After Traveling the World a Family Turned a Public City Bus into a Gorgeous Home
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Talia Lakritz / Insider
October 24, 2016
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Courtesy of Where We Roam
This story originally appeared on thisisinsider.com.
For Scott and Emily Manning's two adorable kids, the classic "The Wheels On The Bus" song takes on a whole new meaning.
The couple spent 12 months traveling to 12 different countries — their infant son Carter in tow — and really took to the minimalist lifestyle of living out of backpacks.
Not wanting to give up this new way of life, they decided to transform an old Denver city bus into a cozy mobile home with their newest addition, Zellie. Said bus is currently their permanent residence, and they document their adventures on their blog, " Where We Roam."
Scott Manning spoke to INSIDER from his office inside the bus, which is currently based in Oregon.
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For Scott and Emily Manning's two adorable kids, the classic "The Wheels On The Bus" song takes on a whole new meaning.
The couple spent 12 months traveling to 12 different countries — their infant son Carter in tow — and really took to the minimalist lifestyle of living out of backpacks.
Not wanting to give up this new way of life, they decided to transform an old Denver city bus into a cozy mobile home with their newest addition, Zellie. Said bus is currently their permanent residence, and they document their adventures on their blog, " Where We Roam."
Scott Manning spoke to INSIDER from his office inside the bus, which is currently based in Oregon.
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After graduating from college in 2012, Scott and Emily Manning couldn't find a house that fit their needs and finances. They decided to travel, instead.
"We went as far as Florida and as high as Maine, and got to see a lot of things in between," Scott Manning said.
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"That really kickstarted our desire to travel more full-time, which turned into this project we developed called '12 Countries in 12 Months, '" he said.
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Originally it was going to be just the two of them traversing the globe, but Emily got pregnant.
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Baby Carter came along for the ride.
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They spent about a month in each country.
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"We tried to immerse ourselves in the culture of each, explore some of the things around us, eat as much of the food as we could, and it became such a magical, amazing time for us, " he said.
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"We learned more about ourselves, of course — travel does that to you — but we learned a lot about how we are together and how we are as a family."
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That led to their next project: buying an old city bus and turning it into a mobile home for their growing family.
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By
Talia Lakritz / Insider