Lifestyle Stories
Adventure Keys friends on the way to surf at Imsouane, Morocco. Captured by Coach Gouglou from WeSurfSkate
Lifestyle: the way in which a person lives
As a child, I dreamed of travelling as soon as I finished school. I wanted to backpack around the world. What I did not do at that time, was make a plan or make choices that would see those dreams become reality.
Instead, I made the choice to get a job, get married and have children while I was in my early twenties. As it turned out, I married a man that was not interested in travelling.
By my late twenties, I had learned to make a plan and had found the courage to make the choice to live the life that I wanted. That included travelling overseas, which, when you live in Australia, is required if you want to travel to any other country in the world.
At that time, I was on my own with two small children. I wanted them to see, feel, smell, taste and touch the world. I also wanted that for myself. So, that is what we did, and continued to do.
You must make a choice
to take a chance
or your life will never change.
– Zig Ziglar
The stories that you will find in this ‘Lifestyle’ section will not only be about travelling. They will also be about the way we choose to live.
David and I are living a ‘digital nomad’ lifestyle. That means that we travel when we want, wherever we want, for as long as we want. We can do that because we continue to work whether we are living at home or elsewhere in the world.
This lifestyle gives us the opportunity to experience life in many different ways. We see how other people live. Learn parts that are an improvement on our existing choices. Adopt those to make our lives better.
With time, you will find new stories here about communities and cultures. Be introduced to digital nomads and new destinations. Find out about coworking and working remotely. Our experience coliving, housesitting and pet-sitting. Various adventures we embark on. Be sure to subscribe to be notified when there is a new story to read.
I hope when you read them, they inspire you to make a plan and find the courage to choose to enjoy life.
xo Joy
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Favourite Lifestyle Topics

Adventures & Destinations
We love to explore new places, so we’ll share the details with you in case you are planning a trip, as well as tell stories about our adventures for when you need a bit of inspiration or an armchair vacation.

Housesitting & Pet-sitting
Part of our strategy to live like a local is to live in a real home. We also get to have fur baby cuddles, meet scaly friends, encounter the wildlife and spend some time in the garden too.

Coworking & Coliving
After starting and running our own coworking space for seven years, we know the value of surrounding ourselves with like-minded people to stay focused on getting tasks done, plus have lots of fun.

Communities & Cultures
From our family to the ones we are fortunate to meet on our adventures, experiencing the pleasure of being with people, hearing their stories and discovering what they love about their life.

Digital nomad & remote work
Changing careers as a middle aged woman, into a career in tech has enabled me to pursue a lifestyle that gives me the freedom to roam and the opportunity to learn every day.
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