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Americans reveal DARK SECRETS about a year OVERLANDING EUROPE
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Americans reveal DARK SECRETS about a year OVERLANDING EUROPE



We are Ben, Rebecca and Lucy a digital nomad family who spent a year traveling Europe in a 4×4 camper van. In this video we are answering your most asked question and revealing a very dark secret that made our trip more difficult.
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Chapters
0:00 Introductions
1:11 Why Europe?
1:58 Why not PanAm?
3:28 How did we get to Europe?
3:58 Are we really from Alaska?
5:06 How did we get internet?
10:36 What about health insurance?
14:14 Favorite country?
17:15 Traveling with a dog?
19:13 The DARKEST secret…
21:15 Is it expensive?
21:55 What about the language barrier?
24:16 What about Schengen?
26:35 What about free camping?
27:18 What about familiarity?
27:38 She hated these!
28:59 Do you get lonely?
30:47 What did we enjoy the most?
31:44 What did he not like?
32:58 Why did we come home?

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28 Comments

  3. Kevin Hayes

    Great video guys it's crazy to us in the UK when you talk about health insurance as we get that free no one should get into debt because of a accident or worry about money when there sick 😎👍❤️

  5. Lisa M

    I think with language barriers you are also pointing to information overload. The first time in Europe there is so much to see and learn. Add to that even after multiple trips.
    I would say you can get it a bit in the U.S by going to different regions or a different neighborhood but it is so much more magnified in Europe! European laws more than U.S laws force compliance.

  6. Dave Shores

    I started watching your videos while you were in Ireland. I want to visit Ireland and watching your time there made it very enticing. Thank you for sharing and the information you provided will be very helpful.

  7. Don Davis

    Awesome adventure update. Looking forward to seeing Baja Mexico from your little Honda. LOL thanks Don

  8. Johnny Lightning

    What's your favorite country? Who's your favorite kid or grandchild? Same question. You love them all for different reasons. Keep the good stuff coming guys.

  12. Kathleen A

    I just watched an older vid from when you were touring Barrow AK and you said, looking down,"It would be nice to have someplace tropical to go in the winter" and here you are in Baja!! So happy for you both! Never stop dreaming bc that's how you've made your dreams come true 😊

  14. T C

    Thank You for the Video..
    We traveled Europe 2022 for 7 months with a combination of Airplanes and Rental Cars….We managed the European Schengen Visa Zone by clocking out in the UK & Albania…We thought EU was much less expensive than the US…Air Travel and Food was cheaper than US….However Lodging of all types and Car Rentals and Fuel $8 per Gallon average are not cheap …We did the the $10 AT&T daily often as finding SIM cards was a challenge as we moved like every 3 days and Food & Lodging was priority….
    Ben is Correct Spain is super laid back and there system works for them as Enjoy Life is of upmost importance to Spain ….So it Goes

  15. T. N. Schumacher

    I am a retired pilot and now live on a 700 acre island in the southern Bahamas. I also have a school bus RV that l leave with my son in Idaho. So in April or May will fly up and travel till fall again.

  16. Mary Lou Grabowsky

    That was fun. You both look awesome with a bit of rest and sun. Hopefully you’re able to connect with some of the travellers heading down and back at the Baja, you can offer them a long shower lol. Cheers

  17. Dale Jensen

    You talk about jobs. What kind of work do you do? I've been watching you for a few years and don't remember what your wok is.

  18. Dwight Hires

    I know what you are talking about when selecting the language to speak in public places. I freeze sometimes about speaking Spanish or English even when the choice is so obvious if you had not been speaking one or the other recently.
    Enjoy your rest in Mexico.

  20. Roger Olivier

    Thanks for the video guys ! In Belgium we pay only 34 euros every 3 months for health plans. Big difference with US plans indeed. That's expensive my Gosh. Good Info on sim cards in Europe. Very appreciated. I'm a subscriber and I've been following you guys for years. Enjoy your time in Baja and please come back to Europe soon. 🙂 Cheers, Roger, Belgium.

  21. Annette Whitt

    Thank you for answering peoples questions, lots of good information. What would love to really understand is how you both work and travel, I have been trying to figure out how to do that and live the nomadic life.

  22. John S

    "it's dark and cold and snowy" ya lost me at dark. I really enjoyed my winter in Seward, but that was my first visit.

  25. Living-working Outside-box

    Thanks for sharing. Please check some travel forums for international health insurance, some based in Europe. Remember it's not 3k total out of pocket per year. $1,100 x 12 x any non covered conditions ie back issues. There are great options so you don't bleed out money on health care.

    Looking forward to your return adventures. For slow travel goals and visa time restrictions would love to see how you work through those in the future.

  26. Toni Hänninen

    Its funny how you face and express so many negativities around Europe, whereas other travellers have loved it. Seems like everything that was different to what you are used to in the States, was a "challenge" or "inconvenience".

  28. Silje R

    At times during your video you sound like Europe is one country. Think long and hard about it. You just visited 12 countries… of course they will be different and do things in different ways. Also isn’t different why you left? You should try to leave your American minds behind.

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