In our overly connected, synthesized lives, more people are choosing to pull up stakes and hit the road to live in a van, and they are documenting their experiences for us to enjoy vicariously through the Instagram hashtag #VanLife, which has 1.4 million posts There are no rules (though Volkswagen buses are unsurprisingly very highly represented), so take anything with four wheels and enough space to sleep and head out to the wilderness like some of these fun-loving Instagram

It goes without saying that Atlanta is pretty awesome. It also goes without saying that the traffic in Atlanta is... um, not awesome, which is why instead of driving in the ATL you should hit these 11 actually sweet road-trip destinations, both in and out of the Peach State... Toccoa Falls Distance from Atlanta: 93 miles Northeast; 1.5-hour drive Why it made our list: The Cherokee word for "beautiful," Toccoa Falls is the South’s answer to Niagara Falls. A semi-hidden gem, it