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TRAVELING WITH OUR DOG & CAT IN A VW BUS
When the two of us headed west in our VW bus, we brought along our dog, Sunday. We knew she would love to be part of our cross country adventure, but we had no idea what we were in for. At destination 2, we crossed paths with a tiny stray kitten, who wouldn’t...See the full post
PLANNING A ROAD TRIP ACROSS AMERICA IN A VW BUS
One might think that there’s a ton of planning that goes into a road trip across America…but for us, that wasn’t the case. There were only a few decisions we needed to make, before taking off on an adventure of a lifetime. Subscribe to The Lills...See the full post
HIGHWAY 1 CALIFORNIA COAST TRAVEL VIDEO
After 1 year of traveling cross country in our 1978 VW bus, we finally crossed the California state line! It was an incredible feeling to have accomplished our trip across the North American continent. The experiences we had together on this adventure, strengthened...See the full post
LAS VEGAS NEVADA TRAVEL VIDEO
From South Carolina to Utah, we spent a lot of time in the great outdoors, in nature and in peace. We camped under the stars, we hiked miles of trails, we swam in natural lakes and rivers, we dangled off of cliffs and we observed amazing wildlife. From Zion National...See the full post
ZION NATIONAL PARK UTAH TRAVEL VIDEO
One of our finest moments on our cross-country trip was getting back on the road after being hit by a drunk driver in the Arizona desert. It took 24 days of patience and persistence, while we hobbled our VW bus around to be assessed and worked on, but we were finally...See the full post
LAKE POWELL ARIZONA + LONE ROCK UTAH TRAVEL VIDEO
After a close call in the Arizona desert, the two of us, our dog and cat were stuck in a tow yard for three days and nights over Memorial Day weekend. Once our VW bus was able to drive again, we headed to Page, Arizona for more essential repairs, our 8 year wedding...See the full post
MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK TRAVEL VIDEO
When the two of us began our cross-country trip in our VW bus in South Carolina, we had no idea what was ahead or how far we would go. We could never have expected to welcome a kitten into our family, make it to our birthplace, land in Roswell for their annual UFO...See the full post
ICE SKATING & SLEDDING | COLORADO WINTER VIDEO
While in Colorado for winter, we made sure to take our time and play in the snow, as much as possible. It had been almost a decade since the two of us even saw snow, so it was very nice to have made wonderful memories with a cross-country skiing picnic and going...See the full post
SNOWBOARDING AT WOLF CREEK SKI AREA | COLORADO WINTER VIDEO
Wolf Creek Ski Area is renowned for getting the most snow each year in Colorado. Wolf Creek Pass, which gets people to and from the ski area, is a high mountain pass that carves through the Continental Divide in the San Juan mountains, at an elevation of 10,856 feet...See the full post
ANTELOPE CANYON SANDSTONES + HORSESHOE BEND TRAVEL VIDEO
Visiting the Grand Canyon was a wonderful dream of ours that we saw come to fruition on our cross-country adventure. The energy was overwhelming, the views were mind-blowing and it completely exceeded our expectations. If it wasn’t going to be 30 degrees...See the full post
GRAND CANYON TRAVEL VIDEO
After a magical time in Sedona, Arizona, we headed North in our VW Bus to our next destination. It was a dream of ours to visit the Grand Canyon and when we finally arrived, we were impressed far beyond our expectations. Something inside of us turned on just by being...See the full post
SEDONA ARIZONA TRAVEL VIDEO
After visiting family in Arizona, we jumped back in our VW Bus and putted all the way to Sedona. We heard it was known for its stone formations, red rocks and energetic vortexes, but when we arrived, we couldn’t believe how absolutely stunning it was. Sedona has...See the full post
GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK TRAVEL VIDEO
While in beautiful Colorado, we were lucky enough to make it to the Great Sand Dunes National Park, home of the highest sand dunes in the country. We stayed in a historic hotel in Monte Vista, woke up early, rented sandboards from Kristi Mountain Sports in Alamosa and...See the full post
PAGOSA SPRINGS COLORADO TRAVEL VIDEO
On the day we were heading out of Santa Fe, we spoke to two separate people who both happened to mention a town called Pagosa Springs. We had never heard of the place, but we saw a sparkle in their eyes when they told us about it. As usual, we had no plan or direction...See the full post
SANTA FE NEW MEXICO TRAVEL VIDEO
After visiting Dallas, Texas, we stopped in Roswell, New Mexico and went to their annual UFO festival. At the very end of the event a person told us a big storm was coming, so we got in our VW bus and waited for it to pass. Early in the morning, before the sun came...See the full post
ROSWELL NEW MEXICO TRAVEL VIDEO
After a full day of exploring Dallas, we jumped on the highway and headed out of the city. Once the skyscrapers disappeared into the background, we exited off to find internet and complete some design work. When we began to drive away, one of the hoses blew off the...See the full post
DALLAS TEXAS TRAVEL VIDEO
What are the odds that the two of us would be born in the same hospital in Texas, leave the state around the same time and meet in Connecticut when we were 19 and 22 years of age? We’re not sure, but we find it pretty amazing that we both entered planet Earth at...See the full post
NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI TRAVEL VIDEO
When we headed out of the little port town of Beaufort, South Carolina, we didn’t do much planning for our cross-country adventure. We pointed our VW bus away from the coast and just let our hearts be our guides. When we got tired, we looked up nearby state...See the full post
NEW ORLEANS TRAVEL VIDEO
Before heading out of South Carolina, we decided to use the first few days of our trip to take a breath and shake off the residue of having lived and worked from a house for seven years, which is how we built The Lills Design and our 24-7/365 lifestyle. We made our...See the full post
CHEAHA STATE PARK ALABAMA TRAVEL VIDEO
Our first stop on our cross-country journey from South Carolina was to the highest point in Alabama, also known as Cheaha State Park, with an elevation of 2,407 feet. Our VW bus, Moksha, took his time lugging us, our pup and our cargo. We later found out that 20 mph...See the full post
HURRICANE MATTHEW VIDEO
It’s always being made clear to us: the universe has a plan. After months of our VW bus being at the shop, we were able to pick him up, literally a day before Hurricane Matthew hit our town. It was absolutely incredible to evacuate just in the nick of time and...See the full post
PUERTO RICO TRAVEL VIDEO
Every wedding anniversary, we take a trip and mark another year of our marriage. In 2016, we were unexpectedly gifted with tickets to anywhere in the U.S. and chose beautiful Puerto Rico as our sixth wedding anniversary destination. The moment we arrived we felt like...See the full post