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“I Wish I Could Do That!”

“You’re so lucky!”

“I wish I could do that!”

“Must be nice!”

The new guide Dream, Save, Do by my friends Betsy and Warren Talbot starts out with those three lines.

Betsy and Warren have been traveling full time for over a year now, and have no plans of stopping anytime soon (they plan to be gone for at least three years). When they tell people about the life they’re living, they usually hear some variation of “I wish I could do that.”

It’s true, Betsy and Warren are lucky. They’re lucky to be alive and healthy and smart and to have been born in the free world. But that particular luck isn’t why they’re able to travel the world endlessly, living their dream.

Just a couple of years back, Warren and Betsy were living a pretty typical life. They both worked in successful big-company jobs that left them little time to enjoy life. Betsy was so busy and traveled so much that she couldn’t even join a book club with friends were she lived.

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The Global Hobo

Check out this original song by Nathaniel Shapiro, a talented actor and singer/songwriter I met in LA a couple of years back.

He wrote this about our mutual friend Chris, who has been a close buddy of mine since middle school. Chris took all of this location independent stuff to heart a couple of years ago and has been living and working from all around the globe ever since.

A few details may have been fabricated in this story.

This is awesome. Thanks Nathaniel!

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How to Live a Part-Time Location Independent Lifestyle

The Mission District, San Francisco: My Part-Time Home

I’m writing this from our apartment in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco, but the truth is I could be writing it from anywhere in the world.

My business and life are location independent. That means I can live and work from anywhere, as long as I have a laptop and an Internet connection.

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Transitions, Best of Both Worlds and Investing in the Process

Tomorrow Jessalyn and I are headed back to San Francisco. It’s been a fantastic season in Mexico, filled with friends, surfing, romantic walks on the beach (really), introspection and a decent amount of work.

Leaving is bittersweet. We’re sad to leave the sun, simplicity and relaxation of Mexico, but happy to be returning home to our favorite city. Transitions are funny like that, especially when you’re moving on to something familiar but loved.

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Mexico, Parte Dos (Personal Update)

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It’s official! Jessalyn and I are headed back to Mexico for 2-3 months starting on January 15th. We’ll be living in a little town near Manzanillo on the Pacific coast that we fell in love with last year. We can’t wait.

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