About Me

HI! I’m Ricki and in 2023 after losing a parent I realized life was too short to sit behind a desk miserable at a job. So in October 2023 I quit my job and moved into a van with a passion for photography, content creation, and to see the United States.

Ricki

Chicapoo

Wetterhorn

Ricki

  • Hometown: Philadelphia Suburbs
  • Favorite Food: Ice Cream
  • Favorite Artist: Taylor Swift
  • Bucket List Adventure: Vanlife around NZ
  • Favorite Country Visited: Iceland
  • Favorite Activity: Skiing

Chicapoo

  • Hometown: Balitmore
  • Age: 6
  • Favorite Food: Peanut Butter
  • Occupation: Psychiatric Service Animal
  • Favorite Human: Her mom obviously
  • Favorite Activity: Sleeping

Wetterhorn

  • Year: 2022
  • Make/Model: Ford Transit High Roof 148ext 350HD
  • Drive Terrain: AWD
  • Average MPG: 11mpg
  • Color: Black but wrapped Tan
  • Namesake: A Colorado 14er

What inspired me to travel?

It all started in college. I never traveled internationally but would often join my boyfriend at the time on domestic work trips. I loved exploring the cities and trying new food, but I quickly realized I wanted more.

Flash forward to September 2019, I quit my job to travel and spent 3 weeks in Israel and 1 month in Western Europe.

On March 23rd 2020 I had a 1 way ticket to Thailand booked with the intention of backpacking for 6 months…well we all know what happened in 2020.

Stuck at home when the National Parks opened in summer 2020 I spent 1 month in my car visiting serval national parks in Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming and I was hooked. One year later I told myself that I would either spend summer 2021 in Thailand or Road Tripping the US in my car again. International boarders weren’t fully open yet so I spent 13 weeks living in my car zipping through national parks. I told myself the next time I did something like this it would be in a van.

Flash forward to Summer 2023 when my dad passed away, I knew this would be my time.