightful experiences, and just the right amount of encouragement to take a closer look at your finances so you can travel on your own terms.
About Kara:
Kara Perez is a freelance writer and the founder of Bravely, a pop up financial literacy event company. She is passionate about helping women become financially confident, travel, and peanut butter. Find her in Austin, TX or somewhere on the road.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Why Kara believes that road tripping is super budget-friendly
- How Kara tight her financial spot into a business that empowers women
- Tips for budgeting for road trips of any length
- How to smartly calculate how much you’ll need for gas on your trip
- Why you should be proud for saving smaller amounts of money
- How to decide where and how to pull back on your extra expenses
- Why social media downplays how important financial planning is for
travel - Tips for new and soon-to-be small business owners and freelancers
- Why you should keep your personal and business finances separate
- Common mistakes small business owners make, and how to avoid them
- Kara shares how she travels on the road in an affordable way
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Kara on Instagram - @webravelygo
- Learn more about managing your own finances with Kara’s company,
Bravely - Still want to know more about saving up for a big life change? We wrote a resource just for you.
Connect to the community online:
- A special On the Road, Our Way Facebook group for podcast listeners!
Podcast Sponsors, Giveaways, and Discounts!
- Check out Sawyer, and enter to win a Sawyer Gift Pack on
She-Explores.com! - Visit Benchmark Maps and use code WOMENONTHEROAD for 20% off your
purchase - Shop Kuju Coffee online and get 20% off your order with code
WOMENONTHEROAD - Get 10% off your Ridge wallet (plus free worldwide shipping!) by using code EXPLORE
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Music is by Golden Dunes, Jason Shaw, and Josh Woodward.
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You can find home in the most unexpected places. And if you're Shruthi Lapp, you find it in South America.
When Shruthi took off over two years ago in a camper with her husband, Peter, she wasn't expecting to end up in Baja, Mexico, wishing she could keep driving further south. She also wasn't expecting to take her camper to Miami, put it in a shipping container and-- knowing little Spanish-- meet it down in Colombia. But when you feel at home somewhere, you take your rolling home and your sense of adventure straight there.
From practical tips on traveling to and through South America, to charming anecdotes of her time on the road thus far, this episode will take you on a joy ride through some places we have yet to cover on this series.
About Shruthi:
Probably searching for her next falafel. Llama/Alpaca enthusiast. Currently exploring the South American continent in a 1987 Volkswagen Westfalia Vanagon GL with a camera in-hand at all times.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How Shruthi’s camper first came into her life when she was a teenager
- The trip that inspired Shruthi and her husband to do more long term
travel - The unexpected story of what happened when Shruthi put in her 2
week’s notice - How Shruthi’s family reacted to her plans to travel on the road with
her husband - A few of the ways Shruthi keeps in touch with her family while she
travels - Why she loves Baja, Mexico so much, and how it inspired more travel
- How to ship your camper van from the US to South America
- Assumptions Shruthi encountered about traveling in South America
- The challenges-- and hilarity-- of being a beginner Spanish speaker
- How Shruthi finds free camping in South America
- Why you should feel comfortable talking to locals and asking for help
- Tips for preparing for yourself for road travel through South America
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Shruthi on Instagram - @holidayatsee
- Shruthi’s travel blog - Holiday At See
- Shipping Our Van to South America: Miami to Cartagena - Holiday At
See - The language learning book Shruthi swears by
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Partner Discounts and Giveaways!
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and see their new Kickstarter
Connect to the community online:
- Plus, a special On the Road, Our Way Facebook group for podcast
listeners! - All the episodes online via https://www.ravelmedia.co/wotr-podcast
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Music is by Johnny Clay, Jason Shaw, and Josh Woodward.
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How do you overcome challenges to getting on the road?
We wanted to know. Because when it comes to road travel, there’s always a reason not to go, even if you want to. It could be chores, money, a job or other obligations-- even things that seem intrinsically good for us, like new opportunities or a relationship or an incredible home. And these things-- good, bad, or otherwise, can make it challenging to say “yes” to the call you feel to get out on the road.
We asked listeners to share their experiences of overcoming challenges and getting out there anyway, and you all came through, big time. So in this episode, you’ll hear stories of persistence, creativity, vulnerability, and strength. And even though everyone’s travels are incredibly unique, there’s a strong commonality in the art of the pursuit.
Featuring Emily Hart, Myla Burns, Cathy Crouch, Laura DeMaio Roy, Jennifer Langille, Meaghan Kelly, Lisa Jacobs, Britany Freeman, Kathleen Morton, and Desiree Penner
Hosted by Laura Borichevsky
Sponsored by Benchmark Maps
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In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How solo female travelers overcome anxiety and fear on the road
- One story of a woman battling cancer while living in her van
- How some women balance work and money with their desire to travel
- Ways women travelers have successfully developed traveling lifestyles
when their partner doesn’t want to live on the road - Stories from women who set out solo after ending relationships
- Why some women didn’t give up after experiencing camper breakdowns
- How one university student completed her program while traveling on
the road
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Connect with the women behind their voice submissions: Emily Hart | Cathy Crouch | Laura DeMaio Roy | Jennifer Langille | Meaghan Kelly | Lisa Jacobs | Britany Freeman | Kathleen Morton | Desiree Penner
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Connect to the community online:
Plus, a special On The Road, Our Way Facebook group for podcast
listeners!
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Music is by Jamie Stillway, Jason Shaw, and Josh Woodward.
Dani Bradford, a worldwide solo adventurer and writer, left Washington, D.C. by motorcycle on April 29th 2017. Her plan was to head south through North America, Central America, and South America, ending her trip in Patagonia at Fitz Roy. But an accident she was involved in changed her course in more ways than one.
Dani wrote a piece about the entire incident titled “In Which I am Hit by a Truck”, and it was so powerful that we asked her to read it for us on this episode. While it’s normal to fear the worst while traveling, especially solo, Dani’s story is a good reminder that trauma always leaves room for humanity, resilience, and self-discovery.
About Dani:
Dani Bradford is a dirtbag solo adventurer and digital storyteller who has traveled extensively across the globe. In 2015, Dani completed a 4,500 mile+ cycling journey through 15 countries from Portugal to the Republic of Georgia. She is currently
traveling south down the Americas by motorcycle, documenting her adventures on LoneRucksack.com.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Dani Bradford reading of her essay, “In Which I am Hit by a Truck”
- How Dani got into her motorcycle accident
- What Dani’s medical experience was like in Honduras
- How the kindness of strangers helped her every step of the way
- Her reflections on how her accident informs her life outlook
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Dani’s Instagram - @lonerucksack
- Lone Rucksack
- Read Dani’s original essay, “In Which I am Hit by a Truck”
Connect to the On the Road, Our Way community online:
- Plus, a special On the Road, Our Way Facebook group for podcast listeners!
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Music is by Clawfoot Slumber and Josh Woodward.
Being on the road allows freedom and the feeling of being untethered, but it can also bring with it disconnection to the communities you move through and among. When Liz and Rachel, a couple with backgrounds in non-profit work and do-good spirits, left North Carolina in a 2006 Dodge Sprinter van earlier this year, it was with the intention to find ways to contribute to communities they experienced along the way.
Because leaving things better than you found them is the best way to feel a connection to the place you’re in.
If you’ve ever felt alone while traveling, if you’re interested to know what it’s like when you make a temporary community our own, or if you want to learn how to stay safe while engaging in unknown communities, this episode is for you.
Women featured in this episode: Liz Snyder and Rachel Wood
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- The careers Rachel and Liz left behind to pursue road travel
- What drove Rachel and Liz to move into a van
- How to know when to let go of your job to make a big change
- Some lesser-talked about realities of living on the road
- Tips for staying safe while traveling, no matter where you are
- What the Groundskeepers program is, and the impact is makes
- Ways you can make a positive impact on people and communities while
traveling
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Rachel and Liz on Instagram @stateofgo
- Rachel and Liz’s blog: State of Go
- The Granite Gear Groundskeepers
- Submit a voice submission for an upcoming episode of Women On The
Road here! - Did you hear we’re hosting an event with Vanlife Diaries? We want
this event to reflect you, so please take our survey here. - Connect to the Women On The Road community online:
- Instagram - @womenontheroad
- Facebook page for extra content and updates - Women On The Road
- Plus, a special Women On The Road Facebook group for podcast
listeners!
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Music is by Senchi, Jahzzar, and Jason Shaw.
What happens when you practice understanding with the things you understand the least?
We won’t promise you’ll end up living desert back roads in a giant orange camper like Brianna Madia, but we bet you’ll build a life you never expected.
The secret? Brianna takes the time to see potential where others might change course.
Some people might see her old campervan, Bertha, and think that it’s not worth the trouble-- that the potential for breakdowns make it too risky to live in. Some people might see her incredibly active dog, Dagwood, and think that he’s too wild to give a home to. Some people might think that the desert back roads aren’t the safest place to call home at all.
But unlike most people, Brianna fell in love with all of the above, and in taking the time to truly understand and appreciate them for what and who they are, she’s cultivated a unique life that reflects the very creatures she loves so much.
From her life outdoors, to the dogs she loves, to the breakdowns and online criticism she faces-- this episode is full of Brianna Madia’s beautiful stories of adventure and understanding.
About Brianna:
Brianna Madia is a storyteller and big orange van-dweller, spending most of her time in the deserts of southern Utah. When she's not writing lengthy Instagram captions, she can be found rock climbing, backpacking, mountain biking, kayaking, and canyoneering - always with her husband and two dogs in tow.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- What makes Brianna’s camper, Bertha, particularly unique
- How Brianna came into owning the campervan she drives today
- The massive breakdown that stranded Brianna in Wyoming
- Why Brianna feels like it’s worth it to own an old vehicle like Bertha
- What it’s like to live with active dogs like Bucket and Dagwood
- How her dog Dagwood inspired her family’s outdoor lifestyle
- Tips for people wanting to live on the road with dogs
- The way Brianna deals with meanness and criticism online
- How we can continue to foster community by thoughtful online connections
- Touching stories from Brianna’s positive online experiences
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Brianna on Instagram: @briannamadia
- Elizabeth Gilbert’s book, Big Magic
Connect to the Women On The Road community online: - Instagram - @womenontheroad
- Facebook page for extra content and updates - Women On The Road
- Plus, a special Women On The Road Facebook group for podcast
listeners!
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Music is by Common Creatures, Josh Woodward, Jason Shaw, Jahzzar, and Hyson.
As an adventure wedding photographer, Abbi Hearne eats, sleeps, and breathes destinations. It’s not just a part of her livelihood-- it’s a passion of hers to find these special places. In focusing on these destinations for the past couple years Abbi’s built up a successful photography business, traveling in their campervan to cover some of the most stunning locations in the western US with couples wanting to take a less traditional approach to getting married or celebrating their love. Abbi’s wielded a camera in almost every scenario-- from hiking on mountain tops to suspended 400 feet in the air for wedding held over a canyon in Utah that went viral late last year. From business tips to the challenges she’s overcome in building her dream business, Abbi’s stories and advice bring both reality and heart to what it’s like being a destination-focused, passion-driven traveling female entrepreneur.
About Abbi:
Abbi Hearne is an adventure wedding photographer living on the road full-time with her husband Callen and their dog, Charlie. Together, they run The Hearnes Adventure Photography, specializing in intimate weddings and elopements all over the western US. When they’re not hiking into the wilderness with a bride and groom, you can probably find them skydiving, climbing, soaking in a hot spring, or car-hiking random dirt roads. They consider Moab, Utah and Yosemite National Park home, but can be found pretty much fun where west of the continental divide unless they’re adventuring somewhere remote around the world.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- What it means to be a traveling adventure wedding photographer
- What it’s like sleeping in an uninsulated trailer in Utah during the
winter - Why Abbi likes the simple, utilitarian build of her campervan
- The moments Abbi loves most about her job as an adventure wedding
photographer - Abbi explains the work it actually takes to build a successful
traveling business - The two business-building factors that have led to gaining steady
clients - How Abbi balances travel, outdoor exploration, and work
- Laura and Abbi share anecdotes of mishaps while working outdoors
- The roles Abbi and her husband take in their business to make it work
while traveling - How to generate clients while traveling on the road
- Gear and safety recommendations for photographers on the road
- Why Abbi rarely discloses her photo and camping locations
- The extreme way Abbi overcame her fear of heights
- Abbi’s advice for people wanting to live more adventurously
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Abbi on Instagram: @abbihearne
- The Hearnes Adventure Photography on Instagram: @thehearnes
- Website - The Hearnes Adventure Photography
- The spacenet wedding session the Hearnes photographed in Utah
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Original music by
Liam McNally
, with additional music by Senchi and Josh Woodward.
Kit Whistler is probably the sweetest rebel you’ll ever meet.
When she first hit the road in 2010, it was in response to the physical stagnation she felt as a college student-- which resulted in a year of farmwork and backpacking around the States, and led her to discover parts of herself, and the land around her, she is now deeply connected to.
Later on, when traditional “adult life” off the road didn’t work, she hit the road again in 2012, this time with the expressed ambition to do nothing. To practice being idle. And in creating that space, Kit began the inner work many of us are afraid to do-- confront our fears and move forward in growth, learning that optimism is the most rebellious act we can take on as humans and finding ways to share that in any way she could. Her journey as a writer, a philosopher, and an optimist are all wrapped up in her travels on the road, and in this episode she shares pieces of her internal and external experiences.
Hosted by Laura Borichevsky
Featuring Kit Whistler
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In this episode, you’ll hear:
- The experience that first prompted Kit to travel in her camper,
Sunshine - How to get started working with local farmers while
traveling - Some of the benefits of WWOOFing and Kit’s experience
- Kit shares what it was like to practice being idle for an entire year
- What books have deepened Kit’s knowledge of and reflections on
idleness - Approachable ways to get started in meditation or stillness
- Some approaches to overcoming fear and self-judgement in your every
day - Kit shares a surprising story about her first writing class in
college - Some insights on what it’s like for Kit to share with a broad
online community - What inspired “Orange is Optimism”, the book Kit and
J.R. created Why it’s crucial-- and radical-- to choose to be an
optimist
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Follow Kit on Instagram - @idletheorybus
- Learn more about Kit’s book, Orange is Optimism
- Kit sends out biweekly emails with her musings and lots of all around
fun. Get on the list at KitWhistler.com - IdleTheoryBus.com
- Read Kit’s original Women On The Road interview-- the first one ever!
- WWOOF
- WWOOF USA
- Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Piper
- Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
- The saboteur - a term borrowed from CTI, the Coaches Training
Institute
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Music for this episode is by Alexander, Jason Shaw, Josh Woodward.
What makes a road trip? We wanted to know. So when five women departed for Marfa, Texas from various parts of the States, we sent out a couple of field recorders and asked these creatively-driven women to record their experiences along the way. Because between Point A and Point B-- detached from our standard routine, a lot of transformative and beautiful moments can take place.
This immersive episode is all about bringing you along for the ride, so buckle up and get ready to experience the road through the eyes and ears of traveling, creative women.
Hosted by Laura Borichevsky
Featuring Anna Brones, Sarah Menzies, Kristin Blanton, Sarah Uhl, and Nic Annette Miller
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In this episode, you’ll hear:
- What it’s like to road trip with friends (and strangers)
- How you decide what direction to take on an open road trip
- The importance (and benefits!) of going slow while traveling
- The ways road trips allow us to open our minds and find inspiration
- How a sense of place can have such a strong pull in our lives
- Thoughts on engaging with local communities while traveling
- What you can let go of when you leave on a road trip
- A special bonus car song by Anna Brones
You can find out more about each creative female traveler featured in this episode through their portfolios and social media feeds, linked below:
- Anna Brones portfolio / Anna Brones Instagram
- Sarah Menzies portfolio / Sarah Menzies Instagram
- Kristen Blanton portfolio / Kristen Blanton Instagram
- Sarah Uhl portfolio / Sarah Uhl Instagram
- Nic Annette Miller portfolio / Nic Annette Miller Instagram
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
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Subaru Crosstrek
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Subaru - Meet an Owner
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She Explores Episode: Are You Allowed to Change Your Dream?
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Music for this episode is by The Volunteer State, Josh Woodward, Jason Shaw, and Swelling.
Ramie Liddle has lived on the road on and off since her mid-twenties, but never did she have an adventure like her 14-month journey with Miss Norma, her 90-year-old mother-in-law. In 2015, Norma was diagnosed with terminal cancer two days after her husband passed away. Along with her husband Tim and their poodle Ringo, Ramie helped Miss Norma to live out her remaining year of life on the road instead of a doctor’s office.
Miss Norma’s journey is one of bravery, compassion, community, and transformation at any age.
Hosted by Laura Borichevsky
Featuring Ramie Liddle and the story of Norma Bauerschmidt
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In this episode, you’ll hear:
- What spurred Miss Norma to hit the road at age 90
- How to take advantage of a 14-month road trip with your family
- How one family experienced going viral on the internet
- Why talking to elderly relatives about end-of-life is important
- What America’s Great Loop is and how to travel it
Resources mentioned in this episode:
-MissNorma.com
-Driving Miss Norma on Facebook
-Ramie and Tim’s book, Driving Miss Norma
-A little bit about America's Great Loop
-Bonus: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
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Music for this episode is by Lyle Brewer, Jason Shaw, Josh Woodward, and Hyson.
Bionca Smith was living a comfortable life that most people would define as successful-- a business where she created her own schedule and could work from home, a comfortable place to live, a new car, and a 9-year-old son she adores. But in her success, she still felt boxed in-- by her environment, by debt, and by the constraints of a more traditional lifestyle. So she did something about it. She gave herself 30 days to move out of her apartment with her son with one goal in mind: travel the world together. In under a year, this vision has led them to several continents and now into a vintage Ford conversion van as they travel the States. In her zeal for a more spontaneous, connected life with her son, Bionca let go of many things-- but what she gained in return is her own definition of success.
Follow Bionca and Carter’s travels through her personal Instagram, @bioncasmith and adventure account, @offthegridwithakid.
Bionca wrote a book on overcoming life challenges titled Promise to Prosper. Read it now on iBook.
Curious about schooling for your children while traveling? Learn about Connections Academy, the virtual school Bionca mentioned in this episode.
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Music for this episode is by Josh Woodward and Jason Shaw.
It's a common assumption that living in a camper is better for the environment-- but is it really? Minimizing water consumption and running on solar power are great steps to take toward living green, but the continuous use of fuel and not always having access to compost or recycling while traveling can make it difficult to know if life on the road is actually helping the earth. Caroline Winslow, a college student and environmentalist, had many of the same questions when she moved into a van for the start of her senior year. Her knowledge on the cross-sector of camper living and environmentalism didn't result in a single, obvious answer to our question, but that's for good reason. She did, however, give us a lot to think about when it comes to our own consumption while traveling, including tips and ideas for reducing our individual footprints.
Follow Caroline’s solar-powered adventures through her Instagram and her blog, Repowered Ram ->
Want to find a recycling or composting center while traveling? Look here and here to search by zip code->
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Trash is for Tossers
Tesla’s Semi Trucks
The VW Bus is Back, and It’s Electric
One Craigs
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Creating a sustainable lifestyle on the road is more than just figuring out where to sleep-- it’s also about creating meaningful, lucrative work. Johnie Gall is someone whose career has blossomed through her commitment to saying “yes” when travel and flexibility were on the table. With over 10 years of professional experience as a traveling writer and photographer, she’s created a balance between producing quality work for her clients, living part-time in a converted Sprinter van, and traveling the world with friends and peers. From endearing anecdotes to pragmatic advice, Johnie’s perspective on work and travel are meant for anyone wanting to blend more of their outdoor adventure with what brings home a paycheck.
Also in this episode: where you can always go for wifi, how to take a phone call from the road when you travel with a partner, and why a pencil is sometimes the best solution.
Follow Johnie’s adventures through her Instagram and her blog, Dirtbag Darling ->
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It’s fun to travel with a kitted out camper van, but what if you don’t have one? According to Emily Pelland, if you want to go-- you just try.
Emily travels with her boyfriend in a 4-door sedan, tent camping most night of the week and hiking every trail possible along the way. It’s not exactly a comfortable life, but Emily’s desire for her long-term road travel is driven by passion, not by comfort. So 13,000 miles into her trip in the middle of the Mojave Desert, Laura and Emily sit down to hear more of what got her into her car and how she makes it work now that she’s out here.
Also in this episode: how to stay feeling fresh while traveling, what can happen when you ask for remote work at your current job, and Emily and Laura share their weekly budgets.
Learn more about Emily’s road travels and hiking adventures through her Instagram ->
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Music for this episode is by Josh Woodward and Jason Shaw.
Morgan Brown currently lives in a vintage VW van, and she has a lot to say about death, dying, and loss. At the age of 22, her mom was killed in a car accident, and since then she’s been looking for ways to give people permission to share their hard stories. Because everyone has them. And because they matter.
These stories matter so much that Morgan carries a collapsible phone booth atop her van, the centerpiece for a project she started aptly titled “Conversations I Wish I Had”, driving it to communities looking to share stories of loss to demonstrate the innate need we all have to tell our hard stories, be it to another face or a phone receiver.
Laura met with Morgan in Santa Cruz, California to hear her perspective, experience the phone booth firsthand, and join a Conversations I Wish I Had pop-up event to see what others do when given the opportunity to share their tough stories with someone who wants to listen.
Learn more about Morgan’s travels through her Instagram and her website, Death Dialogue ->
Curious about Morgan’s traveling phone booth? Learn more about Conversations I Wish I Had here ->
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Real talk: falls of any kind are scary. We lose control. We might face injury. We find pain in getting up again. When full-time solo van traveler Mikaela Hamilton took a 15-foot fall while rock climbing, she found an inner strength to rise, recover, and wind up stronger for it in the end. She also found that every challenge we face in life can be overcome through a series of small steps, and it inspired her to get outside her comfort zone in ways she’d never thought of before, both on and off the road. In short-- this episode has motivation and insight written all over it.
Also included in this episode: why you should take regular snack breaks, how to get your van unstuck from a sand pit, and a case is made for walking around your neighborhood more often.
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Check out Mikaela's Instagram and learn more about life on the road through her website ->
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Music for this episode is by Josh Woodward and Jason Shaw.
Whether it’s your vehicle, where you take it, or who’s in it-- being on the road sometimes means finding the right fit. And it’s not always so straightforward (in fact sometimes it’s downright messy). Sometimes looking for the right fit is an uncomfortable process and creates times of transition from one thing to the next, and when you live among an ever-changing landscape on top of that it’s important to have something consistent to lean on. Fortunately, Kathleen Morton of Tiny House Tiny Footprint knows all about the way community can play a crucial role of support, friendship, stability, and joy in this mobile lifestyle, especially during times of change.
Also in this episode: what happens at a Vanlife Gathering, why the Pacific Northwest is a great place for camper life, and a short list of things Kathleen loves about vintage vehicles.
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Check out Kathleen’s Instagram and learn more about life on the road through her website ->
Want to get connected to an in-person community of mobile travelers? Find a vanlife gathering near you here ->
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There’s a lot to traveling on the road with a romantic partner that is hard to explain with a social media post-- things like navigating tight living quarters, the special type of intimacy that comes with keeping a similar sleep schedule and buying all of the same groceries, and the behavioral change that happens when you know that there’s nowhere to retreat in the heat of a disagreement. It’s for this reason that Laura spends this episode bringing us all a little closer to some of the realities of traveling with a significant other by taking a peek into the lives of three different couples living on the road through the females within them: Katie Larsen, Juliana Linder, and Marisa and Vanessa Roaman. Tune in for stories on what to do if your partner is an early bird, how getting space from your partner is really a form of intimacy in itself, and that couples who clean together, stay together.
Hosted by Laura Borichevsky
Featuring Katie Larsen, Juliana Linder, and Marisa and Vanessa Roaman
Check out Katie’s Instagram and follow her adventures through their blog ->
Experience Juliana’s travels through her beautiful Instagram and website ->
See where the Roamans go next by checking out their Instagram and blog ->
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Travels with Charley in Search of America by John Steinbeck
The Happiness Makeover by M.J. Ryan
Additional Resources:
Lessons from Close Travel by Gale Straub via Huckberry
Quiz: How Well Could You and Your Partner #Vanlife Together? by Laura Borichevsky via Buzzfeed
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Music for this episode is by Josh Woodward via freemusicarchive.org.
From the moody East Coast to the heart of the Southwest desert, Savannah King is on a lifelong search for experiences to fuel her music. And after a stint of stagnation living a more conventional life, she turned to living on the road with her boyfriend in hopes of rediscovering her inspiration. As it turns out, new people, places, and a vintage campervan were just what she needed to reignite her passions.
Hear Savannah in words and music on this episode as she tells her story of growth, creativity, and creating a space for the life she most wanted.
Also included in this episode: why you should always check the ground you’re parked on, our hypothesis on what makes Sedona so magical, and the story of Laura’s forgotten ukulele.
Hosted by Laura Borichevsky
Featuring Savannah King
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Music for this episode is by Savannah and the Kings from her most recent album, Bold And Unsteady.
A production of Ravel Media.
Whether it's an RV, van, trailer, bus, truck, or something else entirely, everyone who takes on the unique challenge of turning a vehicle into a home on wheels has their own journey. Creating a camper is a custom experience for each woman traveler so in this episode, nearly a dozen women share their build-out experiences, and amid the triumphs and trials we listen closely to hear the relationships behind each story that make these visions of travel into realities.
In addition to voice submissions from travelers Sabrina Oesterle, Leah Yanoff, Emily Hart, Alyssa Hitchcock, Julia Bonney, Sarah Ernst, and Amoris Walker, photographer and former full-time woman on the road Kris Holbrook joins host Laura Borichevsky for an interview to share her perspective and explain why the experience of converting her van was better done solo. Near the end of the episode, we hear from a special family whose young daughters, Paige and Quinn, designed the entire interior of the adventure van they will be spending weekends in with their dad, Sean, starting this fall.
To those wondering if it’s possible to make your vehicle into a home-- this one’s for you.
Hosted by Laura Borichevsky
Featuring Kris Holbrook; Paige, Quinn, and their dad, Sean; and listener voice submissions
Read Kris’s written piece, “Sprinter Van Build Out: A Pseudo How-To” and check out her outdoor photography through her portfolio site ->
See how young sisters Paige and Quinn designed the interior of Moohah the adventure van through their engaging Instagram ->
A special thank you to all those who submitted a voice submission for this episode! Follow along on the adventures of each woman below via Instagram:
Sabrina Oesterle
Leah Yanoff
Emily Hart
Alyssa Hitchcock
Julia Bonney
Sarah Ernst
Amoris Walker
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Roads are full of twists and turns. So is the life you live on it. What happens when you come up against the inevitable challenges of living from one place to the next? And how do you come out better for it?
Alex Ulmke of A Girl And Her Van knows all about the ups and downs of life on the road. When we first met Alex one year ago, she was feeling lonely and disconnected on the road. But because of her resilient nature she’s learned a lot about breaking through challenges to the other side. Laura asks Alex about her triumphs and challenges thus far and hears about where her travels have taken her in the past year.
Also covered in this episode: why Haines is a magical place, how to amp up your camping meals, and what item is the most-missed home luxury on the road.
Follow Alex Ulmke on Instagram or read about her travels on her website.
Music is by Josh Woodward
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What if living on the road full time doesn't work for your lifestyle? What if you love your day job? Laura talks with Noël Russell about striking the right balance for home in Oakland and away in her Sprinter Van.
Two months into her trip, our host Laura Borichevsky reflects on what living part-time in her van was like while she worked full-time in the Pacific Northwest. Learning to balance a full-time career and the outdoors wasn’t always the easiest, but it’s one a lot of adventurers out there seem to navigate.
Noël Russell is the perfect person to talk to about striking the right balance in work and travel. Monday through Friday she supports homeless youth services in San Francisco, and every weekend seems to be jam-packed with exploring in her Sprinter van with her husband and two dogs. For her, it’s all integrated.
Noël’s passion and thoughtful take on life is inspiring and rooted in her values, ultimately showing weekend warriors, camper lovers, and wanderlusters alike that integrating work and travel is something you can thrive in.
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Host Laura Borichevsky shares her backstory - which includes a bit of trepidation about setting off on the road in her Ford Transit van full time. So she turns to some current and former travelers to get their advice for life on 4 wheels. Laura asks the question:
What do you wish you knew before hitting the road?
Since Laura doesn't have a time machine, talking with Laura Patton of Mobile Roamers and Gale Straub (host & founder of She Explores) is the next best thing. We also get to hear voice submissions answering the question from women who've lived the lifestyle first hand: Juliana Linder of @homesweetvan, Alexandra Ulmke of @agirlandhervan, Emily King of @wheresmyofficenow, Morgan Brown, Emelia Wint, and Ariel Ferree of We the Wildflowers.
If you're curious about making the leap to full time travel, love taking long road trips on the weekends, or just want to meet some adventurous women - this episode is for you.
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