The Nomadic Community is Again!

Massive information everybody! The Nomadic Community (TNN) is again! TNN is the group we constructed for vacationers again in 2019. TNN’s purpose was to attach fellow vacationers by in-person meetups all all over the world.

In 2020, we shifted to digital occasions, connecting you to all kinds of voices that would train you the whole lot from price range journey to itinerary planning to journey insurance coverage to discovering mates to details about particular locations.

We additionally ran 25 excursions round Europe, the Center East, and Mexico. Seeing all of those connections between like-minded vacationers kind true friendships was really superior and unforgettable.

Nevertheless, final summer season, I noticed that I needed to focus my time extra on writing books. That meant that I wanted to reduce all my enterprise endeavors so I made the troublesome choice to pause TNN whereas I found out a strategy to preserve it going whereas balancing my new targets.

I’m blissful to say that I figured it out and TNN is again!

One in all our wonderful TNN chapter leaders who has been with us because the starting supplied to take the lead and preserve the group and excursions alive. So, I’d like to introduce you to the one who can be working TNN going ahead: Lisa Subject!

Lisa has been a proactive, inspiring group member who has stepped up time and time once more over time. Except for internet hosting the Portland chapter’s month-to-month meetups, she attended no less than 100 digital occasions (!!), hosted a couple of occasions herself, and repped TNN at journey conferences. Right here is us at TravelCon earlier this 12 months:

In 2019, she started constructing a journey weblog with worldwide journey ideas and hacks and joined The Nomadic Community (TNN) as a founding chapter chief in Portland. She’s even ran native excursions, providing hikes and snowshoe journeys across the Pacific Northwest.

So, when she supplied to take over TNN, it appeared like a pure match. Who higher to guide the group into its subsequent section than a member of the group! That’s, in spite of everything, the aim of TNN. I needed a spot for vacationers to search out “their folks” and alter their lives for the higher.

So, what does this imply for you?

I’ve given management of the whole lot over to Lisa: the web site, the infrastructure, the e-mail checklist, and all social media accounts.

Transferring ahead, you’ll be listening to from her. She’s getting the whole lot set as much as begin internet hosting occasions within the fall and excursions once more subsequent 12 months. She’s going to maintain the ethos of this system the identical so the identical spirit and vibe you’ve been used to will reside on.
 

TNN Neighborhood Occasions

First, it means TNN occasions are again. Beginning this month, TNN will host a couple of occasions geared towards connecting vacationers to folks and sources that get them touring otherwise, higher, and extra. These occasions will nonetheless be pay-what-you-can to permit for as many individuals to entry them as potential.

Listed here are the primary few:

And, in the event you’d wish to be part of the Portland, Oregon chapter, they’re internet hosting month-to-month in-person meetups across the metropolis. You’ll be able to join that right here.
 

2025 TNN Excursions

These excursions can be similar to the TNN excursions of the current previous. They’re nonetheless centered round touring with like-minded vacationers. They’ll nonetheless vastly prioritize hands-on cultural experiences and particular, native interactions.

They’ll additionally nonetheless lean towards price range consciousness, nonetheless, all the lodging can be no less than three-star (everybody desires/wants a great evening’s sleep in spite of everything) and tour costs will embody many anticipated gratuities, to make it simpler.

Moreover, they’ll have an choice for including a carbon offset, and Lisa herself can be touring on each tour herself!

Use the code “LAUNCH” to get $200 OFF if you register for any tour earlier than Sunday, August 18th, 2024 at 11:59 PM PT.

Right here’s a fast overview of the wonderful excursions taking place in 2025:

India

(March 9–20, 2025) – Dive into India’s vibrant tradition and historical past, from Delhi’s bustling streets to Agra’s awe-inspiring Taj Mahal and Jaipur’s beautiful pink palaces. Savor a particular dinner with a neighborhood household, witness the Taj Mahal at dawn, and immerse your self in village life with conventional crafts and full of life Bollywood music.

A spotlight? Celebrating the world-famous Holi competition in Jaipur, becoming a member of locals in a joyous, colourful celebration of excellent triumphing over evil. This unforgettable journey guarantees royal class, cultural richness, and the enchanting fantastic thing about on a regular basis life in India. Extra particulars right here.

Vietnam

(March 24–April 4, 2025) – Embark on our unforgettable 12-Day Vietnam Odyssey Expertise, journeying from Ho Chi Minh Metropolis’s vibrant streets to Hanoi’s historic temples. Uncover Hue’s imperial citadels, Hoi An’s lantern-lit appeal, and Ninh Binh’s beautiful landscapes with a neighborhood homestay. Glide by hidden caves on a sampan boat and hike by verdant rice paddies.

If you would like, you may even select to increase your journey with a magical three-day add-on to Bai Tu Lengthy Bay, drifting amongst Halong Bay’s emerald waters. This journey guarantees an immersive bucket-list expertise of Vietnam’s magnificence and tradition. Extra particulars right here.

Greece

(September 24-October 1, 2025) – Assume Greece? Assume once more — there’s a lot extra past the everyday highlights. We’re diving deep into this unbelievable nation, from Athens’ vibrant modern artwork scene and road meals delights to the charming villages of Tinos and the historic attract of Naxos.

In Athens, we’ll savor the town’s finest road meals and take a personal tour of the enduring Acropolis. On Tinos, we’ll expertise hands-on natural cooking at a historic farm, and in Naxos, we’ll style native olive oils on the Eggares Olive Press.

For these craving extra journey, our non-obligatory Santorini three-day add-on features a breathtaking caldera hike and a sundown catamaran cruise with dinner on board. Extra particulars right here.

Peru

(October 23–Nov 2, 2025) – Journey by Peru beginning in Cusco, you’ll discover the traditional Inca Empire, historic websites, and vibrant markets earlier than venturing into the Sacred Valley. Take pleasure in a day of mountain climbing on the famend Inca Path, main you thru lush cloud forests to the breathtaking website of Machu Picchu, the place you’ll witness a dawn over this iconic World Marvel. Uncover the secrets and techniques of Maras’ salt mines and Moray’s agricultural terraces, then immerse your self in native life with a homestay on Lake Titicaca’s Amantaní Island. Extra particulars right here.

Morocco

(November 6–16, 2025) – Be a part of us on a fascinating and colourful journey by Morocco! Begin with the colourful metropolis of Casablanca and its breathtaking Hassan II Mosque, wander by the enchanting blue-washed streets of Chefchaouen, after which delve into the wealthy historical past and bustling markets of Fes after exploring the traditional Roman ruins of Volubilis. Traverse the scenic Center Atlas Mountains to Arfoud, the place an unforgettable Sahara Desert journey awaits with a camel trek, conventional music, and mesmerizing stargazing below the huge desert sky. Expertise the beautiful landscapes of the Dades Valley and the Excessive Atlas Mountains, stopping at native cooperatives and immersing ourselves within the area’s serene magnificence.

Lastly, discover Marrakech’s full of life medina, with guided excursions, vibrant markets, and time to buy, discover, and savor the colourful tradition. Extra particulars right here.

Since 2019, the TNN group meetups have been bringing vacationers collectively, fostering connections and friendships. So if you wish to meet like-minded folks to speak to, swap journey tales, study from, go to whilst you’re on a visit, or probably plan a grand journey with — you’ll want to take a look at The Nomadic Community!

If you wish to keep up-to-date on all issues TNN, join right here.

I’m excited that TNN will proceed to attach vacationers and communities throughout the globe!