A 24 Year Old Who Chose To Travel Around The World With Her Dog

Inspiration can be found anywhere and in any shape. And the inspiration behind Sydney Ferbrache's journey was found in exactly that manner. The 24-year-old girl from Indiana, US, decided to quit her job and leave her boyfriend to travel the world in a van with her dog. The inspiration behind her decision to go exploring came from another female Instagrammer's journey, and of course her pictures.

Sydney wanted to do something worthwhile, and rather than working and living in misery, she planned to change her life around. She wanted to achieve her dream with her then-boyfriend in September 2017. They bought an 18,000 dollars Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van together. But sadly, they broke up, and she decided to give the van to her ex-boyfriend. 

Sydney decided not to give up and continued her travel around the world in a self-converted van. She spent 10,000 dollars to modify the van with all the necessary amenities such as a bed, fridge, kitchenette, cupboards, toilet, and more. To save up enough money to buy the van and keep aside some money for the renovations, Sydney resorted to 3 jobs. Furthermore, she chose her golden retriever, Ella as her travel companion, and now they both live in the van full-time. 

Until now, Sydney has managed to travel and explore around 20 states, including California, Arizona, Utah, Montana to name a few. And she doesn’t intend to stop there. 

Check out Sydney’s Instagram feed here.

 

 

 

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Most of you know that I have a deep love for coffee and have always been a crazy caffeine addict. When I was about 5 years old, I would see my dad sitting on the front porch with a cup of coffee and I wanted to be JUST like him in every possible way. So I would grab my sippy cup and sit right next to him. He eventually started putting a little bit of coffee in my sippy cup (it was like 5% coffee and 95% milk) but I LOVED the idea of drinking coffee in the morning with him. My entire life he has had this one coffee mug. I have literally never seen the man drink coffee out of anything else. When I left home to go to college, he had found the exact same mug online and bought me one too. So he surprised me with it the day I left and told me, "Whenever you miss home, just have a cup of coffee with me." To this day, even the smell makes me think of home. That said, when I have a long driving day or I'm in a rush for any reason, I just want to grab a coffee and go. That's where @lacolombecoffee Cold Brew comes in. You get amazing coffee without having to go through the whole process AND they're offering multiple flavors (Brazilian is my favorite) on @amazon now. So you can go to Amazon or my stories from today and swipe up, order your own cold brew and let me know how you like it! Use the code "25LCLATTE" for a discount while you're there. - ALSO, I’ll personally be ordering and shipping a case of this cold brew to someone in the comment section who tags a nonprofit (see my stories for details). Let’s help Australia and win some coffee in the process! #ad #tasteofcoldbrew

A post shared by Sydney Ferbrache (@divineontheroad) on Jan 13, 2020 at 4:27pm PST

You can also visit Ella's own Instagram page-

 

 

 

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My morning routine: open sliding door for the view, start making coffee, play with dogs, enjoy the view, drink the coffee, play with dogs. Can’t really think of anything else I’d need.

A post shared by Ella The Golden Retriever (@ellathevandog) on Dec 20, 2019 at 8:39am PST

Sydney also has a podcast that you can listen to where she talks about everything from travelling solo to achieving your dream. Listen to her Podcasts here.