We're Quitting UK Van Life After 5 YEARS!

This is more than just saying goodbye to our van - it feels like the end of an entire chapter. After 5 years of living full-time in our UK van, we're packing up and leaving behind our home, our friends, and our family for a new van life adventure in America. In this vlog, we show the process of preparing the van for long-term storage, taking measures to protect it from mould, and saying a frazzled farewell to our families. Considering how complicated applying for our American visa was, things went surprisingly smoothly on our journey to USA. Our first night in New York City felt like a magical snowy surprise, marking the beginning of this huge new chapter. Why are we abandoning everything? What comes next for us in America? You'll have to watch to find out. Subscribe to follow us as we step into the unknown and start this exciting new adventure! #Vanlife #AbandoningOurVan #UKVanlife #VanStorage #FirstNightInNYC #SnowInNYC #TravelVlog #VisaJourney #USAAdventure #NewChapter #firstimpressions ⤈JOIN OUR PATREON⤈ Patreon: phillyandkeely ⤈OUR MERCH SHOP ⤈ https://phillyandkeely.teemill.com/ ⤈SUPPORT US⤈ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chapter https://www.paypal.me/chapterbychapter ⤈ VIDEO CHAPTERS ⤈ 0:00 – 0:50 - Intro 0:50 – 2:00 – 24 hour countdown 2:00 – 3:30 – Martha is not happy 3:30 – 10:15 – The Gut Out 10:15 – 13:00 – Packing our life up 13:00 – 15:34 – We are Not Ready 15:34 – 18:06 – No Turning Back Now 18:06 – 22:00 – Goodbye UK 22:00 – 24:15 – NYC Winter Wonderland! ⤈ WHO WE ARE ⤈ We’re Philly and Keely, a couple living full-time on the road for over five years. Our journey started with our self-built van, Martha, a Citroën Relay camper. living on the streets of London for a year. Then all around the UK and Europe into to Turkey, After a rough year of vanlife including being robbed in Spain and our van catching fire in Romania we decided to head to Japan to experience van life over there. This sparked a desire to experience vanlife in more continents, so we then headed to Australia and built out another van and had an incredible six-month outback adventure! We’ve now said goodbye to UK vanlife and our van Martha to start a new chapter in the USA. With a vintage RV and some big dreams, we’re ready to explore North America and share every moment with you. Join us for the adventure!