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TheRollingStowes
May 6, 20227 min read
Living in a Van and the Coronavirus
Like so many people around the world, our lives have changed because of the Coronavirus. What exactly is the Coronavirus? Well, first and...
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TheRollingStowes
Apr 29, 20225 min read
The New Home Base and a break from Van Travel
For the past few years we have been landlords. Nothing fancy just a couple of small homes on a lot in Port Orchard Washington. For the...
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TheRollingStowes
Apr 22, 20222 min read
A little Family Time and back to the West Coast
After spending time with the cousins, we moved on to see Mom. She happens to be a fellow van owner. We converted her Ford Transit last...
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TheRollingStowes
Mar 29, 20226 min read
Liberty Bell, Philly Cheese Steaks, The Outer Banks and the Cyclorama
By this point in our journey we have put the van and ourselves to quite the test. Living in a converted Sprinter Van is not for everyone,...
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TheRollingStowes
Mar 4, 20224 min read
From Remnants of the Gilded Age in Newport RI to Manhattan
After the blizzard... of 2022 we continued our journey south. The storm really pelted the NE and left many without power. We saw cars...
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TheRollingStowes
Feb 11, 20224 min read
Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
After the show stopping Niagara Falls we drove through the busy city of Toronto and set our sights on Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City....
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TheRollingStowes
Jan 30, 20224 min read
Portage la Prairie, another Whiteout and Niagara Falls
So... Why Canada in the dead of winter? The number one reason is because we can. Our goal was to enter Canada, which we did with no plan...
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TheRollingStowes
Jan 22, 20225 min read
Canmore, Medicine Hat, Swift Current and Indian Head
When we closed our last blog post we had just gotten our new block heater installed in Calgary. They recommended we go to Banff and...
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TheRollingStowes
Jan 7, 20225 min read
Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada
Living in our converted Sprinter van comes with basic conveniences and challenges. Let's discuss those as we tour the west coast of...
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TheRollingStowes
Dec 26, 20215 min read
Oh Canada!
Here we go again. In 2020, Pre-Covid, Darin and I attempted to enter Canada to no avail. Since then it has been our goal to make it...
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TheRollingStowes
Dec 17, 20214 min read
Driving North, Scenic Views and Christmas Shopping on the Road
So far this season, I've avoided Amazon for Christmas gifts but the one remaining name on the list may be an Amazon purchase. Don't get...
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TheRollingStowes
Dec 13, 20214 min read
From Prunedale to Cloverdale
This is one of my favorite views between Prunedale and Cloverdale... As we settle into our new lifestyle we have found that visiting...
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TheRollingStowes
Aug 30, 20213 min read
The Slow Roll-Out
So what does one write about in a travel blog when one is not traveling? Current Projects? Previous Travels? Someone else's Travels? All...
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TheRollingStowes
Aug 3, 20214 min read
A New Phase and What We are Doing Before it Starts
Before we started the last van conversion we had decided on some serious plans for 2021. The biggest of which is how and when we plan to...
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TheRollingStowes
Jul 14, 20214 min read
Black Beauty Makes the Journey Home, East Bound and Down
We just discussed route planning in the previous post, which leads us to my mom and brother making their way back across the country....
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TheRollingStowes
Jun 30, 20214 min read
The Ford Transit Van Conversion is Almost Complete
When discussions began about this van conversion we quickly formed the idea of a low maintenance build that will meet basic needs. The...
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TheRollingStowes
Jun 16, 20215 min read
Escaping New York and Hunting for Cooler Temps, Ooh and that Van Build!
Visiting New York is always fun, add into the mix a high roof van and you have yourself an adventure. If you consider driving around a...
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TheRollingStowes
Jun 12, 20217 min read
Road-tripping in the Midst of a Van Build
Right smack dab in the middle of a Van Conversion we headed out to attend a VIP Law School Graduation. Yep, my mom traveled to California...
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TheRollingStowes
May 12, 20215 min read
The Journey to bid Farewell
Their 54 year love story impacted so many lives. They had each other's back from day one. Here they are when they were dating and the...
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TheRollingStowes
May 5, 20214 min read
The What and The Why of Van conversions, Part Two
I guess I should state the obvious... First you need a van... What van? Your choices are only limited by you and the market. We have a...
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