The 50+ Nomad Club

The 50+ Nomad Club

How I'm Funding Our Nomadic Lifestyle in 2026 & Beyond

A behind the scenes look at the brands, projects and income streams I'm building on the road.

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Jo Barnes
Mar 09, 2026
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Hubby & me in Pelourinho yesterday..

After spending a fantastic day exploring the town of Pelourinho, Salvador yesterday, I started to reflect on how on earth I got here.

Not geographically. That bit’s easy. Flights, buses, multiple ubers. 😊

I mean here here. The bit where our daughter is completely ignoring me as she lives her own life in London (🙄), and my husband & I are fully nomadic.

Last week Rio, today Salvador, tomorrow Chapada Diamantina. Just two people, a couple of carry-ons, and a rough plan that’s started here in Brazil and winds through Colombia, Central America, Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, potentially Hawaii for Christmas, and whatever comes after that.

It’s completely terrifying and amazingly brilliant in roughly equal measure.

Now, in the interest of full transparency, this isn’t my first rodeo. My husband & I packed up everything we owned & scooped up our then 4 year old, almost 16 years ago to head out into the great unknown. (Inspired, no less, by Tim Ferris and …

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