Micki Kosman | The Barefoot Nomad

Travel Blogs
Roundup: 48 Hours in a Car, Ice Cream, Fun in Mexico and Meat Floss
We’ve just returned to beautiful BC after a month-long road trip to visit family in Manitoba and Alberta, Canada. In total, we spent over 48 hours in the car (darn you, Canada for being so… large) with our two little ones and our cat, Cosmo. Cosmo was lucky enough to stop for part of the trip and spend a few weeks at Grandma’s garden and luxury cat spa (aka my Mom’s house) while we drove to Manitoba to hang out at the cabin and play in the lake.
Aside from traveling and visiting family, we’ve been busy giving interviews (how fun is that!) and writing for some great travel sites. Here are a couple of the other projects you might have missed, including a fun interview with me and an article on finding out of the way things to do in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
I have two words of advice for anyone on a long road trip with little kids: …
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Canada | Travel Photos
Grandma’s Garden: A Photo Essay
We’ve traveled all over the world, finding exotic landscapes wherever we go. Sometimes, though, it’s easy to overlook the beauty close to home.
Here are some of the lovely sights we found when visiting …
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Family | Travel Tips
34 Great Packing Tips for a Long Haul Flight with Kids
Does the thought of a long haul flight with your little kids leave you in a cold sweat? It shouldn’t. We’ve taken flights from Vancouver to Hong Kong, hopped between islands in the Philippines, and flown from Canada to Cancun to Costa Rica as well as Calgary to Cuba and all over North America with two little ones in tow. The kids are now seven and three, but we flown with them from the time they were still breastfeeding and in diapers. Here are our top tips for taking long flights with little ones…
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Travel Tips
Couch Potato Roundup: Five Interesting and Offbeat Travel TV Shows
Put your feet up, pop some popcorn and indulge in some great travel TV shows with us.
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Tech
What are the Best Free Tools to Schedule Tweets and Facebook Posts When You Travel?
Travel can be a nightmare if you manage social media accounts. Luckily there are great tools to help out.
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Vegetarian
Five Delicious Vegetarian Recipes From Some Of Our Favorite Travel Blogs
As a vegetarian, it can be a challenge to eat on the road, so here are a few of our favorite vegetarian recipes from the multi-talented folks at other travel blogs.
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Hawaii | Travel Blogs
Rockin the Road Trip! Beaches, Fun And Sun On Our Drive Around Oahu
We love the road trip. There’s something about being on the road that makes anything seem possible. With the sun on your face, and the wind rushing past, any turn can bring a new adventure.
We rented a Jeep, rolled the top down, tossed some sunscreen and swimsuits in the back, and set out to find adventure on a family drive around Oahu.
Oahu’s coastline has crystal clear water, beaches around every turn and a backdrop of lush volcanic slopes. We spent most of our drive staring out the window going “Oooh – ahhh… look at that!” The scenery alone, which ranged from aquamarine ocean to soaring cliffs to sleepy seaside towns like Waimanalo, made our road trip…
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Travel Philosophy
One On One With A Barefoot Nomad: Why I Travel
People often ask me why I travel, and why it’s so important to me. It’s not about climbing the tallest mountain, or getting bragging rights by visiting dozens of countries. I love travel because of how it changes and enriches me. It makes me a better person.
I grew up in a little prairie town in the middle of Canada. Travel wasn’t part of my childhood, and I never truly thought it would be a reality for me. I saw travel as too expensive, too exotic and just too far outside of my experience.
I dreamed of traveling, but I set my dream aside for the more practical things. Buying a house. University and graduate school. Responsibility. The status quo. Security. A stable job.
Life wasn’t bad. But it just wasn’t… good. I was going through the motions, living someone else’s idea of what my life should be.
Something changed when I …
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