Category Travel guides

Blogs in this category relate to our travel and adventures as a family of five.

That encompasses our school bus conversion (“skoolie”) tour and travel in Europe. We started traveling in our skoolie, lovingly called the HildeBus, in May 2021 from Tampa, Florida. After 6 months on the road, we unexpectedly stopped full-time travel in October 2021 due to Eric’s surfing accident though we plan to continue travel recreationally soon.

During those 6 months of RVing in the United States, we drove from Florida roughly hugging the eastern coast. We traveled across 13 states: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont.

We discovered a love for slower pace (staying a few days to weeks in one location) and exploration, rather than long days of driving. We also grew closer as a family since we spent 100% of our days and nights together.

We knew we craved something different than what the traditional American dream had to offer, and we found it.

RVing along Florida’s Nature Coast

Madeleine looking at goats at Gan Eden Farms

In this blog we will share with you our slow trip RVing along Florida’s Nature Coast on the west coast of Florida, and how we booked our 3 stays using Harvest Hosts for under $20 per night. After spending June…