Today we have been traveling for 1000 days. I just wanted to mark the occasion. So much to reflect on. So much to unpack. I still haven’t internalized the sudden lack of momentum that has been a constant companion….
Day 712 – I’ve been traveling now for 2 years.
October 1, 2021
I’ve been continuously traveling now for 2 years. The coronavirus really threw us a curve but I think we adjusted the best we could with a bit of schedule shuffle. As soon as Portugal opened back up we started…
Returning to travel after covid.
July 1, 2021
Last year when we were racing through Italy and Spain to outrun the coronavirus I think I was quicker than Katy to see the urgency and need to rethink our plans. Not paranoid but I have a pretty good…
Day 365 – I’ve been traveling for an entire year today.
October 7, 2020
It’s been a year today that I sold all of my belongings and set out on an open-ended trip around the world. As expected, a couple of things happened that I could not anticipate, most notably the world closing…
Day 301 – St. Xavier, Montana – “My lands are where my dead lie buried.”
August 9, 2020
I’m sitting in a small hunting cabin in St. Xavier, Montana in the middle of the Crow reservation, population: 83. We dipped down off of I90 at Billings across a dry landscape and flat farmlands. We hadn’t given it…
Day 275 – Our new pirate ship – The 2000 Rialta 22HD. Ready to go!
July 2, 2020
We finally have a little home again. A little pirate ship to sail out into the world in a socially distant kind of a way. It’s been a difficult process to figure out what we wanted to do next…
Day 166-244 – the COVID Interlude – Escaping a pandemic and finding our bearings.
June 20, 2020
After years of saving and planning, months of giving away all of our things, our cars and furniture, and thinking through all of the problems we might face, it honestly never occurred to me that we would be thrust…
What and how to pack for long term / extended international travel. (like vagabonding)
November 11, 2019
I’ve been looking for an article like this for a long time but haven’t really stumbled across one. Packing for a vacation is pretty straightforward. You know your climate and generally you’re only going to be gone for 2-3…
Day 0 – The grand adventure.
October 7, 2019
“It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.” Today I am starting over. I’ve given away almost all of my possessions and packed a small carry on bag that I will be living out of…