Melinda Neyman

07/04/2025

🎥 New YouTube Video is LIVE!

Camping in America’s Last Lawless City + the Weirdest Beach TownCome along as I explore two of California’s strangest and most offbeat desert destinations: t...

23/03/2025

NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO!! If you’re curious what our lifestyle is like living and traveling full time in our Palomino RVs truck camper, then check it out! We share all the behind the scenes of truck camper life at an AMAZING free campsite right outside of SEDONA!

And.. it’s right beside the best swimming hole hike in Sedona too! So best believe we go on an epic hiking adventure to this total desert oasis, as well! Happy exploring! 😍💦🏜️🙌🏻

Living in My Truck Camper near Sedona’s BEST Swimming Hole Hike!Come along as we camp just outside Sedona, Arizona and hike to one of the area’s most epic sw...

16/03/2025

✨ 🦦 New YouTube Video is LIVE! CUTE SEA OTTER PARADISE + one of the BEST beaches and seaside towns in California!

🌊 Morro Bay CA is one of the most charming coastal towns in California where a dramatic coastline meets laid-back vibes, with fresh seafood, incredible wildlife - like sooo much wildlife - and some of the most stunning beaches on the West Coast. We rent an e-boat to cruise the bay and have countless sea otter encounters + more!

How to spend the best day in Morro Bay, California - a sea otter paradise!In this travel guide video, we take you along as we explore the charming coastal to...

24/02/2025

🎉 We’re BACK for Part 2 of our epic and hilarious Southwest USA camper van road trip and it’s Christmas Eve—which means dumping our camper van toilet before opening gifts. 💩😂

In Part 2, we’re continuing our adventure in the Noovo Plus camper van, a one-of-a-kind design that somehow fits two queen beds and a full dining space for 4 adults!!

🚐 I also give a full VAN TOUR at the end!! (You’re going to want to see this super innovate design)!!

🏜️ We explore many underrated Arizona gems, such as: Wupatki and Sunset Crater Volcano National Monuments and Meteor Crater Natural Landmark! Then, we head to some iconic southwest destinations like Sedona, Arizona and Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada!

All the while, we share SO many laughs and joys together; marvel at so much beauty and truly cherish these special memories being made! The nightly van life shenanigans are in full swing AND...it's certainly a family trip I'll never forget!

4 Grown Adults in 1 Camper Van?! (Hilarious Family Southwest Road Trip) - Pt. 2 🚐If you haven’t watched Part 1 yet, start here → https://www.youtube.com/wat...

16/02/2025

IT’S HERE! 🎉 >> My full length YouTube video of our Southwest Road Trip with my parents! All 4 of us travel in 1 camper van 🚐?!! Whaaat?!

To say it’s full of laughter, chaos, beauty and unforgettable moments would be an understatement!! (And we’re still salty about losing those fitted sheet battles 🛌)!! 🤣🤣🤣

Can we survive van life together? Do we struggle?! How do we all even fit? Are we cozy!? Tune in! (And stay tuned for part 2)! 🙌🏻

4 Grown Adults in 1 Camper Van?! (Hilarious Family Southwest Road Trip) - Pt. 1 🚐What happens when four full-grown adults cram into one camper van for a wee...

03/04/2024

Camping on the moon with our Noovo Lite van in Southern Utah 🌚 🩶 🚐 || Sponsored

📍We spent 2 nights camped out here in Hanksville, Utah - sleeping beside Factory Butte and (my favorite) right along the edge of Moon Overlook (that’s its name) 😮!!

📌 Save for your future Southern Utah camping adventures & share with the person you want to camp here with!

Not going to lie.. it was EPIC! The skies; the textures; the shapes; the hues; the most spectacular views... all make for the most out-of-this-world camping experience!

💲 Oh, and it’s free to camp here! Just be sure to practice ALL the Leave No Trace principles (pack out everything, obey OHV signage and more)! There are no restrooms, no water or facilities of any kind!

Know what made this experience even better, though? Having all the comforts and luxuries we could dream of …

Some of the many amazing features of the Noovo (Noovo Lite) van include:

✔️ Incredible off-grid capabilities - 40 gallon water tanks and robust lithium batteries for dayssss worth of off grid living!
✔️ Connectivity - I was easily able to keep up with work; stream tv shows; make zoom calls (etc) from anywhere with its Starlink satellite internet!
✔️ Built for four seasons of comfort - year round living! Temps reached below 30 degrees the one night and we stayed toasty the entire time thanks to its phenomenal heater! (Also has AC and more).
✔️ So much storage! I definitely was not use to it and was in organization heaven!
✔️ On demand hot water (felt great to shower after getting blasted with dust and dirt by those desert winds) and a flushable toilet (another luxury I’m not use to having in my truck camper 😆).

👉🏻 If you’re curious to see more, check out their Instagram and see my ”Noovo” story highlight (on instagram: )!

✨ And if you’re interested in one for yourself, mention my name to receive a free Adventure Pack!

❓Would you camp on the edge of the moon in a luxury, off-grid van like this?

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best hidden gems and camping adventures in southern Utah ||

28/03/2024

✨ New blog post: A Relaxing Day Trip from Las Vegas to these stunning natural hot springs and the awesome China Ranch Date Farm (for the tastiest date shake ever and some super serene hikes through endless palm tree groves + more).

These tranquil hot springs and local farm full of tasty treats beckons as the ultimate relaxing day trip from Las Vegas!

27/03/2024

Hopped the state-line into SoCal for a little day trip from Las Vegas! And it looked a little something like this ⤵️

A total day of R&R…
💦 soaking in these stunning hot springs
🧋enjoying some tasty treats from a local farm (including the best shake I’ve ever had 🤤 )
🌴 sauntering through rows and rows of palm trees
☀️ basking in the sunshine
🌼 peeping desert wildflowers in bloom
🛻 driving back a random dirt road to watch sunset amid a dried-up lakebed

But for real: Is this not the perfect desert oasis?! Ahhh! *moment of appreciation for its serenity and beauty* 😌 (👉🏻 𝙨𝙬𝙞𝙥𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚)!!

**𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘺-𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯

I know, I know: I’ve been in Vegas for a hot minute and even though I spent the day in Southern California, it was still just a short jaunt from the city (which shouldn’t be surprising because, again, Las Vegas is the perfect outdoor-adventure base 🥹).

HOWEVER… we are heading out of Nevada on a super cool adventure in just a couple days and I’m so stoked! We’re going to be exploring some new-to-us places (as well as revisiting a classic favorite)! 🤩 🎉 🚐

❓ Drop 2-3 emojis that portray your next adventure! Are your upcoming adventure plans looking like 🌴💦🤿? Or 🏜️✨🔭? Or 🏔️ 🏕️ 🥾? Or how about 🌸 🌼 📸 ??

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| outdoor adventures close to Las Vegas | soaking in natural hot springs | fun day-trip from Las Vegas

01/01/2024

Places in the USA that don’t feel like the USA (pt.1)

Feel like you’ve been transported to Spain or Mexico for the evening by visiting these gorgeous, historic and cultural sites in Tucson, Arizona!

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐲 ‘𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 & 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐜𝐬𝐨𝐧’ 𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 ⬇️

📌 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘛𝘶𝘤𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 & 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘴!

🕍Historic Mission San Xavier del Bac - start by exploring this gorgeous Spanish Colonial / Baroque architecture. Not only is it the oldest European structure in Arizona (built in 1797), but it’s also known as “The White Dove of the Desert”. It’s about 10 miles south of Tucson on the Tohono O’odham reservation.

🌇 Next, head to Barrio Viejo - an old Tucson neighborhood with rich history and known for colorful adobe houses, Mexican cantinas and its many brewpubs + retro-style cocktail bars.

Once here, be sure to…

🌈 See the “Painted Ladies” down around Meyer Ave & 18th and all the colorful adobe homes!

🕯️Visit the El Tiradito “Wishing Shrine” and learn about its fascinating history

🎭 Walk by the historic Teatro Carmen (currently under restoration).

🎨 Admire all the stunning murals painted amid the neighborhood! Some of my favorites are:
•La Suprema Works & Events mural by Isaac Caruso
•La Pilita Cultural Center mural, Barrio Viejo
•Johanna Martinez mural, Barrio Viejo
•A monsoon inspired mural by Jessica Gonzales

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🌮 Try the famous cheese crisps from El Minuto Cafe (authentic Mexican restaurant since 1936).

☕️ 5 Points Market & Restaurant - a sunlit, modern outpost featuring new American dishes, espresso drinks and a small grocery market

🍸 Sip on craft cocktails at Nightjar - Located in the same beautiful and historic 160 year old property as the Coronet Restaurant and Cafe

Happy exploring and Happy New Year, all! 🥂🫶🏻

❓Have you ever seen this side of Tucson, Arizona before?

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Photo by & edit by me

28/12/2023

Southeastern Arizona deserves SO much more love (it’s crazy underrated)! 😍⬇️

👉🏻 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸

Officially spent the last month exploring the southeast corner of Arizona with Bisbee, AZ being our base!

This goes without saying, but the town of Bisbee should be on everyone’s bucket-list and is my favorite little AZ town to-date (the cutest)! I’ll definitely be sharing a more comprehensive guide on this area asap.

However, in the meantime, here’s a few highlights and destinations near Bisbee to add to your list:

📍Tombstone - a legendary and historic Wild West town! Walk back in time along Allen Street (photo 1); grab a drink in an old western saloon, tour the Bird Cage Theatre and the O.K. Coral; enjoy the live performances and actors and even hop on board a ghost tour; visit Boothill Graveyard and so much more!

📍Chiricahua National Monument- one of the best national monuments in the country (IMO)! Hiking the Big Loop Trail is a MUST! Unreal! And not to mention ALL the wildlife (like coatis 🥹)!!

📍Coronado Cave and Coronado National Memorial - as you’ve seen in yesterday’s reel, this cave hike is insane and I feel no one talks about it (mind blown 🤯)! See much more info in yesterday’s reel + caption.

📍Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area - witness the mesmerizing migration / roosting of Sandhill Cranes (I mean we’re talking major numbers - thousands upon thousands of them)! And view many other waterfowl and wetland bird species, too!

📍And, of course, Bisbee itself!

✨Guide coming soon with many more adventures in southeastern, Arizona 🫶🏻

❓Have you explored any of these gems yet? What’s your favorite underrated place in SE Arizona?

❓❓Lastly, where do you think we’re heading next?? 😀

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Photos taken by both and myself (all edits by me)

08/12/2023

Best USA winter wonderland destination (hands down) ❄️🏔️⤵️

📌 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘢 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 + 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘴!

Alaska in the winter is 1000% total magic and I couldn’t recommend traveling here during the winter season, at least once in your life, more!!

Why?…

🌄 For starters, it alwaysss looks like golden hour when the sun is out!
🥾 Never saw a single other soul on the trails (even in Denali).
🦟 No bugs! (Need I say more)?
✈️ Tours, lodging and most all travel costs are much cheaper off-season!
🛥 Can even book most tours last minute (we booked all of ours the day before).
🐺 Still lots of chances to see wildlife (minus the hibernating ones 🐻)! Was blessed to see a pack of wolves from the air, tons and tons of moose, mountain goat + so much marine life etc!
🌌 Chance to see the Northern Lights! (Which we did, but this was before I was any good at capturing such things 😭 🎥 📷).
❄️ Again, it looks like the most perfect, magical winter wonderland!
🌧 Don’t have to worry much about rain, eh? If you ask me, snow is much more fun to adventure in!!!
🥶 Isn’t it COLD? Wasn’t bad when I went (all of November)! It was consistently between 20-34 degrees (which, with the right gear and layers, I felt toasty when hiking!). There were a few cold mornings before sunrise (especially closer to Denali). But, the coast was much milder.
👉🏻 Need more convincing? Swipe through the carousel to see just a smidge of its beauty!

⭐️ For much more information on traveling to Alaska in the winter (like what epic adventures to go on), check out my blog post “𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐚: 𝟏𝟎 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞” - 🔗 in bio!

🏔 Honestly, Alaska is one of my top favorite places in the world and I’ve been longing to return ever since!!

❓Do you enjoy traveling to colder, wintry wonderland destinations?

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Photos taken by both and myself (edits by me)
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05/12/2023

The cutest town in Arizona that I ever did see 😍

📌 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘈𝘡 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴

📍 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐞, 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐚
𝟷𝚜𝚝 𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘: 𝙼𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚂𝚝, 𝙱𝚒𝚜𝚋𝚎𝚎
𝙿𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚜 𝟸-𝟻 (𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚐𝚎): 𝙴𝚛𝚒𝚎 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝙷𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚌 𝙻𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝙶𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚃𝚘𝚠𝚗 (𝟻 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚜 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝙱𝚒𝚜𝚋𝚎𝚎 / 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝙱𝚒𝚜𝚋𝚎𝚎).

🚐 Switching things up a bit this week, everyone! Rather than a campsite in the wilderness or near some sort of natural expanse - we’re staying in our truck camper literally steps from downtown Bisbee!

And… I’m kinda digging the change of pace (momentarily)! Especially when the town is 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 awesome!! 1000% recommend adding this place to your Arizona bucket-list!! And it’s so fun walking to town for dinner, beers, art, history, shopping + more whenever we like!

I’m always more of a nature v. town/city type of person.. so the fact I am so stoked to be here speaks volumes on how much I adore this town 🥲. Besides, the mountains and giant rocks surrounding the town ALL over is quite the sight to see in itself! ⛰️

🌵 Along with exploring the town (so much to see and do there), we’ll also be checking out some new-to-us trails in the nearby mountains (or should I say “sky islands 😀”). Not to mention, we’re nearby one of my all-time favorite national monuments that I may just have to revisit pronto!!

👀 Stay tuned as I share much more of Bisbee and surrounding area (including a guide + more, soon). I’ll also be sharing more on Kanab, Utah; Eastern Sierras etc!

❓Have you been to Bisbee, Arizona? And why is it so overwhelmingly charming?? Ahh.. like the best!!! 🥹💯

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