MURPH, PEGGY, JERRY & EMMA
MURPH, PEGGY, JERRY & EMMA A Home Away From Home Sometimes you arrive at someone’s home as a friend of a friend and leave feeling as though you’ve been adopted into the family. That’s exactly how we felt with Murph, Peggy, their son Jerry and their adorable pooch Emma in Palmer, Alaska. We stayed with […]
PAUL & MAEVE
PAUL & MAEVE A Repair With Only One Price: Pay It Forward Some acts of kindness solve a problem. Others stay with you long after the problem has been forgotten. While in Fairbanks, Alaska, we met Paul and his adorable dog, Maeve. Originally from Massachusetts and now living in Fairbanks, Paul works as an auto […]
JERRY & ROSEMARY
JERRY & ROSEMARY Our Fairbanks Home Away From Home Some people you meet while traveling become part of the journey. Others give you a place where, for a little while, you can stop traveling altogether and simply feel at home. We first met Jerry and Rosemary from Fairbanks, Alaska, while we were still back in […]
JIM
JIM Two Wheels and a Whole Lot of Determination Every once in a while, we meet someone who makes us look at what we’re doing and think: Maybe we don’t have it quite so tough after all. Meet Jim, an avid solo cyclist from Alabama, whom we encountered while he was biking his way through […]
AJU & MADU
AJU & MADU Pleasanton Meets YOLA Thousands of Miles From Home The world really is a small place. Of all the people we expected to meet while traveling through Canada and Alaska, we certainly didn’t expect someone from our own hometown of Pleasanton, California, to recognize YOLA. But that’s exactly what happened when we met […]
A WHITEHORSE BARBER
A WHITEHORSE BARBER YOLA Wasn’t the Only One Needing Maintenance After nearly two months on the road, YOLA wasn’t the only one in need of a little maintenance. By the time we reached Whitehorse, Yukon, John had grown himself a rather impressive — and increasingly unruly — adventure beard. We found a local barber who […]
JOHN, DENISE & ARCHIE
JOHN, DENISE & ARCHIE Cocktails, Campfire Talk and Another Piece of Gear One of our favorite things about campground life is how quickly complete strangers can become friends. While camping in British Columbia, we met fellow Californians John and Denise from Southern California, along with their adorable pooch, Archie. They invited us over for an […]
ANDRE & HIS CYCLING COMPANION
ANDRE & HIS CYCLING COMPANION Two Wheels, Three Years and One Incredible Journey Just when we start feeling pretty adventurous driving YOLA around the world, we meet people who make us think: Okay. You win. While passing through Jade City, British Columbia, we met Andre from Italy and his cycling companion, who were making their […]
SUSU & NINI
SUSU & NINI Eighteen Months, One Adorable Kombi and One Flat Tire Sometimes you meet travelers who have just come from exactly where you’re eventually headed. At the New Hazelton Visitor Centre in British Columbia, we met the delightful Susu and Nini (@Kombihaus) from Brazil. They had been traveling for approximately 18 months, making their […]
NEIL
NEIL Karaoke, Courage and Our Questionable Singing Debut Sometimes you meet someone along the road who convinces you to do something you probably never would have done on your own. At Robert’s Roost Resort in Quesnel, British Columbia, that person was Neil, the campground host. Neil was one of those wonderfully interesting people you could […]