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  • Guanajuato Walking is a Way of Life

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    Guanajuato walking is different than walking in other cities–even cities known for being walking cities. New York is a walking city, in the sense that walking is part of life. You walk from your apartment to the train, from the train to work, and back again at the end of the day. Or Amsterdam, or Bruges. You…

  • Pregnant Nomad: The First Trimester

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    Traveling full-time to places you’ve never been tends to instill a sense of (over?)confidence in your ability to handle anything. Sometimes, that confidence is…misplaced. But it’s probably the reason that being a pregnant nomad didn’t strike me as impossible. So. Am I in over my head? Here’s a quick tally of the last five months:…

  • Nomad News and a Big Development from the Luxpats!

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    If you’ve noticed that our posts have trickled down to a minimum in the past few months, we apologize. We have some huge nomad news that may help to explain and make up for some of our long silence: we’re expecting a baby! We found out in September, while we were living in Playa del Carmen.…

  • If You’re Homesick, will a Home Base Help?

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    Every few months David and I have a stupid argument. Well, we have a lot of stupid arguments, but every few months we have one particular stupid argument. It usually starts in one of two ways: either I’m sulking around, generally homesick and looking to pick a fight, or, David’s annoyed that I haven’t done the…

  • How Can We Make the U.S. Better?

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    We received a lot of thoughtful feedback about our last post on why we don’t want to live in the U.S. One valid point is that in many cases it’s not an option to move. And there are ways we can fight to make the U.S. better from the inside. Here are ten things you can do while…

  • Why Do You Want to Live Outside the U.S.?

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    One of the questions we’re asked most often is “why do you want to live outside the U.S.?” At first, we answered that we love travel and want to pursue our dream careers in countries with a low cost of living. While this answer still holds true, there is a second question we have to answer now that we’ve been traveling…

  • Wish You Were Here: Playa Del Carmen

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    I don’t know how an unseen man playing the saxophone on a rooftop can make it feel like Christmas on a sunny afternoon in October, but he does. My husband says he’s seen the man, but I can never find him. As I sit out on our narrow balcony and search the uneven landscape of…

  • Playa del Carmen: Our Toughest Digital Nomad Landing

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    I’m not sure why we thought landing in Mexico would be easy. Perhaps because Playa Del Carmen has a large expat community and a tourist industry kitted out to accommodate travelers. Perhaps because we assumed (incorrectly) that at least as many people would speak English in Playa Del Carmen as do in Thailand, or Croatia. Unfortunately,…

  • Digital Nomad Landing Plan: Our Arrival Routine

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    After six nomadic arrivals, three international house moves, and countless weekend jaunts to new places, we’ve spent a lot of time thinking about our routine for settling in. We’re constantly trying to hone the arrival routine that allows us to settle into a new place quickly. Speed matters–the faster you can get your mental, emotional, and practical houses…

  • Traveling with a Child: Play-by-Play

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    Traveling with a Child Play-by-Play: This is What It’s Like 5:30 am: Budapest is beautiful in the rosy morning light. The airport shuttle taxi arrives on time, an auspicious start. We’d set two alarms and David got up early to help us get ready, so Spencer and I sit happily in the cab as it passes through…