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Travel Vanecdotes

Travel (verb): make a journey, typically of some length or abroad.

Van (noun): a covered boxlike motor vehicle, typically having a rear door and sliding doors on the side panels, used for transporting goods or people.

Anecdote (noun): a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

Travel Vanecdotes (adventure verb-noun!): short and sometimes amusing stories of our journey living in a boxy van.

Having been on the road now for some time, we’ve decided to add some new flavor to our blog posts. Not only will we continue to document and recount our journey, describing the places and people we meet, but now we will include what we’ve dubbed ‘Travel Vanecdotes’. Often times on this journey we gain new insights, take part in a story, or meet interesting people that can be written about in an anecdotal way. So here it goes, our new addition to kruisinkoru.com, the Travel Vanecdotes!

(image courtesy of Kevin Butler)

One year in! How did we pull this off, and why?

One year in! How did we pull this off, and why?

Often people ask us how we manage to travel for so long without jobs, and more often are asked, ‘why?’. For us, the answer is multifaceted, but in simple terms, we created a goal of experiencing the America’s and committed to seeing it through. It’s truly amazing what can be accomplished with hard work to make a dream become a reality. Our dreams of travel coalesced immediately when we met, and deep down we both knew that we’d spend a…

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Vanlife Exposed!

Vanlife Exposed!

So here we are, almost 9 months on the road, with van, in foreign countries, living with ourselves and each other in the most unfiltered way either of us have even experienced.  Let me tell you, it’s not all epic sunsets, Corona in hand.  Do we regret our newest life choice? Hell no!  We’re living our lives fully, and in ways we’d never dreamed of, yet the harsh realities should be shared just as much as the dreamy photos and…

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The Hunt for a Van

The Hunt for a Van

Travel Vanecdotes Travel (verb): make a journey, typically of some length or abroad. Van (noun): a covered boxlike motor vehicle, typically having a rear door and sliding doors on the side panels, used for transporting goods or people. Anecdote (noun): a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. Travel Vanecdotes (adventure verb-noun!): short and sometimes amusing stories of our journey living in a boxy van. Having been on the road now for some time, we’ve…

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