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.

The Voyage Never Ends

Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey. – Pat Conroy Continue reading

Go Beyond Textbooks

We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey. – John Hope Franklin Continue reading

All Journeys Have Secret Destinations

All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware. – Martin Buber Continue reading

Wine and Landscapes

I want to sample wine in every corner of the world, and maybe see some landscapes, too. – Mandy Barfield, AKA Mama Nomad Continue reading

The World Around and Within Us

I soon realized that no journey carries one far unless, as it extends into the world around us, it goes an equal distance into the world within. – Lillian Smith Continue reading

Travel Is Education

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience. – Francis Bacon Continue reading

The Traveler

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes “sight-seeing.” – Daniel J. Boorstin Continue reading

To Travel Is To Evolve

To travel is to evolve. – Pierre Bernardo Continue reading

Rolling Under The Stars

There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars. – Jack Kerouac Continue reading

Wherever We Are Together

Wherever we are together, that is home. Continue reading