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Christmas in Tangier (Or: How I Survive the Holidays Without a Tree or a Turkey)
What Solo Travel at the Holidays Actually Brings Up.
Dec 23
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Nancy H.
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Tiny Miracles When You Are Sick in A Foreign Country
A day in the life newly arrived in Tangier. And a lesson in how to fend off unwanted advances.
Dec 17
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Nancy H.
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The Meat Guy
One ‘meat guy’ in a new country and you’re golden. (yes, this post is vegetarian friendly)
Dec 8
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Nancy H.
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November 2025
Week One Living in Tangier: Is This For Real?
Most people never hear the truth about what the first week abroad actually feels like. SPOILER: It's not Instagram.
Nov 30
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I Moved to Morocco Alone at 58. Here’s What My First Day Actually Felt Like
Jet lag, joy, stress, fish, kittens. All the things. Navigating through anxiety and fear.
Nov 20
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Nancy H.
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Why Tangier will steal your heart
Lessons in feeling at home and traveling alone.
Nov 13
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Nancy H.
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Show me the money.
How real adults with mortgages and lives afford long-term travel.
Nov 10
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Nancy H.
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Six Minutes to Get 20 Years Back
If you can spare six minutes to read this, you might get twenty years of your life back.
Nov 5
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Nancy H.
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October 2025
Why I sold my house and 90% of my stuff. Swapping robin’s nests to travel full-time.
An ode to the beauty of simple living and chopping wood. And the rough awakening to change everything and become a nomad.
Oct 27
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Nancy H.
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Q&A: You Asked, I Answer - Top Questions on Solo and Slow Travel and Creating a Vibrant Life
Moving Through Fear, Financing Travel, Meeting People, Feeling Invisible, Safety, Reinventing Yourself in Midlife, and more.
Oct 23
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Nancy H.
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Why I Worked at a 400 Year Old Flour Mill in France
Workaway explained; old mill culture in France; freestyle nomad travel, trusting instincts while travelling
Oct 21
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Nancy H.
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Anthony Bourdain Nails It - Tangier's Souk
The souk in Tangier, how things are not changing even as they are, Moroccan food and culture, beauty in an insane world
Oct 15
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Nancy H.
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