No Fixed Address: Fifteen Nomads Who Are Always on the Move

What Led Her There, and Where Have Her Travels Taken Her?

Nora Dunn sold her lucrative financial planning business, and just about everything else she's owned, in 2006 and began her adventure of a lifetime shortly after. Dunn spent most of her time in Australia and New Zealand last year (and why not?) but has also toured much of Europe and Canada. Where next? Who knows.

Read More:  Dunn's site is very candid both in terms of her feelings on the road and the financial and practical implications of full-time travel.

What Led Them There, and Where Have Their Travels Taken Them?

After a couple of years packed with crazy backpacking experiences, Jason and Aracely dropped their corporate lifestyles and, seemingly on a whim, took off into the sunset. There are very few places (or activities) they haven't dipped their collective toes into, and the resulting write-ups and photography is an inspiration to any travel fanatic.

Read More:  The 2 Backpackers site is professionally presented, and when the guys aren't writing there is always a knowledgeable guest poster who is.

What Led Them There, and Where Have Their Travels Taken Them?

Both Aaron and Georgie were hardcore globetrotters long before they met each other, and following their engagement in 2008 they realized that life on the road together was far more preferable that settling down in the UK. Not only are they outrageously attractive people, but their adventures to date are envious to say the least.

Read More:  They're travelers first and foremost – blogging comes as a secondary function.

What Led Them There, and Where Have Their Travels Taken Them?

The duo met while independently traveling across Europe, and a few days in Lisbon together sparked off a 6-year odyssey filled with backpacking experiences all over the globe (generally favoring locations off the beaten track, hence the site name). They're both pretty fearless in throwing themselves out of their comfort zones, which makes for entertaining reading.

Read More:  Scores of great anecdotes, top 10 lists and practical travel advice.

What Led Him There, and Where Have His Travels Taken Him?

Although Slice hails from the UK, the Asia-Pacific region is his second (and we're guessing favorite) home and the travel bug really took hold when working on Melbourne docks. This led on to further work and play in Thailand and Australia in particular, along with a few forays into greater Europe - what Slice doesn't know about backpacking around the world could probably fit on the back of a Malaysian postage stamp.

Read More:  The iBackpacker Travel site is a library of travel stories and top tips (especially if you plan to head to any of the Southeast-Asian countries).

What Led Him There, and Where Have His Travels Taken Him?

Backpacking Matt is an instantly recognizable name on the travel blogging circuit. Starting off in Iowa, his adventures began in 2007 after graduating and he's not really stopped since. Having traveled to Europe and beyond, Matt is a champion of budget travel and we're always keen to see where his wandering feet take him next.

Read More:  The Backpacking Matt site has recently picked up a couple of extra writers and a fresh new look.

What Led Him There, and Where Have His Travels Taken Him?

Ever since leaving the Emerald Isle behind in 2006, young Johnny bravely decided to book a one-way ticket to Asia and subsequently taught English in China for what was initially supposed to be a single year – however, he's still on the road as you read this, over four years since he set out.

Read More:  Inspiring words and feature articles aplenty on Johnny's blog.

What Led Her There, and Where Have Her Travels Taken Her?

Jasmine took a hard look at her life prospects after graduating, and came to the conclusion that settling down was not for her. Selling all her worldly possessions and hopping on a plane to New Zealand was the beginning – since then, she's surveyed 130 cities in 24 different countries and currently living it up in Columbia.

Read More:  Jasmine is never afraid to speak her mind while documenting her travels. Is it odd that we enjoy her writing more when she's at her most irritable?

What Led Him There, and Where Have His Travels Taken Him?

Gary Arndt is another heavy-hitter in the online travel network. The genesis of his site, Everything Everywhere, came when Arndt sold his house, put all his stuff into storage and made his way to the Pacific without so much as a second thought. Speaking for all fans of great travel bloggers, we're certainly glad he did.

Read More:  On the aforementioned Everything Everywhere.

What Led Him There, and Where Have His Travels Taken Him?

A freelance web designer, the Working Nomad clearly relishes having gotten out of the corporate grind in London and now works from wherever he pleases. He's as passionate about travel as he is geeky web stuff, and the list of countries he's been to is impressive (including New Zealand, Bali, Borneo and Southern Spain). He's currently back in Bristol and planning future adventures.

Read More:  Some great musings on location-independent work can be found on the Working Nomad homepage.

What Led Them There, and Where Have Their Travels Taken Them?

The gang behind NoMad Rush are self-confessed travel nuts, as evidenced by their frequent (and insane) exploits both for charity and for the hell of it. Their fundraising efforts have so far have totaled a staggering $17,700 (at the time of writing), and it's always a pleasure to keep up with the madness on their regular podcasts.

Read More:  Travel interviews, stories and more over on the NoMad Rush website.

What Led Them There, and Where Have Their Travels Taken Them?

Having just enjoyed its 2nd anniversary, Andrew Hickey's site, The Brooklyn Nomad, has found itself a good number of regular readers in its short time online. This is probably due to Hickey's expertise in travel writing, using the blog to share his views on a number of locations and travel issues. Adding to your RSS feed is highly recommended.

Read More:  One of the finest examples of effective travel blogging.

What Led Her There, and Where Have Her Travels Taken Her?

If you dream of travelling the world and getting paid as you do so, you're certainly not alone as the vast majority yearn for it but only a handful manage to pull it off. Here is the personal blog of Thursday Bram, a lady who did just that having built up her writing business to enable her to work from anywhere in the globe (while at the same time helpfully offering advice to anyone looking to follow in her footsteps).

Read More:  The blog which came as a result of writing a top book on the subject.

What Led Her There, and Where Have Her Travels Taken Her?

Even as a kid, Brooke was a traveler by proxy having moved around a few times for schooling and then higher education. The revelation of wanting to live a traveling lifestyle forever came at the age of 12 on a trip to Canada, and nearly two decades later she's attained the dream by setting up a business and lifestyle consultancy which takes her around the world to inspire like-minded individuals.

Read More:  Brooke's nomadic entrepreneur site, in which she imparts life lessons and traveling business tips.

What Led Her There, and Where Have Her Travels Taken Her?

As the Nomadic Chick herself points out, "[there is] a scarcity of blogs devoted to someone like me, a single lady on the cusp of forty, ready to leave everything she's known." And that's exactly what she did in 2010, ditching life in an office to plunge headfirst into a life on the road starting in Calgary and taking her all the way to deepest Asia. She's ill at the moment, so drop her a line and wish her well.

Read More:  Pick any one of Jeannie's posts and you're certain to find a genius turn of phrase to describe an aspect of her location or the culture she's immersed in.