Adam and I purchased a Yamaha Vino back in June from a pawn shop. It has become our primary mode of transportation. Most of the roads here in Denver have a speed limit of 35 or less which is perfect for the bike. Alone, I can get the bike up to 40 Mph…with the two of us, we can get to 35 and when Olive joins us along with bags of groceries, we top out at about 30.
We have taken the skills we learned in Asia and load our bike up with all of our purchases at the grocery store. I will drive, Adam sits on the back holding a big bag with each hand…one bag goes into our box on the back and one fits under the seat.
The tank is only 1 1/2 gallons and we fill up for under $5. The bike goes anywhere from 70-100 miles on a tank..depending on the load we are carrying.
We have recently been bringing Olive on the bike. You can see her over Adam’s shoulder in the rear view mirror. When riding alone, I wear my backpack and caribeaner her into it. She rides on my chest and really loves it….now in addition to the word “cookie”, and “going outside” she totally reacts to the word “bike.”
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Intentionally and incrementally. Most families who live this way did not leap from conventional to adventurous overnight. They built remote work capacity, paid down debt, tested longer trips, and had increasingly honest conversations about what they actually want from their lives. The leap feels bigger from outside than from inside.
Different for every family. For some it is long-term travel. For others it is weekend adventures close to home. What connects them is intentionality about how time is spent and a preference for experiences over accumulation. The version that fits your family is the right one.
By finding stability within the adventure rather than treating them as opposites. Routines, rituals, and family rhythms travel with you. Familiar foods, bedtime routines, and predictable family dynamics provide stability even when the location changes. Kids need consistency in relationships more than consistency in geography.
That people are fundamentally similar across cultures in what they want for their families. That comfort zone is a smaller circle than it feels from inside. That the things worth having in life require effort and discomfort to get. And that time together doing hard interesting things is the most reliable source of family closeness.
By getting clear on why you made the choices you made and returning to that clarity when the outside noise gets loud. Most families living unconventionally describe an initial period of explaining themselves that gradually gives way to just living the life. The explaining becomes less necessary as the results become visible.
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