The Slower Explorer
Nomad JimStories, reflections, and the realities of my life as a retired, minimalist, solo, full-time, slow traveler.
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Dear Person in Your 60s: You’re Still Young
“You’re so lucky! I wish I could do what you’re doing.”
That’s a common reaction I receive when I tell someone that I’m a retired, full-time, slow traveler.
And I always follow it up with my standard response:
“You can do what I’m doing....
I Expected Those Big, Mysterious Statues. I Didn't Expect This.
“You want to go to a birthday party in a cave?”
I have to say that’s the first time anyone had ever asked me that question.
Looking back, I shouldn’t have been surprised. It turned out to be par for the course during a memorable day that...
Yes, You Should Go to McDonald’s Abroad
You’re traveling abroad, you’re hungry, and you’re walking around the neighborhood looking for a place to eat.
That’s when you see it…those familiar golden arches.
But you fight the urge to go with the familiar. Perhaps you’re in a city k...
Queasy in Quito
Drenched in sweat, the relief and comfort I now felt were overshadowed by my extreme embarrassment.
Earlier that evening, my stomach had begun sounding like an approaching storm with ever increasing periods of rolling thunder. Perhaps the...
Why Don’t They Do It Like We Do?
It was one of my first times traveling outside the United States. In Bangkok. Eating dinner at a highly-recommended Thai restaurant.
And I was really getting annoyed and frustrated.
I finished my meal 15 minutes ago and they still hadn’t...
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Retired, minimalist, solo, full-time, slow traveler sharing stories, reflections, and the realities of my nomadic life.
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