Uprooted Traveler

We're Jess and Justin.

We're adventure junkies and outdoor enthusiasts. And, oh yeah- we live and travel full-time in our RV!

But we haven't always been travelers! We grew up in proper meat-and-potato lovin' families from the Midwestern United States that took the occasional road trip- but neither of us left the country until we were older (Jess when she was 18, Justin when he was 27!). After scrimping and saving for our wedding in 2017, we went on our first big trip for our honeymoon to Japan- and our wanderlusty hearts have been totally hooked ever since.

Since our fateful honeymoon, we've worked hard to incorporate travel into our busy lives- figuring out how to travel in budget-friendly ways (and when it's okay to splurge), how to have adventure travel experiences even though we aren't REI models, how to immerse ourselves in a different culture if we're visiting within a compact timeline, and oh so much more. And we started learning so many tips and tricks about travel, that we decided to start this blog, Uprooted Traveler, about it!

In late 2019, we moved after a lifetime in St. Louis, Missouri to Seattle for Jess' job as a corporate attorney. This turned out to be SUCH a blessing- when the world shut down in 2020, it was easy to pivot from our busy international travel schedule to road trips around national parks, sleeping on mountaintops, and lowkey backcountry meals.

By 2023, Uprooted Traveler had grown to the point, where we decided to go on our biggest adventure yet- we quit our jobs, sold our house in Seattle, and moved into our RV to explore North America and work on our business full-time.

And that aligns with the mission of Uprooted Traveler- to share practical tips and advice on how to make the most of this crazy short life and explore this big, beautiful world, all while leaving it better than we found it.