Interviews + Features
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Video Interview – Couple Spends 5 Years Living in a Van
Youtube documentarist Dylan Magaster interviews us about our fifth year on the road.
Learn about how we Fund our Life on the Road.
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Business Insider “Couple has been Road Tripping Across the US for 3 Years”
Business Insider shares the chronological story of our three years on the road.
A travel collective interviews us about life in a bus.
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When The Road Is Home “Peach Harvest”
A photo journalistic project about “Roadsteaders,” featuring our gig picking peaches
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Tiny House, Tiny Footprint “Roll with Rachel and James in a VW Bus”
We talk about Sharing 80 square feet of Living Space
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Native Eyewear “Natives Know: Idle Theory Bus: Everywhere USA”
Our friends at Native Eyewear ask us what it’s like to be a Road Native
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Street Patina – ELLE EST PAS BELLE
(RACHEL)LA VIE
An article on a Pairs based VW Blog. In french for those of you who can understand.
The Outdoor Gear company ranked our account third.
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Naples Daily News “Astronauts of the Wild”
A Sunday print feature in our hometown paper.
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She-Explores.com “Women on the Road: Rachel”
Our favorite women’s travel website asks Rachel her perspective of vanlife.
In good company, we guess.
Look for us at number 11. 😉
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Snap Wire “Instagram Nomads”
This photography community features our backstory and Instagram account.
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House of Bean “The Off-Grid Nomads”
Interview with a British DIY + handmade blog.
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Bus Junkies “Sunshine: The Idle Theory Bus”
A website for VW enthusiasts features our adventure-mobile, Sunshine.
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We are adventure.us “Look at this Bus”
A blog dedicated to exploration and travel reviews our blog.
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Rebel on a Rainbow “Idle Theory Bus: James & Rachel”
This Australian network of artists and makers shoots us some questions.
Original Content
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The Adventure Handbook “Idle Theory Bus“
A film exploration and honest first person narrative about moving onto the road
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Cycked!.org “Finding Your Pace”
An article by Rachel about finding a flow during our 500 mile hike on the Oregon PCT.
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Wolf Tree Magazine “The Oldest Things We Still Remember”
A short essay about our journey through Utah’s dusty Cottonwood Road.
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The Outbound Collective “Home, Home on the Road”
An article detailing our life on the North American Road.
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She Explores “Living in the Elements”
An article with photos and illustrations about the inclement nature of living outside.
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The Outbound Collective “Green Creek Backpack”
We guide you through a three day backpacking trip to this gorgeous High Sierra Lake.
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Camp Trend “Modoc Forest Spotlight”
In this short story, we find a camp spot just in the nick of time.
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The Outbound Collective “Soak in the Sierras”
This travel guide takes you to beautiful, thermal Travertine Hot Springs.
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The Outbound Collective “Drive into a Rainbow”
A mile by mile travel guide of Death Valley’s best backroad, Titus Canyon.