Hierve el Agua is one of the most popular day-trips from Oaxaca City, Mexico. It’s a 1.5-hour drive out of Oaxaca City into a dry mountain landscape, a totally unexpected place to find swimmable, spring-fed pools and petrified waterfalls. In … Read More
In our past 11 years of dating and marriage, if there is any year that truly deserves a thoughtful review and reflection, it is definitely 2019. 2019 was an incredible time of change, challenge, and adventure for our family of … Read More
Eating out: It doesn’t have to expensive to be good. It doesn’t have to be fancy to be enjoyable. It doesn’t even have to have chairs! That is how we roll when we’re eating out. If this is you too, … Read More
What it is: Mexico’s El Día de la Revolución (The Day of the Revolution) is a national holiday commemorating the beginning of the Mexican Revolution that began in 1910 and lasted for ten years of political and social conflict. When … Read More
The Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) holiday is a fantastic time to experience the beautiful and charming town of colonial San Miguel de Allende. In this article, I share with you all you need to know about … Read More
Thinking about an overland trip to Mexico, but don’t know where to go? In this article, I share with you why the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, Mexico should be on your destination list. Why VanLife in the Sierra Gorda … Read More
Thinking about an overland trip to Mexico, but don’t know where to go? In this article, I share with you why the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site of Zacatecas, Mexico should be on your destination list. VanLife in Zacatecas, Mexico … Read More
It’s so satisfying when you fix something yourself, isn’t it? Especially if it saves you $265! Here’s the story of how we fixed a common problem with our Ford EcoBoost engine. We replaced the spark plugs on our 2015 Ford … Read More
Before #vanlife, Jon and I lived in Los Angeles and San Diego. To make up for the high cost of living in these cities, we rarely ate out. Instead, we loved to cook delicious, (sometimes) healthy and budget-friendly meals in … Read More
Have you heard of Telluride, Colorado?! Unless you avidly seek out small mountain towns or epic ski adventures, you may not have heard of this tiny place in southwest Colorado called Telluride. Coming from Southern California, we certainly hadn’t.