episode 24

“The Couple that Cruises Coast to Coast (for work)"
with Caroline Clements and Dillon Seitchik-Reardon

Caroline Clements and Dillon Seitchik-Reardon from Places We Swim.

Caroline Clements (Editor and Author) and Dillon Seitchik-Reardon (Video Producer, Photographer and Author)
@placesweswim

Imagine being in a camper van with your partner for a year, cruising the coastline of entire states, and countries, and eventually adding in the new addition of your toddler. Caroline Clements and Dillon Seitchik-Reardon did just that. Quit their jobs, and joined forces in the creative process to produce the quintessential, best-selling guidebook series, “Places We Swim”.

Both Caroline and Dillon had differing career paths, Caroline is a writer and editor. She is a freelance editor, currently the features editor an interior annual RUSSH Home by RUSSH magazine. She was the founding Editor at Broadsheet, a leading digital lifestyle guide, and worked on cookbooks and travel books for the brand. Dillon is an Environmental Scientist, Video Producer, Photographer and Co-writer of gardening books for the Little Veggie Patch Co. When they met, they bonded over book publishing, and now are not only doing life together, but work together on what’s been grand adventures, and big work challenges as co-authors. We talk to Caroline and Dillon about their journeys to this point, what connected them as people, and what connected them to the travelling and working lifestyle. And how they’ve managed to remain together, and raise a new family, doing projects on the wide open roads at home and afar.

“Your life is always going to be there, you can always put it on hold and come back to it.”

CAROLINE AND DILLON’S TOP ROADTRIP SPOTS:

Dillon’s California Top 3 Fav spots

Smith River Confluence, Northern California
Purdon Crossing, Gold Country
Keough's Hot Spring, Sierra Nevada

Caroline’s Australia Top 3 Fav Spots

Greens Pool, Denmark WA
Dalhousie Springs, SA
Leilyn Falls, Nitmiluk National Park NT

Dillon and Caroline’s Sydney Top 3 Fav Spots

Wylie's Baths, Coogee
Salmon Haul, Cronulla
Freshwater Beach and Ocean Pool

READ:

IN BED Store Blog
‘A Californian Odyssey with Caroline Clements and Dillon Seitchik-Reardon’

LISTEN:

Ready or Not Podcast
‘Working and Parenting from a Motorhome in California with Writer, Editor and ‘Places We Swim’ Author – Caroline Clements’

Highly Enthused Podcast
‘The Guest List: Australia’s Best Swimming Spots with Places We Swim’s Caroline Clements’

PRODUCTS:

Places We Swim books

Places We Swim Fine Art Prints of locations around Australia and California

Joy of Swimming Tee

Recycled Beach Bag and Mat collab - Ensemble Studios X Places We Swim