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UPDATE: 1 million views & blog under construction

May 17, 2022

Hi friends & fellow adventurers! I am incredibly humbled to have reached 1 million lifetime views on this blog, a milestone I wouldn't have even imagined possible a few years ago. Thank you to EVERY person who's read, shared, or comment on my posts-- it's a wonderful feeling to know that my[...]

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Sierra Chincua Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Michoacan Mexico
CDMX / Latin America / Mexico / Michoacan

Sierra Chincua Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary: how to see millions of migrating butterflies in Mexico

February 26, 2022

Every year, more than one billion monarch butterflies make the 5,000km journey from Canada to Mexico, arriving into high-elevation forests just outside of Mexico City to "overwinter" in near-constant sunshine. The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve is a pocket of true magic amongst the sacred[...]

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Sierra Chincua Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Michoacan Mexico
Latin America / Mexico / Michoacan / Queretaro

Vanlife diaries #50: Santiago de Querétaro & Sierra Chincua Monarch Butterfly Bioreserve, Michoacán 

February 23, 2022

From experiencing the absolute best of Mexican hospitality and witnessing one of the most incredible natural phenomenon in North America to ending up in hospital, this was simultaneously the best and worst week we’ve had in Mexico so far. What we've been up to this week Departing San M[...]

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Guanajuato Mexico vanlife
Guanajuato / Jalisco / Latin America / Mexico

Vanlife diaries #49: Tlaquepaque & Guadalajara, Jalisco to Guanajuato & San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

February 16, 2022

We wrapped up several wonderful weeks in Jalisco by visiting the state capital and Mexico’s second largest city, Guadalajara, which was far more delightful than we’d imagined. The end of the week brought even more excitement as we headed inland to Guanajuato, getting farther off the tourist tra[...]

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Baja / Latin America / Mexico

A complete guide to visiting Cabo Pulmo National Park in Baja California Sur, Mexico

February 15, 2022

Just off the East Cape of Baja California Sur, Cabo Pulmo National Park protects a 70-sq-km area within the Sea of Cortez, famously described by French explorer Jaques Cousteau as the "World's Aquarium". What may seem like hyperbole is actually the most fitting description available for Cabo Pulmo[...]

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Bahia Concepcion Baja California Sur Mexico vanlife
Baja / Latin America / Mexico

The ultimate Baja camping guide (+ 35 of the best vanlife & RV campsites!)

February 15, 2022

Coming fresh from a year of vanlife in the American West, we were convinced that Baja would present a big change to our usual boondocking and free camping— we expected mostly paid campgrounds and crowded RV Parks, and even fretted about how we'd find clean drinking water or fuel in between towns.[...]

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Guadalupe Canyon Oasis Hot Springs Mexicali Baja
Baja / Latin America / Mexico

How to visit Guadalupe Canyon Oasis Hot Springs in Baja California

February 15, 2022

Only 50 miles out of Mexicali but a world away from the city bustle of 1 million people lies one of Baja's most incredible hidden gems, a natural hot spring nestled into a palm-fringed granite canyon where it's possible to soak in private rock pools as the sun descends over the mountains. And as en[...]

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Jocotopec Lake Chapala Jalisco Mexico
Jalisco / Latin America / Mexico

Vanlife diaries #48: Mazamitla, Jocotopec & Ajijic, Jalisco Mexico

February 11, 2022

Although off to a less than exciting start (with a long and unwelcome illness), this proved to be another beautiful week spent in the Mexican state of Jalisco as we explored the area surrounding Lake Chapala and two new Pueblo Mágicos.  What we've been up to this week I’ll be honest, it[...]

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Jalisco / Latin America / Mexico

Vanlife diaries #47: Tequila, Amatitán, El Arenal & Bosque de la Primavera, Jalisco Mexico

January 29, 2022

Finally leaving the coast behind after nearly 2 months on the beach in Baja, Sinaloa, Nayarit, and Jalisco, we cruised inland this Monday to explore some of the countryside. If anything could drag us away from the relaxed vibes of San Pancho, surely it was Tequila, a small town know as birthplace o[...]

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San Pancho San Francisco Nayarit Mexico vanlife
Jalisco / Latin America / Mexico / Nayarit

Vanlife diaries #46: Puerto Vallarta & Yelapa, Jalisco to Sayulita & San Pancho, Nayarit Mexico

January 24, 2022

After mum’s wedding in Puerto Vallarta and so much celebrating with family, we are back on our own and exploring how we do best— in our little home on wheels! This week, we hung around PV long enough to take in some of the best sights before scooting north through Riviera Nayarit to soak in our[...]

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Wedding Puerto Vallarta Mexico
Jalisco / Latin America / Mexico

Vanlife diaries #45: my mum just got married in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico!

January 16, 2022

Different from our previous time on the road in so many ways, we spent this week outside of the van, entirely surrounded by family, old and new, for my mum’s wedding at a beachfront resort in Puerto Vallarta. It was everything I could have hoped for her and such a wonderful time with family in th[...]

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Ferry from Baja to Mexico La Paz Mazatlan TMC
Baja / Latin America / Mexico / Sinaloa

Vanlife Mexico: everything you need to know about the ferry from Baja to mainland Mexico (La Paz to Mazatlán)

January 12, 2022

Baja is one of the best destinations in the world for vanlife— whether it's road-tripping down the peninsula in a converted van or just posting up for months at a beautiful beach in an RV, thousands of yearly travellers make Baja their home away from home. And yet, so few of these travell[...]

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hi, I’m brooke!

I've spent the last decade exploring the world— everything from solo trekking in the Andes to overlanding in Zambia, all while completing a PhD in Biomechanics. In 2020, I finally fulfilled my dream of becoming a full-time nomad! Whether it’s vanlife in Mexico, scuba diving in the Galápagos, ticking off incredible US National Parks, or climbing in the Dolomites, I hope this blog will inspire your future adventures & help you find wonder in every corner of the globe. xx bb

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  • UPDATE: 1 million views & blog under construction

    May 17, 2022
  • Sierra Chincua Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Michoacan Mexico

    Sierra Chincua Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary: how to see millions of migrating butterflies in Mexico

    February 26, 2022
  • Sierra Chincua Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Michoacan Mexico

    Vanlife diaries #50: Santiago de Querétaro & Sierra Chincua Monarch Butterfly Bioreserve, Michoacán 

    February 23, 2022
  • Guanajuato Mexico vanlife

    Vanlife diaries #49: Tlaquepaque & Guadalajara, Jalisco to Guanajuato & San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

    February 16, 2022
  • A complete guide to visiting Cabo Pulmo National Park in Baja California Sur, Mexico

    February 15, 2022

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