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.
When living with nearly all of your belongings with you in a semi truck's cab it is best to be a bit picky about what you have. Josh and I don't travel for fun, we work. My office is what fits into my backpack and this tote. We call it the "Office Box", keeper... Continue Reading →
We featured the song Stuck in Indianapolis by Bottle Rockets this week, sort of setting up this post. It’s a fun song that we completely identify with. This musician has been touring the country and is now stuck in Indianapolis after his van breaks down. Not able to move forward in miles or life he... Continue Reading →
It seems as though when we see our friends it's either feast or famine. We just spent two weeks in Denver and spent a good portion of that time with friends. However it has been more than a year since we have spent time with them. Each year we make it to Greensboro but it's... Continue Reading →
Every job has its perks, mine of course is the travel. At least we see it as a perk. So many of our favorite places were tour stops. Often we don’t take all of our vacation time because the tours end up in a location that we find interesting and enjoy our downtime. Whistler is... Continue Reading →
We are spending another week in the Denver area, enjoying the Rocky Mountain high!!! Actually I get a bit sick at high elevations, thank goodness for ibuprofen. This will be our last week out west this year; we are departing for the Midwest and a series of stops out east and down south. Our tour... Continue Reading →
Back in the US now and on our way to sunny California. I so rarely get to see this part of country and never the Bay area. We will be moving markets every week for a while, a nice pace. After California we make for Salt Lake City (might be a Scottie visit in there)... Continue Reading →
Each year I publish a list of all the states we visit and note when any are a first time. Next January there will be another one nocked off of list of 50. I have now been to Montana, stopping in Missoula. This leave just Alaska, Hawaii and Idaho for me: Josh has just Alaska... Continue Reading →
Today we started our more than 2000 mile journey to Whistler Mountain in British Columbia. This trip will take us about five days but fortunately we have more time than that available. We have time to stop in Cheyenne, to pick up the mail. There is time to visit Greybull and see Big Bopper. We... Continue Reading →
You can’t imagine how often someone comments to us about how they would never be able to work with their spouse. Josh and I have been working side by side to over four years now and still enjoy it. My response to those comments usually includes something about how easy it is to trust in... Continue Reading →
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