7 Days Overlanding Iceland (Part 1)

Episode 940 | Filmed September 2024 | Iceland

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Who are Kara and Nate?!

Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment.

We discovered the world of “travel hacking” while planning our honeymoon & became addicted ;)

So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world.

Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went back home to “normal life.” We started this channel to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with living on the road and found a new passion for capturing our travels through video. So we did everything we could to keep going.

4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time!

After ~2 years of van life, we are back to full time international traveling! And now we are in our 9TH YEAR of finding the best adventures the world has to offer :)

We are incredibly grateful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. 😊🎥🌎 Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey!

00:00 Epic Iceland road trip!
01:23 Day 1 moving in our camper
11:53 surprise northern lights!
15:11 Day 2
19:15 leaving the pavement behind
23:58 first river crossings
28:16 Day 3
36:04 insane wind speeds
41:47 bloops

[moemoe]

“That’s what you get for being healthy.”

Best line of the video! Way to go Nate’s Dad!!

[jjauger]

I love that they can travel with their parents. It's so rewarding to watch. Nate should count his blessings; not only does he have healthy enough parents to take on a trip, but also a strong healthy relationship with them! So cool!

[Joann-lnsl]

Can we just take a moment for how funny Nate's Mom and Dad are 😂

[cynthialora]

Kara is seriously such a lucky woman to have some amazing in-laws! I can only imagine how good her relationship is with Nate’s parents especially after all these trips together!

[oliviacsens]

Kara and Nate are the most un-obnoxious people on the internet. They seem so genuine and normal. This channel is so great!

[chrisannesalvador]

I think I can speak for everyone and say that Mama & Papa Buchanan need their own channel ASAP! They are always a delight whenever they're featured on your channel and are hilarious! I always get excited for these big trips with them.

[htl]

Absolutely love Nate’s parents they are ready for anything 😊

[Rachlovescooking]

The best part about this video is the one liners Nate’s dad makes while driving 😂. Second best is his moms reaction.

[sgholt]

Can we just take a moment for Kara’s epic drone footage

[caitlinsmith]

Nate calling her “Mama” might be the sweetest thing ever. I hope my son still calls me Mama when he’s older 🥹🥰 they are the sweetest humans!
Love from East TN❤

[sarahmckee]

As someone going through some serious and painful health issues, y'all give me something to truly look forward to and go back and rewatch videos on days im really struggling. I dont see myself ever getting to travel the world so i love being able to see the world through y'all's videos so thank you. Sending much love, happiness, and health to you both Kara and Nate. 🫂❤

[kellylucas]

Absolutely love when nates parents come along for the adventure. But kara and her mom on the train was amazing one of my favorites.

[hlrapoza]

Nate's Dad... "Excuse me". Mom, "One giant step outta the truck" Hahahaha! Love them both!

[connororeally]

you can tell why Nates is such a good man because his parents are great humans as well, , love the family trips

[mooseli]

Nate your dad is so confident driving the truck! I loved watching him go thru the river. "Splish splash I was taking a bath"

[marthagaluszka]

I love how the camera work goes back and forth with your parents. Twice the experience, twice the fun!

[issieanderson]

So glad that you agreed to going on a guided tour. Self drive tourists die frequently travelling in Iceland. The country is stunning but the climate is brutal. Unbuckling before a river crossing is smart, and buckling up again afterwards is even smarter. Having the correct gear to hike in Iceland is very important. It looks like you and your parents didn’t get that briefing. I hope that they were able to dry out their wet clothing. And finally, as they discovered, it is very important to park in the correct direction to the howling wind to be able to open and close the vehicle doors safely and enter and leave the vehicle safely. Loved my trip to Iceland with national geographic. It made life in the mountains of Scotland during winter seem easy.

[DanielleInTheWild]

You guys SAVED me today with this... i was able to go on my lunch break and immerse myself into Kara and Nates world and Iceland adventures. This is one of my favorite videos ever. Adventure, Beauty, Waterfalls, cute family moments, and my two fave youtubers being somehow adorable and fascinating while not being fake or having newscaster voices. I don't know how you do it but I'm grateful for you!!!

[ashleyjohnson]

This was SO cool. Nate's parents are the best. They're a hoot!

[janeecegoldade]

Nate's mom and dad are literally the cutest.