Eight years ago, I drove a Mitsubishi Delica for the first time. (I even wrote a post about what it’s like to drive a Mitsubishi Delica.) My wife, Mercedes, and I were visiting New Zealand in 2016, and this Delica Star Wagon (L300) belonged to my wife’s cousin, Helga, who lives in NZ. The first…
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You know, the funny thing about travel is sometimes you don’t appreciate it until you’ve done it, come back, let it sink in, and then something—something small, even—triggers an emotion. I’ve heard other people say something to this effect, but it really hasn’t hit me until just now.
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When one mentions New Zealand, what immediately comes to mind for most people is Lord of the Rings, kiwi birds, bungee jumping in Queenstown, or perhaps the odd wonder of glow worms. But not for me.
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Updated January 14, 2022. – #Vanlife. Living in vans. Traveling. Freedom. Life is perfect, ideal, minimal. It’s the bohemian dream, right? It certainly looks that way on Instagram if you look at the van life hashtag. Feeds jam-packed with highly polished photos of bearded guys in vans. Girls with hands above their head standing in…
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