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> I’ve been nomading for ten years.

The most i've ever been able to do was half a year. How can you choose to be without a real home that long?

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> How can you choose to be without a real home that long?

Depends what you mean by "real home" I guess. I have a tiny apartment in Bangkok, where we would normally spend ~ 8 weeks a year in total a year, and then we rent ad-hoc or stay with family the rest

Ah ok you are married. Do you have long term friends locally ? Is your wife your anchor to a local community ?

> Do you have long term friends locally?

Not really sure what that means, but most places we go we have friends we’ve known for many years, and those are often other nomadish types.

> Is your wife your anchor to a local community?

No, she’s from even further away than me

Right but actual roots / connection to a local community, besides fellow travelers / tourists?

I personally never felt more than a temporary resident in most places i've been.

I've travelled single and as part of a couple. Doing this as a couple is hands-down easier. Cheaper, less stressful, and a lot less lonely. Not only because constant companionship, but also because striking up random friendships is easier if the whole "is he hitting on me?" thing is off the table because the girlfriend is right there too ;)

I didn't say I was homeless :D I have a home base, but I spend 6 months or more outside of my home country.

I mean a home with local ties and roots, not just someone else's airbnb :)

Yes, I do have a home with ties and roots. We use it a few month per year, while travelling the rest of the time.

Good plan ! :)

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