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Nomadic Life / Full-time Travel

Looking back at 2019… and forward to 2020 (and a year of big changes)

by Frank (bbqboy)

Looking back at 2019… and forward to 2020 I love doing these year end wrap-up posts. It’s about looking back at the year, remembering the good and the bad, taking stock of where we are in our lives of …

Read moreLooking back at 2019… and forward to 2020 (and a year of big changes)

Doing circles, German citizenship, funny/interesting observances, Plans…

by Frank (bbqboy)

  I have done one of these newsletters in 5 months so I figured one was due. I’m currently at the end of a 2 week trip through Germany with my mom. There’s more to this trip than sightseeing …

Read moreDoing circles, German citizenship, funny/interesting observances, Plans…
Leipzig and the Worst Airbnb host in the World

Leipzig and the Worst Airbnb host in the World

by Frank (bbqboy)

Leipzig and the Worst Airbnb host in the World I’m on a 2 week trip of Germany with my mother as I write this. She had a premonition that this stay wouldn’t go well. She had booked Jochen’s apartment …

Read moreLeipzig and the Worst Airbnb host in the World

Our Best and Worst “Slow Travel” Bases

by Frank (bbqboy)

Our Best and Worst “Slow Travel” Bases over 5 years of Full-time Travel Updated August 2024 While we’ve visited a lot of places during our full-time travels, our most lasting memories (good and bad) …

Read moreOur Best and Worst “Slow Travel” Bases

5 years of full-time Travel! And on changes…

by Frank (bbqboy)

5 years of full-time Travel Last month we celebrated 5 years of full-time travel. 5 years! It’s scary how time flies. I still remember the day when we went to the airport in July of 2014 for that …

Read more5 years of full-time Travel! And on changes…

Group Tours vs Independent Travel. The Pros and Cons… and some thoughts.

by Frank (bbqboy)

Group Tours vs Independent Travel. Before our recent trip to Georgia and Armenia we’d always travelled independently. In Georgia and Armenia we tried something new: taking part in an 8 day intensive …

Read moreGroup Tours vs Independent Travel. The Pros and Cons… and some thoughts.

Touring Georgia & Armenia, shitty Airbnb experiences, fake butts, remembering Jacques, and more…

by Frank (bbqboy)

June 11, 2019 Greetings from Armenia! Welcome to the land of the Kardashians where we’ve seen more duck lips and fake butts than any other place on our travels. If you think aspiring to be a …

Read moreTouring Georgia & Armenia, shitty Airbnb experiences, fake butts, remembering Jacques, and more…

When People tell us that “we’re lucky” to Travel Full-time…

by Frank (bbqboy)

When People tell us that “we’re lucky” to Travel Full-time… It always makes me cringe. Maybe I could understand it if the person saying it was from a lesser-developed country. But the majority of …

Read moreWhen People tell us that “we’re lucky” to Travel Full-time…

Lissette is “downsized”, re-examining slow travel, Freelance writing, Blogging, bad jokes and other reflections

by Frank (bbqboy)

April 28, 2019 Greetings from Antalya, Turkey! I realized that I haven’t done one of these newsletters in a really long time (the last real newsletter dates back to last October). We’ve had a lot of …

Read moreLissette is “downsized”, re-examining slow travel, Freelance writing, Blogging, bad jokes and other reflections
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