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By: Picture Perfect Portraits: Children of the World

Picture Perfect Portraits: Children of the World — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:00:39 +0000

[...] PluginPortraits give you a picture of the soul. This is something I have always believed. When we travel, we meet so many sweet and curious children around the world that absolutely love having their [...]

By: Honesty, Fear and Validation – Dear Reader - The Planet D: Around the World Adventure Couple

Fri, 27 May 2011 13:36:29 +0000

[...] these people lately when someone dies.It validated the fact that we made the right decision to keep searching for happiness in life yet it didn’t ease the fears that crop up every day. Dave is sad for Steve and I am sad for [...]

By: davendeb

davendeb — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:18:53 +0000

Thanks for the comment Sue. You are right it isn’t for everyone but for those of us that are hooked on traveling, we all have our own reasons for doing so.

By: Sue Canfield

Sue Canfield — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 19:41:58 +0000

Love it! Our family is traveling and for some of the same reasons you do. Joel and I find that staying in one place starts to get monotonous after a bit. We crave change and I’ve always believed that change is good for us. Many people fear change; they should embrace it.

No, this lifestyle isn’t for everyone. And we may decide at some point to settle back down – especially if it seems best for our little girl. In the meantime there’s so much we want to see and share as a family.

Before we started traveling our favorite times and when we felt the closest was when we took day long road trips. This is just an extension of that.
Sue Canfield recently posted..Fiona’s Little Tree at The Green House

By: Mobile Lifestyle | Live Richly

Mobile Lifestyle | Live Richly — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:27:50 +0000

[...] and more couples have decided to travel together long-term. Deb and Dave at from The Planet D are happiest when they are on the move. Dina and Ryan of Vagabond Quest have been backpacking for [...]

By: DC

DC — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:26:00 +0000

Trisha said: “so by having fun you’re providing a much-needed service!”

Wow! That’s one, profound, two, true, and three, the very best state of living you can imagine. Serving others make me happy, and if all I have to do is have fun! WOW!!! Now, that’s the way to go.

Thanks for your service,

By: davendeb

davendeb — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:10:43 +0000

Fantastic Rasheed! Let’s live our dreams together:)

By: Rasheed Hooda

Rasheed Hooda — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:52:39 +0000

“All we know is that it makes us happy and isn’t that what life is all about, just doing what makes you happy?”

You said it, sister. That’s why I am prepping to do it as well.

Rasheed

By: Anil

Anil — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:40:23 +0000

It’s hard maintaining friends although traveling frequently, you find out who the ones you stay in touch with frequently are – and those tend to be very strong friendships. The acquaintances and other friendships come and go no matter where you are.

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Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:52:48 +0000

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By: Trisha

Trisha — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:55:22 +0000

I agree with the others – you are both very fortunate to have found each other – forget that crap about ‘opposites attract’! Could you imagine what your relationship would be like if one of you were the opposite? I doubt that you’d still be together and having fun!

There’s a GREAT book you should read – “Please Understand Me” by Meyers-Briggs (the original, not the updated one, which sucked) – I’ll email you a link to it, and you can pick it up used super-cheap……basically there is a pesronality type that describes you both to a “T” – Of the four primary types, Thinker, Feeler, Organizer, and Adventurer, can you guess which one?

Don’t ever change or try to – because a LOT of other people get to live vicariously through YOUR adventures, so by having fun you’re providing a much-needed service!

By: brian from nodebtworldtravel.com

brian from nodebtworldtravel.com — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:40:43 +0000

Change = Challenge – That was the key thing I pulled from this. I ask myself why I like to travel and the challenge, the adventure of new situations and new people is my primary motivator.

By: davendeb

davendeb — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:33:15 +0000

Ah yes, you are not alone with the ideas. I am great at coming up with ideas, I love working on new ideas. I always seem to need to have a project. And I think you hit the nail right on the head. Other people are content with their lives, and maybe we are still searching for what makes us content.

By: Bethany

Bethany — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:29:35 +0000

Just out of curiousity – do you often feel like you have too many ideas? Do you get great ideas and then other ones too and get all excited to work on them? Then in a couple months you get overwhelmed and have no idea what to do next with your ideas? I have the same moving problems as you and wondering if you have the same idea problems as me. I cannot count how many times I’ve moved yet sometimes I yearn for the life my friends have. A house, 2 kids, a yard to mow, they go to work and then go home and instead of working on other projects they just relax – they seem content. However whenever I get close to that life I run away. One side of me wants that life and the other (obviously larger side) cannot imagine it.

By: davendeb

davendeb — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:00:14 +0000

That is amazing. I wish I could come, Camp Nomadia sounds incredible. Oh the laughter and the stories that will be told in that camp. I can’t even imagine. And you are absolutely right, it is all of the friends that we have met on the road that have become very special to us. Even my blogging friends, I am feeling a kindred spirit with them all because we are so like minded and I am looking forward to meeting everyone in person one day soon! Have a great time at Burning Man and I look forward to reading all about it!

By: davendeb

davendeb — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:56:40 +0000

I love that saying, installed and I love that you are already yearning again. It is so true. I always laugh that once we move home, I have to have my place set up perfectly as quickly as possible. I put all of my energy into making it just right only to leave again in a short time. Sometimes I wonder why I bother, but then I always say that all we have is right now. Not tomorrow, not yesterday, so you better be happy and comfortable in your surroundings no matter how short of a time you are staying. Anyway, I went off on a tangent. Good for you for traveling with your son. I agree that it may be harder, but on many levels, I bet it is far more fulfilling too! I imagine you seeing the wonder in his eyes and the excitement when he see’s new things. It must be amazing.

By: davendeb

davendeb — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:51:52 +0000

Hey Geogypsy, thanks for checking us out, I am on my way to visit your blog now! You are absolutely right, it would be crowded out there. For some reason we even find that travel brings us closer to our friends and family. It is like we all feel the need to tell one another how much we care. When we are home, Dave and I especially are very lazy at getting together and keeping in touch.

By: davendeb

davendeb — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:49:36 +0000

Thanks Amy, It is very true, like Audrey said, we are all just wired differently. I think that we all want a little bit of what others have. I cannot reiterate enough how often Dave and I really feel that we want to settle down. But, it is just not the way we are made up. Whenever we have tried, it hasn’t worked out. We are just made to be on the go I guess. And yes, I like your happy bubble comment. We all just have to do what makes us happy, not what others think we should be doing.

By: Technomadia

Technomadia — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:47:52 +0000

Movement, change, new experiences – the urge for it is indeed what fuels our souls. And, unfortunately it does put some friendships on hold.

But looking forward to new friendships that you find while traveling is exciting too! We’ve made so many friends – both in rendezvouses with other travelers and visiting so many places – it’s awesome.

This week, we head to Burning Man – where we are hosting Camp Nomadia. It’ll be a camp of about 50-70 full time travelers from around the world. It’ll be a spot at Black Rock City where we are a neighborhood of like minds who really are at home. It’ll be good to be amongst so many peers, make new friends and feel connected to our nomadic tribe.

All our best!
– Cherie

By: davendeb

davendeb — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:45:21 +0000

Hi Audrey, you are lucky too! It would be really tough to have the wanderlust and have your partner feel differently. So it goes to show that it is all about the way we are wired and not our upbringing. Neither Dave or I traveled much as children, so I don’t know what caused the switch to be flipped once we met. But I like it.