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Westfalia Digital Nomads
Registrace 2. 08. 2013
Hi, we're Armando and Mel, an Italian videographer and an American writer. We've been living in a van (our T4 VW Westfalia named Mork) and traveling Europe since 2012. In our travels, we've lived and worked full time from the road. On our journey, we've seen some breathtaking places, met some very cool people and have had more than a few adventures. Grin.
We love sharing our experiences both as digital nomads and for living in a van, in video and on our website (westfaliadigitalnomads.com/). We share our highs and lows, unusually beautiful sights we've seen - plus tips on how we live our lifestyle.
We hope you enjoy watching and thank you for joining us on our adventure!
We love sharing our experiences both as digital nomads and for living in a van, in video and on our website (westfaliadigitalnomads.com/). We share our highs and lows, unusually beautiful sights we've seen - plus tips on how we live our lifestyle.
We hope you enjoy watching and thank you for joining us on our adventure!
Italo-American couple live FULLTIME in a camping in North Italy - Affordable Tiny House
We returned home, the same one we left last year inside the Camping la Martina. A tiny house that's right for us, to accommodate our minimalist and simple life.
Our first sensations revealed in this video, the doubts, the fears, but also the small satisfactions and victories. After 11 years of life in a camper, a worthy rest, in tranquility, in search of that "normality" that we avoided during our perpetual journey.
How will change our life now that we decided to take a sabbatical year, without traveling? What we'll be able to do in our TINY HOUSE?
#camping #campsite #fulltimers #vanlife #vanlifers
Our first sensations revealed in this video, the doubts, the fears, but also the small satisfactions and victories. After 11 years of life in a camper, a worthy rest, in tranquility, in search of that "normality" that we avoided during our perpetual journey.
How will change our life now that we decided to take a sabbatical year, without traveling? What we'll be able to do in our TINY HOUSE?
#camping #campsite #fulltimers #vanlife #vanlifers
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Two Digital Nomads in CAMPER in Greece: connection lost - What do we do when we are without WIFI?
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But I'm enjoying making videos with my phone, even when I wake up at 2 in the morning. This is how our life is very often, with schedules very different from those of a "normal" life. This is our normality and we manage it to the best of our ability. After the usual morning routine, we start the motorhome and head towards an idyllic beach.
Two Digital Nomads in CAMPER in Greece: they steal our fish
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Yesterday evening, February 13, 2023, we landed in Igumenitza, on the Hellenic coast. We are happy to be back and also to have left the comfort zone created in Italy in the last period. Our camper trip will take us along the coasts of the Peloponnese and then arrive on the island of Crete. After Orthodox Easter, our plan is to visit part of the Cyclades archipelago and subsequently those of the...
VANLIFE in GEORGIA: our exploration with a VWT4 Syncro - Overland Georgia
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Here we are, still rolling after 11 years. Amazing ah? I know, our last video was many months ago but, I’ve got a pretty good list of excuses. Traveling take a lot of energy, especially when problems knock at your side door. But this is the vanlife right? Our exploration in this beautiful country, full of history and tradition that will take your heart away with his astonishing landscapes. Enjo...
Living the VANLIFE since 2012: what has changed in 10 years about this alternative lifestyle
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when we first decided to travel together, we had no clue about the practicalities of it. we just knew we were freshly in love and we both had wanderlust. going by train, plane and bus with all of our stuff (including tons of my filming gear, clothing, laptops and such) from hostel to hostel wasn't a favorite option. of course there are always highs and lows. just like everyone has. but underlyi...
Slow Traveling the Basilicata (Lucania) Region: Vanlife with Snow, a Farmer and Mud
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We like to slow travel, where we can explore and get to know the areas and people a little better than just checking an item off of a travel list. This video is in Basilicata, or Lucania in the old dialect. We experienced our first snow in years driving through the small mountains and passing the wild horses grazing. Armando met a farmer named Tonino and shadowed him for a day. Cheese making, m...
VANLIFE in Southern Italy - Traveling in Basilicata with a CAMPERVAN
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We're in Basilicata, or Lucania. A really gorgeous region in south Italy. We've been here before but we did not travel as now, exploring every corner of this amazing region. The weather it's just wonderful and we can enjoy the outdoor even in December. We visit already several places and you can see some of them in this video. A really great place for wild camping and VANLIFE, with a lot's of p...
VANLIFE is still a thing? Couple live in a VW van since 2012
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Just an update on our journey. We’re back on the road, back on our life, traveling with our beloved Mork. There are several things that happened during this year, that’s what I’ll talk you about in this video. Vanlife has been our way of living since 2012 and we’re still rolling with the same excitement as we started. The journey is not the final destination, is the road in between.
VANLIFE CINEVLOG Ep. 10: A Climb to the 'Refuge of Fallen of the Adamello,' Italy: ASMR
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In this episode, Armando goes climbing with his friends Flemi and Remo. They reach the Rigugio Caduti dell' Adamello (Refuge of the Fallen of the Adamello) in the Lobbia Alta Pass. It's his first time ever climbing a glacier, complete with crampons and rope! The ascent goes up to 3,045 meters above sea level. The spectacular view from the glacier and the surrounding landscape (plus a friendly m...
VANLIFE CINEVLOG Ep. 09: A Quiet Walk with Friends on Mount Adamello, Italy: ASMR
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In August of 2020, I returned to visit some friends. Brizio and Silvia manage 'Malga Caldea,' which is on the slopes of Adamello near Temu. We'd first met in 2019 - we'd stopped for some respite from the scorching summer heat. I learned a lot: how to make cheese and butter; fish for trout in their stream; and going mushroom hunting in the area. I even entertained their grandchildren with juggli...
VANLIFE CINEVLOG Ep. 08: A Place Very Close to Our Hearts: Tremalzo (Trentino, Italy): ASMR
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This episode of the cinevlog takes you to a place very dear to my wife and I: Tremalzo. I spent my childhood there, taking long walks with my grandfather and playing games with my mother. It was how I spent my summers, in the peace and beauty of the place. I return every year, refreshing my memories. Family; building a tree house as a teenager with a good friend; and missing those who were lost...
VANLIFE CINEVLOG Ep. 07: Typical Tasks for Living in a Van: Abruzzo, Italy: ASMR
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A lot of people don't realize living in a van isn't as glamorous as it appears on Instagram. It requires loads of energy. You get tired. You need to take care of things as you travel, whether it's for the van or for you (shopping often because of a small fridge, finding laundromats, refilling water, etc.) In an apartment, it can be slightly less labor intensive - most things you need are close ...
VANLIFE CINEVLOG Ep. 06: Hidden Beauties in Italy: A Sensory Monastery: ASMR
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Sometimes we see surfaces of places, but we don't recognize the reality of history. This is just taking the surface to depth, in thought. Who lived, who dreamt and who filled this place with joy, with prayers? Quietly watching and feeling the serenity, the atmosphere, of Al Castelo. Walk through the same halls with the same feeling of peace.
VANLIFE CINEVLOG Ep. 05: Visiting Italy's Gorgeous Gran Sasso National Park: ASMR
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After spending 7 months in Sardinia, we returned to the mainland. We first explored the Gran Sasso National Park, which was filled with breathtaking landscapes. It's so visually 'cinematic' that many films have been shot there for its beauty. The fields fad into the horizon as free horses graze the prairies. And the stunning hills and mountain ranges merge at night into clear, star-filled skies...
VANLIFE CINEVLOG Ep. 04: The Famous Murals of Irgoli, Sardinia: ASMR
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This fourth episode explores the town of Irgoli, Sardinia. We walked along the streets taking in the sights of its famed traditional murals. The murals were a mixture of pastoral life, drawn from the artists' experience; vibrant futuristic dreams; musical passions; and newer, disruptive artistic talents. Many established artists have contributed to the beauty of Irgoli's walls. We also had the ...
VANLIFE CINEVLOG Ep. 03: Sardinia's Empty Beaches and Underwater World: ASMR
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VANLIFE CINEVLOG Ep. 03: Sardinia's Empty Beaches and Underwater World: ASMR
VANLIFE on a unique VW T4 Syncro - Italo-American couple live the VANLIFE since 2012
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VANLIFE on a unique VW T4 Syncro - Italo-American couple live the VANLIFE since 2012
VANLIFE: Fulltimers from USA in a unique VW T4 Syncro with side slide out - DIY campervan conversion
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VANLIFE: Fulltimers from USA in a unique VW T4 Syncro with side slide out - DIY campervan conversion
VANLIFE with a VW T4 Syncro with unique design: the story behind the project of Jamie and Sandra
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VANLIFE with a VW T4 Syncro with unique design: the story behind the project of Jamie and Sandra
Wifi & Internet Solutions For Digital Nomads: how we stay connected and work online?
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Wifi & Internet Solutions For Digital Nomads: how we stay connected and work online?
VANLIFE couple - Vanlife in BULGARIA and Turkey - Where fulltimers goes in the winter
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VANLIFE couple - Vanlife in BULGARIA and Turkey - Where fulltimers goes in the winter
VANLIFE CAMPER TOUR: our brand new VWT4 Syncro - High roof - New conversion for Digital Nomads
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VANLIFE CAMPER TOUR: our brand new VWT4 Syncro - High roof - New conversion for Digital Nomads
VANLIFE VLOG: difficulties on going back to VANLIFE - Our new start on our brand new MORK
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VANLIFE VLOG: difficulties on going back to VANLIFE - Our new start on our brand new MORK
Almost back to VANLIFE: solo hike in the Italian ALPS
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Almost back to VANLIFE: solo hike in the Italian ALPS
VANLIFE STORIES: Living in a VW T4 since 2012 - Digital Nomads and Nomadic Lifestyle
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VANLIFE STORIES: Living in a VW T4 since 2012 - Digital Nomads and Nomadic Lifestyle
VANLIFE CINEVLOG Ep.02: local TRADITIONS in Sardinia - Artisan CARPETS and local HANDCRAFT
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VANLIFE CINEVLOG Ep.02: local TRADITIONS in Sardinia - Artisan CARPETS and local HANDCRAFT
VANLIFE DREAM: VW T4 ENGINE SWAP ABL to AFN - From 2WD to 4WD Syncro - 6th Gear and much more.
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VANLIFE DREAM: VW T4 ENGINE SWAP ABL to AFN - From 2WD to 4WD Syncro - 6th Gear and much more.
VANLIFE CINEVLOG Ep. 01: JUST AN ORDINARY DAY IN OUR LIFE
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VANLIFE CINEVLOG Ep. 01: JUST AN ORDINARY DAY IN OUR LIFE
First CINEVLOG: LIFE IN A VW WESTFALIA (TRAILER)
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First CINEVLOG: LIFE IN A VW WESTFALIA (TRAILER)
Nice van!🙂 Terrible music!
What a beautiful cinematic video, and what a beautiful way to tell a story.
Very underrated channel
I think it worked!
🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘... Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi ...🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘... Boing, Boing, Boing, Boing, Boing!!!
Thank you so much for your video! I wanted to find out about this flea market before I travel to Sofia and it helped me a lot! Thanks
Parlate italiano va
Mi piace questo format, di armonia tra ii linguaggio e le immagini cosi' pure come la riflessione sullo stato dell'arte dei nomadi espresso in questo modo autentico con il proprio dna personale. Francamente non e' certo popolare, ma personalmente lo apprezzo, perche' a parte la simpatia di alcuni ytuber, mi sono anche annoiato della "solita minestra". State avendo una bella visione prospettica percio' .... I hope you carry on.... ("Go your way, I'll go mine and Carry on......")😂
I miss dave he was like a breathe of fresh air vanlife is so boring at times
Genius!
The absolute scourge of modern America. Parasitic lazy Millennials.
I originally found this -movie/documentary in 2019, right after I purchased my first van in California. I’m now on my 3rd van and it’s so weird how far removed we are now in 2024 from this type of “original style van” life. I’m so grateful I found this documentary. It’s help shape so much of who I am when I’m moving about this country in a van. Thank you!
This is the best laid out interior of any transport I’ve seen to date. Great job, I bet she’s a pleasure to travel in!!
thanks, sure we had fun with our van last year
Where is my coffee hehehehehe long time . Just straight black pls
Your coffee is cold 😂 we’ll see in the future, for now taking a break
Hi we're Lucy & Gavin, only just seen this link.. be great to come find you one day.. thank you gor the offer. 🙏
I think the offer was years ago! hahahahah
Yes I think it was.!!🤣..
I can't imagine a more difficult existence far from any normal support group.
How did it go with the roll top cabinet upgrade? That would be a real improvement!
Hitler was a Jew who sold his soul to the Synagogue of Satan. Just ask Rudolf Richard Hess or Bonhoeffer. "All shall seek shelter under rocks or in caves." in this the millennium of climate change end times due to the precession of our stars shadow equinoxes when earth's orbits eclipse the electromagnetic gravitational equator separating the suns fermie cells of it's Oort cloud mangetosphere for the next millennium. Repent take up your millennial cross & follow Jesus New Covenant that united & warned us all about these the birthing pains of this the millennium of climate change end times due to the mystery of he 7 crossings of our stars magnetic equator in or 1/2 rotation of the galactic bulge eccentricity in the galactic Milankovitch cycles.
7 yrs a nomad now in the UK and absolutely love it. I will spend my last breath in a van 🤟👍✌️💯🌲🌳🙏🙏🚐🚐🚐🚐
Best memories :)
Very cool conversion! Could you please share more about the bed ? what parts and materials ? thanks ! Keep rollin !!
@8:30 What I think about it is that all forms of labour is selling your body over time for monetary compensation and I think that viewing sex work as less work is archaic and patriarchic.
This is freedom for the soul. Fulfilling journey. See places only others can dream of.
For my work, I do a lot of zoom calls. Do you know if this device is a good solution? :)
we use it for the last 2 years traveling Europe, Turkey, Georgia and other countries and we are satisfied. I do have as well meet calls, skype, wazup etc, always fine tuning.
Thanks! @@Westfaliadigitalnomads
😹😹Are you traveling with cats now??😺😸😹😻
no! cats where at the beach, we got only 2 sweet dogs
can you include the name of the eberspacher d2l in the description? so it will be much easier to find those videos. about the eberspacher d2l ther is not much information. so about replacing options of the eberspacher d2l. i know this video dit exist. saw it before, but on google finding it its not easy. if you look for replacement of the eberspacher d2l.
hi, really helpful. thank you i now have the original eberspacher d2l, struggling with a exhaust gases leak inside. after this years did you notice any (water) damage du to its outside. the original box locks much stronger.
i expectet you didn't change it already? so til using the same you install at the video?
Still the same webasto 2000 air top, and we’re still on the road. Works fine in our van so far and no issue with it
@@Westfaliadigitalnomads wouw perfect
Der Masshof ist echt der schönste hof den ich kenne ❤
That beach is wonderful. Thousands of years of humanity, war and weather and Greece is still a bit of paradise. But that drive down would terrify me, as we are in a 15 ft box truck van conversion and the brake booster is encouraging religion. If you can find it over there, Medaglia d'Oro is one of the best instant coffee we've ever had, better than Tanzanian 'Africafe'. If you can get either, they are very good.
Grandissimo Armandone!! Che piacere vedere che hai ripreso a pubblicare regolarmente! Io sono appena tornato dalle Hawaii e ho bisogno di vedere ancora contenuti di viaggio!! Un abbraccio a voi, continuate a condividere le vostre splendide avventure!
Bhe scusa ma vai sul canale in Italiano! 😅😅😅
Great to see all is good for you all. Can’t believe it’s 5 years since we met up briefly outside the library on Skye.
Time goes by! And we’re still rolling
Nice to see you in Greece
Hope the forest fire are not in your area.
Actually I like your blog in Italian. One thing is bothering me - how to call cats in Italian? 😂
Micio micio micio, or simply gatti!
As always, you find the beautiful world for us to look at. But yes: fishing camp, village, port, the tax must be paid! 😸
hi and thanks for english translation!
You’re welcome
Hi guys .. I am living there and when I saw that your are at the plaz gata and the cats eat your fish I couldn’t stop laughing… Those cat are Knowned for the fearless attacks at people foods .. specially at Summer time when there are more than 30 -40 cats around that place … Have a nice time Greece and visit the springs of axeron
well these videos that I'll post are old, from February, just took it from the Italian channel
So much better than duolingo! 😂 At least your efforts gave a nice meal to those cats.
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing and translating into English!
Great to hear you're all well and still travelling! Georgia - WOW - are you not tempted to go further east?!
Not this year, we’ll slowly go back to Italy in November as a big project is taking off for 2024
Missing you Armando, really happy to see you 😊
Good to see you both enjoying your adventures and looking after your quality of life first. Keep safe and the dream alive. Ps: how are the 4 legged friends? Cheers from Tasmania
They are doing so good and having fun with cows
@@Westfaliadigitalnomads I guess that are part of the family
Nevermind not updating YT. It's more important to be out living than recording. Good to see that you guys are living the life. Tell me one thing. There is no one in Georgia, but what about Greece, Crete and Turkey? I was spending a lot of time there just before covid and it was great. Not too many campers. In fact, in Turkey I didn't meet any other camper! However, now I hear so many people saying they are traveling around these places that I'm worried that they are on the way to becoming like Portugal and Spain. How was it?
Some places are crowded, like Kappadokia, but depends what time of the year. Mainly not so many camper like in EU and the country is huge
@@Westfaliadigitalnomads I remember you were travelling with a dog that you adopted in Morocco? Is she/he still traveling with you? How was it to cross borders to turkey and georgia with the dog?
We have 2 dogs now, last in 2019 from Montenegro. With the dogs was ok the border, but to go back to EU from here you need blood teat for rabbies (that we have)
Nice to see you again😉Don't worry be happy🥰. Everythink will be ok💯👊💪
I'll try to learn italian 😅 Thank you for the update
Let’s see where you can get with Italian :)
Beautiful scenery and filming!!! All the very best. Have followed you for many years 🌺
Hallo Armando
Howiya, good to see you, thanks for the vid, would love to follow Italian channel also, are there english subtitles or do you need to add them ? ❤
Not sure if the auto subs works
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Hey! Thanks for the video! How strong do you think I should get to lift a stair and a possible tire? In N
you can find 910 or 1200 newton, with the stair no problem but the tire...probably too much!