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Celebrating 9 Years of Full-time Travel

Today is our nomadiversary, the day we started our life of full-time travel. This year, 2023, marks our 9th nomadiversary and the start of our tenth year on the road!

Nine years ago, we locked the door to our Austin, Texas, apartment for the last time and moved into our first home on wheels. Since then, we haven’t owned a house or property.

CONSTANTLY SHEDDING POSSESSIONS, WE BELIEVE IN VERBS, NOT NOUNS.

American family driving around the world

We’ve been out of our home country for 16 months and they’ve been the most challenging, growth-inducing months of our full-time journey.

Here’s a look back at our past year on the road (take a deep breath):

  • Completed five months in interior Mexico, which will always hold our hearts in a special way (maybe we’ll settle there after driving around the world)
  • Drove through every country in Central America, from Belize to Panamá–seven countries in all
  • Caspian began swimming with confidence and joy
  • Endured almost daily torrential rain from May into November
  • Got our awning taken out by a tornado tailwind in Honduras
  • Hit 20,000 subscribers on YouTube
  • Hid from a passing hurricane in Costa Rica
  • Caspian attended three schools: preschool in Mexico, Spanish school in Guatemala, and another preschool in Costa Rica
  • Built our Patreon community into something special, our community of refuge where we can be 100% honest about what this trip takes
  • Got super stuck in Nicaraguan mud for two-and-a-half hours
  • Published an epic video tour of our Jeep Gladiator
  • Brittany continued writing for Expedition Portal and her first Overland Journal article published (next article is in the Spring 2023 issue)
  • Shipped our Jeep to a new continent
  • Began our overland journey through South America, which we expect will last 2-3 years before we ship to Africa
  • Brittany had major surgery in Bogotá with a month of recovery before we could start traveling again
  • Caspian started reading
  • Built beautiful friendships with locals as we passed through, and other overlanders on the road

The count: 11 countries. 2 continents.

Overlanding Vehicle Shipped Into South America
Dauntless arrives in South America at the port of Cartagena, Colombia

No matter how many kilometers we go, may we never cease to stay true to ourselves. May we inspire, empower, and encourage through transparency and love, never bending to create an image that “plays well” online.

Transparency is harder than it looks. But we think it’s why you’re here and we believe it has inherent value.

Jeep Gladiator Overlanding in Costa Rica
At camp in Costa Rica before exploring the cloud forest of Monteverde

If you’re interested in our drive around the world, there are several places you can connect:

  • Join Patreon today
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  • Subscribe to our email list
    Get an email update every 2-4 weeks with the latest highlights of our journey, so you never miss any big news.
  • Subscribe on YouTube
    Watch our trip across all six habitable continents and learn more about the overlanding lifestyle.
  • Follow on Instagram
    Though you’ll find us on every major social media platform, Instagram is our most active community where you can experience transparent and vibrant glimpses into what our atypical life is like.

Thanks for celebrating this milestone with us and being part of the journey.

-B

Written by:
Brittany Highland
Published on:
February 21, 2023
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Categories: Overlanding, South America

Patreon is our community where we transparently share the wins and challenges of this unconventional lifestyle. When we must leave friends and family to continue our drive around the world, our patrons consistently offer support and encouragement. We invite you to join us on this journey of a lifetime!

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  1. Steve and Terri Brock

    February 25, 2023 at 8:50 am

    Happy Anniversary Brittany, Eric and Caspian!
    For nine years, on the road and exploring the world 🌎.
    Thank you for sharing your life’s and travels with us. We will not likely be able to do what you do, but we can experience it through you. You all are amazing, and we thank God for you.❤🙏
    Steve and Terri
    Xtreme Overland USA

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    • Brittany Highland

      February 25, 2023 at 2:26 pm

      Steve and Terri, thank you for your friendship and constant encouragement! We are very thankful for you, as well.

      Reply

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