Finding a base in Romania
We’ve been in Romania for just about a month so far. Our search for a base has been an interesting one as we’ve had the chance to see a fair amount of Romania in such a short time. It’s been a bit more moving around than we’d like, but it is also nice to have the freedom to just move about and find a place that we think will work for us. Bucharest Romania’s capital city is really quite enjoyable. Although, I do have to wonder if I was...
The decision paralysis of freedom
Freedom is sometimes a funny thing. In our former traditional lifestyle, decisions were fairly easy to make. I worked a set number of hours each week, Tigger was in school, I had X amount of vacation time, etc. When trying to make decisions about trips, it often came down to (a) sufficient time and (b) sufficient money. Simple, no? Now we have tremendous freedom. We could easily change countries tomorrow or be on another continent. We...
Ditching a life without seasons
One often misses a lot of things during long-term travel. Sometimes they’re obvious things like being able to drink tap water, being able to find good cheese (or any cheese that isn’t just processed oil), and the decreased likelihood of encountering a good cup of coffee. No, Nescafe does not count as good coffee. I’m not sure it should even deserve to use the word “coffee” in its description. But some things aren’t so obvious,...
The aftermath of my reality check
I recently wrote about doing a reality check of our lifestyle. I like to do regular check-ins with myself as well as with Tigger. I think they’re important. Sometimes, though, they end up radically changing our direction. The aftermath of my recent reality check was a bit unexpected, and it reinforced some important ideals. After expressing my recently recognized need for a feeling of community and having local friends, I noticed my...
Time for a reality check about nomadic travel
On the day I write this post, we’ve been on the road for 859 days, and it will be 861-862 days by the time you read this (depending which side of the planet you’re on). In that time we’ve visited 18 different countries on 6 different continents, and some of them multiple times. We’ve visited and lived in over 140 different cities. We love travel, but I’m starting to feel it’s time for a reality check. We have had some amazing...
