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Featured Traveler: Mary of The World is a Book

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Today’s featured traveler is Mary; the blogger behind The World is a Book. I am happy to highlight her wonderful website because she is constantly on the move with her family.  Yes, she travels with her husband and two kids.  Her example proves how travel and kids are not mutually exclusive.   Mary and her husband have elected to travel even though they may need to adjust their activities and style a little bit (no excuses in here).  So, here she gives us insightful tips on how she has accomplished to visit many countries with the little ones. Hope you enjoy this special feature!! Tell me a little bit about yourself. *Where are you currently living? What is your current life project?* *Where have you been? Where do you want to go?* *When did you get the travel bug?* *How has travel changed your life?* *How would you inspire someone to travel?  I currently live in San Diego, CA with my husband and two kids. I was born in the Philippines but grew up in Guam and moved to Los An...

Living as a Nomad: How to Prepare for Full Time Travel

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Everyone has dreamed about it. That day where you quit your job, sell everything you own and start traveling the world.  The weight of bills, deadlines, monotonous routines, same thing day in and day out, all erased by a never-ending adventure of a life on the road.   You’ve decided you’re done living by the imaginary rules of life. You know those rules where your supposed to have 2.5 kids, buy a house, work for 50 years and then retire. Sorry sounds awful and I for one won’t have any part of it. I have been living as a nomad with my wife Kashlee for the last 2 years and we have no thoughts of going back to our old lives anytime soon. We have learned a lot and by no means has it all been easy. Getting prepared to leave your life behind is mentally and physically challenging. Just like anything that has huge rewards, there must be a little pain in getting there. When we first started out we had no i...