One of the best ways to travel in 2026 is RV camping. So you might be wondering how to rent an RV for the first time. It’s not as simple as renting a car, but renting a motorhome or travel trailer doesn’t have to be overwhelming. This list of RV rental tips for beginners will…
Taking a New Zealand road trip was a dream come true for us. It was a trip we didn’t expect to be taking so soon in our lives. But then our friends, Heath and Alyssa, were also thinking of visiting New Zealand, and we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to travel together and add New…
Our digital nomad life usually leads Jedd and I abroad, but there are plenty of people who are traveling long-term or living nomadically in the US, too. Some folks, like our friends Heath and Alyssa (who helped us write this post), live and work from an RV full-time. Others combine camping, couchsurfing, and work exchanges to…
This is a guest post by fellow Intentional Travelers, Alyssa and Heath Padgett. This young couple embarked on an epic U.S. road trip in 2014 to film their documentary, Hourly America. If you’re curious about how to visit all 50 states in America, this post will start you out with a 48 state road trip…
This is a guest post by one of our featured intentional travelers, Alyssa Padgett. I think my husband and I are the youngest couple living in an RV on the road. Inspired by our grandparents who shared amazing stories of life on the road, Heath and I decided to forego a “typical” honeymoon and spend seven…
This is a guest post by fellow Intentional Traveler, Alyssa Padgett. Shortly after their wedding, she and her husband, Heath, bought an RV and filmed a documentary across the country called Hourly America. The best and worst of the USA In 2014, I drove – well, that’s not true – my husband drove across the…
Today I am really excited to introduce you to the Boyink family, formerly of DitchingSuburbia. I can’t tell you how many times Jedd and I have heard some variation of: “Now is a good time to travel, before you have kids.” Yes, bringing kids into your life adds a whole new dimension, but it doesn’t…
Full-Time RV Living Have you ever thought about selling everything and seeing the country by RV? For more and more people, this dream has become a reality – and not just for retired folks! For this post, we found inspiring examples of people living full-time in an RV, trailer, or camper. Believe it or not, none…
We were privileged to cross paths with Alyssa and Heath Padgett this past summer at the World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon. Both 23 years old, they have been “honeymooning it up across America” in their 1994 RV while filming a documentary called Hourly America. Their film features stories of hourly workers across the country in hopes of changing…