Crossing international borders on your own road adventure can seem expensive, challenging, and honestly: rather intimidating. But after hearing the unparalleled excitement in Margaret Miller’s voice for all things international road travel, we’re finding less excuses to not try it more often because Margaret has quite the list of countries under her belt when it comes to road trips-- from guiding overlanding adventures in Africa to taking a DIY campervan around Europe-- and she’s taking time to share her well-traveled advice with us in this episode.

Solo traveler and photographer Ali Powell took the pain she felt from ending her last relationship and decided to do something with that energy, and she calls it The Heartbreak Road Trip.

Katie Boué, part-time road traveler and full-time public lands advocate, has a lot to say about the give and take we engage in as travelers: both in the outdoors as well as in local communities. Because the reality is that no matter how often we relocate, we leave an impact wherever we go, and that acknowledgement in itself holds power.

Rachel Hill travels the world like it’s her job-- because it is. For the past 5 years, she’s been building her business as a marketing consultant and influencer, traveling solo to wherever the glitch fare takes her and sharing her experiences along the way.

Marlene credits her kids for the reason she and her family live on the road. But the adventures of the Mali Mish family wouldn’t be possible without the hands-on approach Marlene takes to building a tight-knit adventure family as they travel the world by camper.

Call it what you want: an escape, a road trip, a vacation, a getaway. Travel is, literally, a common vehicle for those looking to disconnect, reflect, and recover. But that’s the version of recovery and travel that’s tied up neatly with a bow. The reality is that, in the face of grief, trauma-- or in Lindsey Hall’s case: an eating disorder-- there is usually a lot of healing that needs to happen first before travel is even an option.

There’s no doubt that Sydney Ferbrache is busy. As a solo van traveler, successful online business owner, and dog mom to a small puppy, there’s always something to be focused on.

What happens with the road trip ends? If the road calls out to you, it-- or something similar-- probably always will. But it can be difficult to talk about what makes us step away from travel for a while, which is why we enlisted the help of all you listeners out there to share your thoughts and stories.

Kate Ortiz is making all the right moves-- mostly because she’s turned her last two cross-country moves into epic multi-state road trips.

Photographer Alison Turner and mixed media artist Amanda Sandlin share about their creative practices on the road. This week, we're sharing an early episode of our sister podcast, "She Explores."