Who We Are

Shawn Forno, travel writer

  • Travel Writer

    Shawn Forno is a travel writer with 15+ years of experience writing for clients and publications including Lonely Planet, Tortuga Backpacks, Matt D’Avella, and HuffPo.

    Shawn loves to surf, play guitar, and write about himself in the third-person.

Lainey Silver, swing dance teacher

  • Swing Dance Teacher

    Lainey Silver is an international Swing Dance teacher, choreographer, and performer, specializing in Lindy Hop and Balboa with a client roster that includes Disney, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center.

    Lainey wears hearing aids due to genetic hearing loss. She’s interested in making travel easier for others with hearing loss.

How It Started

We created Days We Spend in 2019 with a simple goal — to share some of our favorite ways to spend a few days.

And it’s been really fun so far…

How We Spend Our Days

We turned our Honda Element into a Budget RV.

Learn how to make your own simple, DIY and budget-friendly no-build micro camper so you can stop planning and finally get out on the road!

We hike the Camino de Santiago together. A lot.

Learn how we prepared to walk the Camino Frances, Camino Norte, Camino Primitivo, Camino Invierno, and (soon) the Camino Le Puy!

Budget Honda Element Micro Camper

We moved to Spain!

Find out how to get your NLV (non-lucrative visa) so you can take the leap and make the move to Spain!

If you want to plan your next adventure, hike your first Camino, or relocate to Spain — you’ve come to the right place.