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Category Archives: This Nomadic Life

The Love of Small Things – settling into home after years on the road.

September 24, 2017

From Alison: August 31st was our six-year anniversary of becoming homeless and nomadic. Five years and nine months later, on …

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Homing In On Home

August 14, 2017

From Don: I don’t know what to say, I hardly know where to begin. We got back to Vancouver from …

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The End of an Era

July 2, 2017

Six years ago Don and I made the decision to sell our apartment and our car, sell or give away …

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Why The Best Travels Of My Life Started After Fifty

April 6, 2017

An article I wrote for Intrepid has just been published in The Journal, by Intrepid Travel. Head on over and …

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Time For a Time Out

March 5, 2017

It’s snowing. In Vancouver. In March. It has apparently been one of the worst winters in Vancouver in decades. Worst …

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I never ever ever want to be in another relationship again. Ever!

December 7, 2016

That’s what we said to each other. And we meant it. Don was 52 when we met. I was 44. …

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Five Months In Vancouver: a long rambling story

November 21, 2016

31 May-31 Oct 2016. We haven’t had a home for over five years now. People ask us if we ever …

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SMA – WTF?

October 29, 2016

From Don: Late March 2016. This has been a long time coming: bubbling along in the back of my mind …

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Why I Blog: Creativity And The Need To Give It Away

October 4, 2016

It’s still a surprise for me to discover that I’m a blogger. I never meant to be. It came about …

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It Wasn’t Supposed To Be Like This!

September 6, 2016

For months now a post about the inner journey has been rumbling around inside of me trying to find a …

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To Tour Or Not To Tour? Independent Travel Versus Travelling With a Tour Group

July 6, 2016

The last day of our one-week tour through Jordan – from my journal 11 October 2015: I haven’t slept well. …

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Snail Mail

February 12, 2016

I’ve been on the move again. Ra, over at rarasaur has put together a series of articles called the Sonder …

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A Week to Arrive: creating a home in San Miguel de Allende.

January 21, 2016

14 January 2016. We had to be in Canada for two months after we returned from Turkey, Jordan, and Egypt …

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This Precious Life

December 12, 2015

I recently read an article about dialoguing with the body to create healing. Soon after this we attended a weekend …

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Finally travelling again! Walked the old city walls in Dubrovnik - 2km, 1000 stairs - a workout with views.
Beautiful Vancouver - Jericho Beach.
Beautiful Vancouver - Jericho Beach and Park.
When Don and I began our nomadic journey back in 2011 I felt it was important to share the story of the inner journey as much as the outer. It’s been a very long time since I’ve shared a post about the inner journey. And then this happened: about a month ago I stood and looked around our small apartment and from nowhere, unexpectedly, the thought arose How did this happen? How did I get *here*? New blog post: Redefining Success. Link in bio.
June 2021. Altogether there are fifty pink-themed floral installations; it's Fleurs de Ville Rosé. Latest blog post: In The Pink! An explosion of beauty at Fleurs de Villes. Link in bio.

Recent Posts

  • Redefining Success
  • In The Pink! An explosion of beauty at Fleurs De Villes.
  • Nothing Compares To You – Galapagos, Petra, Kurayami
  • World Cultures On View – an interview with Nataly Rader
  • Beauty in Stressful Times
  • We Know How To Do Winter! Snowshoeing on Mt Hollyburn
  • The Orphans’ File – photos from around the world.
  • It’s The Whole Fam Damily! Christmas 2021

Top Posts & Pages

About us - Alison and Don
Salt Flats and Bowler Hats: Uyuni and Copacabana, Bolivia
Why I Blog: Creativity And The Need To Give It Away
The End of an Era
To Tour Or Not To Tour? Independent Travel Versus Travelling With a Tour Group
Homing In On Home
Jordan Highlights: Gerasa, the Dead Sea, and the Map of Madaba
Why The Best Travels Of My Life Started After Fifty
Earthquake City – Antigua, Guatemala
Women of Guatemala - a series of vignettes

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  • What I'm Juiced About Right Now (35)

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