PinnedMember-onlyIt’s My One Year Anniversary On MediumDeep diving into the details of my first year on the platform. — I actually joined Medium on January 15th, 2022, but since I didn’t submit an article until the 31st, I’ve decided to hold off on posting this until now. This, to me, is my real one-year celebration. I call the first 2 weeks research and development. It amazes me how quickly…Writing10 min readWriting10 min read
Published in Globetrotters·PinnedMember-onlyFull-Time Travel Has Made Me More GratefulIt’s often about the little things in life. — I’ve just realized that we are more than a week into November and I haven’t written a response to Globetrotter's November prompt “Being Grateful To Be Able To Travel”. As an editor, I was privy to what…Gratitude9 min readGratitude9 min read
PinnedMember-onlyOur Nomadic Timeline From the BeginningWhere our journey has taken us so far. — Many of you know that in 2017 we sold all of our possessions to head out into the world to travel full-time. But many of you may not know exactly where we have been in that time. As we near almost 5 years of this nomadic life, I felt that…Nomad4 min readNomad4 min read
Published in About Me Stories·PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me — Jillian AmattThis is the short version! — I have written a long version of My Story as well, which I will link below. As I was typing it, the familiar feeling of ‘Does anyone really want to know all this about me?’ crept in. The answer is that I’m not sure, so I decided to give people…About Me6 min readAbout Me6 min read
PinnedMember-onlyTrying to Find Out Who I Am?You are in the right place. — As I get new followers joining me, I am constantly trying to find ways to get articles that are relevant to who I am, at the top of my list. This way new people can quickly click on an article to learn more. Unfortunately, though, you can only ‘pin’ 5…About Me6 min readAbout Me6 min read
Published in Digital Global Traveler·1 day agoMember-onlyMaking Fast Moves From the Bulgarian Border to the Greek BorderThis may have been our worst travel day yet — Despite the annoyance of being turned away at the Bulgarian border, we were thankful for the chain of events that unfolded that allowed us to access the Greek border quickly. Our Turkey visas were set to expire the following day, so we didn’t want to spend another night on Turkish…Travel9 min readTravel9 min read
Published in Artistic Voyages News·3 days agoMember-onlyDenied At the Bulgarian Border Like a Couple Of Travel AmateursA warning to others that travel long-term in this part of the world. — Wow! I don’t even know where to begin. Let’s just say that it has been an exciting couple of days. And actually, it feels more like 3 or 4 days' worth of activities instead of just one seemingly endless day. Let’s go back to the beginning. At the beginning of…Travel7 min readTravel7 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·6 days agoMember-onlyAm I Living Through a Mid-Life Crisis?And is it a bad thing or a good thing? — I remember when I was a child and a friend of my parents, who was likely in his late 40s to early 50s, left his wife and kids and took off to a cabin in the woods. It was a shock to everyone involved, and while I don’t remember the…Psychology10 min readPsychology10 min read
Published in Globetrotters·Feb 1Member-onlyI Will Never Tire Of the Diversity Of Our PlanetA peek at the different terrains that we have seen in our past five years of full-time travel. — Welcome to our February writing prompt at Globetrotters! This month we want to hear about the Terrains of the World. To get caught up on the prompt, check out my fellow editor, Anne Bonfert’s, post: February Monthly Challenge — Terrains of the World Show us the diversity of landscapes on earthmedium.comTravel10 min readTravel10 min read
Published in Artistic Voyages News·Jan 26Member-onlyA Week Spent Mostly In BedMy Week in Photos — Week 45— January 19–25, 2023 — There is a saying in life, ‘when it rains, it pours.’ This week has certainly been a good example of that. On the one hand, I hate how this week has turned out, on the other hand, it has been a blessing to be where we are when this all…Weekly Report10 min readWeekly Report10 min read