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Chris & Sara - About Hero
Chris and Sara with their Land Cruiser

Hey Y'all

We're Chris & Sara

We spent years saying "someday" too. Since 2018 we've traveled full time from our home base in Chattanooga, and we share the films, guides and notes we wish someone had handed us, so your next trip actually happens.

Chris & Sara - About Stats Bar
2018
Year We Started
30+
Countries
50
US States
5.4M
Views on First Video
Chris & Sara - About Intro Section
Chris and Sara smiling together, Sara in denim overalls and Chris in a black T-shirt with his arms crossed

A Little More About Us

We travel in a 1988 Land Cruiser with our dog Kramer.

Between two Sprinter vans and the Land Cruiser, we've driven all 50 US states and the Pan-American Highway to Panama. Right now, we're somewhere in Europe.

We make films about the places we go, write guides for the places we love, and host a podcast called What No One Tells You. We're not telling you how to travel. We're just sharing what we've learned along the way.

Chris & Sara - Our Story

It started with 3,500 miles, two bikes, and way too much spandex.

We met in 2014 on a cross-country bike ride from Seattle to New York. We were raising money for refugees and had no idea we'd end up together. Two years later, we eloped in Washington's Cascade Mountains.

Back then, we were stuck. Sara worked in a windowless office. Chris was buried in freelance projects. We had the "responsible" thing figured out, but it wasn't working. In 2016, we took two months in Thailand and came back different. If we could work remotely, why were we staying put?

In 2018, we sold most of what we owned, converted a Sprinter van, and left with our dog Kramer. We posted a van tour on YouTube expecting maybe our parents to watch. It got 5.4 million views. Suddenly people were asking us the same questions we'd been asking ourselves: how do you actually do this?

If you're where we were, stuck between the life you have and the one you keep picturing, you don't have to sell everything. For us it started with two months in Thailand.

Van life
The beginning
Wedding day
Chris & Sara - Current Chapter
Current Chapter

Where We Are Now

Somewhere in Europe, probably.

We've had two vans and put a lot of miles on both of them. Now we're driving a 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser through Europe. It's slower. It breaks down more. We love it.

Every Monday we send what we learned that week, so you get the lessons without the breakdowns.

Land Cruiser on Isle of Skye, Scotland
Chris & Sara - What We Believe

What We Believe

How we try to travel.

01

Pursue the Uncomfortable

The best stuff usually happens when we're a little nervous. We try to say yes to things that scare us.

02

Adventures Are Better Shared

We've learned this the hard way. The places matter less than the people you're with.

03

Leave It Better

We try to leave places better than we found them. That's it. That's the whole thing.

Where to start

Pick one. We'll take it from there.

The Land Cruiser camped below a volcano at golden hour

For brands and partners

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We work with brands we actually like. That's the rule. If we wouldn't use it ourselves, we don't talk about it. Our audience trusts us because we've been saying no to stuff for years.

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Recent work: Going, Visit Chattanooga, Black Prince, Peloton

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