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EPISODE SUMMARY:

This week on Travelling Through Life: A Podcast on the Go we meet Jamie & Lisa of A Van DeGroot vanlife YouTube fame. We discuss music festivals, taste-testing craft beers, & retired vanlife. They share the importance that community plays in their life in their home on wheels & their weirdest sleeping spot.

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MORE RESOURCES & LINK FROM TODAY’S EPISODE:

Jamie & Lisa's Song Choices
Our Mid Vanlife
Rust (band)
Vanlife Community Canada
Kage & Ellie
StuntPegg
iOverlander
All Trails
Harvest Hosts

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro to Lisa & Jamie of A Van de Groot & Vanlife Community Canada
08:33 First Trips & Childhood Experiences: Immigrating to Canada, Summers in Spain, Cottage Fishing, Camping
11:39 Starting Vanlife in Retirement
17:54 How to Choose Where to Travel: Spontaneous Road Trips & Music Events
21:25 Travel Traditions: Fridges, Coastlines, Music Festivals, & Sports Events
27:47 Tips for Vanlife Phone & Data Plans
31:33 Biggest Surprise while on the Road
36:57 Couples Living in a Tiny Space: How to Keep the Peace
38:42 Scary Travel Experiences: The Dreaded Van Knock
42:03 Language & Travel: Mandarin, French, & Profanity
45:01 Impact of Tech on Travel Style: Feeling Connected with Social Media & Touching Base with Their Kids While Away
50:20 Starting a YouTube Channel
55:49 Personal Impacts of Travel: The Joy of Creating Community
01:01:46 Vanlife Community Canada
01:03:16 Weirdest Sleeping Spot: Dead Neighbours, Utility Sandwiches, Above the Clouds
01:06:17 Necessary Travel Items
01:08:19 Spotify Travel Playlist: Lisa & Jamie's Choice
01:10:49 Speed Round: Bougie Van Breaks, Full-Size Kitchens, & FOMO
01:24:43 Unt

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