This could be called "An Introduction to Digital Nomad Living." It's one of those ideas you come across on StumbleUpon. A family of three from Santa Cruz, California (at one time, anyway) is spreading the message. They've found that they can travel the world and "live large" for less than living at home. How is this possible?
This lifestyle also is called extended travel.
Some tips: Get a cheaper flight by staying longer and going off-season, and book a rental rather than a hotel. Cook at your new temporary home, rather than eating out every night. For those meals out, do lunch, which is cheaper than dinner anyway.
The Soultravelers3 website has more information, including a reading list for people who are interested.
The Soultravelers were inspired by a French family of four who camped around the world for four years on about $2,200 a month.
For people who telecommute (like yours truly), this is a tempting idea. Home schooling the kids might be a problem, though. Along with keeping them busy while you and your significant other try to work. Summers are hard enough, if you get my drift.
According to a blog, the SoulTravelers are in their 50s, with one child.
They called themselves the Dee family --- Jeanne, Vince and their daughter "Mozart," according to this New York Times write-up.
The "Dees" sold their home and small vineyard and retired early, deciding to see the world while they were still young enough to enjoy it. Hear hear. My parents, in their 70s and 80s, had a hard time getting around Europe a few years back.
The SoulTravelers say they embarked on an open-ended, slow trip around the world in 2006. And, being digital nomads, they wrote about it online.
A recent blog entry notes that this is Year Five of the family's extended vacation and "we have it down to an art form now."
They're currently on a road trip of Europe, using a motorhome as their base and living on $23 a day, per person. Where does the money come from? It looks like they're earning a bit from website affiliations.
Who is inspired by this? Jealous? Who has a similar story? Who wants to read more? They're on Twitter. The family also was featured in the best-selling book "The 4-Hour Workweek."
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