Becoming nomadic is a process of becoming a minimalist.
We gradually sold everything for the freedom to travel the world with only a backpack. No more massive “to-do” list!
After three years we upgraded from a backpack to a bus and lived in it for a year and a half. Now we are backpacking again.
It all requires minimalism so that we are free to travel freely the way we love to travel, tailor-made to each content.
“What do you put in your backpack?” “How long will you be gone?” and “How do you say goodbye to everyone?” These were the questions people asked us the most as we prepared to become nomadic again. We don’t know how long we will be gone. It will take at least a few years to […]
As of December 31st, 2020 we have been nomads for 1,546 days. Over four years of moving, exploring, and living minimally. It is a constant act of saying goodbye to people, places, and things. But it is also a continual welcoming of the new. Today was one of those goodbyes, this time to Lil’ Beaut,
“Cooee” a child from across the river yelled. “Cooee!” an echo from our side answered. I thought it was just Dundee that did that, but I guess it’s common here. We were camped at Pebble Beach beside the Murray River on the border between Victoria and New South Wales. It is one of the last
For 2.5 years we wandered around Central and South America with a 40-liter backpack for me and a 50-liter backpack for Trin. After traveling all the way down to Antarctica we came “home” for a four-month visit. It has been a wonderful and relaxing four months reuniting with friends and family. For the next leg
Does travel change us? If so, in what ways? Today marks 628 days on the road for us and this will be blog post number 100. To celebrate this milestone we are dedicating this article to questions from our readers. To our readers, THANK YOU for every comment and all the encouragement you have given
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Hi there. This is Trinity. I’m one-half of 43BlueDoors, and resident (so to speak) editor, proof-reader, and occasional writer. Bonnie, the other half of 43BlueDoors, chief writer, editor-in-chief, and essentially my chief person, is taking a break from writing this week. Requisite Update We are still working with the Dunamis Foundation working on odd jobs
As we loaded up my cousin’s truck, I felt relief. The next step felt tangible. We retired from our corporate jobs, began selling off most of our possessions, and sold our home. Now we just needed to finish up some renovations and get rid of our final belongings. There is so much to do to
We finally sold the TV just a few days before we sold our home. A 60-inch Vizio Smart HDTV. That was the last big item among what remained of our possessions. For a while, we considered taking it with us when we went to store a few remaining items at Bonnie’s parents in PA. We were
