Adventure Afrika

Living the Vanlife

ack in the 70s, the Beatles were all the rage. The US had troops in Vietnam and the public was calling for peace, and to make love, not war. Because of this, the world saw the start of something called Vanlife. It was common to see VW buses decorated with peace signs and flowers. They were converted into full-blown homes, with people living in them full-time, experiencing nature first-hand and living every moment to the fullest.

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