Category: Van Living
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2024: A Year in Review
Happy New Year from me (Michelle) and LuLu! Just wanted to take a brief moment to ring in 2025 and reflect on the goings on of the past year. I wrote and published 27 posts in 2024. Not quite as many as I’d like, but I felt really great about providing quality content. My blog…
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Happy Holidays from A Bus Named LuLu
Dearest LuLu friends and family, As the year draws to an end, I would like to thank everyone who has supported me this year. It means so much to have you all rooting for me. I look forward to 2025 with excitement – so many projects have been done and so many more are to…
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Feeling Grateful
As we move out of Autumn 2024 and into winter, I wanted to look back on where I’ve been and look forward to where I’m going. The past year has had a lot of ups and downs, but I feel like I’m finally back on track. For those of you who aren’t aware, I have…
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Craft Ideas for Traveling & Small Spaces
Just because you’re living on the road doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy your hobbies. There are so many options to keep busy while you’re traveling! Here’s some ideas on crafts I enjoy as well as some others that are on my “to do” list. I’ll even show you what I’m working on when I’m…
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De-Mystifying the Toilet: Using the Bathroom on the Road
One of the most-asked questions for van lifers is “how do you use the bathroom?” Bathroom routines are not an oft-talked about topic, so when your lifestyle strays from what is expected, it leads to even more mystery. Using the bathroom on the road is not as hard as you may think, though, so I’m…
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Full-time Van Life? Not Necessarily
If you’re thinking about the van life, you may be picturing dropping everything, buying a van, and hitting the road. That can be a scary concept for a lot of people! Not everyone wants to quit their day job, or even has the means to become a full-time van lifer. Does that mean you’re out…
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Its Not About Living In a Van
When you live in a house, much of your time at home is spent in the house. You make your meals in your house, you watch TV in your house, you go to the bathroom in your house, you clean your house, you spend time with pets in your house…and I could go on! But…
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WWOOFing: How to Stay at Bucket List Locations for FREE
Today’s blog is a follow-up to last weeks blog in which I told you about the different options you have for finding places to stay on the road. If you haven’t read that one, check it out here for a list of all your options. This time I wanted to focus more on WWOOFing, what…
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Finding a Place to Stay While on the Road
So, you’ve decided you’re going to hit the road, but now you’re tasking with finding a place to park yourself and rest. There are really quite a number of options for folks who are looking to get away for a weekend or a season (or longer) and sometimes making your way through them can be…
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How to Manage Your Mental Health During Your Build
Building your rig can be tough. Social media doesn’t do a great job with showing you that side of it but it really can be taxing, both physically and mentally. Lets talk about what focusing on your mental health looks like and how to make sure you’re staying healthy while building your dream van! As…