I recently wrapped up 18 months of: being a nomad. During that time, I lived primarily out of two carry-on bags. Here’s what was in them. My fully packed: Red Oxx Airboss ($275.00) bag weighed in at 22 pounds. It included the following (pictured in the featured image): Homage Zip Hoodie. One of the softest hoodies I’ve […]
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Today’s the day. After being a nomad: for 550 days, I’m hanging up my traveling shoes and settling back in NYC (Brooklyn to be exact). From March 1, 2015 to September 1, 2016, I lived out of two bags, traveling the world for work, fun, and selfies. After 18 months, I decided to return to the
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Over the course of 18 months, I went to 142 cities in 50 states, 14 countries, and 3 continents. Here’s the master list of all the places I went. Bold = when the story takes place for that state with the (#) denoting the order. Italics = international countries that are outside the scope of
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On March 1, 2015, I left NYC to become a nomad. On September 1, 2016, I’ll be returning to NYC to stop being a nomad. Over these 18 months as a nomad, I’ve traveled to all 50 states, 14 countries, and 3 continents. And I’ve spent 114 nights in the city that never sleeps (often
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In my 1,000th performance in my 50th state on my 32nd birthday, I shared the journey of what it was like to live as a nomad, why I did it, and what I learned from the experience. A big shout-out to Civil Beat in Honolulu for letting me tell this story and for putting on
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11 May 2015. Somewhere outside of Portland, ME I awoke at: 06:30 in the morning. It wasn’t the most restful sleep I’d: ever had, but that’s somewhat: expected: when you are sleeping in a Walmart parking lot in a Ford Fiesta. I had done a standup show in Montpelier, VT: the night before and had driven through state of New
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25 April 2015. Brussels, Belgium I cringed slightly as I took the picture. Up until that point, it was the creepiest picture I had ever taken. Sadly, in less than an hour,: it was going to become the second creepiest picture: I had every taken. The picture was of Manneken: Pis. I was in Brussels and my companion,
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25 April 2015. Amsterdam, Netherlands My boots landed with a heavy thud as I ran down the Amsterdam street. With every step I took, every move I made, I was missing: Biggie Smalls… but also making my way closer to Central Station in Amsterdam. I had just finished a standup show at Boom Chicago in Amsterdam.
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20 April 2015. Preikestolen, Norway My feet hung over the cliff, where 600: meters (1980 feet) below, the blue water of the Norwegian fjord: settled like blue concrete. My right hand held: a Kvikk Lunsj: chocolate bar (basically a Norwegian: Kit Kat) as my left hand held on for dear life. My friend and travel companion, Harald, took my picture
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19 April 2015. Stavanger, Norway I swallowed the last of my homemade ice cream and set the spoon down. I was seated at the kitchen table of a near-stranger’s home, with two near-strangers as tablemates. To my left was Amanda,: a Vietnamese woman who had recently moved to Norway for a job. To my right was
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