DIRK, RENATE & KEISHA

Eight Days, One Beautiful Friendship & a Very Special Husky Some of the most meaningful parts of this journey have been the people we never expected to meet. We met Dirk and Renate at a campsite in Canada. Originally from the Netherlands and now living in Canada, they first caught our attention because of their […]

SCOTT BRADY

Founder of Expedition Portal • Executive Publisher, Overland Collective Exploration, Preparation & the Courage to Go Long before YOLA began making her way around the world, there were travelers whose journeys helped us imagine what our own adventure could become. Scott Brady was one of those people. As the founder of Expedition Portal and Executive […]

DAN GREC

The Road Chose Him — and Helped Show Us the Way Long before YOLA became our home on wheels, we were learning from people who had already taken the leap and discovered what life on the road could really be. One of those people was Dan Grec. Through his The Road Chose Me adventures, Dan […]

NICK & MATHILDE

One Life: Unlimited Realities Another couple who helped us imagine what a different kind of life could look like was Nick and Mathilde. They made the decision to step away from conventional routines and take their lives in an entirely different direction – exploring the world together in their overland vehicle, Albatross. But what drew […]

ERNESTO & TAISA

From Inspiring the Dream to Helping Build YOLA Long before YOLA became our home on wheels, Ernesto and Taisa of Overlanding the Americas were already showing us what life on the road could look like. We first discovered them through YouTube, following their incredible four-year journey along the Pan-American Highway. Like so many of the […]

EVA ZU BECK

Adventurer • Storyteller • Overlander The World Belongs to the Brave Another person who inspired us as we dreamed about our own journey was Eva zu Beck – an adventurer, storyteller and overlander whose willingness to step beyond the familiar has taken her to some extraordinary corners of the world. Kristi and I especially enjoyed […]