I found nomad4ever.com in early 2007, when I first entered the world of travel blogging. The man behind the scenes is Chris, a German expat who retired in his early 30′s to live the good life in Southeast Asia. After a stint in Thailand, he moved to Bali where he’s been living for about a year with his girlfriend.
Gary from Everything-Everywhere.com responded to a post I made on BootsNAll, and since we would be in Bali at the same time, arranged to meet up. Gary is about 12 months into a 3-year trip around the world. He thoroughly covered the tiny island nations of the Pacific, and is now tackling Indonesia and Australia. Check out the Google map on his blog if you can – very cool!
I hung out with Gary for a day before all three of us met up at the Kuta Food Court across from the beach. The food was good, and the conversation fantastic. Three guys talking about the life on Bali, Indonesia, various cultures, working life…and the desire to abandon it for travel!
Before anyone got to the food court, torrential rains began and it guaranteed we’d be almost the only patrons. We didn’t care though – just kept talking and drinking Bintang beers as the staff used a broom to push the rain water off of the tarp above us every 10 minutes.
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That is awesome you got to meet fellow travelers who also abandoned the idea of the typical job. Thanks so much for keeping up this blog. Absolutely fascinating perspective of the world.
That is awesome you got to meet fellow travelers who also abandoned the idea of the typical job. Thanks so much for keeping up this blog. Absolutely fascinating perspective of the world.
That is awesome that you meet up with other travel bloggers! What a great way to meet other people you probably already know a lot about anyway.
If you are ever in Costa Rica, make sure you drop a comment in on the Costa Rica HQ blog!
That is awesome that you meet up with other travel bloggers! What a great way to meet other people you probably already know a lot about anyway.
If you are ever in Costa Rica, make sure you drop a comment in on the Costa Rica HQ blog!
How awesome! I love meeting up with the bloggers whose blogs I read regularly. It is like meeting a celebrity, except turns out they’re normal folk! Awesome.
So hey, if I ditch the work, the responsibilities and jump on a plane, want to have coffee? (not actually going to happen, but it’d be nice!)
Sure thing, my treat. ;)
How awesome! I love meeting up with the bloggers whose blogs I read regularly. It is like meeting a celebrity, except turns out they’re normal folk! Awesome.
So hey, if I ditch the work, the responsibilities and jump on a plane, want to have coffee? (not actually going to happen, but it’d be nice!)
Sure thing, my treat. ;)
Dave, I love your blog. I can’t wait to go traveling all over the world! Bryan, I’m a reader of the Costa Rica HQ blog too! Nice to meet a fellow reader at another blog. I just love travel blogs. :grin:
Thanks Janet!!!
Dave, I love your blog. I can’t wait to go traveling all over the world! Bryan, I’m a reader of the Costa Rica HQ blog too! Nice to meet a fellow reader at another blog. I just love travel blogs. :grin:
Thanks Janet!!!
Hi Dave, I can only confirm that we had a ball of a time chit-chatting the time away with you. Okay the weather – but surely we had the most wet day of the whole rainy season in Bali so far. But somehow it felt quite cozy under the tarp, especially with a few beer washing down our throats. I’m even sure I saw Noah’s Ark passing somewhere at the horizon. :lol:
It was nice meeting you in person and all the best for your further ventures and next destinations. Keep the posts and fantastic pictures coming, we can’t wait to read your adventures!
Cheers from Bali,
Chris
http://www.nomad4ever.com
Life is what you make it!
Hi Dave, I can only confirm that we had a ball of a time chit-chatting the time away with you. Okay the weather – but surely we had the most wet day of the whole rainy season in Bali so far. But somehow it felt quite cozy under the tarp, especially with a few beer washing down our throats. I’m even sure I saw Noah’s Ark passing somewhere at the horizon. :lol:
It was nice meeting you in person and all the best for your further ventures and next destinations. Keep the posts and fantastic pictures coming, we can’t wait to read your adventures!
Cheers from Bali,
Chris
http://www.nomad4ever.com
Life is what you make it!