Row of colorful surfboards standing upright on a wooden rack with palm trees in the background.
Palm tree and electric bicycle in foreground with people on sandy beach at sunset.
Coastal scene with rocky shoreline, palm trees, and a seaside building under a partly cloudy blue sky.
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London Calling…A Love Affair

Depending on your interests, London Calling can either reference the BBC identification during World War 2, or the song by the Clash, released in 1979. I like to think of it as the anticipatory buzz that I feel when I know I’ll be visiting this great city.

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Six Months of Nomadic Life

It has been over six months since we sold or donated everything we owned and embarked on this nomadic lifestyle. We have learned a lot about travel, and ourselves, over the past six months. And yet we continue to make mistakes, course correct, and consider new ideas for the future. Let’s dive into it all!

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Mexico Wrap Up

We’ve wrapped up our first country and our first three months of slow travel in Mexico. So what did we think? Could we live in Mexico long term? We’ve developed some rating categories as we experience different cities and countries. Here are our thoughts on Mexico.

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Saying goodbye

Making the decision to travel was not that hard. Downsizing was a lot of work, but once we got past the emotional hurdle of our possessions, it was just physical work. But saying goodbye to family, friends, and the city where I lived most of my life was hard…

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