Wanderlust Travel Couple (2025)

05/03/2025

Send this to someone you know that loves pancakes ➡️

Today on our “Must Eat” food series we are featuring .jp 🤤

You are definitely going to save this must try bunch spot for your next trip to these 2 big cities 🏙️

Originating in Japan now has 2 locations here in the U.S. one in Los Angeles and the other in SoHo New York 🫶🏼

These Japanese style Soufflé Pancakes were nothing short of INCREDIBLE 🥞

We opted to go with the Matcha and the Strawberry flavors. 10/10 would recommend 🙌🏼

We also ordered a Matcha Latte and it was phenomenal 🍵

Would you be down to try the fluffiest pancakes in the world?

02/03/2025

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This place is one of the ultimate bucketlist destinations and experiences 😍

Located in Page, Arizona 📍

Antelope Canyon is one of the MOST photographed places on the planet for good reason 📸

Since this is sacred Navajo owned land… videography is not allowed and a guided tour is required 🏜️

Tours typically range from $85-$170. You can choose to do Upper Antelope Canyon, Lower Antelope Canyon, or bundle them both together for the ultimate experience 🎟️

Even though videography is not allowed… photography is highly encouraged and the guides will often times go above and beyond to help you get some cool shots 🙌🏼

Pros:

-Just the experience of walking through these slot canyons is something that will stick with you for a lifetime. You can literally feel the energy and the history

-Having a guide take you through makes it so you don’t have to worry about safety or getting lost

-Some of the best photo opportunities of your entire life

Cons:

-You do have to pay for a guided tour and it’s not exactly cheap

-They are notorious for packing the tours in pretty good and rushing you along as to not hold up the next tour group

Overall it’s an experience that should NOT be missed and it’s the perfect stop on any Southwest roadtrip 🫶🏼

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23/02/2025

Did you know that there’s a vegan version of McDonald’s?

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It’s called and it tastes EXACTLY like the real thing 🍔🍟🥤

We ordered a “Frowny Meal Not a Cheeseburger”It’s an Impossible Burger, Vegan Cheese, Pickles, Onion, Ketchup & Mustard with 4 Nuggets, Fries & a drink. Great option to try a little of everything 🤤

We’re not really big on fast food and we honestly haven’t had actual McDonald’s in years but we loved this experience 👌🏼

If you are ever in any of these 3 locations we definitely recommend checking this place out 📍

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21/02/2025

This is your sign to add the Grand Canyon to your bucket list 🏜️

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There’s a reason why it’s considered one of the 7 Natural Wonders Of The World 🌎

These photos are all from the South Rim entrance 📸

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13/02/2025

Did you know that the Caesar Salad was invented in Mexico??? 🥬🤯🇲🇽

Recently we realized 2 major things…

1) We’ve eaten some INCREDIBLE food over the years as we’ve travelled. Traveling and food just go hand in hand for us as well feel like it’s such a great way to fully experience a place and the culture 🤤

2) We have endless photos just sitting and dying in our phones from these experiences 📲

So…we’ve officially decided that we are going to start a food series that focuses on the MUST EAT places from the areas that we visit 🍽️

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Before hearing about this place we had absolutely NO IDEA that the Caesar Salad was born in Mexico. We would have said it had to have come from somewhere in Europe 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏽‍♀️

As the story goes…

In 1924 was open during prohibition and was one of the few places serving alcohol. It got so busy one night that they ran out of most ingredients needed to make their menu items. So the Chef/Owner had to get pretty creative with what they did have in house 🤔

Just like that… the Caesar Salad was born 🙌🏼

Not only do the have the BEST Caesar Salad… but watching them make it for you table side is such a fun experience 😍

We have heard that since our last visit… they now offer a Vegan version as well 🫶🏼

With this place being only about a 30 minute drive from San Diego… it’s totally worth the drive down 🚐

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08/02/2025

Recently we realized 2 major things…

1) We’ve eaten some INCREDIBLE food over the years as we’ve travelled. Traveling and food just hop hand in hand for us as well feel like it’s such a great way to fully experience a place and all of the culture 🤤

2) We have endless photos just sitting and dying in our phones from these experiences 📲

So… we’ve officially decided that we are going to start a food series that focuses on the MUST EAT places from the areas that we visit 🍽️

We are thrilled to kick off the very first post of our series with in Nashville Tennessee 🍩

This place is an absolute MUST VISIT when you are in Nashville! Heck if you’re anywhere even close… these donuts are worth the drive! Even if you aren’t close… they’re worth the drive 🙌🏼

Hands down the best donut you will have in your life no matter which flavor you choose! Over the course of a few days we tried a total of 6…

-Hot Chocolate
-Vanilla Cream
-Cinnamon Cream
-New Years Citrus
-Tiramisu
-Strawberry Shortcake

Their claim to fame is the “100 Layer Donut” and for good reason… It’s a culinary masterpiece that results in… a rather life changing experience 😍

03/02/2025

Hey guys 👋🏼 we’re Nick and Erica

We are so happy that you found us 🥰

Be sure to head on over to our instagram page and follow us there for more adventures👇🏼
Https://www.instagram.com/wanderlusttravelcouple

The goal of our page is really simple… We want to share our travel adventures with the world & hopefully inspire you to get out there in order to experience some really cool stuff for yourself 🌎

For the past 3 years now we have been living and traveling North America full time in our self-built tiny home on wheels 👩🏽‍🤝‍👨🏼

-What We Do For Work:
We are full time Content Creators in the Adventure/Travel space. Something that started out as a mere dream for us has now turned into a career. It’s been a long road to get here and we’d love to take it so much further. We could talk forever on the topic so if you want to know more please feel free to reach out 📲

Why The Van:
We truly believe that VanLife is THE BEST life! Before moving into our van we lived in Michigan and we used to take vacations any chance we could. We did a lot of international travel and a lot of long weekend trips camping out of our SUVs. We knew that we wanted to live somewhere else but weren’t really sure where. We felt like we hadn’t seen or experienced enough of the United States to really know so… We figured that the best way to see our beautiful country was by traveling in a Van 🚐

Building The Van:
Covid really changed a lot. Remote work became widely accepted and international travel was a huge question mark. So VanLife became quite popular and after watching others for a while we decided to jump in. We saved up every penny that we possibly could and jumped in head first buying our first home together (a Ram Promaster Cargo Van). It was a CRAZY year since we had absolutely no experience building anything in our lives. We somehow got it done and finally hit the road to start our dream life together 🛠️

-How We Met/What We Did Before:
In our past lives we were many different things but most recently before transitioning in Content Creation we were Bartenders. We met about 7 years ago working at an Asian Fusion restaurant/bar together. We moved to an upscale Italian Restaurant/Wine Bar together for a couple of years and then eventually to the last place that we worked together which was a Hibachi/Bar/Night Club

-Where we've been in the Van:
Upon leaving Michigan we first set out for San Diego. After a few months there we made the journey to Baja California Mexico where we would end up doing two 6 month tours of the peninsula. We've spent a very large portion of time in SoCal. We made our way up the Pacific Coast Highway and end up spending about 6 months in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon & Washington). We then made the trip down to Northern Arizona where we spent about 6 months exploring there and pretty much all of Utah and Vegas.
Over the summer and Fall we worked our way through Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and some of Colorado. We recently did a long road trip back east to spend time with family for the holidays. We covered Michigan, Atlanta, Tennessee, and the coast of North & South Carolina.

-Our Future Travel Plans:
We will be visiting friends in Mississippi before heading south to the coast. We plan to work our way through New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, New Mexico, and the rest of Arizona. We've been to 18 National Parks together and will be hitting a lot more shortly

We love you all and we cannot even describe how much you being here truly means to us 🫶🏼

If you guys have any specific questions about us and/or our story… feel free to ask them in the comments below and we will be sure to answer them 👇🏼

12/01/2025

Sand Caves in Arizona 😍

If you ever find yourself fortunate enough to be hiking The Wave… don’t stop at The Wave. Continue the hike around back and check out the hidden gems like this Alcove 💎

One of our goals in 2025 is to get back to posting photos again 📸

Digging through all of our photos from a couple of months ago when we were fortunate enough to hike The Wave in Arizona… we came across this gem and thought that it would be a good place to start 🫶🏼

Right now we are on the east coast visiting family (North Carolina) but we still have a truly endless amount of content from our time in the Southwest.

So how do you feel about seeing more photos from us in 2025?

📷: AIV

18/11/2024

We’ve been really working on trying to learn more and get better at using our camera for astrophotography lately 📸

In the past we’ve got some great night shots on our iPhone but we know that our camera has soooo much more potential. It’s just a major learning curve 🌌

Still a work in progress but we are definitely pretty happy with how this one came out 😍

Camera: Sony A7 IV
Lens: FE 2.8/16-35 GM II

01/11/2024

Bonneville Salt Flats 📍

We’ve been really trying to learn more about Astro Photography (Night Shots) lately. The iPhone takes some really incredible photos at night with the right conditions but we know that once we become more comfortable with our camera we will be able to capture some really incredible moments 🌌

📷: Sony A7 IV Lens: FE 2.8/24-70 GM II

We recently picked up a Wide Angle Lens: FE 2.8/16-35 GM II and we are pretty stoked to try it out soon 🫶🏼

27/10/2024

This was such a magical experience that we figured it deserves its very own post 🫶🏼

This was our very first time ever getting close enough to Grizzly Bears to actually get some decent shots of them. We’ve been trying to use our camera a lot more lately… but we still don’t have a proper zoom lens telescope 🔭

📍Yellowstone National Park

Grizzly Bears are one of those animals that you’re really only going to shoot well if you have a long lens because you just shouldn’t be getting within 300 feet or 100 yards. That’s the length of a football field 😮

This was shot with our A7IV camera. Currently we only have our every day lens which is the Sony FE 24–70mm F2.8 GMII 📷

We felt super safe the entire time as we were up on the road and the Grizzlies were down in a small valley. Not that they couldn’t get to us but our high ground definitely would have slowed them down. We were with a rather large group of people including a Park Ranger. They knew we were there and they didn’t seem bothered one bit. We did also have our Bear Spray handy 🐻

We got to watch this mom and her 2 cubs for maybe like 30 minutes until they decided to make their way up and cross the road. At that point everyone had to fall back 🚐

Is it on your bucket list see Grizzly Bears in person?

12/10/2024

About the other night…

Seeing the Northern Lights has literally been on our Bucket List FOREVER ✅

We were in Yellowstone when we started seeing and hearing the predictions 🌌

This visibility in the Yellowstone area was pretty bad due to both weather and wildfire smoke. We talked it over for about 30 minutes or so and look up weather conditions 🗺️

By about noon… we were on the road and headed up to Glacier National Park for the evening (7 hour drive) 🚐

Honestly still on cloud nine that this whole thing worked out and we got such an incredible show 😍

If you find yourself on the fence about VanLife… it’s experiences like this that make it a no brainer for us! It really wasn’t all that tough of a decision to make that kind of a drive to chase a bucket list experience like this 🫶🏼

06/10/2024

Looking to see the Larches in Washington this Fall??? We got you 👇🏼

This is our most favorite hike in Washington to see Larches 🥾

The bang for your buck here is unmatched! You will get incredible Larch action along with multiple alpine lakes, and endless Mountain views 😍

Maple Pass📍

This is a 6.5 mile loop trail with about 2,200ft of elevation gain 🔁

Parking for this hike can get pretty full. The trail starts at the Rainy Lake Trailhead but you will likely end up having to park along side of the highway and walk a bit extra 🅿️

Our recommendation is to do the loop clockwise for a little better views and to save your knees from the steep decent 🕰️

Dogs are allowed on a leash 🐶

Location… Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest just east of the North Cascades National Park 🏔️

This is a pretty popular trail so you will definitely come across a lot of other hikers but it’s still TOTALLY worth it 🙌🏼

Remember to leave no trace, pack out all of your trash, and be respectful to other hikers 🚮

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07/09/2024

Did you know that less than 3% of Grand Canyon visitors ever step food below the rim?

Photo Dump from our Grand Canyon hike 📸

If you are visiting the Grand Canyon…you should totally consider hiking below the rim 🥾

You will feel like you’ve entered another world and these photos are proof 🌎

We did the South Kaibab Trail to Phantom Ranch📍

When most people go all the way down to the Colorado River they plan on spending the night down there. There’s actually a few different campsite options including cabins but you need to reserve about a year in advance 🤯

This unfortunately wasn’t an option for us so we had to do the whole 16 miles in one day. This was the toughest hike we have ever done in our lives (largely in part because of the heat)🏜️

The hike down was amazing! We started super early to beat the hottest time of day. We were blessed with the best sunrise we’ve ever seen in our lives and the cloud cover was very much appreciated 🌅

With about 5,000ft of elevation gain the hike back up was nothing short of brutal ↗️

What we can say for sure is that this hike comes with insane views the ENTIRE way and once you get down to the Colorado River it’s absolutely breathtaking 🥹

Being able to cross over the Black Bridge was a total bucket list thing for us ✅

There’s also the option of coming back up to the rim via the Bright Angel Trail but this adds in a little more mileage and some more time to get back to your vehicle. You could also go up the other side and completing what is called Rim 2 Rim 🙌🏼

One of the coolest parts about this specific trail is that there’s quite a few different viewpoints along the way. Each one is further into the canyon than the previous and takes you to a new level/layer 😍

For those looking to hike below the rim but not really wanting to do anything super crazy check out Ooh Aah Point. You use this South Kaibab Trail but only go a littler under a mile in with 700ft of total elevation. It’s the perfect way to get a small taste of what hiking below the rim is like 👍🏼

Have you ever thought about hiking down into the Grand Canyon?

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10/08/2024

Photo dump from one of the most incredible viewpoints on the face of this earth 🌎

This is easily one of the very best sunrises that we have EVER experienced 🌅

It went on for maybe 2 hours in total! The changing combination of sun & clouds had the colors of the landscape constantly shifting 😍

Be sure to save this for your next Utah roadtrip ⬇️

Moonscape Overlook 📍

This place requires driving down a few miles of bumpy washboard roads to get to but it’s more than worth the trip! Depending on the time of year and weather conditions 4x4 is not typically needed 🚐

Getting there: You will find Moonscape Overlook about 11 miles from downtown Hanksville, Utah. It’s located off of Highway 24. You will turn from Highway 24 on to Factory Butte Road and take this for about 5 miles. You will then turn right on to Skyline View Road which you will take for another 2 miles. This turns into Moon Overlook Road and ends right at the spot 🗺️

Again… the road to get here is tough but can be done in most vehicles if you take your time and go slow 🐌

Pro tip: Check out Factory Butte on your way out or on your way back depending on the time of day you choose to go. You will drive right by it 😍

There’s absolutely nothing out there so be sure to leave no trace. Pack out any trash and leave this place better than you found it 🚮

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26/07/2024

This place definitely belongs on your Bucket List ✅

It’s home to the largest collection of Hoodoos IN THE WORLD 🌎

Bryce Canyon National Park is easily one of the most underrated National Parks in our opinion. It’s not as popular as some of the other NPs in Utah like Zion & Arches… but this one is still a MUST see 😍

It’s a relatively small park and things are quite easy to see which is great. It’s nearly impossible to visit and not leave with some of the best photos of your life 📸

If you only have time for one hike… it should totally be the Queens Garden combined with the Navajo Loop Trail. Technically it’s 2 trails but they are often combined together to make a 3 mile loop that will blow your mind 🤯

Pro Tip: Watch the sunrise from Sunset Point (that’s where the trail starts) and then start the hike. You will have the place pretty much to yourself and the colors will be UNREAL with the early morning light 🫶🏼

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05/07/2024

Might be one of the coolest photos we’ve ever taken 📸

We went to Monument Valley for sunset in hopes of getting that golden hour glow on the East & West Mittens ✋🏼

We ran into a pretty nasty dessert storm instead ⛈️

Not even disappointed 😍

Is Monument Valley on your bucket list?

02/07/2024

Post Cards from The Grand Canyon 🏜️

Take this as your sign to add this place to your bucket list if it isn’t already 😍

There’s a reason why it’s considered one of the 7 Natural Wonders Of The World 🌎

The experience is one that has been on our list since forever and we are thrilled to have finally checked it off ✅

These photos are all from the South Rim entrance 📸

So when will you be visiting The Grand Canyon???

Wanderlust Travel Couple