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Meet Purple Thunder
Meet Purple Thunder, the van I purchased in early March. She’s a 1995 Ford Econoline 150 Conversion van with all of the bells and whistles a road warrior needs for a 9,000-mile excursion through the...
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Hobbled in the Mountains: Purple Thunder Narrowly Makes it Home
Setting out on an 850-mile road trip in a vehicle that’s been in the shop three times in just as many weeks might seem like a fool’s errand, but I needed to be back in Philadelphia by Sunday evening...
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From Around the Travelsphere: Car Camping Edition
If you’re like me, traveling, living and sleeping in your vehicle, odds are you’ve woken up to a cop tapping on your window, shouting at you to exit the ride. Moments like these are fraught with...
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The Home Stretch
Winter wreaks havoc on the regional rail lines, causing frequent delays, which usually means long waits in the cold. For me, a late trolley equals a missed train equals a missed bus to the office,...
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Why I Live in a Van While Traveling
An abandoned, apparently lived-in van somewhere in Kentucky. When people learn that I live in my van while traveling America, I hear one of two replies: Seriously! and Seriously? I’m always shocked...
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