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H is for Health

April 9, 2016 / / 19 Comments
Day 8 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge – Thoughts on Being a Nomad

“Your health is the most important thing in life,” my paternal grandmother told me (in Dutch) when I was a teenager. I looked at her and shrugged. I had much more important things going on, like making sure that my friends and boyfriend liked me.

“You are so right about seeing the world while you are still young,” my maternal grandmother said, when my nomad behavior was frowned upon by everyone else. “So many people wait until they are too old and their health is not what it used to be,” she wisely added. I was in my twenties and I agreed with her. About my age being perfect for living outside the box, ignoring the possible health issues part. I kept traveling.

Good health is required to hike in the tropics

Good health is required to hike in the tropics

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G is for Getting Around

April 8, 2016 / / 23 Comments
Day 7 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge – Thoughts on Being a Nomad

Nomads can get around in as many different ways as there are kinds of transportation. You can travel as fast as a plane or as slow as your own walking pace. My favorite way of getting around depends on the situation and the location, and I usually end up picking the most practical (and affordable) choice available.

Arriving in Tahiti by plane from New Zealand

Arriving in Tahiti by plane from New Zealand

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F is for Freedom

April 7, 2016 / / 22 Comments
Day 6 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge – Thoughts on Being a Nomad

Freedom! This big word and all-encompassing description of the nomad life is what attracts me to it the most. Freedom might mean something different to other people. I see it as being able to (mostly) do what I want and what I like, to choose the way I live without too many restrictions. I feel free to roam about, explore different countries, travel across oceans, try out different lifestyles, expand my horizons, and focus on what I deem important or interesting. In a way the small budget allows for it, of course.

The freedom to roam, in Barbuda

The freedom to roam, in Barbuda

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E is for Education

April 6, 2016 / / 27 Comments
Day 5 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge – Thoughts on Being a Nomad

In my opinion, travel is one of the best forms of education anyone can get. Imagine what you learn – consciously or subconsciously – along the way, whether you are backpacking, road tripping, train journeying, cycling, walking or sailing. I am not suggesting to skip high school or college, like some adventurers like Louis L’Amour did, but once the ground work of knowledge and getting established in life has been laid, why not send those graduates into the world to learn more about it in person? Anyone, really, would benefit from greater exposure to how things are done and look like abroad. Continue reading

D is for Dogs

April 5, 2016 / / 21 Comments
Day 4 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge – Thoughts on Being a Nomad

It might come as a surprise to some of you to read about dogs in relation to being a nomad. How could you roam the world with dogs in tow? It is definitely possible, if you put them first and if you find the right transportation methods. People close to us know how much we loved our dogs (and others) and that we would do anything to make them happy, never leaving them behind. How did we pull that off? Continue reading

C is for Camper

April 4, 2016 / / 27 Comments
Day 3 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge – Thoughts on Being a Nomad

As a full-time wanderer having traveled many different ways, I cannot rave enough about the functionality of a camper. In the States, they call them RVs (Recreational Vehicles) and they come in different sizes, ages and styles. Of all possible ways to see the world, doing it by camper is my favorite. While people of all age categories are bound to enjoy a vacation or a lifestyle in an RV, I think that adventurous retirees especially benefit from exploring the country or the continent by camper for its ease of living and moving. As a matter of fact, many senior citizens of Canada and the US sell (or rent) their house and get rid of most of their belongings to move into an RV (sometimes part-time during the winter months) and head south. They travel with the seasons, visit their preferred campgrounds, cities, national parks, beaches and other places and include family gatherings along the way. I would (and hopefully will) do the same! Continue reading

B is for Belongings

April 2, 2016 / / 24 Comments
Day 2 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge – Thoughts on Being a Nomad

As we get older, we collect more stuff. We move into bigger houses, with more room to store our gear, gear that multiplies with every birthday, Christmas, and shopping spree. It is normal. It is what happens. We work full-time, we make decent money and then we treat ourselves and our family members with new things. The old things disappear in a closet, the attic or the basement, maybe accompanied by some of the nice items we recently bought, that don’t prove as useful or attractive as we thought, back at the cash register.

When you are a nomad, like Mark and I, this behavior is not normal. Continue reading

A is for Adventure

April 1, 2016 / / 32 Comments
Day 1 of the A to Z Blogging Challenge – Thoughts on Being a Nomad

Today is April 1st, or April Fools’ Day. More importantly, it is the first day of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, a month-long blogging endeavor, where every day of April (except Sundays), participants write about a topic related to a letter in the alphabet. Some people decided to write about a theme instead of general thoughts and ramblings. I chose “Thoughts on being a nomad” as a subject to tie all the letters of the alphabet and therefore my post topics together. I aim to keep the blogs short and post one of our photos each time. Here we go!

Nomads tend to be adventurous people, always curious about what lays behind the horizon, about what can be discovered next. Some travelers take more risks than others and adventure can mean many different things. Although I have tried a few extreme sports in my twenties while backpacking through New Zealand, like bungee jumping, white water rafting, flying a plane and sky diving, I don’t see adventure and pushing your limits as the same thing. Continue reading

Blogging from A to Z Challenge

March 21, 2016 / / 31 Comments

A to Z Blogging Challenge

“Are you going to join the A to Z Challenge this year?” my best friend Rosie asked me on the phone a few weeks ago, “I’d love to take it on, but I don’t’ think I will have time in April with all the sailing we plan to do.” The what challenge? And, why would this take so much time? I had never heard about the A to Z Blogging Challenge, so I looked it up online. The idea peaked my interest and a few days later, I signed up. Continue reading

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