What would it take for you to actually turn travel into a lifestyle, not just a vacation?

Nick Wharton and Dariece Swift are the Canadian couple behind Goats On The Road, one of the longest-running travel and lifestyle blogs online. Since leaving Canada in 2008, they have lived and traveled full-time across Southeast Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Caribbean, funding their adventures through teaching English abroad, house sitting, freelance writing, and eventually building a successful travel blog and suite of online courses.

In this episode, Nick and Dariece share the real, unfiltered story of how two regular people from a small town in Canada traded their office jobs and oil rig shifts for a decade of long-term travel, and how they've figured out how to keep it going.

This episode covers what it really takes to make travel a long-term lifestyle, from the mindset shifts that keep you going to the practical ways people actually fund life on the road. Nick and Dariece have been doing this for over a decade and speak honestly about the challenges of traveling as a couple, building an online business from scratch, and knowing when to step back from work and just travel. I also share my own perspective on staying connected to your highest values as your life and travel style evolve.

What has been your biggest mental or practical barrier to making travel a more permanent part of your life, and has anything ever helped you push past it? I'd love to hear your thoughts, and I hope you'll share by sending me an audio message.

*This is a previously released episode from the archives! Zero To Travel interviews are timeless, offering valuable insight whenever you listen.

Tune In To Learn:

What happened after their first 13-month backpacking trip through Southeast Asia that set everything in motion

The beach meltdown in Thailand that led to one of the boldest and most pivotal moves of their travels

What it really takes to travel as a couple 24/7, and the specific things Nick and Dariece do to keep it working

How Goats On The Road started and the shift in approach that became their biggest turning point

Why they almost let video ruin the travel experience, and what they did about it

How they've managed to avoid full burnout after more than a decade of living and working on the road

The mix of jobs and strategies they've used at different stages to keep the travels funded and going

How their travel style has evolved over a decade and what the lifestyle actually looks like for them now

My three principles for keeping travel a lifelong priority, no matter where you are in life

And so much more

Resources:

Goats On The Road

Hash House Harriers

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