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The Vanscontinental Express

Over the summer and fall of 2021, writer Victoria Scott traveled the American West in a JDM 1995 Toyota Hiace documenting a life and a world in transition. These are her dispatches from the road.

The Vanscontinental Express

Why I’m Dropping Everything to Travel America in a JDM 1995 Toyota Hiace

The End of the Road, the Beauty of Car Culture, and the Start of What’s Next

12,500 Miles on the Road Taught Me to Stop Apologizing for Who I Really Am—to Anyone

Back Into the Desert, Feeling Like I Finally Belong as the Sun Sets on This Van Trip

1980s Cars, Dark Forests and Human Connection: My JDM Van Journey Goes Northwest

How I Left LA With My JDM Van and Found Strength in the Eternal Desert

My JDM Van and I Went to the Brink and Came Back Stronger Than Ever

Pressing Pause on Van Life, and Homesick for a Broken Toyota Hiace

Disaster on Cuyama Peak: How I Nearly Destroyed My Van Alone in the Wilderness

Out in LA, Where Dreams Came True and I Could Be My Own Person

A JDM Van Breakdown in the Arizona Heat Showed It’s OK to Ask For Help

Dead Vibes and a Dead Alternator: My JDM Toyota Van Meets Some Fear and Loathing in the Desert

Driving Alone in the Wilds of New Mexico Made Me Think About Who I Want To Be

The Great Escape: Driving My JDM Toyota Van Out of Texas, Due West

I Finally Hit the Road With My Trusty Toyota Hiace. I Hope I Can Find Who I Want to Be

How a Simple Van Life Test Run Turns Into Its Own Epic 3,000-Mile Road Trip

Meet the Absolutely Rad JDM 1995 Toyota Hiace That I’m Calling Home

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