24 HOURS AT THE WORLD'S LARGEST TRUCK STOP
We lived at Iowa 80 (the world's largest truck stop) for 24 hours!
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Episode 784 | State 33/50 | Filmed July 23, 2021
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married June 2013 and quickly caught the #travel bug! We started “travel hacking” & finally decided we wanted to go travel for one year. After 2 years of saving $ and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016. We started this #travelvlog to share our experiences with friends and family, then decided we really liked vlogging and traveling, and we didn’t want to stop after just one year! After achieving our new goal of 100 countries and then all 7 continents (check out our documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuFv4iF8wgg&t=1s), we had no plans to slow down, until 2020 decided to force us to ;) which is when we bought a converted Sprinter van to start exploring our own country for the first time. #Vanlife was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. 😊🎥🌎
0:00 What is Iowa 80?
1:32 Full tour of the world’s largest truck stop!
7:29 What do you eat here?!
9:03 Meeting a full time truck driver
10:15 Asking strangers to see their bed…..
11:57 Success! Getting a tour of a trucker’s set up
14:15 Delirious dessert tasting
16:05 Showering at a truck stop
17:37 Sleeping at a truck stop
19:09 Final thoughts after 24 hours at Iowa 80
20:00 Bloops
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"I hope you found Josh to be "Iowa Nice" As his mom, I hope you enjoyed your visit with him. We appreciate the positivity towards the industry! I am beyond proud! Thank you for posting this. Wishing you Safe travels!"
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