Welcome! I’m Marissa, and my side-kick is Pumpkin (she’s a cat). We started to travel together in my Airstream Basecamp in August 2022.
I grew up in a small town called Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania. If you’ve been there, it’s only because you have family in the area. After college I moved to Virginia Beach, where I met Pumpkin and we’ve been inseparable since. Sometime in the middle of COVID, I went on a life changing road trip that ultimately led me to where I am now – a full time traveler. To read more about how and why I got started, click here!
My day job is for a remote health and wellness company, which I absolutely adore. The people are amazing and the work is meaningful. As a side note, if you’re interested in diving into the world of alternative medicine and at home lab testing – check out Equi.Life. I love talking about what we do and how we help people TRULY get well.
Outside of work and travel, I love hiking, lifting weights, painting, reading, yoga, learning, scuba diving, rock climbing and so many other things!
How we travel
I have a 2021 Airstream Basecamp 16x and tow with a manual 2017 Toyota Tacoma. Sometimes I wish I went the van route simply because camping in certain places is easier – you can literally park anywhere. However, I’ve taken my truck down some roads that most vans could not 🙂
Why I blog?
There’s a few reasons I decided to go full send on a travel blog, some very personal.
- Traveling is hands down the best decision I’ve made, and I want others to see what’s possible and experience as much as they can. That’s what life is all about!
- I find beauty everywhere I go, and I enjoy sharing that beauty with other people. Instagram is my main creative outlet where I share mostly reels and some photos – feel free to follow me there 🙂
- It’s a way for me to share my voice when most of my life I’ve been silent in many ways. ‘Feeling seen’ is uncomfortable for me, and this is a way to help me grow and get past that.
- I want to make additional income to fund my next phase in life – which eventually includes purchasing land and homesteading.
Where I travel
Below is a listing of the different states and National Parks I’ve been to. Other than what’s shown, I’ve been to a few places in Mexico, some Caribbean Islands, Belize, British Columbia and the Yukon.
My bucket list
I want to visit all 50 states and 63 national parks! I also want to do more international travel once I plant some roots – which will likely be within a year or so.
Here are some places very high on my list:
North America
Central America
South America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia and New Zealand
Where I’ve been featured
Podcasts
Instagram Pages
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