Many in the nomadic travel community refer to themselves as “slomads,” which, as the name would suggest, are nomads who move at a more leisurely pace, often staying in the same place for 1-3 months. This slower pace allows them to take advantage of long-stay discounts offered by Airbnb or other types of landlords, and…
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When we started our nomadic travels four years ago, it was Whitney who focused a lot of our sightseeing around Roman ruins as it was a period of history she found particularly fascinating. Exploring these structures built 2,000 years ago, I soon shared Whitney’s fascination, imagining what life was like for the people who built…
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After publishing 90-odd blog posts, I have to confess my enthusiasm for documenting our travels has hit a wall. So we’ve decided to switch things up. Instead of continuing to follow our DETOUR template, our posts will be more photo-centric, with some brief commentary to support the visuals, and rather than dropping into your inbox…
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Photography has always been my hobby, and I’ve enjoyed partaking in it while we enjoy our nomadic lifestyle. One of my favourite things to do is to roam the streets of a foreign land during the blue hour just after sunset when the sky is still slightly lit, but the lights are on enhancing the…
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As of the end of 2024, we’ve been living the nomadic lifestyle for just over 3 years. We’ve visited 55 countries and lived in 145 cities. Our original goal was to be in “discovery” mode for the first year or two, visiting as many bucket list places as we could, before slowing down and spending…
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One of the most frequent questions I get is how I’m tracking the information I report, so in this post I’ll go through how we capture and display our cost and travel information. AS A BONUS, at the end of this report is a link where you can get a free copy of my spreadsheet…
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With the opening of Asia from Covid lock-down in the last half of 2022 we knew 2023 would be our opportunity to spend quality time exploring the region. We spent Christmas 2022 and January in the Palm Spring, California area with Whitney’s parents, and a quick search in Google Flights showed LAX to Tokyo was…
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With the opening of Asia from Covid lock-down in the last half of 2022 we knew 2023 would be our opportunity to spend quality time exploring the region. We spent 7 months there, then another 2.5 months in Europe before heading back to North America on a transatlantic cruise staying a couple of weeks in…
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Photography has always been my hobby, and I’ve enjoyed partaking in it while we enjoy our nomadic lifestyle. One of my favourite things is to roam the streets of a foreign land during the blue hour just after sunset when the sky is still slightly lit but the lights are on and enhancing the foreign…
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In the last half of 2021 we had done a test run of nomadic living, spending four months travelling through Europe and a bit of the Middle East, deciding this is what we want to do full-time. We returned to Calgary, sold our house and all our possessions, and hit the road at the beginning…
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