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JOURNEY TO JAMAICA
JOURNEY TO JAMAICA Jamaica – and the One Year Anniversary of Launching my Blog February 2023, after spending the holidays in rainy California with my family, the Rogue (my post divorce traveling companion) and I craved some sunshine before heading back to the U.K. Cut to nearly three weeks in the Jamaica sun! (And challenges…
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BOOKS – FIRST QUARTER 2024
I’ve continued my obsession with reading, with a number of books on the go – on Audible, on my Kindle, and a number of “real” books, generally a juicy fiction one, and a “self-help”. Still reading lots of “divorce memoirs” and others on loss and healing. It’s an ongoing process! SELF HELP/DIVORCE MEMOIRS FEAR LESS…
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Blogging from Bahamas
The One Year Anniversary of Launching my Blog Bahamas February 2023 Three years as a nomad, post pandemic, post divorce, I’m still traveling with my Scottish companion “the Rogue”. To avoid more of a cold winter, we once again decided to stop in the Caribbean in route to the UK from California. First Jamaica, then…
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LIFE IN STORAGE – Packing up, London bound!
December 2025 – Now it has been six years since the “last Christmas” which I then packed away into my new storage unit. SIX YEARS! And I’m still going. MARCH 3, 2024 It has been four years with my life in storage, in a 10×10 aluminum facility. Never dreamed when I got my empty unit…
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Zakynthos, Greece
Last in the Scandinavia/Baltic Region series. Wonderful 2022 Summer trip with Daughter while I was staying in London for the summer, she flew from LA and we spent a wonderful time together from Finland to Sweden, Estonia to Lithuania, including her 24th birthday here in Zakynthos! Perks of being a Nomad (post divorce and empty…
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Layover in Lithuania
2022 Finland, Sweden, Estonia and now a few hours in Vilnius, Lithuania in route to Zakynthos, Greece! A summer holiday with my daughter from L.A. while I’ve been in London for awhile. Post divorce, mid-empty nest, I’m enjoying every minute exploring the world with my girl. July 26, 2022 – From the journals Truly enjoyed…
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ESCAPADES IN ESTONIA
July 24, 2022 Tallinn, Estonia (This date used to be my anniversary. So bizarre. Year and a half post divorce finalizing. Empty Nest in full force. Nomad for two and a half years. Traveling with my daughter from L.A. for a summer holiday while I’m staying in London. ) Welcome to Estonia! Previous post: https://secondchapternomad.blog/2024/01/30/one-summer-day-in-sweden/…
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One Summer Day in Sweden
A Perk of a Nomad post divorce is having my grown children come back to the nest to explore the world with me. While spending nearly six months in London, both my kids visited. My Daughter and I embarked on a whirlwind trip through Scandinavia and the Baltic region, finishing with Greece! ( Last post…
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The Empty Nester Divorcée’s Potential Downward Spiral
Second Chapter Nomad here. I am currently choosing to be happy and finding the brightness in this unexpected second chapter. I am traveling the world as a nomad. But let’s get real, divorce for women just as they become empty nesters is not only emotionally and psychologically devastating, but it is cause for financial disaster.…
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Finland Fun
Post Divorce and Pandemic, Deep in Empty Nest Syndrome. A nomad at this point for two and a half years. A blessing to be able to see my kids in the U.K. and Europe. In summer 2022 both Son and Daughter came to see me. Took Daughter on a quick trip through the Baltic Region…