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WHY WE STOPPED OUR FULL-TIME TRAVELS

December 18, 2018

Why We Stopped Our Full-Time Travels. @outofboundaries #outofboundaries #fulltimetravel #familytravel #fulltimefamily #RVlife

In case you missed it on Instagram, we have decided to stop our full-time travels earlier than anticipated.

The reasons for this are numerous, and all are (mostly) good. We realized, as time passed, that it will be easier for us to promote our business while stationary than it would be if we are traveling, not only for marketing purposes (having our boots on the ground locally, where we want to focus our initial market, makes more sense to us as we continue down this path) but because now, instead of taking up so much time to set up and take down camp and travel on the road, we can use that time and energy to get our business off the ground.

This also plays into my job: I’ve worked entirely remotely for five months now, and while it’s been so great and I’m thankful for it, there is a lot I can’t do for my blog while on the road. I’ll be honest: the oven in our RV was crappy. It took forever to heat up and the heat circulation in there was so uneven, it would often burn the bottom of our foods (even with a pizza stone and stacked baking sheets). Plus, it was TINY. And while I’d come up with a decent schedule of batch-working on recipes in my parents’ kitchen whenever we were there, working in bulk like that just isn’t my style (I made several recipes that never saw the light of day on my blog because I lost my excitement for them over time). I also had difficulty taking on sponsored work for my blog, as oftentimes sponsored posts come up unexpectedly and to get them done in the RV was a tricky task. In short, I felt limited in my abilities to work and just to bake for funsies living in an RV. This is not to say it was impossible; it was just cumbersome.

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, RV Tagged With: family, home, house, Minnesota, RV life, travel

5 DAYS IN THE BADLANDS

August 20, 2018

out of boundaries badlands national park

We started our trip toward the Badlands on a national park “high” – having just visited Theodore Roosevelt National Park and knowing we also had future plans to visit Wind Cave National Park, we were right in the thick of our park-hopping experience when we descended on Badlands National Park.

We stayed at the nearby KOA which, unlike our stay at Teddy Roosevelt, allowed us to enter the park after only a 15-minute drive. This was obviously very convenient and, while the KOA had literally the worst cell signal we’ve had on this trip to date, it was otherwise very quiet and charming and we would certainly consider staying there again should we find ourselves back at the Badlands. And likely, we will.

We tried to plan our trip to the Badlands outside of the annual Sturgis Rally – not because we have anything against motorcyclists, but simply because we wanted to avoid the traffic – but long story short, we ended up staying there midway through the weeklong rally. Turns out, it was fine – we were far enough away from Sturgis to avoid the heavy crowds, but still close enough that we often found ourselves dining with leather vest-clad bikers (many of whom were very friendly). Sometimes, we had to pull over on the side of the road at the park to let a biker or few pass us by as they joyrode through, but no matter – it gave us more time to take in the expansive views of this mysterious, wild landscape.

Being on that aforementioned high, we had lofty expectations for this park. And we were not disappointed.

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VISITING THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK

August 10, 2018

theodore roosevelt bison

Our visit to Theodore Roosevelt National Park was our first trip to a U.S. national park as a family of four. Elliott visited the park previously, so when we planned our route for this summer, he insisted we make a stop there. Never having really explored North Dakota before, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I trusted his zeal for our trip.

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Let the Adventure Begin

July 26, 2018

Hello! We are the Wise family – a.k.a., Elliott, Stephanie, Avery and Addy, a.k.a., the clan behind Out of Boundaries. Welcome. We are so glad you’re here.

You can learn more about each of us individually on our about page or on our Instagram account, where we post more day-to-day updates on our travels, our lifestyle and our values. Here on the blog, we’ll share about all those same things but in a much more in-depth way.

Our hope for this blog is that we can connect with you in a way that is as personal as possible over the interwebs, and to share our story and what we are learning as we take this journey. We also hope that our story can resonate with you in some way – whether it’s because you’re also traveling full-time, or because you want to do so someday, or because you have similar values (or very different values), or because you love to travel, or even just because you like reading other people’s stories. I know I do. It’s a simple, age-old way of getting to know someone. We hope we can do our best to have you get to know us, and for us to get to know you, too.

So, what exactly are we doing, anyway? And why?

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