Chronicling the adventures of an elite experiential marketing team. From the nine years on the road to new adventures in Portland, OR. We are the Roving Van Gelders and we can’t wait to see you down the road.
Week two in New Zealand, the miles are making our way to the amazing south island. Stops in Wellington, Nelson, Hokatika, Fox Glacier and Queenstown are planned. I am trying to share a bit as we go but honestly I have no desire to edit the amazing photos right now.
Today we leave for New Zealand, departing Dubuque at 8:30am for O'Hare (Chicago). Our layover is in San Francisco before arriving is Auckland. This week we will see Auckland, Whangarei, Rotorua and Wellington. Being fan of LOTR and the Hobbit I think it's pretty cool to spend New Years in Wellington. Wanted to share... Continue Reading →
There are few things that make me laugh more than someone telling about how small the town they grew up in is. Like that tiny hamlet 20 minutes from Chicago with only 30,000 people. Or perhaps you grew up just outside a city with a large university. I laugh because it may have felt small... Continue Reading →
This week we prep for New Zealand and celebrate at Josh's folks in Dubuque. Spending a week with his siblings, those crazy nephews too.
After saying our final goodbyes to Josh’s Nana just before Thanksgiving we spent a weekend with family sharing stories about this amazing woman. Her funeral was on Friday and much of the family was able to stay through the weekend. Being a part of this close family can be a bit overwhelming at times but... Continue Reading →
Definitely wrapping up our year quickly now. We left Indy late last week and went back to Detroit. This week we will finish up the preparations for taking the truck out again next year. This coming weekend my family is getting together to celebrate the Holidays. We are all meeting up at my uncle's home... Continue Reading →
For someone who writes a blog about their life I realized that I keep much of our lives private. There is some pretty cools news that I haven’t really been talking about. Big travels plans like spending Christmas in New Zealand is something to share. This will be the first time that we aren’t going... Continue Reading →
Still in Indy.
What a truly wonderful trip home we had, spent time with both families and all of the little ones. My mother and I braved Black Friday, well not really, we went to Hallmark at 6:00am to buy ornaments. Today we are making for Detroit to pick up our truck, it is getting moved down to... Continue Reading →
After rolling around the country for more than four years you can assume I know a thing or two about travel. When we started this job, I didn't. I was no stranger to airports back then but booking hotels, flights, looking for parking, looking at mileage, finding restaurants, finding fun things to do, renting cars,... Continue Reading →
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