Move to Spain – Our Family Dream Come True
CONTRIBUTED BY HEIDI AND ALAN WAGONER OF WAGONERS ABROAD Do you dream of living right on the Mediterranean? Of strolling along the beach every day? Of becoming fluent in Spanish? […]
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Six Years as a Nomadic Photographer
INTERVIEW WITH GARY ARNDT OF EVERYTHING-EVERYWHERE Gary considered doing his PhD. Then he changed his mind. Instead, he sold his house in 2007 to travel the world. He started out […]
Break Out of your Mind’s Prison
WRITTEN BY KRISTA BEAUVAIS Our mind has the power to lock us inside a mental or emotional prison that can very quickly keep us from living the life we WANT. […]
Canadian Homestay Changes my Life
CONTRIBUTED BY ANONYMOUS Have you ever been so committed to something that you’d dedicate your childhood to creating the foundation that may one day make it possible? That’s exactly what […]
Unexpected Challenges on the Road to Financial Independence
WRITTEN BY AKAISHA KADERLI of RetireEarlyLifestyle.com Everyone thought they were crazy. But, with all of their possessions sold, there was no going back. Gulf War or not, Akaisha had to get on that […]
How Two Penniless Hippies are Creating Serendipity Farm
WRITTEN BY FRAN AND STEVE PIMBLETT of Serendipity Farm Fran and Steve are finding imaginative ways to turn four acres of inherited, inhospitable land in Tasmania into a thriving garden of […]
How We Prepared for Financial Independence and World Travel
WRITTEN BY AKAISHA KADERLI of RetireEarlyLifestyle.com Retirement expert, Akaisha, details the internal struggle of selling absolutely everything they owned, only to find their plans scuppered by the start of the […]
Adopt a Homeless Person
CONTRIBUTED BY KADEK ANIS How would you react if you came across a malnourished homeless woman whilst trekking through the mountains? Would you walk on by? Or would you welcome […]
Build a Life of Harmony in Bali
CONTRIBUTED BY KADEK ANIS Anis lost her father at the age of four, was abandoned by her mother from age 10-14, and became widowed by the age of 30. Despite […]
Open a Yoga Retreat on a Thai Island
CONTRIBUTED BY TERESA KENNARD Open a yoga retreat on a tiny Thai island? It’s the stuff dreams are made of! This couple has actually made it happen. Find out how… […]
Move to Qatar – Our Family Adventure
CONTRIBUTED BY JAMIE When lots of families with two young children are working hard to keep a comfortable, manageable routine, this inspiring family has instead opted to throw off the […]
Hike Newfoundland’s Gros Morne
WRITTEN BY KRISTA BEAUVAIS What’s it like to hike one of Canada’s most famous mountains? To hike for eight hours over dangerous scree into a climate of challenging proportions? And […]
Teach Your Way Around the World
WRITTEN BY BETH CARROLL Teaching in certain countries can leave you feeling drained and beaten down by the system. If you’re unhappy, consider going international. It’s easy to do and […]
Become a Dive Instructor in Thailand
CONTRIBUTED BY DAN KELSO (via personal interview) How do you become a Divemaster / Instructor in Thailand? What’s the best location in Thailand for doing this? What are the pay and working […]
Live on a Tiny Thai Island
CONTRIBUTED BY DAN KELSO (via personal interview in Thailand) What’s it like to live on a tiny Thai island that is famous the world over for diving? What’s the cost of living? […]
Adapt Like an Ostrich
WRITTEN BY KRISTA BEAUVAIS Ostriches survive, and thrive, even though their environment has killed everything in sight – and is now trying to kill them! Erik and I have spent […]
Rehabilitate Monkeys in South Africa
WRITTEN BY MICHAEL OMO-BARÉ What’s it like to visit a remote part of South Africa and volunteer at a monkey rehabilitation centre? What are your duties whilst there? What are the […]
Earn Well on a Working Holiday in Sydney
CONTRIBUTED BY DAN KELSO (via personal interview in Thailand) Maybe you want to travel the world but don’t have the money. You might want to consider a working holiday in Sydney to […]
WWOOF (safely) in Sicily
WRITTEN BY KRISTA BEAUVAIS What’s it like to WWOOF on an organic farm in Sicily? (What is WWOOFing anyway?) Does it always go the way you expect? What happens when it […]
Buy your Dream House in France
WRITTEN BY NICOLE ERASMUS OF MAISON BERNIS Buying a huge country home (like a ‘château’ or ‘maison de maître’) and moving to France to start a new life is truly the stuff dreams […]
Trek Deadvlei
WRITTEN BY KRISTA BEAUVAIS It’s often so very hard to access truly isolated parts of the world. It’s harder still to access true desert landscape! It often takes days of difficult […]
Tent New Zealand
WRITTEN BY KRISTA BEAUVAIS Most people choose to hire a campervan when they travel New Zealand. Not this couple. They chose a tent! Two months later, here’s their story, including a […]
Elope on Whitehaven Beach
WRITTEN BY KRISTA BEAUVAIS What does it take to elope on one of the most beautiful and photographed beaches in the world? What is it like to fly by seaplane to […]
Sunrise on Dune 45
WRITTEN BY KRISTA BEAUVAIS What does it feel like to trek up one of the highest dunes in the world? What does it feel like to sit on the top and […]
Overland Safari Through Africa
WRITTEN BY KRISTA BEAUVAIS There are many ways to go ‘on safari.’ But there is nothing quite like the raw, hot, dusty adventure of an ‘overlanding’ safari! See what it’s like […]
Dig Clams on Canada’s East Coast
WRITTEN BY KRISTA BEAUVAIS Digging for clams is one of those fabulously fun and tasty family activities that can only be done in a few select parts of the world. Eastern […]
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