2012 has been a big year for us here at The Life Nomadic. We made the move from South America to Southwest Asia, and between that move and our need to escape Abu Dhabi, if only for a weekend, we visited sixteen countries. It was a hectic year of … [Continue reading]
“Soon it got dusk, a grapy dusk, a purple dusk over tangerine groves and long melon fields; the sun the color of pressed grapes, slashed with burgundy red, the fields the color of love and Spanish mysteries.” ― Jack Kerouac, On the Road I am a … [Continue reading]
I’ll freely admit it. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was the first and only film of the series I have seen. I liked it for what it was, a slightly cheesy action film, but I really enjoyed it for what it inspired in me, a reason to visit Petra. … [Continue reading]
I am looking at the back of his head right now; he’s busy playing Halo. The love that I feel rises in my throat and I want to grab him and kiss his face, but I don’t want to interrupt his game. That’s okay. I have a lifetime in which to bestow … [Continue reading]
I have never really understood the word “unrest”. It seems so much like an afterthought; a simple word stating the opposite of “rest”, but no more. Isn’t everything and everyone in a state of unrest at times? Semantics aside, the word unrest is … [Continue reading]
The only people who know my secret are the ones who are closest to me. After all, I don’t travel with just anyone. You are a member of my family or a close friend to have witnessed me at my worst. And me at my worst is me on a plane. I have … [Continue reading]
If there’s one question I get more than any other it’s this one: What’s your favorite place that you’ve been? I love that people are interested enough to ask, but I hate the quantification and limits that an answer requires. Each and every place that … [Continue reading]
Not many of our readers know that we tried to go to Sri Lanka several months ago. We, unfortunately, missed that flight due to a simple mix up between am and pm on the alarm clock. However, intrepid travelers that we are, we refused to give up and … [Continue reading]
No trip to southern Thailand would be complete without a dive. After all, this is where I became PADI certified eight years ago. We were pleased to find that Hilton Phuket has partnered with Sub Aqua Dive Centers to offer their guests a comfortable … [Continue reading]
I knew that it would be a great weekend as our Air Berlin flight sailed over the water and the beach to land at Phuket International Airport. The gorgeous red sunset visible outside the airplane window simply sealed the deal. After a swift trip … [Continue reading]