A digital nomad family on a gap year travel adventure
We arrived in Bali at 2 am local time after 26 hours of travel, with our two exhausted children in tow. Stepping off the plane, our senses were overloaded by a cloud of warm, sticky air that was thick with a sweet fragrance that we …
Many people reading this blog are likely also considering taking their families on the road for an extended period or gap year, and taking a bit of a break from the grind (whatever your grind may be). Many are also trying to figure out how …
Based on our time on the road so far, we have come up with a few guides to share our top tips and tricks for digital nomad families. There are too many travel hacks to share in just one post, so we’ve divided the list …
We brought a number of items on this trip that we could have easily done without. While our reasons for bringing each of these items were well-reasoned, we ended up carrying these items around for a year for no reason. Secondary phones Having carried two …
Top 10 Most Useful Things on our Year Abroad As our year abroad draws to its inevitable (and unfortunate) conclusion, we think that it is only natural to start reflecting on the trip rather than thinking about what’s to come. Who wants to start think …
It is impossible to plan for the unknown. Over a long enough period of time spent traveling and the more elements of a trip that you have, the more likely it is that things will go wrong. You really just need to accept that no …
In July, we largely relied on a rental vehicle to travel around Ireland, with only one flight — from Dublin to London, Stansted en route to Cambridge — during this month. Months with minimal flights always feel a little bit more relaxed, with minimal time …
“Grocery Stores?”, you may say. Sounds boring! But we actually genuinely enjoy trying new products in grocery stores while abroad, as you inevitably stumble across some amazing products and get some insight into the local culture and cuisine by engaging in more of the normal …
In June, we divided our time between Provence, France and southern Ireland (outside of Cashel). While we only had one short haul Ryanair flight this month from Marseille to Dublin, it was low cost and did not overly impact our spending. Based on the locations …
In May, given the short distances between our destinations, we were largely able to leverage rental vehicles to move from destination to destination, with only one flight — from Faro to Marseille — during this month. We started the month in Nerja, Spain, and later …
In the month of April, we moved around a lot less than we did in March, remaining within the EU and with only one flight. The remainder of our transfers were either via train (Porto to Lisbon) or via car (Lisbon to Lagos and Lagos …
In the month of March, we were very much on the move: we went from Noosa Heads to Coolangatta in Australia, then did a road trip through the North and South Islands of New Zealand (from Queenstown to Auckland, with stops in Te Anau/Milford Sound, …
After finishing up our road trip from Queenstown to Auckland (see our posts both here and here), with spring beginning in the northern hemisphere we decided that we wanted to relocate to Europe for the remainder of our year abroad. While our decision to initially …