Family Update
Archives of writings while finding Home Along the Way
The Journey Begins
Yesterday we packed up the last minute things, and said goodbye to our house of 7 years. It's been a good ride and we'll be back, but only as visitors. It's really strange to pack up everything. There's so much stuff that has value when you're owning a house that...
T Minus 3
We leave Saturday. It's still sinking in. As we're finishing up last minute details, giving away stuff that hasn't sold, meeting with friends and neighbors, saying goodbyes, etc. The countdown has been going on for 2 or 3 months, but now with only three rings on the...
Where Are You Going?
When changing lifestyle from the American script of buy a house in the burbs, get two cars, a dog and 2.5 kids to a travel as a lifestyle type of living there are a lot of questions. And frankly we love these questions because it helps us refine what it is we're...
Tickets Purchased
It's been a crazy couple of weeks since we first launched this site, in fact since Jan 1 we've been doing everything we can to make progress on the todo list for this trip. But the point of no return hadn't been crossed until we ran our estate sale and sold almost...
The Back Story
People keep asking us how this all came about. So this post will tell the story of how we came to the place where we sold almost everything we owned and "uprooted" our family and moved them overseas. In 2004, Becky and I embarked on The Learning Journey where we spent...About the Kortmans
We're a family of 6 who have chosen a location independent lifestyle. In early 2014, we sold our house and most of our possessions. We spent time in SE Asia, Africa and Europe. Where will 2015 bring us? Learn More About the Kortmans or View their Itinerary
Become Location Independent Like Us
NomadTogether is a community of and for Location Independent families which we founded in late 2014.