Full-time Vanlife
6 Years · 24 Countries · 1 Camper
"Could you ever imagine moving back into a fixed apartment?" After more than six years and 24 countries, the answer does not come easily.
Fulltime vanlife is not a long holiday for us — it is a conscious choice for maximum freedom and flexibility. It is the art of balancing everyday life — from doing laundry to working remotely — with the constant discovery of the unknown.
Crossing the Threshold
We put everything on hold during the global pandemic in 2020, while living in different countries — one in Germany, the other in Russia. Instead of building a van ourselves as originally planned, circumstances forced us to rethink everything. While apart, we searched for alternatives and eventually found our fully equipped Fiat Ducato camper. What followed was a period of distance, planning, and uncertainty until travel restrictions briefly eased. We met in Belgrade, and from that moment on, everything changed — marking the beginning of our full-time van life.
Flexibility as a Survival Strategy
Since the beginning of our van life journey in 2020, countless unexpected situations have become part of life on the road. One of those moments happened in a Serbian raspberry field, where we got stuck in the mud in the middle of the night. Only in the morning were we able to find local help and get back on the road — just in time to sit in front of our laptops for an online meeting, perfectly dressed.
Working Without Borders
Before life on the road, we followed very different professional paths — teaching and auto mechanics — while photography was gradually becoming a profession and illustration was slowly growing from a personal passion into a visual storytelling practice. Over the years, remote teaching, photography, videography, drone work, art, writing, and magazine collaborations gradually became part of our everyday life on the road.
The World as a Teacher
Choosing life on the road meant entering a continuous learning process through people, cultures, and everyday encounters in unfamiliar places. We learned that connection is possible beyond language or shared background. Unexpected situations also became part of this process — delays or detours often led to new encounters and a more meaningful understanding of the places we passed through.
Full-time van life is often shaped by uncertainty, but the ability to choose where we wake up makes it all worth it.
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