Homemade roller coaster ๐
My 15 year Valentine ๐ฅน
Finding treasures in our old stone walls
9 years in โค๏ธ
A love letter to Los Angeles ๐
Canโt wait till next Sunday โค๏ธ
2024 recap in 46 seconds โค๏ธ
Where else would a mountain mermaid live?
Roof rebuild EXPLAINED, hope this helps!
Thereโs a first time for everything ๐ช
Sneak peek at our DECK BUILD!
EVERY CASTLE NEEDS ONE OF THESEโฆ
A magical rainy day at the watermill โจ
Radiant Underfloor Heating Installation
Mornings these daysโฆ
We CANNOT WAIT to show you this ๐
How our watermill works ๐ฐ๐ฆ
Renovating our tiny castle in Europe ๐ฐ
Amazing one-eyed cat plays catch ๐
Mornings in Wonderland โจ
Unexpected bathroom SURPRISEโฆ ๐ฎ๐คฏโญ๏ธ
How did we end up in Portugal? ๐ต๐น
Made these with mom โจ
Found treasures ๐ซ๐ค
16 years of recovery from Anorexia, sharing a milkshake and fries with my husband ๐ฅนโค๏ธโ๐ฉน
Behind the scenes update ๐
15 years later... โค๏ธ
We laughed too hard making this ๐ฅฐ๐
Planting our very 1st trees on our land ๐๐๐
Incredible renovation of our stone house ruin in Portugal
MASSIVE progress on our roof renovation project ๐ช
Demolishing the roof on our ruin in Portugal
Becoming first time parents to 3 fur babies ๐
We adopted cats! Custom Build CATIO ๐ฝ
A bucket of ๐ from our neighbor
Life is not about filtersโฆ
Spreading gravel ๐ช
If you can dream it, you can achieve itโฆ ๐ฐ
Where are we?!? ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆฌ
A romantic evening in Lisbon
Swimming at our DIY private beach!
We made our own BEACH! ๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธ
3 month backyard transformation ๐
Excavator installs massive rainwater harvesting system ๐ฎ
When your rain dance actually worksโฆโจ
Making mulch on our homestead
Clearing a new path to our home ๐
DIY summer lagoon REVEALED ๐
We are Brittany and Drew, husband and wife, who have been traveling the world by van for 8 years and counting! It all started with an idea to teach English in Asia, when we were offered an unused camper to explore our own country 1st! After that 1st year (2015), we got married, flew to England and bought our very own rolling home for a 2.5 year van life honeymoon across Europe and N. Africa. Then, in 2018 we returned to the USA and self converted Spirit, our beloved and handcrafted Sprinter Van. For over 3 years, we searched hi and low for just the right project, international lifestyle and unique property to call home. We made the biggest purchase of our lives and have now shifted all the of the energy we poured into our travels into transforming the home of our dreams. ๐ช
Global vanlifers now currently parked full time on raw land and renovating a historic watermill ruin (called the Magic Mill) into our #dreamhome in Southern Portugal ๐ต๐น๐ซ!