Solo Travel and Living on the Road in a Skoolie
This post originally appeared on my Sixty Miles from Anywhere site, just as I was starting off on this adventure. I attempted to update the content, but realized how much things have changed over the last several months. I will post an update to what I have learned in upcoming posts and possibly a podcast…
My new podcast episodes are out. Ep. 30 New Year Decisions. And episode 29: Leaving Lake Havasu. In these episodes I talk about my decision to leave Lake Havasu, the circumstances surrounding that, solitude in the Mojave desert, a house party for NYE in Phoenix, and finding myself back in Quartzsite at the Wu-Tang Camp….
I was talking with a friend the other day. She hasn’t been out of the country but still daydreams about taking that big solo trip on her own. Like I was, there are a lot of “buts” that came up in the conversation that kept getting in the way: Expense. Time. Age. Getting a passport. The…
My wheels pop and crunch on the gravel pathway that runs impossibly straight through a dense forest of lodgepole pines and aspen. Despite it being a mountain pass at around 9,000 ft. above sea level, the railroad grade of the Medicine Bow Rail Trail is very flat. To accommodate the old locomotive engines, anything more…
Heart Mountain rises not far from the outskirts of Cody, Wyoming, gateway to Yellowstone National Park and the self-proclaimed Rodeo Capital of the World. Not far away is what remains of a dark page in American history: the Heart Mountain Japanese Internment Camp. One of the few dilapidated buildings left over is an ominous tall…
Carry-on only travel also means you can travel light, without dragging wheeled luggage through airports and train stations. Everything you have for the trip fits in your backpack. Here’s my easy solo travel packing list. Adjust it to your own needs. The main idea is the same: make sure the stuff you carry around with…
When I started with this journey, I set an idea in my mind of how I wanted the bus to be. Since I began at the beginning of September, the bus has continued to evolve. One of the best things about skoolie builds is how you can truly make them your own. Try that in…
Renting a car in Ireland might be one of the scariest things you can consider on your visit. You might have heard horror stories about narrow, twisting roads and crazy Irish drivers, and getting used to a right-hand drive might be pushing the bounds of your comfort zone. With the added challenge of most rental…