What is Travel Nesting?

The world has changed a lot since then, but I think there are many people who don’t really understand that the dream of long-term travel is now actually a whole lot EASIER to achieve.​​​​

 

Achieving the Dream - It's Different for Each of Us

I will die on this hill: there is no one “right” way to travel, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Even one person travels differently at different times for different reasons. Just travel however you like, and however you can, as long as you respect the places you visit.

I hope that showing how I do things makes it easy to see that you can do it, too - although, not necessarily how or where I do it.

 

Adjusting the Dream​​​
Yes, it's true that finances, circumstances and more can affect where you go and how you live when you get there

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But the good news is that those adjustments can lead to some very pleasant surprises - that's how I discovered the delights of Turkey and Albania. As it turns out, "I just go where it's cheap" can be a fabulous travel strategy.
 

The places are interesting, the life...not so much

Let me just be clear about one thing. I still have to live my normal life. I work remotely, cook, do laundry, run errands and go to the grocery store. So my “normal life” is very boring.

I enjoy it a whole lot more when I live it in interesting places, but I don’t have a whole lot of time or energy left over for sightseeing unless it's finding a new route to the supermarket. Or a new supermarket.

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​There are plenty of websites offering travel tips – best places to stay, best things to do, best beaches.

But I hate sand, I don’t usually feel like doing much of anything and I often choose my destinations based on where the cheapest housing is that I can have to myself. Although, I do start looking for that private lodging in places where I love the local food.

Whether I’m eating my way through Greece, or making friends with cats in Turkey, I’ve mastered the art of doing nothing spectacularly well.

No guilt, no FOMO—just blissful solitude and the occasional pastry. (Okay, waaay more than occasional.)

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​​​Five things you should probably know about me for context...besides the fact that I am a low-energy introvert:
 

• I am a US citizen traveling on a US passport, so all I know of travel is from that perspective.

• I am one of the most oblivious people on the planet.

• I am an avid bookworm.

• I hate to cook and I'm not very good at it.

• I also hate sand...but I will tolerate it if I can look at the sea from a chaise near a restaurant.

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Btw, if you think you might enjoy this lifestyle, you'll be happy to hear that it's very affordable - often cheaper (sometimes *a lot* cheaper) than living a normal life in the States. You can learn more in my e-book, Travel Nesting. It's all about slow travel for introverts who want to go all the places...but not do all the things.

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You'll find over 200 pages filled with practical things I've learned and lots of resources you might find helpful.

 

It's on sale through January 31, and also available as a bundle with a planner/journal for aspiring long-term travelers. That publication has a wide variety of things you can do throughout the year to bring you closer to living as a travel nester. So now's the time to pick up one or both and make 2026 the year you start planning your epic life of long-term travel.

 

More books coming soon, too. Though the rest will be more like travelogues, just anecdotes with lots of photos.

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So stay tuned...

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