Blog - The Dirtbag Dao

If you’ve read through my site, you may have noticed I like talking about toilets.

“In the pursuit of learning, every day something is acquired.

Long has Japan been on my list of places to experience, but other, more affordable, dirtbaggy parts of Asia had always won out.

From the ages of 19ish-25ish, I lived below the poverty line, but traveled internationally extensively.

I had decided a couple years back, after walking across England via the Hadrian’s Wall trail, that walking across small countries is a mighty fine way to spend time.

Earlier this year, I was talking on the phone with my parents, telling them about stuff I was doing around the land we bought in Colorado.

“Comparison is the thief of joy.”

Once upon a time, living in a dark house with too many rooms, I spent hours researching road nomadism, scrolling through colorful images of happy people in vans, vehicles tucked into breathtakingly remote spots, and tiny living designs.

Oct 24’- Dec 24’ Since my last Dirtbag Diary entry, we had the big surprise of following in love with Southwest Colorado as we traveled through it late spring.

Step right up, step right up!

Exciting news on the Dirtbag journey!

Here’s what this article is not: An argument against having children An argument for being childfree A tirade against parents and children I am also not saying that parents can’t share my feelings on some reasons or that they can’t achieve certain things…

Feb ‘24- Apr ‘24 Last I left off in the Dirtbag Diaries, we had just finished seeing lots of nomad friends at a festival in Arizona, Now, it was time to head south to an adventure I had been dreaming of for a couple years….RVing through Baja, Mexico.

Back when Mr.

Photo by camaralenta The Dirtbag Dao is a simple living philosophy that pulls from other philosophies around the world and my own life experience as a minimalist nomad.

Nov ‘23 - Jan ‘24 I’ve been wanting to find a way other than Instagram to share parts of my life with friends and family flung across the country and world.

Sometimes, well-meaning sticks and bricks folks (RV lingo for people who live in houses) will allude to a future where I find a nice ‘real’ home to settle down in.

Do you wish you could stop working?

In my introductory post about hedonic adaptation, I talked about how voluntary discomfort is important for resetting your baseline happiness levels and cultivating gratitude.

Ah, retirement.