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016 A Family of 3 with a Job Perfect for Life on the Road, Lamar and Ashley of Fite Travels Aug 08, 2018

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Life on the road for Ashley and Lamar began with an 11 week road trip to visit all 48 contiguous states in their Honda Civic. At the end of the trip, it became clear that they both wanted to make traveling a full-time deal. Eventually, they found themselves purchasing a Ford Transit van and being featured on the HGTV show Tiny House, Big Living. The show actually encouraged them to speed up their build timeline and led to an awesome pullout deck in the back of their van along with a loft bed and some of the coolest lighting I've ever seen in a van!

Now they travel full-time with their 4-year-old daughter and pup Beirut while working as tour managers for various brands. What's a tour manager? You'll just have to listen to the episode to get the complete explanation from Ashley and Lamar…

Visit Lamar and Ashley on their website: fitetravels.com

Find them on Instagram: @fitetravels

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015 From Hiking the PCT to Finding Meaningful Work, Liz Bryant of Wild by the Mile Jul 25, 2018

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Liz is a former NBC news reporter who quit her job to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. After her hike, she went back to work only to realize this wasn't the life she truly wanted. That began the late nights of scrolling through #vanlife on Instagram. Flash forward, Liz has been on the road for a year in her converted Sprinter van. Plus, she's doing the work she cares about by sharing inspiring and important stories.

This is a fun episode where we talk about finding routine and schedule on the road, the joys of emptying a toilet holding tank, misconceptions about truckers, Liz's checklist for finding safe campsites if you're traveling alone, and even Tempur-pedic mattress toppers!

Follow Liz on Instagram: @wildbythemile

Find Liz on YouTube: Wild by the Mile

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014 The Solo Traveler Who's Never Alone, Michael Fuehrer of NavigationNowhere Jul 11, 2018

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Michael Fuehrer lives full-time in a 35 foot converted school bus. Although he lives by himself, Michael is rarely alone due to the fact that his bus sleeps six people and has the capacity to seat 8 people for dinner! Social interaction and community was Michael's main intention when he renovated his bus allowing him to bring along his friends and the new acquaintances he meets on the road.

After college, Michael discovered that he actually preferred living in a smaller space. He enjoyed the challenge of designing every area to be practical and useful. This eventually led him to Craigslist where he bought the first bus he found, a 2004 Thomas Freightliner for $3600. After 9 months of renovating, his bus was complete with a full shower and toilet, 2 beds, an office, and much much more. Today Michael spends his time traveling around to festivals and events helping folks with their bus renovations.

Michael is such a friendly and helpful guy. In this episode we talk about how to choose the right bus for you, things to look out for when shopping for a bus, what a composting toilet is, what sucks about living on the road, and a lot about Walmart parking lots.

Follow Michael on Instagram: @navigationnowhere

Find Michael on YouTube: Navigation Nowhere

Visit Michael's website: NavigationNowhere.com

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013 Traveling Solo for Clarity and Confidence, Laura Austin Jun 27, 2018

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Laura's first solo trip began as a planned trip with her boyfriend to White Sands, New Mexico. After a swift breakup she decided to go on the trip anyways which lead to a new clarity and self confidence. In fact, the trip was so powerful and healing for Laura that she decided to take a trip by herself every New Year's.

Laura is also the author of SOLO: A Guidebook to Traveling Alone to help folks learn and understand the benefits of traveling solo. On top of that, she is currently on a 2 month road trip around the U.S traveling in a 16 foot long Airstream Nest trailer (with disco mode lighting).

In this episode Laura and I talk about the stigma of females traveling alone, the perfect ice breaker to make friends on the road, issues with security, karaoke parties, the kindness of strangers, why she prefers traveling alone for the most part, and even catching alligators!

Follow Laura on Instagram: @l aura_austin

Visit Laura's website: lauraaustinphoto.com

Pick up a copy of her book at Urban Outfitters

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012 The Toyota RV with a Skateboard Workshop, Danielle and Tommy of Slow Car Fast Home Jun 13, 2018

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Danielle and Tommy live full-time in their renovated 1991 Toyota Odyssey Class C RV. They are also the owners of Low Tide Skateboards, making and selling longboards from their RV.

After living in Denver for 2 years and traveling a bit in their conversion van, Tommy and Danielle decided they wanted to travel full-time. In this episode we talk about why they chose their particular model Toyota RV. We discuss their renovation of their RV which went from 2 months and $2,000 to 8 months and $7,000. Plus we talk about their skateboard business and how they remodeled their RV to include all of the power tools and equipment they needed.

Listen in to hear all that plus we talk about why Danielle drives barefoot, The Wild Thornberries, their solar setup, how they balance travel and work on the road, what it's like traveling with dogs, how they find free campsites, and tune in to hear the story of the missing flip flop.

Follow Slow Car Fast Home on Instagram: @slowcarfasthome

Visit the Slow Car Fast Home website: slowcarfasthome.com

Follow Low Tide Longboards on Instagram: @lowtidelongboards

Visit the Low Tide Longboards website: lowtidelongboards.com

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011 Building A Vanlife Business from Scratch, Adam and Vanessa of Create Wondr May 23, 2018

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Adam and Vanessa live full-time in their self converted 2008 Dodge Sprinter 170" Wheelbase. They are also the creative minds behind Create Wondr. Vanessa and Adam started Create Wondr to document and share their life and VanLife experiences. Their goal is to help folks live authentically by focusing their energy on what's important to gain more time, money, and happiness.

In this episode we talk about how it's possible to create an income by sharing your VanLife experiences in conjunction with making videos on YouTube, affiliate marketing, and selling an ebook. Specifically, we discuss their struggles and preferences for choosing a website platform, important things to consider when naming your new company or brand, and the importance of making a resource or ebook that is something you wish existed when building your rig.

Plus we discuss their thoughts and comparisons between the longer 170" and shorter 144" Sprinter vans along with their super simple, yet highly effective, foot water pump to save on plumbing costs, water, and electricity.

Follow Adam and Vanessa on Instagram: @createwondr

Visit their website: creatwondr.com

And find them on YouTube at: Create Wondr

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