About

Megan Bristol and Nick Polinko are co-pilots, on and off the air. In June 2017, they ditched their Silicon Valley jobs to spend a year and a half driving and surfing their way south along the PanAmerican highway. Before going on our trip, @thelongcruise, we had an idea of how and why people hit the road - mostly driven by the social media depiction of it.  A year later, we have been blown away by the variety of approaches and the diverse set of people we have seen and met. We want to help demystify "vanlife" & overlanding by sharing the stories and insights from the people actually doing it. You don't have to look like models with a large Instagram following and you don't have to be a hard core 4x4 truck guru either.  Anyone can do it! The people we meet care deeply about nature and are energized by being outdoors. Some are retaliating against a consumer driven culture and trying to reset their life by living with less. Some spent years carefully planning and saving for "a trip of a lifetime". And some are just crazy Australians who show up, buy a car, and live off rice and beans for 6 months while chasing waves. We think all of their stories should be heard.