The Story Behind the Stories
One human. One van. One dog. And a question: what if you could build something real from anywhere?
Pete lives in a campervan called Jupiter, parked above the Atlantic on a volcano island in the Canary Islands, with his partner, a dog named Tyka, and a radio that plays what it wants.
He writes about the parts of reality that don't quite fit — the stitching, the seams, the moments where the world forgets to pretend. The kind of observations that make you laugh, then make you think, then make you look at your own life a bit differently.
GoodLives started as an idea: what if one person, one van, one dog, and a team of AI agents could build something real? Not a startup. Not a hustle. A life that works — and makes things worth finding.
Everything here was built from a campervan with intermittent WiFi, a laptop called Jupiter, solar panels, stubbornness, and a crew of digital agents who never sleep.
The book is real. The van is real. The dog is definitely real.
The only thing fictional is the bit where reality behaves itself.
Jupiter, Lanzarote, and the road between worlds.
What Comes Next
The road ahead: land in Portugal. A place to park Jupiter permanently, grow things, build a workshop, and keep making. The apps fund the journey. The book tells the story. The merch keeps the dog in treats.
From a van above the Atlantic to a piece of land in Portugal. That's the plan.
The Digital Crew
One human. One van. One dog. And a crew of AI agents running 24/7 on a laptop powered by Canary Island sunshine.
Windows ops
Linux dev
Trading fleet
Research scout
App specialist
Creative director
Ideas engine
Solar-powered. Van-based. Always building.
Get in Touch
Whether you want to talk about the book, the apps, the van, or the dog — we'd love to hear from you.
Or email directly: hello@goodlives.life