We’re just getting around to processing through all the photos to share our experience. This post will concentrate on the Day of the Nomad events, and I’ll follow-up soon with a general SXSW wrap-up.

The [...]]]> Wow. SXSW was completely awesome, and we’ve been running full steam since returning the to Virgin Islands last Thursday.

We’re just getting around to processing through all the photos to share our experience. This post will concentrate on the Day of the Nomad events, and I’ll follow-up soon with a general SXSW wrap-up.

Cherie & Chris Present at SXSW on Technomadism

The Day of the Nomad on Sunday, March 13 was planned to be three parts from 11a – 4pm. However, the night went on until well after midnight.. and it was jam packed with more awesome (yes, we’ll use that word a lot this post) than we could have ever predicted.

Part 1: Technomadism Panel

This first event of the day was our official presentation on Technomadism – Becoming a Technology Enabled Nomad. We started the day off with three scheduling challenges.

First of all, Sunday was Daylight Savings Time – and after a SXSW Saturday evening, remembering to set the clocks and getting up an hour earlier to make a panel, doesn’t make everyone’s priority list. Secondly, our panel was directly up against one given given Tim Ferriss (of 4 Hour Work Week fame) and another with Chris Guillebeau (who we finally got to meet).

Tough competition to be up against, with topics that appeal to a similar audience and presenters with much more draw.

Technomadism Panel at SXSW

So, we were completely blown away that our room was still fairly full with about 40-50 attendees. That was an excellent sized group to have quality conversations about life on the road. And we had some excellent questions asked – ranging from health insurance, keeping online, travel friendly jobs, family, residency and so much more.

Many of these topics are covered in detail in our Answers to the Common Excuses eBook (still available on a ‘pay as you wish’ basis), which is kinda our textbook for the presentation.

Part 2: Making Money Panel

Up after us, Tynan and Jason Boehle presented on How to Make Money Traveling Around the World, right in the same room. So we were able to utilize the 30 minutes inbetween the presentations for mingling.   With a later time slot and their own draw of fans – their presentation was spilling out into the hallway.

Making Money While Traveling Panel - Tynan and Jason

Tynan totally rocked the house and led an awesome Q&A session.  Many of the same questions were asked as in our panel, and the topic definitely diverged from just being about making money.  So it was an awesome continuation of the day, and we were able to chime in to answer some of the logistical questions that we had covered earlier.

Part 3: Nomadic SXSW Meet-Up

Cherie & Chris host the SXSW Nomadic Meetup

Next up was relocating down the street to Casa Chapala, where Carmen of NuNomad had arranged their patio for a nomadic meet-up.  Even before the official start time, the patio was already filling up – and we had to kick folks out at the end.  All and all, I’d estimate we had about 100 folks meander through – which far exceeded my predictions.

But honestly, I didn’t have time to stop and count. There was so much awesome packed into one space, that it was difficult to keep up with everyone.  I know Chris and I were barely able to take a break to sip our margarita in between all of the conversations.

And the people who were there? It was an amazing collection of travel and lifestyle bloggers, and we’re completely besides ourselves that we managed to organize something that attracted so many awesome people.

Nomadic SXSW Meet-Up - Can you spot the travel bloggers?

Here’s the who’s-who’s list of attendees:

• Carmen Bolanas of NuNomad
• Andy Hayes of Sharing Travel Experience


Jenny and her skateboard

• Kim Mance of Go Galavanting
• Gary Arndt of Everything Everywhere
• Jenny Leonard of Where is Jenny
• Matthew Knepes of Nomadic Matt
• Tynan
• Jason Boehle of Golden Book Traveler
• Mike Hedge of Jumping Book & As the Dust Settles
• Sam Morrow of Zen Nomads
• Philip Cambell of The Living Arc


Nomads Mingling

• Benny Lewis of Fluent in 3 Months
• Nick Laborde of Locationless
• Adam, Courtney & Milli Baker of ManVsDebt & NomadBaby
• Karol Gadja of Ridiculously Extradorinary
• Kali & Christy of Technosyncratic
• Erica of OverYonderLust
• Bryan & Laurie Tighe of Budget Your Trip
• Brian & Maria of Trippin with Stanely


Adam & Milli

• Anis Salvesen from Tripping
• Zach Hale
• Jeanie Witcraft of Embracing Change
• Briana & Matt Schultz of Operation Tally-Ho
• Barry Pousman of RocketBoom
• Greg Monterrosa with MyLLC
• Jerri Stephenson of Do It While You’re Young
• Jessica Dally
• Mark Walsh of Barefoot Wallets
• Lincoln Adams of Habitation of Justice
• Markus of Living on Impulse

If you attended and you’re not on the list above – please do let us know!  I feel like we should have had a guest book to sign at the event and know that we didn’t get around to meeting even half the folks who came by.

Part 4: The Night Continued

Post Nomadic Meetup

There was another meet-up scheduled after ours, so we moved the nomadic convergence to the front porch – where more conversations continued on.

Nomad Dinner - Nomadic Matt meets Amtrekker

Ready for food, we then took it to dinner – with a table of awesome. Brett from Amtrekker also joined in, it was fun to converge with him for the third time during our respective travels.

Some of nomads then meandered until midnight – crashing parties and continuing the goodness… but you won’t find those stories revealed here *grin*.

Conclusion:  We were left buzzing with energy from Day of the Nomad, and we’re still pinching ourselves that it really happened.

Chris and my brother, Ken

And with as awesome as all these fellow nomads are, I do have to say that the highlight for me was having my brother Ken (who lives in Austin, where we grew up, and hosted us) join us for the entire day.  Many thanks to him and our long time family friend (and soon to be  nomad) John Schexnaydre for taking so many pics for us while we soaked in the awesome day!

Here’s a resource list of some online nomadic communities we’ve stumbled into and utilize:

NuNomad Tribe

Just opened is a tribe from the [...]]]> It seems recently that we as digitally nomadic travelers have been gifted with some invaluable resources to connect with each other to share tips, resources, inspiration and support.

Here’s a resource list of some online nomadic communities we’ve stumbled into and utilize:

NuNomad Tribe

Just opened is a tribe from the awesome folks at NuNomad.com. They offer a place to set up a profile and join forum discussions and groups with other nomads, or those in the process of becoming nomadic. They also offer a classifieds section, to help nomads share information such as housing, services and resources. We definitely recommend poking your head in here – whether you’re currently on the road, or aiming to get there.

Technomads Google Group

Started by Sean Bonner after his Boing Boing announcement about going technomadic, this group is a fine collection of others looking to embrace a life of location independence and technology.  A lot of geeky talk about minimalism, travel and tech goes on there. We’ll forgive Sean for not giving much of a nod to those who have come before him in his revolution  (ahem – like the guy who coined the word),  as we sure do appreciate him using his presence to bring these folks together.

Location Independent Club

The folks who gained fame for the Location Independent Professionals movement (aka ‘LIP’) put a clubhouse on their website to serve as a forum discussion group for those seeking and living these lifestyles. It’s been sorta dead lately, maybe some new energy there would be good?

NuRvers

This one is specifically aimed at younger full-time RVers, primarily USA based. It’s a very active community, and their forums are a great place to get any question you have about living and working on the road answered. There’s also generally a couple physical gatherings each year that are organized there. Next up is their New Years party at Quartzite, Arizona (which we’re sad to miss.. this was our plan before coming to St. John.)

Travel Buddy

We were just alerted to this community, which links up travelers with locals and other travelers. You set up a profile, and then setup dates and locations of future travel, or even desired travel. You can then look up others who are traveling to the same place on the same date. One of the intentions of the site is for solo travels to be able to converge and share travel expenses and experiences… however it’s also quite useful for general nomadic rendezvouses. They also have seemingly active forums.

Women Go Solo Yahoo Group

Jennifer of Living In My Car recently started a Yahoo Group to connect with other women who want to travel solo, primarily via RV. It seems to be quite active.

Couchsurfing.Org

A site for matching travelers with available crash space in willing host’s home, also boosts active forums for travelers to connect and share resources. Everyone we’ve met who utilizes this site has amazing things to say about the community there.

Lonely Planet Thorn Tree and Matador Travel Community

While both of these sites are more focused on independent travel in general, their forums are great resources for connecting with other travelers and getting information about destinations.

Where else do you pull up a virtual chair and converse with fellow nomadic souls online?

And while I had already been running a small software company with [...]]]> When contemplating hitting the road full time as a nomadic adventurer, many folks consider starting a small business to fund their lifestyle. The freedom of working on your own terms just meshes well with a nomad’s life.

A bit about our small business

And while I had already been running a small software company with my parents before I hit the road, due to health insurance reasons, Chris and I opted to form a simple partnership in South Dakota.

In the past year, our business has picked up considerably. Not only are we now producing our own line of iPhone apps, I’ve also taken on managing some fairly large software development projects. A legal formation of a partnership just wasn’t the best choice anymore for us. So elected to form a LLC out of our little company.

The Meehle Law Firm

Over the summer while we were in Florida I was able to reconnect with an old friend, Suzanne Meehle, who several years ago quit her software career and fulfilled her goal of becoming an attorney. Not just any attorney tho, she had dreams of helping entrepreneurs and small businesses, a long time passion of hers. A serial entrepreneur herself, she knows the struggles well of launching a new business.

After a few years of practice in a more traditional firm, she has started her own firm. However, she’s doing it differently.

She’s launched The Meehle Law Firm as a location independent small business service. No fancy office, no bookshelves full of expensive law books and no high priced suits. Instead, she’s utilizing technology to work from wherever she wants, maintains a virtual law library and serves the needs of her clients.

And, I’m proud to say – we selected Suzanne to be our company’s attorney. With her background, her proficiency with utilizing technology to get work done, her passion for small business and her own location independence – she’s a perfect fit for understanding our needs. She guided us through setting up our little company as an LLC in Florida – handling everything online and remotely.

During our brief stop in Florida before heading to St. John, I got to catch up with her again to talk about how she’s taking her own business regionally nomadic, and about some legal considerations that location independent folks should make when setting up their own businesses.

If you’re considering starting a small business without a physical location – you should definitely watch this video interview.

Direct link to the video interview.

When we signed up to host the August Digital Nomad Blog Carnival (a roving round-up of blog posts submitted relevant to digital nomads), we didn’t anticipate the connectivity issues we’d have in the past few weeks.  So, as a result – we didn’t have nearly the ability to pimp out the carnival as we [...]]]>

When we signed up to host the August Digital Nomad Blog Carnival (a roving round-up of blog posts submitted relevant to digital nomads), we didn’t anticipate the connectivity issues we’d have in the past few weeks.  So, as a result – we didn’t have nearly the ability to pimp out the carnival as we would have liked to get more quality submissions, as we’ve been basically in digital survival mode as we’ve traversed Nebraska, Colorado and Utah.  More on that later, unless you’ve been following our Twitter Stream and know all the juicy details already .
As a result, we had a good number of spam submissions… but there were a few gems to share with you today!
Afraid I haven’t really had time to read over the entries and personalize my descriptions as we’re grossly behind on so many projects and the deadline is here today!  So I’m using the default listing format so that we can get this up and  hopefully I’ve taken out all the spam.

Lifestyle Design

Technology & Gadgets

Travel Tips

The one thing [...]]]> This month’s introduction to nomads will be focused on the 17 nomadic households that we’ve been neighbors with over the past month here at the fantastic Hill Shade RV Park in Gonzales, TX for the NuRVers Gathering.  We come from all walks of life, and from all over the place.

We had everyone at the gathering draw their route since the last gathering. This group gets around!

The one thing we all seem to share in common is our passion for the road and not waiting until retirement to just do it!

We’d love for you to meet all our amazing new friends (some who we’ve profiled before), who each have an inspiring story to tell. Listed in order of arrival…  meet the Days of Nu 2 attendess:

	Sara, Matt, Bella and Lucy / Happy Janssens The Janssen family started out on the road about 3 years ago on the Live Lightly tour, and then settled back in Montana thinking they were done with the road. After the birth of Lucy, they decided they were meant for the road and headed back out.  Their gorgeous RV is run on straight veggie oil, and part of their income is derived on doing veggie oil conversions for others.
	Chris & Cherie / Technomadia That’s us!  Chris has been on the road full time for just over four years after leaving behind his Silicon Valley job, and Cherie joined him in May 2007 after selling her house in Florida. They live out of a 17′ solar equipped fiberglass egg – doing remote software development and technical consulting.
	Chris, Becky & Nora / Tao of Long The Long family has been on the road for about 2 years after living in New England and trying to make their artistic careers thrive. While they continue to find ways to fund their travels with Chris’ amazing sculpting skills and Becky’s painting – Chris is currently a traveling cookware salesman.
	Tara, Justin & Zeb / Organic Sister This group just left their base in Las Vegas about 2 months ago, and is just getting started. They travel in a 1970s small Winnebego, converted to run off veggie oil and solar.  They originally thought they’d travel around for a year until they found ‘home’.. but may be discovering that the road is really home.  Justin is a skilled carpenter and Tara is a massage therapist who just launched an Unschooling Coaching business.
	Sam & Tracy / ZenNomads These two left on the road about 6 months ago after their grown kids moved away from their base in Florida – finally free to explore their dreams of travel. Sam is a software developer and system administrator, and is able to work remotely on the road. Tracy was a preschool teacher, which isn’t a very mobile career – so now she takes care of Sam, their two dogs and their turtle.
	Jonathan & Dasy  / WeGoFar These two gave up their high pressure IT careers in the Washington DC area last summer, rented their house out and decided to hit the road for a year or two.  They pick up consulting contract work as they go.
	Jim & Rene / Live. Work. Dream. About three years ago Jim & Rene sold their home and business in California to explore the road with their three-legged dog Jerry. Jerry passed away, and they bought a summer home in Colorado. They now travel the winter months in the south with their new three legged family member, Wyatt – running their Tripawds business providing support for three legged animals.
	Michael & Shonda / RV Her Michael and Shonda have been on the road a few months, and travel around running their business doing eLearning for crime scene clean-up, and speaking at seminars.
	Ben / Where is Ben & Karen / Pegasus0880 Ben has been on the road full time for just over four years, touring in his rock star Prevost bus. He’s a Photoshop master, teaching and training along the way as well as exploring his artistic photographer side. Karen, a graphic artist, just joined him at the beginning of the year – working with her employer to convert her existing job to be mobile.
	Kevin & Angie / Chillaxnet Kev & Ang have been on the road full time for over 4 years. Kev is a web application developer who works remotely from his sweet mobile office setup. Ang has a full time job keeping him in line. These awesome folks are also the founders of NuRVers and we’re ever so grateful for their vision and dedication to our community.
	Damien & Michele / Remiks Jewelry These two have been on the road full time for over 7 years, and fund their travels by making and selling jewelry. They sell both at fairs across the country, as well as through their Etsy online store.
	Jennifer / Living in my car Jennifer just bought her first RV literally weeks before the rally, and by the end of May – she’ll be departing on her first solo RV adventure to the Artic Circle!  She’ll continue to work remotely helping administer the small business her husband and her run. While she’ll be doing the driving solo, her husband is planning to fly out to rendezvous with her at various stops along her adventure.
	Steve, Beverly & Slade This family has put their house in Texas up for sale, and is itching to figure out what their ideal home on wheels will look like. They were able to pick up a lot of useful information at NuRVers.  They hope to hit the road soon, and are still considering what their source of income will be.  Steve is currently a fierier (horse shoer), and thinks he might be able to convert that to a mobile career. Hopefully they’ll soon open a blog to share their adventures with us!
	Joey Claire / Nomad Me After 12 years of owning an RV as a temporary office and crash pad while managing her restaurants, this was Joey’s first RV adventure and rally!  She’s going full time as a single solo traveler, and ramping up her art business.  She intends to convert her RV to a mobile art studio. A long time sufferer of chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, Joey is proof that single women of any age can travel on their own!   (It should be no surprise that Jennifer and Joey are sisters… both these women are downright courageous!). Joey’s new blog should be online soon…
	Gillian, Kwamena and Efua / Intense Lives This single mom and her kids made a surprise last minute addition to the rally. The family has been nomadic for many years, but this is their first time traveling by RV for these past few months. And they’re loving it!   Gillian has been living off the sale of her business, but is currently ramping up a writing career to continue funding their travels.
	Skipper, Selena and Levi / Peace of Parsley This family has just purchased their RV, and are in process of converting it to be their full time home. They currently make organic products (salves, etc) that they sell at farmer’s markets on weekends – and intend to take the business on the road with them.
	Brice & Rose / Tacky Texans The youngest folks at the rally just purchased and moved into their 1970s Avion trailer literally days before the rally. They’re currently parked in Austin and transitioning their lives to live on the road full time. They aim to be fully mobile by the beginning of next year.

The NuRVers Days of Nu 2 Gathering was an amazing event, with some very amazing people.

We were able to conduct indepth video interviews with most of these folks, and are excited to be working on two different documentaries with the footage.  One we’ll debut here and for the NuRVers community for you to learn more about life on the road and how we all make it work. And another for a Digital Nomad documentary that Almost Fearless is ramping up, for which she is currently accepting donations towards.

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We’d like to send many thanks to Sara Janssen for her beautiful photography at the event and for allowing us to share it with you. Her images are featured above for each nomadic household and group shot used as the header image.

Boyink Advenures – The Boyink family is preparing to depart in an RV in September 2010 for a year long (or perhaps more) US road trip.

Man Vs [...]]]> Another amazing month of encountering more nomadic-minded folks sharing their taless online.  We invite you to meet some of them too:

Boyink Advenures – The Boyink family is preparing to depart in an RV in September 2010 for a year long (or perhaps more) US road trip.

Man Vs Debt - Adam Baker and his family were deep in debt. They put their minds towards paying it off, selling everything and traveling the world. Adam approached us at SXSW last month, as they’re considering travel via RV in the future.

Drop of Change – Carl Nelson teaches Lindy Hop swing dance to fund his travels. Currently, he’s based himself out of New Orleans.

Tacky  Texans – Brice and Rose are an awesome young couple we recently met who just purchased their first RV and will be moving into it by the first of May. They’ll stick around Austin for now, with intentions of hitting the road in about a year.

Nerd Nomad – Joe departed the Silicon Valley in a 33′ RV at the beginning of 2010 to explore tech work and living on the road.

Tricknor Tribe – For anyone who says that having kids means you can’t travel full time – you need to check this group out. A family of 13 (11 kids) traveling the US via RV.   Yes – you read that right – 11 kids.

Life in the Right Lane – Andy and Lori met while working at a camp for kids with cancer, and are now traveling by RV around the country.

This Open Road – Robyn decided there really is no perfect time, and has put purposeful intentions towards hiking the Appalachian Trail and then teaching English as a second language overseas.

All of these awesome nomads have been added to our growing List of Nomads – which I seriously need to put some effort into better organizing.

If you know of other nomads with blogs or are one yourself (even if you’re aspiring to be ) don’t be shy about introducing yourself! We’d love to feature you in an upcoming post like this one.

As our February has been full [...]]]> It’s that time again.. when we share with you some cool fellow nomadic folks we’ve discovered lately, and tempt you into spending all your free time being inspired. Writing these posts has become quite a joy for me, and keeps me constantly on the prowl for other like minds.

As our February has been full of exploring the possibility of a future nautical component to our nomadism, here are some amazing sailing nomads who have been wonderfully helpful in answering our questions:

Nautical Nomads

Cindy’s Island – Cindy & Gray were introduced to us via a mutual acquaintance, and it just happened that they were moored nearby in Florida. We spent a delightful afternoon getting a tour of Cindy’s Island, their full time live aboard monohull boat, and picking their brains.

It’s Irie – Leisbet & Mark where introduced to us via Gray & Cindy, who are also living full time aboard a catamaran named Irie. Previously, they were full time RVers. We’re looking forward to getting to know these two.

Zach Aboard – A boy. A boat. A life afloat.  This nomadic family lives aboard a gorgeous catamaran, raising their young son.

Christine – We met Christine at Strictly Sail in Miami last month. She’s been doing epic sailing and live aboard for many many years, and we had a delightful time hearing about her adventures.

Bumfuzzle – These two have been mentioned several times to us now that we’re blogging about our sailing aspirations. Many years ago on a lark, they bought a sailboat with no prior experience and spent 4 years circling the globe.  And then they got a small VW van and toured 28 countries in Europe.  Now they just had a daughter a couple months ago, and are living in Mexico.

Dramanauts – We talk about Steve, the original technomad, a lot – who is massively geeking out his own epic sailboat, Nomadness.  However, he’s not alone on his journey.  Growing tired of Steve perfecting his boat, Sky has now procured her own sailing vessel, Dervish, and two are the start of the Technomadic Flotilla.  Their two boat system seems perfect for them!

Land Nomads

Happy Janssens – Matt, Sara, Bella and Lucy are a modern nomadic family.  In 2007 they set off on the Live Lightly Tour, and are now back on the road full time.  Their motorhome is powered by veggie oil, and they fund themselves by doing photography, veggie oil conversions and RV remodeling as they travel. We can’t wait to meet them soon at the NuRVer’s Gathering!

Our Take on Freedom – Jay & Amy are an adventurous and creative duo.  They recently wrote to several Caribbean resorts, and managed to get hired on to teach classes in exchange for free room and board.  When their job is up this summer, they’re getting an RV and heading to Burning Man (we’re hoping they’ll join us at Camp Nomadia!).

Appetite 4 Adventure – Johnny Biscuit bought a 17′ Casita last year (similar to our Oliver) to set out doing comedy (he blogged about it under Comedy Bailout). At the end of his year, he decided to keep going.

Drifting Focus – Kelsey is a mid-20s adventurer who has crafted a life well suited to her wanderlust and photography passions. She’s been able to balance a romantic relationship that includes a home base with her pursuits of solo travel.

RamonaCreel –  Ramona and Matt full time in an Airstream. Like us, they’re childfree by choice, believe in simplicity, being debt free and are under 40. Ramona is a personal organizing coach, which helps fund their travels.

All of these awesome nomads have been added to our growing List of Nomads – which I seriously need to put some effort into better organizing.

If you know of other nomads with blogs or are one yourself (even if you’re aspiring to be ) don’t be shy about introducing yourself! We’d love to feature you in an upcoming post like this one.

Abandon The Cube - Mike and Lauren quit their jobs, and are traveling the world. They’re currently preparing to be part of the Mongol Rally, and are [...]]]> We’ve been blessed recently to virtually encounter other inspiring folks embarking on lives of conscious intent involving nomadism. I’d like to introduce you to them:

Abandon The Cube - Mike and Lauren quit their jobs, and are traveling the world. They’re currently preparing to be part of the Mongol Rally, and are looking for sponsors.

Freely Living Life – The McLeod’s are a family of four traveling the US in an RV, roadschooling their young kids. They just started a blog to share their journey.

Activated Storytellers – Dennis and Kimberly Goza left their home in San Francisco in 1992 with their son Zephyr (who was still in diapers) to perform professionally at schools and libraries across the United States. The Goza family performed together as “The Act!vated Storytellers” since Zephyr was about 4 years old. In May of 2008, Zephyr decided to retire when he turned 18, however Dennis and Kimberly are still traveling full time  and performing via RV.

Airstream Fairtales – After 2 years splitting time between hotels, an apartment in Venice Beach and a house in San Francisco – Stu made a change. He sold his house in San Francisco, bailed on Venice Beach and bought an Airstream as his home base.

Vantramps – Mike & Heidi met much like us – online, via a vehicle forum while they were each already exploring full time life on the road as individuals. They got hitched last summer and are now embarking on travel in a class B van together.

Levity Ahead - Adolfo and Vicki are giving up their stationary life in Austin, TX and hitting the road full time in an Airstream they call the Silver Whale.

Travel Fables – Not attached to any mode of travel, Dale will don his backpack for a wilderness adventure, travel abroad or will hook up to his travel trailer and explore.

World Wide Wonderment - Jon is 33, and on a year’s leave of absence from his job to explore the world.

All of these awesome nomads have been added to our growing List of Nomads.

If you know of other nomads with blogs or are one yourself – even if you’re aspiring to be – don’t be shy about introducing yourself! We’d love to feature you in an upcoming post like this one.

You’ve seen us mention our [...]]]> Our life of full time travel has given us some amazing opportunities to make friends with some absolutely inspiring people. We’d like to take a moment and introduce you to a handful who are up to some amazing things this month!

	Sean Patrick Mahoney / http://www.seanpatrickmahoney.com You’ve seen us mention our amazing photographer and artist friend before. This month, he’s finally taking the leap and has released his brand new online gallery. It’s amazing stuff – and we don’t just say that because many of the photos feature us (he created header image of this post). Upcoming, Sean plans to introduce a blog about his techniques.
	Helene Lohr / http://windwoodstone.com Helene is an inspiring artist that we’re blessed to have gotten to know. She amazes us with just how quickly she can take an idea and turn it into breathtaking tangible art. She’s also launched her website this month, and is blogging about her journey into exploring textiles, photography, graphic design, paints and more.
	Lexie Arnold / http://www.lexmachinaphoto.com After a long time of corresponding online, we finally got to meet up with Lexie and her partner Emmy while we were workamping in Kansas last month (they’re younger full time RVers/nomads – like us) . Lexie is plowing full speed ahead exploring her artistic side as a photographer, and doing some amazing stuff with art photography.
	Emmy Jackson / http://www.emmyjackson.com Emmy is as inspiring as his soulmate, Lexie above. By trade he’s an auto industry writer and reviewer, he’s also exploring his incredible gift of writing in fiction, which you can purchase online as an eBook.
	Sandi Wheaton / http://sandiwheaton.com We’ve talked about our friend Sandi, who completed a Route 66 photo road trip last year. This month, she’s showing debuting some of her images at a gallery and is launching several other projects around her time on the road. Amazing and inspiring stuff!
	Karen Nace / http://karennace.blogspot.com Karen and our fellow technomadic friend Ben Willmore finally took their long time Facebook correspondence to an extended in person visit. Karen is taking the leap this month to join him indefinitely on his awesome bus to live the life of the nomad. We’re excited to welcome another nomad to the road, and congratulate these two for the companionship they’ve found in each other!
	James Aultman / AIDS/Lifecycle Our long time friend, James – is embarking on an inspiring mission this year. He’s dedicating himself to training up for a 7-day, 545 miles bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise money to help end AIDS. We’re excited to be able to sponsor him in his goals, and encourage you to do so as well.

So, here are some folks we’d like to introduce you to this month:

We’re inspired [...]]]>

Exit from the Rat Race

One of the wonderful things about living a life on your own terms, is getting to connect with others doing the same.  Below is a list of folks we’ve encountered who are currently undertaking the transition to gearing their lives to exit the rat race and embrace a life of full time travel.

We’re inspired by them, and think you will be too.

We Go Far – Jonathan and Dasy are leaving the rat race behind in the DC area and hitting the road full time in an RV. They’re documenting their launch into nomadism as they go, and we greatly look forward to future rendezvouses with them out on the road!

Voyagner – Follow the transition of 25 year old Dan Haneveer from the life of an IT manager to full time world traveler.

Got Passport, Will Travel – This family full of wanderlust is transition their life to travel and live abroad.

Exile Lifestyle -  Colin, a 24- year old entrepreneur who has yet to leave the USA, is transitioning his life to travel the world full time.

My Shrinking Life - Japhy is a 30-something lawyer giving up his upper middle-class life to travel the country in an RV in pursuit of a simple, more authentic life. To accomplish this, he’s taking radical action to pay off his crushing debt, rid himself of his possessions, shed his old self, and step off the train of runaway consumerism.

We think this is completely off the [...]]]> The Digital Vagabond is teaming up with Matador Travel and Travellerspoint Travel Community to offer a scholarship to pay for a 3 month road trip across America this summer. And get this.. it ends at Burning Man 2009! How *perfect*.

We think this is completely off the charts awesome.. so if you’ve been waiting for the excuse to get out there and do it, here’s a great opportunity.

We also invite anyone applying for, interested in and/or winning this scholarship to camp with Camp Nomadia – a camp we organize at Burning Man for nomadic souls.

So apply now!