How everything began
Meet the Live and Give 4x4 Family!
We are Isabela from Brazil, Fabian from Germany, and our son Matheo, “made” in Mexico and born in Germany. Our two lovely dogs, Uni from Spain and Basco from Bavaria, are also traveling full-time with us.
Our story began a decade ago in Barcelona. Fabian was recovering from burnout and wanted to make life-changing changes by traveling with Basco in a Volkswagen Passat and a tent. Professionally, he had left his old career due to health issues and was exploring a new way of life. When he arrived in Spain, he met me, Isabela, who had moved there eight years earlier. We immediately connected over our shared passion for traveling and living life to the fullest. From that moment, our journey together truly began.
In 2014, we switched to our first VW camper bus, a 2005 VW Karman, which we loved. As our desire to travel full-time and take on more off-road adventures grew, we decided in 2016 to make it a reality. We financed our first expedition vehicle: a Mercedes Atego 4x4 with a Bimobil EX480 cabin. We rented out our home in Germany, left everything behind, and began our adventure as Live and Give 4x4.
Like many who have left corporate life behind to travel the world, we feel incredibly blessed. One of our favorite things has been documenting the lifestyle we’ve created and sharing the beauty of our planet with the world. Our YouTube channel and Instagram are our pride and joy. Seeing people enjoy our content and engage with us brings us immense happiness.
Our sweet son Matheo was born during the middle of the pandemic. For us, this was a truly positive experience. We finally had more time to spend together as a family and reorganized our whole setup and way of life.
This new family rhythm inspired us to upgrade our expedition vehicle. We chose a Mercedes Arocs 4x4 with a cabin we designed ourselves, built with the high-end quality and expertise of Krug Expedition. Now we truly have a home on wheels, and we couldn’t be happier with this project.
Being on the road, we’ve realized that people are genuinely interested in our lifestyle. From Isabela’s cooking, to our trucks, to Fabian’s humor, the adventures of our dogs, and the daily life of our son Matheo—people all over the world enjoy following our journey. We document unique places we explore by foot, as well as places our expedition vehicle can reach, using drones and iPhones on YouTube and Instagram. For me, Isabela, creating these videos has become a real passion.
The most rewarding part of this journey is you—the people who follow us, support us, and inspire us. This lifestyle is all about building a community, creating meaningful experiences, and sharing them with the world.
Our dream is not only to continue documenting our travels in our 4x4 truck with our son and dogs, but also to inspire you to believe in yourself and make your own dreams a reality. We hope to meet you personally one day on this beautiful planet—maybe over a coffee or a sangria!
We are immensely thankful for the people we meet on the road, the friends and family who support us, and everyone who helps make this lifestyle possible.
Welcome to the Live and Give 4x4 family!
See ya when we see ya 👋
Isabela, Fabian, Matheo, Uni, and Basco