When deciding to embark on a van life adventure, some do months of planning, searching for the best vehicle, devising a personalized layout, and fitting it with all the desired features. Others, on ...

Social media influencers give van life a somewhat misleading image. Their profiles make it look dreamy, full of attractive-looking people hanging out worry-free in picture-perfect locations nonstop.

Sharon Farrow doesn't need much. Since she packed up her Hervey Bay home five years ago, it's just her, her cat Sapphire and her pink-striped van Millie on the open road. Sharon gave up the comforts ...