The Founder’s Story

“When Tanya and I packed up and headed around Australia, freedom was what we were after. Along the way, we realised the road gives you space and adventure, but not always the genuine connection you expect”

Two Years of Freedom, 40,000 Km of Perspective

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Yes, the sunsets were epic. The landscapes were breathtaking. But between those picture-perfect moments was a different reality:

• Campground chats that rarely went beyond polite hellos
• We’d meet lovely people who we’d genuinely click with, only to wave goodbye the next morning and never see them again
• Real-time, local updates were missing—the information you needed wasn’t available where you needed it most, scattered across numerous Facebook groups and social media sites

Every time we rolled into a new camp, it felt like starting from scratch. You never knew if there was something happening, or if people you’d met earlier were just a few vans away. Was there a group barbecue tonight? A hike tomorrow? Were friends we met earlier in the park?

We were surrounded by this massive community of people doing exactly what we were doing, yet somehow, we all felt like we were doing it alone.

And then came the everyday road struggles:

• The small mechanical issues that stop a trip cold, with no local help in sight
• Sitting on skills that could help fund the journey, but no way to offer them
• Finding out about a campfire gathering after it had already ended.
• Meeting incredible people on the road, knowing you might never see them again.
• Wondering who you knew was nearby, but having no easy way to find out or keep connected

The Lightbulb Moment

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One evening at a bush campsite, we were sitting around a campfire with a couple of dozen other travellers. Everyone was friendly, but most of us stayed in our own little circles, scrolling on phones or making polite small talk.

One of the hardest parts of travelling was meeting great people and knowing that, by tomorrow, you would likely be heading in different directions. You would often think about who might be camped nearby, or who you had met along the way, but there was no simple way to reconnect or keep in touch on the road.

The vanlife community was already strong. The technology was already in our pockets. What was missing was a way to turn passing moments into meaningful connections.