Is there anyone out there?

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One would think quitting your job and selling up to go travel the world is a pretty unique and special thing. Turns out, not so much!

We don’t have any direct friends that have done this in the way we want to explore the world. We don’t know anyone else who has had a mid-career round-the-world crisis (or maybe you can see it as we do: mid-career clarity).

However, as we started telling our friends about our travelling plans, they have been able to introduce us to someone who knows someone who has also been a nomad for an extended period.

That was just the beginning, as we started-up online relationships with these friends of friends, and picked their brains about how they were able to take extended vacations.

We started the blog to help document our preparations and our eventual travels. This action also led to the creation of a Facebook and twitter page/profile. Once we had an online presence, we started seeing how there is a massive community of long-term travellers. Each follow or like you make leads you on to another group of bloggers, photographers and nomads.

Travellers of various ages, backgrounds and cultures are vocal about their experiences, wanting to share the joys of travelling with anyone who will listen. These travellers are also so passionate about their radical decisions to change their lifestyle to being one of a wanderer, that they give great advice and wonderful encouragement to anyone considering this path.

There is so much information available, and so much help at hand, that we are confident we have made the right decision.


So to all the other travellers, we say ‘hello’, and that we will be joining you soon.

(Image source: https://pixabay.com/en/airport-travel-traveler-business-519020/)

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