Starting sometime near my senior year in high school, I became fascinated with books about success and financial achievement. I loved being inspired by Tony Robbins. I loved discovering habits of successful people from authors like Stephen Covey, Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko. I must have read Dale Carnegie’s How To Win Friends and Influence […]

Hey there! We’re Dan and Lindsay McKenzie.
We’re just an ordinary couple living an extraordinary life…
We’re full-time adventurers, who are crazy about life and each other. Our goal is to share tips and resources that have helped us follow our detour in hopes that they help you follow yours!
Follow Your Detour is about creating your own path in life.
It’s about embracing change and taking risks in pursuit of a life you love.
Whether you’ve come to a dead end or are seeking an alternate route, following a detour is about the journey of self-discovery and growth … not the destination.
If where you’re at isn’t where you want to be then it’s time to follow your detour…
Inspiration
Finding the courage to make big changes in our lives and chase our dreams can be the hardest part. Here’s everything you need to finally take action!
Lifestyle
We love sharing about all the different aspects of our lifestyle. From marriage and budgeting as a couple, to living life on the road, and how we fund our travels.
Travel
We can inspire you to plan your next trip! Find out where to go and what to do!
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Latest Posts!
Why Pet Friendly Bar Harbor, Maine Was Our DOGS’ Favorite Destination
Hi, we’re Pepper and Kyla and we’re full-time adventure dogs. We live in an RV and travel with our parents, which means we get to spend even more quality time with them, see new places and smell new smells all the time! We don’t get much say in where we go, though. Some places aren’t […]
Niagara Falls…MUCH More Than Just Famous Waterfalls!
Niagara Falls is an icon. It’s a bucket list item, which is why we added it to our places to visit when we hit the road full-time in our RV. We worked it in as a halfway point on our way to New England for the fall. Our thought was that we’d stay a few […]
Estes Park, Colorado: 5 Reasons to Book Your Trip Now
Since we started full-time traveling in our RV, we have noticed that everyone loves Colorado! Since Colorado is our home, we already know it’s AMAZING so this doesn’t surprise us. What does surprise us, however, is when our home state manages to outdo itself, even after all of these years. Which is exactly what happened when […]
How I Followed My Detour and 3 Tips to Help You Follow Yours
This is a guest post by Liz Wilcox of LizWilcox.com. We met Liz at the RV Entrepreneur Summit back in February. She’s well known in the RV community for her sense of humor and for passionately promoting RV life. We love Liz’s perspective on following detours and hope you enjoy this post as much as we […]
6 Quick & Easy Remodel Projects That Transformed Our RV Into a Home!
I think we need to start this post by saying neither one of us have an eye for design. Decorating is not one of our strong suits. But with a little bit of effort, we were able to transform our Forest River Rockwood fifth wheel into our home for little effort, time, and money. When […]
Tips for Packing an RV for Full-Time Living!
When preparing to move into an RV to travel in full-time, one of the challenges you’ll face is deciding what to bring in the RV. It is minimalism at it’s finest and you’ll definitely need as many tips for packing an RV for full-time living as you can get. The entire process – selling […]
Are You Living Your Dash?
While vacationing in Cabo San Lucas, I had an inspiring conversation with a stranger who had recently lost his wife to cancer. With tears in my eyes, I hugged him and shared my recent experience with death and offered him my sincere condolences. I also shared our experience with a different kind of loss, and […]
Experiencing the Hood River Fruit Loop
A couple of years ago, we visited Hood River on a whim. We hadn’t heard of Hood River at the time, but it was only an hour from where we were staying in Portland. We decided to book a night at the Best Western Hood River and headed up the gorge to check it out. The hotel […]
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