YA'LL. When I started watching your channel 2 years ago I NEVER in my wildest dreams thought I would see an episode on your channel that featured Kansas. Not only did you give it the air time it deserves, but you did it justice! You showed the world just how beautiful and calm my home is. I hate to admit it, but this video made me cry a few happy tears. So many people talk down on my state for being empty/boring/etc, but you did none of that. You had only nice things to say, and even took the time to take a less traveled route just to see the genuine side of the state. So, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU! You two continue to be my favorite RUclipsrs and get better with every video. MUCH love from the flatlands. ❤️🌻🌻🌻
Kansan here as well, I am a Kansan by choice, my husband is from KC. I have never been so excited to see my "home" town on your channel!!! Im so glad you enjoyed Joes, burnt ends are what make KC famous on the BBQ circuit. Like the others thank you for speaking so highly of Kansas, its a beautiful place with tons of kind people. I love that you were here!
Just a suggestion but would anyone else love to see a compilation of all of their best travel photos? Or like a public album or something? I just feel like they must have taken some amazing photos over the years and I'd love to see them!
With all the issues you've had with this van, I highly recommend that you take it for a full check up at a reputable RV mechanic shop. Some of these issues could be dangerous. Since this is totally new territory for you, better be safe than sorry.
Most people don’t realize that there are so many hidden gems in the U.S. I’m the type of person that loves the old rustic towns, and Mountain View’s and not just the big city. When I start traveling more I definitely want to do a U.S tour before serious country hopping. Love your channel! ❤️❤️❤️
Someone help: I discovered Kara and Nate's vlogs just 2 weeks ago and i've watched over 30 videos! Seriously you guys are awesome and so easy to watch!
You should start from the very beginning of their journey and watch them all in sequential order! I did it and it was incredibly fun binge watching their videos!
Hey Kara and Nate! I just wanted to say that I've been watching your videos for over a year now and it's inspired me to travel when I grow up! My mom is disabled and we don't have enough money to travel so we never could. I had given up on the idea of traveling but your videos inspired me to try to travel in my future. I am only 16 so it'll have to wait a few years but I'm excited for when that time comes! My new goal is to travel to every country during my lifetime. I wouldn't have discovered this passion of mine without you guys! Thank you so much and I love you guys! Keep doing what you're doing
Imagine being on vacation somewhere around the world and it's like early in the morning and you are trying to find a cup of coffee and you turn to your left and you see Kira and Nate sitting right next to you. I swear I would be in tears!
I discovered your videos after watching your documentary. I have just finished watching the last of all your videos. What an amazing story. I think most people should do themselves a favor and start from the beginning.
The shuttlecocks are large pieces of artwork from the Nelson Atkins, which is just right behind you! As a KC local, I love the Nelson and it’s a beautiful art museum.
Your vlogs have quickly become my absolute favorite to watch. I've been binge watching them from the beginning, just finished the everest vlogs, what an amazing experience!
I love your new adventures. This is what I am planning for my future, tiny home on wheels and everything. It is fascinating watching your new adventures. TY for continuing your journey with us. Love y’all!
I have been watching your vlogs since the beginning and seeing that you were so close to my home town made me so emotional and I couldn’t help but cry. I can’t believe you were in STL!! This made my day
Hey Kara and Nate, I've been watching your vlogs since March 2018, and accidentally came across your RUclips channel when I was binge watching with my family on your MSC cruises from Dubai. Since then I absolutely fell in love with all your vlogs and watch all of your old vlogs multiple times and will always continue to support your travel endeavors. I'm glad to see that you're making productive use of your time and making good returns on investment by purchasing the RV and touring around the USA! I can't wait to see more of the US landscape with you!!
Seeing yall explore, love and talk about the US (also where I'm from) made me realize how special our backyard can be, and feel better about domestic travel. Thanks guys!
So happy I found your channel a few months back. Your content is the best!!! I will go back to watch your older videos but getting to travel thru the U.S. thru you during these crazy times makes me so happy! 💕😃 stay safe and healthy!!💗 Estes Park is one of my favorite places I’ve visited, it’s so beautiful.
I've been enjoying Kara & Nates travels, binge-watching over the last couple months - excited to see what gems they are setting about discovering in Estes Park! As a Coloradan, I've been up that way a few times & could recommend sights-to-see, but rather looking forward to K&N's exploring - always learn something new. Safe travels, & I hope Colorado does right by you
Welcome to Kansas City! It's a great city. Also, I have literally never heard of the Chalk Pyramids before...and I've lived here my whole life. Thanks for pointing them out, I want to see them now.
You stopped in my hometown St. Louis...currently sitting in Leadville Colorado...enjoying 75 in the days and 40s at night! Come to Leadville...such perfect van weather! :)
We moved from CO to KS three years ago and have fallen in love with the state, so I was a bit nervous to watch your take on this area of the country... I needn't have been. Well done!
The Flint Hills of Kansas is my backyard. Thank you for coming somewhere where most people just passed by and think it's ugly. The Flint Hills are about the most beautiful spot in Kansas I think I've ever seen.
Sarah Wolfe She is originally from Pepin, WI, where I’m from (Milwaukee), but I absolutely love her whole journey. I’ve read the whole set of books a billion times. Did you know you can still see the wheel marks from pioneer wagons? It is amazing!
Really impressed with how their level of optimism stayed 100 through all of this. And taking on such a project to continue doing what they love. Priceless!
I love all those country roads and small towns! It makes me feel at home. I love in Texas now but was born in Kansas City and loved driving through Kansas countryside
Gas station food in the states always seems to be so good! Way better than the choices we have driving around in England😅 BBQ Joes looks incredible! We can’t wait to hit the road again next week. We have been in the same airbnb for almost FOUR MONTHS! Insanely excited to travel again😊😎
Tide Knot Travellers yeah, so good but so greasy! lol and so giant! We have this incredible little fried seafood joint near me in eastern Virginia. It’s called Skrimp Shack. It’s mostly a take out place. I get fried okra, and a fried fat flounder sandwich, with iced tea. So good but seriously grease overload. At least the fish is slightly lighter than other meats but still. And the sandwich is like the size of my head. I can never finish it.
First, I need everyone to know that I bought surfshark after they first recommended it and I LOVE IT! I live in Costa Rica and it's amazing to be able to get American Netflix, hulu, and HBO here! The added security is a major plus. Totally recommend. Second, Kara and Nate, I'm dying with how long these videos are taking, I've re-watched so many of your older videos and my roommate is probably tired of me telling her about all of your adventures. jk jk jk I understand quality takes time BUT STILL!
I’ve been watching y’all travel the world for a couple years now and it was honestly so surreal to see you guys come through my hometown and highlight some of the best spots!
Your world tour vids are great but I'm really loving your US adventures - my wife and I are eager to travel now. Please keep it up, you two are an inspiration.
When you come through Colorado, Hit Smokin’ Yards in Idaho Springs. It’s a must. It’s a cute mountain town that also has a hot spring. I’m pretty sure the hot spring will be open but regardless stop for the bbq. In Estes...go to the Stanley Hotel and walk around downtown. Other spots to check out: Manitou Springs, Glenwood Springs, Woody Creek where Hunter S. Thompson lived. You can also find his house just have Kara ask a local nicely. They are kinda protective but will eventually give in. The directions are weird but you will find the house by it’s huge poles with birds on them. Go to Iron Mountain as well. Holy crap...I wish I could be your tour guide. Colorado is my state. You should also head south towards Santa Fe and check out Meow Wolf. On your way back home in Tennessee stop through Hot Springs Arkansas and Clarksdale, Mississippi. If you end up in Florida...check out Cassadaga. Other places worthy of your view...the Cadillac Ranch in Texas Route 66, and Big Sur, California.
I love this new content. I've lived in US my whole life, but getting to see places I've never been through you guys is amazing. Keep up the great USA road trip content!!
You guys are amazing! I just came across your vlogs about 4 months ago and have started watching them from the beginning (currently watching the Patagonia vlogs - AMAZING). Of course I have to stay up to date and watch the Van blogs too 😁. I cannot believe how far you have come and how much you have learned. It is such a pleasure watching you. So happy you made it to KC and got some Joe's BBQ. Sorry I missed you, although I think I would have passed out from excitement if I would have run into you! Awesome job adapting and keep going!
If you get a DC-DC charger or battery isolator it would save you a lot of headache, it allows you to charge off the alternator and you’ll never have to worry about going dead again. It charges at an insane speed, it will outdo any amount of solar that you could possibly have, plus it’s constant any time the vehicle is in motion. It’s good to have multiple sources of power and the alternator is a great redundancy to supplement your solar. Look into it, it’s not crazy expensive you’ll just have to add the line and install the charger/isolator.
Thanks for treating my home state of Kansas so respectfully! I realized you were driving through Lawrence about an hour after you must've - thanks to Instagram - or I would've perched on the highway to wave at you.
Thanks for showing my home state in such a positive light! Many think of it as a flat and boring, but you guys saw the beauty! So glad you got a Z-Man!! Safe travels!
This “van” idea is such a great pivot! We’re missing the freedom to safely travel in the pre-pandemic fashion, but holding tight til it settles. Your channel’s been such a great reprieve from lockdown. 👏 ☕️
When you guys come to the west coast (I live in California) go up and down the coast on highway 1. It is a long drive but the beaches and state parks are pretty.
Very true, Pacific Coast Highway is one of America's best, if anyone does, recommend that little detour of taking the 17 mile drive at Pebble Beach as well.
@@ksvineyard2665 Or Father Crowley's overlook near Death Valley (i.e. Star Wars Canyon), may get lucky and hope close and personal with a picture of the planes zooming past you very close.
To help out with all of the bugs on the windshield. Stop at a automotive or hardware store and pickup some degreaser, either Super Power, Purple Power, or Simply Green. I use it on my work truck each day. Get the glass wet, spray a little degreaser on the glass, scrub the glass, then squeegee it off. No where need as much scrubbing and the glass is A LOT cleaner!
Thanks for speaking Kindly about Kansas! We live in southwest Kansas. I am originally from Fresno, CA, but my husband grew up on a wheat & Milo Farm in KS. He was teaching high school in Fresno when we met. Shortly after we were married we moved to southwest KS and now we live in the farmhouse that his father & he grew up in. It is truly peaceful here! Our little town has a population of around 750 people. When I first moved here I was impressed, like you guys were, about how you could see forever in this flat land. Happy traveling!
I love this new version of travel for you guys! I don't know about the rest of your viewers, but I find it fascinating seeing what it takes to travel full time in the van and the trials you all experience making it work. I can't wait to see where you take us next in the USA!
This is what I have been telling my husband I've wanted to do for years!!! Of course, my video's wouldn't be great like yours, and me and my husband are not supermodels like you two. So there's that. But I have been enjoying your videos since the beginning! And I am serious, I have watched you since your first video! Thank you for taking me to so many places I will never get to see except through your lens. It's been great so far!
I have only recently discovered your channel, and now I can’t stop myself from clicking on every video of yours. I have seen and learned so much more by just watching your vlogs, don’t know how I would feed it I only had on of your experiences. Seriously your channel is amazing, and the way you present the content is just fantastic. Watching your old videos now (Mid COVID) just feels sad, how all these amazing places you two have visited are closed. Keep going .
Fun fact: burnt ends originated in KC as scraps! The cooks would just throw them up on the counter for people to snack on while they waited in line! It’s so cool to see you guys hit up some of the staple KC landmarks like the shuttlecocks, the stadiums, and of course Joe’s!
Hope everyone is having a great day, and a great week despite the difficult situations the past months have brought. Stay safe and healthy. And on my behalf, I thank you for being you, having black or white skin, brown or tan. It doesn’t matter. You matter, to me, and to the rest of the world. “Keep your face to the sunshine, and you cannot see a shadow” - Hellen Keller
Totally geeking out!!! The clip of suggestions while in KC: I watched mine scroll past. Pretty cool! Glad you enjoyed KC and Joe”s BBQ. Thanks! (Kntrldkaos)
Agree, I used to live in the central coast, so I am biased. Monterey Bay is a must. You can’t leave California without a trip to Yosemite National Park.
I’ve lived in 5 states (CA, RI, MD, KS and VA) (CA ➡️ RI ➡️ MD ➡️ CA ➡️ KS ➡️ VA ➡️ VA ➡️ VA ➡️ VA) and have driven cross country MANY times. I will say, Kansas has the most beautiful skies!!
It’s funny how both of you drive thousands of miles actors the country yet have never showed us your hometown of Nashville. Please do a review of your awesome home city...it sounds amazing
This is awesome! My best friend and I just finished a roadtrip last week (North Carolina to Los Angeles) and had some awesome times hiking in Kansas, Colorado, Utah and California. It's the perfect pandemic activity to get your travel fix and stay safe. Thanks for the awesome video :)
As a proud American you guys spent years highlighting all the amazing lovely foreign countries, now its your guys turn to show the rest of the world how beautiful, lovely, special and unique our country is! 🇺🇸🙏🏼👍🏼🎊🎉🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🍻
Just started watching your videos yesterday after a clip popping checking out cruise ships .... I just love both your attitudes to life, so chilled ...or your editing is incredible . Wish you safe happy travels and not many more van issues.
Dear Kara & Nate, I have a road trip suggestion for you. Pick up US 20 in the Chicago Suburbs and head West. US 20 was originally a pony express route before it became an East-West US highway. You go through towns like Valentine, Nebraska, and Cody, WY. It is the East Gate into Yellowstone and the West Gate out. And it ends in Newport, OR, not far from the Pacific Ocean.
Works great on the bumper and grill, too. Even the cheap off-brand dryer sheets work wonders on the bug population that tags-along on your ride over the road.
I went to Kansas once - visiting a friend there. On route I went to a book store in Chicago and asked if they had any guide books for Kansas/ Missouri. The guy said " Why are you going there, Sir?" " I have a friend there." I said. " Oh good" he replied " I thought for a moment you were going there on vacation!". This lowered my expectation but I really liked the place and the people were so friendly. A waitress said I sounded like Prince Charles - which is an odd thing to say to someone from Liverpool - think Ringo in my case.
Maddie Time I live there to and it’s sad because people always are like Kansas is so boring and seeing this it’s so cool because they actually like it.!
Michael Thomas yess joes is so good, but there so much to see! I feel like there is so many places here that tourists don’t know of because they don’t live here.
Maddie Time I agree my cousins live near the middle of America so every time we go to see them bc they live in western Kansas we stop by the sign that tells you!
You should consider installing a DC-DC charger in you van. We installed a Stirling Power USA "BB1230" in our 2016 MB Sprinter. We have 580 Watts of solar and two 6 volt deep cycle batteries. On rainy or over cast days the Stirling will give us a full charge in less then an hour of driving. The BB1230 unit will only put out 30 AMPs max. But you should never charge a MB Sprinrt at more then 30 Amps per MB recommendations . Our Sprinrter has a manually adjustable throttle setting so I can idle the van at 1800-2000rpm if we are stationary and charge my batteries.
I’m glad you guys are getting the chance to do this! Never take for granted that you have plenty of money and are very clearly doing this for video, the majority of us who have done van life get a very different perspective of the world in a lot of ways but the worst one is people treating you like you are less than human because they see you as homeless
Love the new videos of your new adventure! Just a tip though, after seeing you Nate taking your mask off straight after filling up gas: have you ever seen anyone clean the gas nozzle? I know I haven’t. A lot of people touch one in a day, so just remember to wash your hands to stay safe, gas station nozzles are just as contaminated as a door handle 🦠 ❤️
@angarch Cases means people who tested positive for the virus, which should be pretty easy to understand. That number has increased but more importantly, the number of deaths continues to increase. All this information is readily available online at trusted sources. Not wanting to believe readily available info/not taking the initiative to go look for the information/not understanding easily understood terms like "cases" does not equal censorship.
Ive driven across the country 3 times in one year(Oregon to South Carolina back to Oregon then back to South Carolina). Each time went a different way to see more of the country. I also did it by myself 2 of the trips. Im at 33 states seen! I love it, now i have a daughter and pregnant with our second baby girl and planning a trip to all the great lakes before this new baby comes! I love road trips.
Damn, you’re my idols seriously. Like I wanna travel the world so baaddd but I’m only 15 and it’s a while before I can do that :/ but it makes me happy watching your videos cuz it makes me feel like I’m exploring with you. My family is kinda poor and we never travel outside Sweden cuz we don’t have enough money. But watching your videos makes me feel like I am even tho I’m stuck in my room lol
One of the most beautiful scenes of nature I ever observed was driving across Kansas during sunrise, seeing the rolling fog over the fields of grain covered by an orange sky. Absolutely gorgeous.
Oh I love Estes Park! One of my favorite places. We slept on the side of the mountain. so cool! There's so much to do within two to three hours of there. I hope you explore. Cave of the Winds, sand dunes etc, just a cool place & so much more there
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YA'LL. When I started watching your channel 2 years ago I NEVER in my wildest dreams thought I would see an episode on your channel that featured Kansas. Not only did you give it the air time it deserves, but you did it justice! You showed the world just how beautiful and calm my home is. I hate to admit it, but this video made me cry a few happy tears. So many people talk down on my state for being empty/boring/etc, but you did none of that. You had only nice things to say, and even took the time to take a less traveled route just to see the genuine side of the state. So, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU! You two continue to be my favorite RUclipsrs and get better with every video. MUCH love from the flatlands. ❤️🌻🌻🌻
Shannoninks ...your fellow Kansan agrees!!!
Born, raised, and still living in Kansas and I couldn’t agree with you more!!
I am from Kansas too! I commented on their last video to please not take I70 all the way through Kansas. I am so happy that they gave Kansas a chance!
Kansan here as well, I am a Kansan by choice, my husband is from KC. I have never been so excited to see my "home" town on your channel!!! Im so glad you enjoyed Joes, burnt ends are what make KC famous on the BBQ circuit. Like the others thank you for speaking so highly of Kansas, its a beautiful place with tons of kind people. I love that you were here!
Kansas looks lovely. Will defo be added to my bucket list for post-COVID travels. From Scotland 🏴
Just a suggestion but would anyone else love to see a compilation of all of their best travel photos? Or like a public album or something? I just feel like they must have taken some amazing photos over the years and I'd love to see them!
Follow their IG :)
Does their website have that?
Way to reinvent yourself guys. I thought all travel bloggers where screwed when covid-19 hit. Great pivot. 👌🏾
With all the issues you've had with this van, I highly recommend that you take it for a full check up at a reputable RV mechanic shop. Some of these issues could be dangerous. Since this is totally new territory for you, better be safe than sorry.
And you were right, damn
The people that they bought it from kind of ripped them off
Most people don’t realize that there are so many hidden gems in the U.S. I’m the type of person that loves the old rustic towns, and Mountain View’s and not just the big city. When I start traveling more I definitely want to do a U.S tour before serious country hopping. Love your channel! ❤️❤️❤️
Someone help:
I discovered Kara and Nate's vlogs just 2 weeks ago and i've watched over 30 videos! Seriously you guys are awesome and so easy to watch!
And y'all liked my comment?! Ugh ❤️wow...
well i'm going back to my overwater villa in Soneva Jani now (vlog from 2018)
Welcome to the club. I discovered their videos earlier this year and managed to binge watch all videos in the matter of a few months! lol.
You should start from the very beginning of their journey and watch them all in sequential order! I did it and it was incredibly fun binge watching their videos!
Hey Kara and Nate! I just wanted to say that I've been watching your videos for over a year now and it's inspired me to travel when I grow up! My mom is disabled and we don't have enough money to travel so we never could. I had given up on the idea of traveling but your videos inspired me to try to travel in my future. I am only 16 so it'll have to wait a few years but I'm excited for when that time comes! My new goal is to travel to every country during my lifetime. I wouldn't have discovered this passion of mine without you guys! Thank you so much and I love you guys! Keep doing what you're doing
Me too! Well I have always wanted to travel but they just make me so much more passionate. But I am also 16 so it will have to wait.
To be young again! Go for it guys!
When they were driving through St. Louis I was right behind them. That is amazing that I was right behind my favorite yputibers
Omg, that's exciting. How did you know it was them?
how’d you know it was them?
Those long open roads in the countryside remind me of roads back home in Australia!
Imagine being on vacation somewhere around the world and it's like early in the morning and you are trying to find a cup of coffee and you turn to your left and you see Kira and Nate sitting right next to you. I swear I would be in tears!
I discovered your videos after watching your documentary. I have just finished watching the last of all your videos. What an amazing story. I think most people should do themselves a favor and start from the beginning.
13:27 omg the lightning in the background, AESTHETICS
Ikr
The shuttlecocks are large pieces of artwork from the Nelson Atkins, which is just right behind you! As a KC local, I love the Nelson and it’s a beautiful art museum.
Thanks for explaining! It looks very cool!
Thank you for your positive comments about our native Kansas. And not one mention of Wizard of Oz! Awesome.
Your vlogs have quickly become my absolute favorite to watch. I've been binge watching them from the beginning, just finished the everest vlogs, what an amazing experience!
Definitely one of our most memorable trips! 😍 thanks for watching! 🎉👏🏼
Nate: There's a fighter jet. Wow.
Doesn't even film it.
Nathan Rigg I find the reaction on his face a little more entertaining 😂
It was prob to fast.
There quite fast tho
😂😂😂😂
i know right
I'm always so taken with how gently Nate wakes Kara up in the morning 😻
🥰🥰🥰
my mind wonders if he learnt this out of self protection lol ... some people can be bears first thing in the morning :)
You think Kara will have it any other way?
I'm waiting for the day she wakes up early and surprises him with a coffee. 😂
I love your new adventures. This is what I am planning for my future, tiny home on wheels and everything. It is fascinating watching your new adventures. TY for continuing your journey with us. Love y’all!
I have been watching your vlogs since the beginning and seeing that you were so close to my home town made me so emotional and I couldn’t help but cry. I can’t believe you were in STL!! This made my day
Hey Kara and Nate, I've been watching your vlogs since March 2018, and accidentally came across your RUclips channel when I was binge watching with my family on your MSC cruises from Dubai. Since then I absolutely fell in love with all your vlogs and watch all of your old vlogs multiple times and will always continue to support your travel endeavors. I'm glad to see that you're making productive use of your time and making good returns on investment by purchasing the RV and touring around the USA! I can't wait to see more of the US landscape with you!!
Seeing yall explore, love and talk about the US (also where I'm from) made me realize how special our backyard can be, and feel better about domestic travel. Thanks guys!
So happy I found your channel a few months back. Your content is the best!!! I will go back to watch your older videos but getting to travel thru the U.S. thru you during these crazy times makes me so happy! 💕😃 stay safe and healthy!!💗 Estes Park is one of my favorite places I’ve visited, it’s so beautiful.
I've been enjoying Kara & Nates travels, binge-watching over the last couple months - excited to see what gems they are setting about discovering in Estes Park! As a Coloradan, I've been up that way a few times & could recommend sights-to-see, but rather looking forward to K&N's exploring - always learn something new. Safe travels, & I hope Colorado does right by you
Welcome to Kansas City! It's a great city. Also, I have literally never heard of the Chalk Pyramids before...and I've lived here my whole life. Thanks for pointing them out, I want to see them now.
You stopped in my hometown St. Louis...currently sitting in Leadville Colorado...enjoying 75 in the days and 40s at night! Come to Leadville...such perfect van weather! :)
Me squealing at my husband that Kara and Nate have a new video:
* Eeeeppp! Kara and Nate!!! *
Husband screaming from the shower:
*Yes! Finally!!! *✨🤣
😂🤣😂
that’s so cute 😂
That's just soo cuteee😂😂
I didn’t ask
Haha soo cute
We moved from CO to KS three years ago and have fallen in love with the state, so I was a bit nervous to watch your take on this area of the country... I needn't have been. Well done!
I normally see so many comments of people moving to CO and not away! What made you leave from there?!
What area of KS, if I may ask? Wichita or KC area? :D I'm from the Wichita area.
We need uploads two days a week now! I need my travel fix and this series is so fun to follow!
The Flint Hills of Kansas is my backyard. Thank you for coming somewhere where most people just passed by and think it's ugly. The Flint Hills are about the most beautiful spot in Kansas I think I've ever seen.
The prairie makes me think of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books.
Caryn Schwengel as it should! That’s where she’s from after all ❤️
Sarah Wolfe She is originally from Pepin, WI, where I’m from (Milwaukee), but I absolutely love her whole journey. I’ve read the whole set of books a billion times. Did you know you can still see the wheel marks from pioneer wagons? It is amazing!
They were my favourite books when I was a kid. Never did like the tv show though. 😂
You guys need to visit her house on the way back
Am I the only one that thought "No Kara, don't ask Siri why "Kansas City has the largest shuttlecocks", it's not going to end well !
The images were great......
They were pictures of gigantic shuttlecocks
Go to a abandoned mountain cliff civilization called “Mesa Verde National Park”! In Colorado
Whenever I hear “you’re my home” by billy Joel I think of you guys.
Everyone like this comment not my comment Laura justensen comment
Me too
Aww that is so sweet!
You know you’re in the country when you see prairie dogs. Those chalk pyramids are so cool. Not something you’d expect to see in Kansas
Really impressed with how their level of optimism stayed 100 through all of this. And taking on such a project to continue doing what they love. Priceless!
I love all those country roads and small towns! It makes me feel at home. I love in Texas now but was born in Kansas City and loved driving through Kansas countryside
I love how Nate makes coffee for Kara every morning
Theyre still relatively newlyweds
you know .......happy wife happy life !
same 🙋🏻♀️
Gas station food in the states always seems to be so good! Way better than the choices we have driving around in England😅 BBQ Joes looks incredible! We can’t wait to hit the road again next week. We have been in the same airbnb for almost FOUR MONTHS! Insanely excited to travel again😊😎
Safe travels!
It is but sooo bad for you lol
Travelwithchris yeh, that’s very true! 😄
Gas station is food in America tastes amazing until you step on the scale after your road trip and realize you’re twice your original weight.....
Tide Knot Travellers yeah, so good but so greasy! lol and so giant! We have this incredible little fried seafood joint near me in eastern Virginia. It’s called Skrimp Shack. It’s mostly a take out place. I get fried okra, and a fried fat flounder sandwich, with iced tea. So good but seriously grease overload. At least the fish is slightly lighter than other meats but still. And the sandwich is like the size of my head. I can never finish it.
First, I need everyone to know that I bought surfshark after they first recommended it and I LOVE IT! I live in Costa Rica and it's amazing to be able to get American Netflix, hulu, and HBO here! The added security is a major plus. Totally recommend.
Second, Kara and Nate, I'm dying with how long these videos are taking, I've re-watched so many of your older videos and my roommate is probably tired of me telling her about all of your adventures.
jk jk jk I understand quality takes time BUT STILL!
LoloHarla in the description box, it says the date that the video was filmed from. hope that helped! :)
I live in CR too since 7 years ago. Check out some of my videos on my channel.
@@karisdavis1 thx I never knew that
Lmfao I live in Ireland and use the Costa Rican Netflix ! I lived there for 10 years
Amelie of course, glad i could help!! :)
I’ve been watching y’all travel the world for a couple years now and it was honestly so surreal to see you guys come through my hometown and highlight some of the best spots!
Your world tour vids are great but I'm really loving your US adventures - my wife and I are eager to travel now. Please keep it up, you two are an inspiration.
The dream life! Nothing holding you down. No mortgage, no rent, Just the open road ❤️ 2021 is my year 👍 watch this space 😊
Yes!
@@Travelwithchris 😊👍
When you come through Colorado, Hit Smokin’ Yards in Idaho Springs. It’s a must. It’s a cute mountain town that also has a hot spring. I’m pretty sure the hot spring will be open but regardless stop for the bbq. In Estes...go to the Stanley Hotel and walk around downtown. Other spots to check out: Manitou Springs, Glenwood Springs, Woody Creek where Hunter S. Thompson lived. You can also find his house just have Kara ask a local nicely. They are kinda protective but will eventually give in. The directions are weird but you will find the house by it’s huge poles with birds on them. Go to Iron Mountain as well. Holy crap...I wish I could be your tour guide. Colorado is my state. You should also head south towards Santa Fe and check out Meow Wolf. On your way back home in Tennessee stop through Hot Springs Arkansas and Clarksdale, Mississippi. If you end up in Florida...check out Cassadaga. Other places worthy of your view...the Cadillac Ranch in Texas Route 66, and Big Sur, California.
I love this new content. I've lived in US my whole life, but getting to see places I've never been through you guys is amazing. Keep up the great USA road trip content!!
In the summer of 2019 my family went drove from Las Vegas, NV to Columbus, Ohio! We had so much funnn
You guys are amazing! I just came across your vlogs about 4 months ago and have started watching them from the beginning (currently watching the Patagonia vlogs - AMAZING). Of course I have to stay up to date and watch the Van blogs too 😁. I cannot believe how far you have come and how much you have learned. It is such a pleasure watching you. So happy you made it to KC and got some Joe's BBQ. Sorry I missed you, although I think I would have passed out from excitement if I would have run into you! Awesome job adapting and keep going!
If you get a DC-DC charger or battery isolator it would save you a lot of headache, it allows you to charge off the alternator and you’ll never have to worry about going dead again. It charges at an insane speed, it will outdo any amount of solar that you could possibly have, plus it’s constant any time the vehicle is in motion. It’s good to have multiple sources of power and the alternator is a great redundancy to supplement your solar. Look into it, it’s not crazy expensive you’ll just have to add the line and install the charger/isolator.
13:27 that shot with the lightning was beautiful!
Just wait until you can drive through Arizona. It’s gorgeous and you will want to stop so many places. Stay safe out there!
agreed, hopefully page and sedona among others are on their list!
Totally agree, the whole SW is amazing from Arizona, Neveda, and Utah also. Amazing landscapes and some outstanding National and State Parks.
Yes! Arizona is awesome for road trips! Sedona, Rt 66 sites, so much fun!
Thanks for treating my home state of Kansas so respectfully! I realized you were driving through Lawrence about an hour after you must've - thanks to Instagram - or I would've perched on the highway to wave at you.
Thanks for showing my home state in such a positive light! Many think of it as a flat and boring, but you guys saw the beauty! So glad you got a Z-Man!! Safe travels!
Visit Mount Scott in Oklahoma! You will see buffalo right on the roads, longhorns. Beautiful mountains and lakes all on a refuge.
My family loves you guys so do I do my mom just told me To go clean I said “once im done watching Kara and Nate” and she just said oh ok Carry on
This “van” idea is such a great pivot! We’re missing the freedom to safely travel in the pre-pandemic fashion, but holding tight til it settles. Your channel’s been such a great reprieve from lockdown. 👏 ☕️
When you guys come to the west coast (I live in California) go up and down the coast on highway 1. It is a long drive but the beaches and state parks are pretty.
Very true, Pacific Coast Highway is one of America's best, if anyone does, recommend that little detour of taking the 17 mile drive at Pebble Beach as well.
Maybe stop near Edwards AFB and you’ll see a sonic boom
@@ksvineyard2665 Or Father Crowley's overlook near Death Valley (i.e. Star Wars Canyon), may get lucky and hope close and personal with a picture of the planes zooming past you very close.
To help out with all of the bugs on the windshield. Stop at a automotive or hardware store and pickup some degreaser, either Super Power, Purple Power, or Simply Green. I use it on my work truck each day. Get the glass wet, spray a little degreaser on the glass, scrub the glass, then squeegee it off. No where need as much scrubbing and the glass is A LOT cleaner!
Thanks for speaking Kindly about Kansas! We live in southwest Kansas. I am originally from Fresno, CA, but my husband grew up on a wheat & Milo Farm in KS. He was teaching high school in Fresno when we met. Shortly after we were married we moved to southwest KS and now we live in the farmhouse that his father & he grew up in. It is truly peaceful here! Our little town has a population of around 750 people. When I first moved here I was impressed, like you guys were, about how you could see forever in this flat land. Happy traveling!
Sign: “Do Not Approach The Bison.”
My Brain: “Pet the Bison.”
Max Callewaert hahaha
☑️ I love this channel so much 😍👏💪👍😘
Same bro
My brain: take the bison home and make it my pet. 🙃
My Brain: "How does Bison taste"
I don’t think it’s a Kara and Nate video without Nate saying “Absolutely incredible”
Does anyone else see a white van on the highway like theirs and always check to see if its them? No? Welp.😂
I do!!😄😄
I do as well
I've done it! Can't wait for them to come to Indy! Y'all have to come to Indy and get a pork tenderloin!!
YES
They need a logo put on their van.
I love this new version of travel for you guys! I don't know about the rest of your viewers, but I find it fascinating seeing what it takes to travel full time in the van and the trials you all experience making it work. I can't wait to see where you take us next in the USA!
This is what I have been telling my husband I've wanted to do for years!!! Of course, my video's wouldn't be great like yours, and me and my husband are not supermodels like you two. So there's that. But I have been enjoying your videos since the beginning! And I am serious, I have watched you since your first video! Thank you for taking me to so many places I will never get to see except through your lens. It's been great so far!
14:20 “we hit so many bugs it sounded like it was raining” Im from central Illinois and anytime driving past nine at night it is a common sound
Spray the bug guts with coke then scrub. They come right off. At least they do for the gizzilion love bugs that invade Florida
Valerie shepherd You guys have fricken Pterodactyl bugs in FL.
Loving this series! Especially since my bf and I are on a budget. Lots of beautiful places to go and stay national.
I’ve been watching y’all’s entire journey over quarantine and you guys have seriously given me the travel bug! Your videos are amazing❤️❤️
I have only recently discovered your channel, and now I can’t stop myself from clicking on every video of yours. I have seen and learned so much more by just watching your vlogs, don’t know how I would feed it I only had on of your experiences. Seriously your channel is amazing, and the way you present the content is just fantastic. Watching your old videos now (Mid COVID) just feels sad, how all these amazing places you two have visited are closed. Keep going .
Fun fact: burnt ends originated in KC as scraps! The cooks would just throw them up on the counter for people to snack on while they waited in line! It’s so cool to see you guys hit up some of the staple KC landmarks like the shuttlecocks, the stadiums, and of course Joe’s!
Oh my gosh I live right by there! I love seeing people enjoy the hidden gems we have 🤗
Y’all need to drive through Santa Fe through Durango Colorado into & around telluride and back into Moab Utah ... GREAT stops all in good lineup 🤗
Hope everyone is having a great day, and a great week despite the difficult situations the past months have brought. Stay safe and healthy. And on my behalf, I thank you for being you, having black or white skin, brown or tan. It doesn’t matter. You matter, to me, and to the rest of the world.
“Keep your face to the sunshine, and you cannot see a shadow” - Hellen Keller
I can only imagine the "YAAAAS!!" moment in the van when the lightning struck in the background of that drone shot at 13.28
Totally geeking out!!! The clip of suggestions while in KC: I watched mine scroll past. Pretty cool! Glad you enjoyed KC and Joe”s BBQ. Thanks! (Kntrldkaos)
When you come to California, make sure to visit the central coast! Even though I live in SoCal that is probably my favorite spot in California!
Central California is so so so amazing!
NORCAL THOUGH!
eastern sierras!
Agree, I used to live in the central coast, so I am biased. Monterey Bay is a must. You can’t leave California without a trip to Yosemite National Park.
Yesss
my wife and i are in Lawrence, Kansas and y'all missed out not stopping here home of the Jayhawks and we love you guys!
Nate: There’s a fighter jet.Wow.
Air force kids: Don’t even get me started with those
Lol I just listened to what he said and that’s when o saw your comment, I gave it a thumbs up
Aint that the truth
Yep
I’ve lived in 5 states (CA, RI, MD, KS and VA) (CA ➡️ RI ➡️ MD ➡️ CA ➡️ KS ➡️ VA ➡️ VA ➡️ VA ➡️ VA) and have driven cross country MANY times. I will say, Kansas has the most beautiful skies!!
It’s funny how both of you drive thousands of miles actors the country yet have never showed us your hometown of Nashville. Please do a review of your awesome home city...it sounds amazing
They did, they showed their university and old appartment :)
This is awesome! My best friend and I just finished a roadtrip last week (North Carolina to Los Angeles) and had some awesome times hiking in Kansas, Colorado, Utah and California. It's the perfect pandemic activity to get your travel fix and stay safe. Thanks for the awesome video :)
As a proud American you guys spent years highlighting all the amazing lovely foreign countries, now its your guys turn to show the rest of the world how beautiful, lovely, special and unique our country is! 🇺🇸🙏🏼👍🏼🎊🎉🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🍻
Gosh you are both still amazing. You’re keeping us kiwis sane. Love to you both from New Zealand. Enjoying seeing your country
Just started watching your videos yesterday after a clip popping checking out cruise ships .... I just love both your attitudes to life, so chilled ...or your editing is incredible . Wish you safe happy travels and not many more van issues.
Dear Kara & Nate, I have a road trip suggestion for you. Pick up US 20 in the Chicago Suburbs and head West. US 20 was originally a pony express route before it became an East-West US highway. You go through towns like Valentine, Nebraska, and Cody, WY. It is the East Gate into Yellowstone and the West Gate out. And it ends in Newport, OR, not far from the Pacific Ocean.
You guys were in Kansas and even went on the trial literally 20 mins away from me and I missed you 🥺 I’m crying now
Me to
Honestly the effort you guys put into these videos is unbelievable!
SOO ENTERTAINING!
Glad you like them!😁
I've never heard of a shuttlecock, in Indiana we all call them birdies
The shuttlecock is the official name
WAIT WUT
We call them birdies too in North Carolina
In their Offical name is shuttlecock but they are known as birdie. I’m form Oregon and everyone calls them birdies
Lol we’ve always called them birdies as well
Use a damp dryer sheet to remove bugs from windshield. Works amazing.
Works great on the bumper and grill, too. Even the cheap off-brand dryer sheets work wonders on the bug population that tags-along on your ride over the road.
thats where the seires the midde. was shot! its my fav tv show EVER
So glad you enjoyed KCMO! I primarily eat plant based but I leave room for some KC bbq whenever I visit.. too good to miss out on! 😭
I went to Kansas once - visiting a friend there. On route I went to a book store in Chicago and asked if they had any guide books for Kansas/ Missouri. The guy said " Why are you going there, Sir?" " I have a friend there." I said. " Oh good" he replied " I thought for a moment you were going there on vacation!". This lowered my expectation but I really liked the place and the people were so friendly. A waitress said I sounded like Prince Charles - which is an odd thing to say to someone from Liverpool - think Ringo in my case.
The fact that you were in Kansa city (which is where I live!!) is crazy to me! You guys were so close haha! Your the best BTW
Maddie Time I live there to and it’s sad because people always are like Kansas is so boring and seeing this it’s so cool because they actually like it.!
Right I live really close to Joe's Kansas City. Also people should visit more there is plenty to see.
Jordi Garren yes! I love living here! It’s a pretty cool place
Michael Thomas yess joes is so good, but there so much to see! I feel like there is so many places here that tourists don’t know of because they don’t live here.
Maddie Time I agree my cousins live near the middle of America so every time we go to see them bc they live in western Kansas we stop by the sign that tells you!
You should consider installing a DC-DC charger in you van. We installed a Stirling Power USA "BB1230" in our 2016 MB Sprinter. We have 580 Watts of solar and two 6 volt deep cycle batteries. On rainy or over cast days the Stirling will give us a full charge in less then an hour of driving. The BB1230 unit will only put out 30 AMPs max. But you should never charge a MB Sprinrt at more then 30 Amps per MB recommendations . Our Sprinrter has a manually adjustable throttle setting so I can idle the van at 1800-2000rpm if we are stationary and charge my batteries.
I’m glad you guys are getting the chance to do this! Never take for granted that you have plenty of money and are very clearly doing this for video, the majority of us who have done van life get a very different perspective of the world in a lot of ways but the worst one is people treating you like you are less than human because they see you as homeless
Love the new videos of your new adventure!
Just a tip though, after seeing you Nate taking your mask off straight after filling up gas: have you ever seen anyone clean the gas nozzle? I know I haven’t. A lot of people touch one in a day, so just remember to wash your hands to stay safe, gas station nozzles are just as contaminated as a door handle 🦠 ❤️
Eyeroll, and have been germ filled since they were invented.
@@ameliasr3404 Wearing masks outside, away from people, in the fresh air is also very bizarre.
Y’all this was so cool! I’m from Kansas and I had been everywhere y’all went!! So happy you enjoyed it, even if it was for a brief passing! ❤️
Me too Shelby! I knew all the spots they were in Topeka, where I live. What part of Kansas do you live in?
Coronavirus is serious in the US. Stay safe out there while traveling across the states!!!
@angarch Cases means people who tested positive for the virus, which should be pretty easy to understand. That number has increased but more importantly, the number of deaths continues to increase. All this information is readily available online at trusted sources. Not wanting to believe readily available info/not taking the initiative to go look for the information/not understanding easily understood terms like "cases" does not equal censorship.
I’ve lived in the Midwest almost my whole life, and this video really felt like home! I love buffalo and prairie dogs!
Ive driven across the country 3 times in one year(Oregon to South Carolina back to Oregon then back to South Carolina). Each time went a different way to see more of the country. I also did it by myself 2 of the trips. Im at 33 states seen! I love it, now i have a daughter and pregnant with our second baby girl and planning a trip to all the great lakes before this new baby comes! I love road trips.
Damn, you’re my idols seriously. Like I wanna travel the world so baaddd but I’m only 15 and it’s a while before I can do that :/ but it makes me happy watching your videos cuz it makes me feel like I’m exploring with you. My family is kinda poor and we never travel outside Sweden cuz we don’t have enough money. But watching your videos makes me feel like I am even tho I’m stuck in my room lol
hey, keep planning. you can do anything you want.
Omg I’ve been watching you for years and now you’re in my city and eating at Joe’s I’m so proud!!!!!!
10:16 omg that reminds me of Little House on the Prairie books lol 😂 so do the prairie dogs
One of the most beautiful scenes of nature I ever observed was driving across Kansas during sunrise, seeing the rolling fog over the fields of grain covered by an orange sky. Absolutely gorgeous.
Oh I love Estes Park! One of my favorite places. We slept on the side of the mountain. so cool! There's so much to do within two to three hours of there. I hope you explore. Cave of the Winds, sand dunes etc, just a cool place & so much more there