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Full-Time Travel Doesn’t Equal a Full-Time Holiday

Making a living as nomads can be much more complex than in a conventional life

Waiting for the bus in Rio Dulce, Guatemala, gave me some time to get some work done in 2018. Margharita while working? Yes, a definite perk! Photo Credit: Jillian Amatt - Artistic Voyages

It’s hard to believe that it's already been over seven years since we became nomads. On one hand, it feels like we left just yesterday, but on the other hand, we have seen so much that it is almost impossible to comprehend. Plus, when I look back at our photos from those early days, I barely recognize the people we were. This life has certainly morphed and changed us in inexplicable ways.

The dream of full-time travel is real for many. However, many can’t seem to make the decisions that will lead them to that goal.

That’s all it was, you know. Just one big decision. We just had to make the decision and stick with it; then the rest fell into place.

But the dream of being nomadic is sometimes skewed. Many think that your life becomes one big holiday once you get out into the world. But that isn’t really the case.

At least it hasn’t been for us.

Letting go of the busybody

The very first day we arrived in Matapalo, Costa Rica, on the first day of our two-month house sit, I had a panic…