Tag Archives: Travel reflections – I’ve been interviewed on a podcast series called “Grounded Nomads” on the Nomadtopia Podcast. It covers our decision to rent a house in Osoyoos, British Columbia, how we are settling into our lives here, our plans for the future, and how the Covid-19 uncertainty has impacted our life and travel outlook. Hope you can check it out!  We have quite a history with the American state of Arizona. It’s where we purchased our Big Blue Bus, where we did most of its conversion from an ordinary shuttle bus into our home-on-wheels; and it’s where we conceived our baby boy, Phoenix. Our return this month to Arizona has brought one very special journey full-circle.  Many months ago, as we whiled away yet another month in Mexico’s mountainous interior, Bruno and I began daydreaming of the United States. At some point during our year-long stay in Mexico, its traffic, pollution, and jubilant disorder had started to feel a little overwhelming. Now, with only 100km to go before we reach the Nogales border with Arizona, we are having second thoughts about leaving Mexico.  If I can describe this year in one word, I’d say that 2019 was the year of the see-saw. This year our life has see-sawed between periods of extreme sedentarianism (is that a word?) and extreme nomadism (a.k.a. manic travel). Let me elaborate.  We are eternally grateful for the travel opportunities we have had this year, and especially to all the people who hosted us or took the time to visit us these last few months. We are just as grateful for the opportunity, now, to slow down and dig back into our little life in the bus. And what we are |
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