The First Lady of the family and Mama Nomad. Mandy loves to spend time with her family, travel, explore and read. She is the primary daily educator and overall household manager. Mandy is credited with being the inspiration behind venturing into this Nomadic Lifestyle.

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Travel Is More Than Seeing Sights

Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights, it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living. – Mary Ritter Beard Continue reading

Things Never Happen On Accident

Things never happen on accident. They happen because: you have a vision, you have a commitment, you have a dream. – Oscar De La Renta   Continue reading

Knowing She Has Wings

Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings. – Victor Hugo Continue reading

Everything I Was; Everything I Will Be

Everything I was I carry with me, everything I will be lies waiting on the road ahead. – Ma Jian   Continue reading

Raise A Child To Know The World

Raise up a child to know the world, and they will never feel lost. – Mandy Barfield Continue reading

Every Step I Take Is My Home

But do not ask me where I am going, As I travel in this limitless world, Where every step I take is my home. – Dogen Continue reading

Travel For The Unknown

You do not travel if you are afraid of the unknown, you travel for the unknown, that reveals you with yourself. – Ella Maillart Continue reading

Travel Is Like A Blank Canvas

Travel is like a giant blank canvas, and the painting on the canvas is only limited by one’s imagination. – Ross Morley Continue reading

The Beauty Is In The Walking

But the beauty is in the walking – we are betrayed by destinations. – Gwyn Thomas Continue reading