by Al Christensen | Oct 31, 2022 | Nomad Philosophy
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by Al Christensen | Oct 27, 2022 | Nomad Philosophy
THERE WAS NEVER ANY DEBATE between me and myself over whether I should sell the house, get rid of nearly all my stuff, and live in a van. It was an instant, “Yes!” It’s not a simple decision for many. There are a lot of pros and cons for them to consider. And...
by Al Christensen | Oct 25, 2022 | Nomad Philosophy
RECENTLY someone on a nomad forum asked in regards to a particular outdoors destination, “Is it worth it?” I replied that it depended on what they enjoy and what they expect. I think the worth of pretty much everything is a personal judgment. There might be some...
by Bob | Oct 13, 2022 | Nomad Philosophy
Originally written in September of 2012 on a flight to Alaska for a family reunion FOR OVER 40 YEARS I called Anchorage, Alaska home. My family moved there in 1961 and I lived there until 2006 when I retired and left. My definition of myself was as an “Alaskan.” So...
by Al Christensen | Oct 2, 2022 | Nomad Philosophy, Travel
“WHAT INTERESTING PLACES SHOULD I SEE?” Usually the people asking that question have innocent intentions, but it gets my cranky old man hackles up. To me it’s part of the spoon-fed culture. To me it means those people don’t have opinions of their own, that they lack...
by Bob | Sep 26, 2022 | Happiness, Nomad Philosophy
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I GET QUITE OFTEN is people asking how they can afford a big RV and be a nomad. They’re certain they need at least a 35 foot RV to be happy–but they can’t afford one. So they write to me to tell me they are trapped and can’t do anything but stay...
by Al Christensen | Sep 23, 2022 | Nomad Philosophy
LIKE MANY OTHER NEW NOMADS (newmads?) I started out with a bucket list of destinations. Well known places. Places on all the Must See Before You Die lists. I took off from North Carolina, heading north and west, across the Appalachian Mountains, said Hi to a friend in...
by Al Christensen | Sep 18, 2022 | Nomad Philosophy
ONE DAY I CLIMBED approximately a hundred feet up by way of a series of paved switchback ramps. About a third of the way along it became drudgery. Two days later I climbed approximately a hundred feet up into a geologic formation by way of a vague foot path through...
