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Marlene Lin

Vehicle-Based Adventure Travel

Overland Travel: Crossing the border into Belize

Our family of 5 travels the world full-time in a 4×4 Sprinter Van, which has taken us to over 40 countries and counting. We wanted to start documenting some of our border-crossing experiences to help others do the same. Below will you find the steps to prepare for the crossing, Read more…

By Marlene Lin, 4 months4 months ago
Vehicle-Based Adventure Travel

Overland Travel: How To Prep For Border Crossings

We’re a family of five that travels the world full-time in our DIY 4×4 Sprinter van. We started living on the road in 2008 by circling all of the US and Canada. Then in 2015, we downsized and started the international portion of our adventure. With over 40 border crossings Read more…

By Marlene Lin, 4 months ago
Vehicle-Based Adventure Travel

Overland Travel: Crossing the border into Guatemala

Our family of 5 travels the world full-time in a 4×4 Sprinter Van, which has taken us to over 40 countries and counting. We wanted to start documenting some of our border-crossing experiences to help others do the same. Below will you find the steps to prepare for the crossing, Read more…

By Marlene Lin, 4 months4 months ago
Vehicle-Based Adventure Travel

Exploring Europe with an American-plated vehicle

Our family of five shipped our US-plated Sprinter Van from the US to Europe in 2018. We traveled the entire European continent, including some of Africa and Asia, until we shipped back to the US in 2022. During that time, we’ve gotten tons of questions about how we did it. Read more…

By Marlene Lin, 5 months4 months ago
Traveling with Cats

Vanlife with Cats

“You live in a van… with a cat?!?! How does it not run away?” That’s one of the typical reactions we get from anyone who sees us on the road. And I answer, “Yes. Actually, I have two cats. And this is their home, where they are loved and fed Read more…

By Marlene Lin, 10 months4 months ago
Choosing and Building Your Adventure Mobile

Sprinter Van Snorkel Install And Why You Need One

We haven’t drilled a new hole in our van since we first built it out in California back in 2018. That changed this week when we drilled 5 teeny holes and one large hole for a snorkel. Why a snorkel? Well, the assumption is that snorkels are for river crossings Read more…

By Marlene Lin, 2 years2 years ago
Choosing and Building Your Adventure Mobile

Build Affordable, Flexible, Portable and Light-Weight Solar Panel Kits

Portable solar is an essential way to add more capacity to your camper’s existing solar system. It’s also a great introduction to clean, unlimited electrical power. Portable solar can be very expensive but it doesn’t have to be. For less than half the price of commercial systems, I can show Read more…

By Marlene Lin, 2 years2 years ago
Food From Around the World

Tasting 7 Popular Croatian Bakery Items – A New Street Food Video Series

As we travel to different countries around the world, we really enjoy tasting local cuisines, especially street food. So we’ve started a new video series of us trying different street foods around the world. This first video is all about baked goods from our favorite bakery in Split, Croatia. Have Read more…

By Marlene Lin, 2 years2 years ago
Choosing and Building Your Adventure Mobile

Anti-Condensations Mats your Camper

During our travels in North America, we always escaped the cold moist weather by heading to the desert so mold was never an issue. That’s not easy to do in Europe so we installed some anti-condensation mats that should help mold from growing under our mattress. With a dehumidifier and Read more…

By Marlene Lin, 2 years ago
Vehicle-Based Adventure Travel

Vanlife Toilet Talk

If you are a full-time traveler and hang out with other full-timers, all conversations eventually lead to poop. It’s true. Today on the blog, I will be talking all about our portable toilet. These are the toilet topics I will be covering: What Toilet Do We Own How It Works Read more…

By Marlene Lin, 2 years2 years ago

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