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A Lesson in Managing Fear
As the year draws to a close I’ve been doing a lot of reflection on how the year shaped up and how much I’ve matured as a traveler. What I mean by maturing is that things that used to bother or worry me no longer do, or at the very least I’m able to deal with it much easier — I’ve become largely accustomed to the life I set out to live this year. . . .
Choosing a Home Base Through Slow Travel
One reason I’m slow-traveling is to find a new home base. Some places I’m visiting purely for pleasure, like hiking in Zion while staying in Hurricane, Utah (HURR-ih-kin to anyone in Utah) without the intention to move there, but other places serve the dual purpose of pleasure and scoping out places to live. Salt Lake City is the first place I’ve visited on this journey that I would actually consider moving to and definitely plan to return to — I felt it nearly immediately upon arriving. . . .
Nomadic vs Sedentary Lifestyles - A Cost Comparison
Some people’s reaction to a fully nomadic lifestyle is that it must cost a lot. I mean, you’re essentially on full-time vacation right and vacations are expensive! Well, that’s not quite how it works. There are actually some financial advantages to living nomadically, most definitely if you travel abroad to lower cost of living countries, but even within the U.S. in medium and high cost of living metro areas. There are also some disadvantages depending on the style of travel you choose. . . .