Where Do I Sleep? Free Camping vs. City Parking

How Much Money Did I Spend?: How much was it for my van, van build, and my monthly budget on the road? When I was researching for van life, I couldn't find ANYTHING about what people are spending because no one talks about it. Well now, I am! PLEASE READ: Everyone is different, ... by My Solo Road

33 min listen

Hygiene On The Road | Toilet, Shower, etc.: Toilets, showers, and laundry are a common concern when considering life in a van. This week I give you all of your options and my opinion on what's best for your budget and preferences! I even share how I go #2 in a van without a working toilet. FUN... by My Solo Road

32 min listen

Social Anxiety is Awful but Van Life Helps: This is my experience with social anxiety. You know.. that feeling of wanting to crawl outside your body at the thought of having to make small talk with strangers? Yeah that feeling. This week I share about my experience, give my best advice, and br... by My Solo Road

39 min listen

How to Make Money on the Road | Van Life Remote Income: Earning a remote income in the van life world is a hot topic and there's a million ways to do it. This week Lee Asher joins us again to talk about making money on the road. With his influencer background and Sydney's experience with building a websit... by My Solo Road

49 min listen

How Did I Get Here?: How did I become a solo female traveler and end up living in a van? Let me share my journey to finding van life and what lead me to who I am today. From growing up in Indianapolis to hitting the road in my second van completely alone, I'm telling it ... by My Solo Road

30 min listen

Van Life with DOGS (ft. The Asher House): How do I make it work with a dog on the road? What happens when I have to go inside and she has to stay in the car? This week I dive into the logistics & impact traveling with a dog can bring. Also, we are joined by our first ever guest, The Asher Ho... by My Solo Road

43 min listen

Solo Female Van Life & Finding Real Friends | ft. Katie Larsen: Two best friends/solo women talk all about life on the road and what's it like. From safety and overnight parking to female friendships and community, Sydney and Katie go back & forth on exactly what it means to live the "van life" as a woman. by My Solo Road

74 min listen

Where Do I Sleep? Free Camping vs. City Parking: Where do people living in vans sleep and how do we never pay for parking? Let me share with you everything I know about camping for free in the most beautiful places AND how to park in a busy city where van life "isn't allowed". These are all my secr... by My Solo Road

31 min listen

Van Life Breakups & Pearl's Adoption Story: It's just you and me this week! No guests but I sit down to address my recent relationship status update, tell you all about Pearl's story and how I adopted her, AND I address the lovely hate comments on a recent Instagram post. WOOHOO! by My Solo Road

43 min listen

My Parents' Reaction to Their Weird Child | ft. mom & dad: My parents join us this week to share their initial reaction to me wanting to live in a van. What would they tell another parent/guardian in their position? How do they think the child should approach the conversation? Find out how I was raised and h... by My Solo Road

62 min listen

Making It Happen & Learning As I Go: From sitting across a friend in a coffee shop to creating my own coffee collection, I want to tell you exactly how I made it happen. I also share how the whole journey went so perfectly.. Until sh*t completely hit the fan. There might even be some ne... by My Solo Road

56 min listen

Crazy Stories from the Road: A bear broke in, I crashed into a hotel, and my dog needed emergency surgery? This week I share my WILDEST stories from the road thus far. Van life may look like a dream but it can certainly turn ugly pretty quick... Let me tell how. by My Solo Road

34 min listen

How I Cope with Loneliness: Traveling full time alone can get.. kinda lonely to say the least. But is that a bad feeling or something we should come to appreciate? This week I talk all about my perspective on loneliness, how I cope with it, and what I do for human connection wh... by My Solo Road

40 min listen

Comedy, Cancer & Crushing it | ft. Jarrod Tocci: I sat down with my friend Jarrod who is notoriously known as "The Van Guy on Youtube". He opens up about his mental health, anxiety (we stan), having cancer, and how he makes a full time income from Youtube. Also we have ads now! How professional. Sh... by My Solo Road

86 min listen

5 Things I REGRET About My Build & 5 Things I LOVE: Although I love my overall van build, there are definitely a few things I wish I could change! There are also a few things that I wouldn't change no matter what. This week I share my top conversion regrets and my top must-do's! by My Solo Road

35 min listen

How to: Podcast, Instagram & Blog: It's not all about big numbers or lots of "likes". It's about loving your mission so much that you want the whole damn world to hear it. When you're determined to share your message with the masses, you do care about growth. I can't promise you the r... by My Solo Road

53 min listen

Q&A | Quarantined with Ex, My Sexuality & Future Plans: A little more light hearted this week with a classic Q&A. I answer questions about if I want kids, what it's like being quarantined with Lee, if I've ever dated a woman, & way more! We get to know each other real well on this one! by My Solo Road

51 min listen

She loves Jesus & Auditing Faucets | ft. Kristin Holden: What if you could do van life without ever having to find remote work? This week Kristin (@wheretheroadforks_) tells us how she asked her boss to go remote and got a YES. We talk religion, ex boyfriends, and good ole solo female van life per usual. by My Solo Road

78 min listen

Losing a Parent & Livin' The Dream: Alexa has quickly become one of my best friends.. After losing her father and realizing that she talks about living the dream, she decided to finally start living hers. We talk about moving through grief, white privilege, and what her dreams look lik... by My Solo Road

94 min listen

The Ultimate Tell-All of Our Friendship & Their Relationship | ft. Keepingfinn/TheHenDog: Henry and Sydney share the entire story of their friendship since the day they met in San Diego, talk about how sweet the relationship between Finn & Ella really is, and go over the transitional time of Henry turning 30. He opens up about how NYC inf... by My Solo Road

114 min listen

Life on a Sailboat, Realities of Youtube & Making Sh*t Happen | ft. Dylan Magaster: After backpacking, van living and sailing the world, Dylan Magaster joins us to share how traveling the world started for him with only a bag and a little money. He made a deal with his mom that if he couldn't make it work in 5 years, he would come b... by My Solo Road

76 min listen

Am I Just Running Away from Real Life?: This week I answer 10 Unpopular questions such as the grossest thing I've done in the van, does my family approve of van life, and am I just running away from my real life problems? Here the time stamps for each question: 07:34 - How did I tell my f... by My Solo Road

42 min listen

Van Life & a "Normal" Job? | ft. Christian Henkel: Christian is a wonderful friend of mine who is working full-time at REI while building out his second budget-friendly van. He's been on the road for over a year now while working a stationary job proving that remote income and van life don't have to ... by My Solo Road

56 min listen

A *Real* Love Story... Imperfect & All | ft. My Parents: After Lee & I discussed our break up, I thought it would be helpful to hear from two people who have been together for 30 years, my sweet parents. They bring us through their journey together starting at a nightclub. We listen to how they've moved th... by My Solo Road

70 min listen

COVID-19 & Van Life | Let's Stop Judging: The Coronavirus has affected us all in very different ways so this week I sat down with Katie (@soweboughtavan) to discuss how it's affected people living in vans and also influenced some negativity in the van life community. It's easy to point finge... by My Solo Road

43 min listen

Every Remote Job We Can Possibly Think Of | ft. ChasingTheWildGoose: Can't figure out how to make money from anywhere? Brie from ChasingTheWildGoose joins us this week to go over every possible remote job we can come up with. Whether you want to stay home or hit the road, we share how you can turn your job into a remo... by My Solo Road

60 min listen

Living Fit & Free | ft. Claire P. Thomas: Claire Thomas recently hit the road in a 4x4 Sprinter with her partner, Jared. Over the years, she has created a powerful community by sharing all about her health (both mental & physical), fitness and overall wellness. She opens up about what got he... by My Solo Road

83 min listen

Steps to Van Life | Where to Start?: It feels so overwhelming to look at van life and wonder... HOW DO I GET THERE?! It seems like a far off dream, right? Well here are some actionable steps to take to get you there. Let's talk from house & 9-5 job to traveling the world in your convert... by My Solo Road

38 min listen

Productive vs. Hateful Conversation | Coronavirus pt. 2: After last week's episode, two people approached me to express their feelings about the conversation.. They were not good feelings. One took the mature approach with an open discussion while the other.. not so much. I'll admit when I'm wrong so this ... by My Solo Road

39 min listen

Falling In Love On The Road | ft. Henry: The episode that we've all been waiting for and that made me MELT during the recording. Henry and I share how things went from a 2 year friendship to the relationship we have now. Who started the conversation, what was said and then a Q&A to answer Y... by My Solo Road

82 min listen

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