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Adventures with a ’79 VW

Taking the Hippie Van on the Baja Ferry from La Paz to Mazatlan

Just after crossing in to Mexico at the beginning of my 2013-2016 Pan American adventure, I was faced with a decision, do I follow the Baja down or keep inland.. I had been told the Baja ferry from La Paz to Mazatlan was rather expensive (in the $500usd range). At the time the ferry company […]

My First Independent Hippie Van Engine Rebuild

I haven’t updated my blog since July!! I know I know, BAD AARON! haha. If you have been following on Facebook, Youtube and Instagram, you will know I have since completed my engine rebuild and in mid-January 2017, I departed Toronto heading back down to Mexico to escape the cold, catch some waves and of […]

Hippie Van engine rebuild.. again

If you have been following on facebook or instagram, you will know that I drove back up to Canada at the beginning of May. I’m enjoying being back home, spending time with family and friends, and got to attend the 30th annual June Jitterbug30th annual June Jitterbug Volkswagen gathering in Niagara Falls, On. This week […]

Importing A Vehicle: Veracruz, Mexico Via KLine RORO Service

After nearly three years on the road, from Canada to Argentina, I decided it was time to head back up to the Northern hemisphere. Via DriveTheAmericas.com I found the contact for a shipping company, K-Line which has an RORO (roll on roll off) shipping service from Argentina to a number of ports along the Atlantic […]

Gifting Good Vibes and Surfboards

Back in mid 2013 I was in Cali, Colombia staying at Iguana Hostal. I stayed there for nearly three weeks as the staff were hella awesome, the rates were low, they let me park the hippie van for free, and all in all the place had lots of good vibes One day I noticed there […]

Life as a freelance digital nomad – Radio Interview

A couple months back I was interviewed on a friends radio show Good Morning Cotabato about life as a digital nomad. Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a digital nomad? For those interested in hearing the show feel free to check out the live stream below.

New hemisphere, New Passions, New opportunities – Vamos 2016!

For those who have been following along on the hippie van journey the past two and a half years, you may have noticed a slight decrease in posts as of late. As some of you will have seen via social media updates, the past few months I have been pursuing an idea for a platform […]

Hippie Van Postcard Contest

Win a Hippie Van Man 10-postcard Pack! The December Holidays are quickly approaching. Why not surprise someone or better yet, 10 of your closest family & friends, with a funky Hippie Van Man postcard!? Tweet the following; We love to ‪#‎explore‬, ‪#‎dream‬ & do. @TheHippieVanMan @rafs84 @startupchile We want Crumbs! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-NjoKJTRqM RT if u want […]

Hippie Van Man End Of Summer Update: BACK TO BRAZIL!

As many of you know via updates on Facebook as well as my blog post a couple months back; at the start of June I decided to fly back to Toronto, Canada to spend time with my family as my father was going through some health issues. I left the Hippie Van at a friend’s […]

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