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Thanksgiving Dinner at MUU in Porto, Portugal (Digital Nomad Family)

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As digital nomads, we celebrated Thanksgiving at MUU in Porto, Portugal.

It wasn’t too strange celebrating Thanksgiving without the rest of our family.

In past years, we would always celebrate with our moms (together) for Thanksgiving dinner, so there’s only 6 of us sitting around the dinner table. It was always super casual, but we still cooked plenty of traditional recipes, leaving leftovers for days.

But, because our holidays were always pretty casual, I actually wasn’t too concerned we wouldn’t be there this time. I figured our moms would miss us a bit, but it wasn’t going to be a big deal that we weren’t there.

Besides, we just left Arizona.

It’s possible the reason I didn’t feel guilty about it is because we just left Arizona after having spent over a month there. We chose to go home in October for a few reasons, including voting and choosing a time for international flights that wasn’t overpriced.

By going in the fall, our time spent there helps soften the fact that we wouldn’t be there for Thanksgiving (and winter holidays). As a result, we were able to see family close to those holidays, and still get to enjoy our digital nomad family life living abroad.

Everyone is happy. :)

I finally get a break from cooking.

Living in Porto we have a tiny kitchen, with minimal cooking equipment. There are also no turkeys around. Or cranberries as far as I can tell.

We decided to give me a much needed break from cooking Thanksgiving dinner (I’m always the main home chef every year), and we went out to an amazing dinner.

That’s what this post is about: Thanksgiving dinner at MUU in Porto, Portugal.

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My Favorite Travel Clothes Are Perfect for Everyone – Digital Nomad Life (Plus Video!)

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My favorite travel shirt by Scott eVest

My Favorite Travel Clothes 

When we travel we try to bring as little as possible, while still making our lives comfortable.

Though if I’m honest, I push myself pretty hard to reeeeeeeeally only bring what is necessary and very little.  

Still, the funny thing is that my backpack and purse are heavy!

When I have a long day of travel, my shoulders and neck ache like a mother-f-ckr, and I vow every time to prune more. But, it got to the point where there just wasn’t anything else I could take out.

I had to come up with a better solution. 

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8 Reasons Why I Love Porto For My Digital Nomad Family

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We arrived in Porto, Portugal this week.

And, I’m in love.

In fact, I fell in love with Europe when I came to Porto.

The short of it: Porto is beautiful, safe, friendly, hilly (good for my bum!), cheap (for Europe), and has wonderful weather.

Why did we choose Porto?

We chose to live in Porto for six weeks as a digital nomad family for a few reasons.

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Living Our Digital Nomad Family Dream Started Here

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My name is Kristen and I’m living the dream life that my husband, Greg, and I designed. We wanted to be digital nomads, and here we are doing it.

We wanted to move abroad.

We wanted to explore the world, and we wanted to show our daughter there is life outside of the United States.

We wanted to save money and pay off debt.

We wanted to achieve financial independence and “retire early.”

Our late-in-the-night conversations stemmed around our dream to teach our daughter about democracy on top of the Acropolis and evolution in the Galapagos. We imagined our daughter filling out college applications some day and having a distinct advantage because she’d be telling the story of how she traveled the world her whole life. That was and is our dream for her.

It wasn’t just for our daughter though.

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Morning Pages Changed My Life. They’ll Change Your Life, Too.

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The Artist’s Way teaches Morning Pages

I write Morning Pages every single morning, and they’re changing my life.

I was turned on to Morning Pages, when I first heard about them from Tim Ferriss. I thought if this is something he is really gung-ho about, then he had my attention.

Sadly, I didn’t do much with it at the time.

I was living in the USA when I learned about them. My mom actually had the book, The Artist’s Way (this is the book that teaches you how to do them). I briefly looked at it, but the process didn’t call to me because it seemed it was for “real” artists. I write non-fiction and blog, so I questioned whether that qualified. (Silly me.)

Or, maybe it was the subtitle on the cover: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity. I like to consider myself relatively spiritual, as I carry a couple of crystals with me on a regular basis -ha- but I wasn’t into reading spirituality books. (Except for The Tao of Daily Life, one of my favorite books in the whole world – so yeah, I guess I am spiritual in hindsight.)

Plus, Morning Pages seemed like an exercise I didn’t have time for in the morning. So, while I thought they sounded mildly interesting, I figured it was something I wouldn’t pursue at the time. Maybe later.

But, then Morning Pages came on my radar again.

It was time to pay closer attention.

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Train Travel vs. Plane Travel in Europe – I Like Trains!

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Digital Nomad Family in the UK
Digital Nomad Family in the UK

I love train travel in Europe.

As a digital nomad family, we move around and live in different countries. When we’re deciding whether to fly or take a train, from one country in Europe to another, we lean toward train travel.

I think it’s such a cool way to travel. I love walking on the platform, looking for our coach.

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Loaded up: luggage, two backpacks, camera case… no problem

Train travel has a more relaxed atmosphere, overall, experienced by both passengers and employees. There’s not much rushing and security doesn’t seem as intense. You never feel cramped. I’ve yet to hear a baby cry on a train, or be forced to sit with my arm brushing up against a sweaty stranger who’s hacking his lungs out.

But, isn’t train travel longer?

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