Quote Originally Posted by emily_in_nc View Post
over the pat few years I have been surprised to learn what a nomadic subculture there actually is out there. In addition to the obvious (RVers and sailboat cruisers), when we moved to Belize, we learned about other couples and families who were moving around nomadically with no set home base. We met two couples there who were living this lifestyle, which was all new to us. One couple moves to a different place every three months (they're now in Malta), and the other stays from 6 months to 2 years in any one place (they're now in Bali). And meeting them opened our eyes to how many others are doing just that -- from digital workers in their 20s to retirees. There are a ton of blogs written by these various nomads.

Since we have a dog, it's much harder to travel internationally, and thus we've limited our travels to within the US, plus Belize and Mexico so far, both of which are easy to take a dog in and out of. Most of the nomads we know of are traveling without pets unless they are doing it in an RV.

Crankin, I don't think there's a thing wrong with you for wanting to limit your travels to 1-2 vacations a year. I think most people feel just like you: they are ready for the comforts of home after being away for awhile. We're the odd balls -- not you!
It's probably easiest to let go the idea of owning a lot of personal possessions. Just keep the bank account solvent.

As for moving and travelling, living in different countries, I could see myself doing it for 2 yrs. And after awhile, it would wear me down. For sure, I'm not into longtime camping, chopping your own wood, wilderness living:

I think this is heavily influenced from raised in a poor, large family. I know what it is like and how tough, disciplined it can be not to have certain home conveniences. Imagine not having a dryer for a family of 6 children. This is in Ontario. I don't think I have to invent living back to the basics...when already I don't have a cellphone nor TV.

After several wks. of travelling, I like coming home.

Living a car-free life for last few decades, the whole idea of wilderness living and camping long term...doesn't turn my crank. But certainly RV'ing you can bring along creature comforts.

As a cyclist, RVs scare me. I really don't like being near them on the road when we're bike touring.

Crankin, I agree that last trip of yours overseas, would been even nicer to wander around in town among the locals. But I understand the feeling of being exhausted after a bike trip and resting.