As I’m sitting here writing this article, the wind is blowing the palm trees from side to side, spare dog is curled up below the table, the sun is beaming down and the tiny black birds are chirping outside.
Grenada has been our Caribbean Paradise for just a little over 7 months now and soon it will be time to say goodbye and move on to our next adventure. There are so many fantastic things to do in Grenada, that we don’t feel like we even scratched the surface!
Gotta love that view from our front door here in Grenada!
Staying put for so long really gave us the opportunity to relax, focus and get serious about our laptop lifestyle and our website. Living in Grenada has opened our eyes to many things and changed our lives in numerous ways…
We’re now location Independent
We recently wrote about why we love our location independent lifestyle, and up until living in this tropical paradise, we hadn’t given it a try yet. We had done lots of travelling, yes, but we would have never called ourselves “location independent”.
“What if work was no longer a place?”
We love this quote from the inspiring video below, check it out!
With changes in the way people are thinking and wanting to spend their time, this way of life is quickly becoming the norm rather than the exception, which we think is fantastic.
We’ve been able to sample what it’s like to work when we want to, from where we want to, and we’re totally hooked. now that we know what it’s like to live abroad, with just our laptops to support us, we know this is the lifestyle we want to be living.
☞ See Also: looking for an incredible accommodation option? check out mount Cinnamon Grenada, a boutique luxury resort on the island.
We’re now Freelance Writers
We’re happy to say that our freelance writing career has finally taken off! We attribute our success to the simple fact that by laying down some temporary roots, we had the time to reach out to various online companies.
During our travels when we were moving every 3-5 days or so, we typically didn’t have the time to do anything extra with our website, let alone any writing for other websites. We found it hard to stay afloat with writing articles, networking and social media. Living in Grenada has given us the chance to sit down and write terrific content for various sites, including Goats On The Road.
We’re very happy to report that this is now our main source of income and we earn enough money from freelance writing to travel, live a happy lifestyle and even put some money in the bank.
The perfect office
We Love House-Sitting / Pet-Sitting
This was the first time we had tried house sitting / pet sitting abroad. We joined the website trusted house Sitters when we were in Uzbekistan, which was totally random! I guess we just had a feeling that house sitting and pet sitting would be what we ended up doing next.
We got an fantastic offer to come and take care of sweet spare dog on the island of Grenada. We were both thrilled. Our obvious answer was “Yes!” We were nervous at first, but as soon as the plane touched down here in the Caribbean and we met the home owners and Spare, we knew we had made the right choice in agreeing to move here.
Our posh, well-mannered spare Dog,…he loves his fan!
Pet sitting has been a terrific way for us to off-set our costs of travelling and living abroad, and with the cost of living in Grenada being quite high, not having to pay for accommodation has been a substantial bonus.
This type of travel has also given us a chance to live like a local and really get a feel for this country, something that is hard to do when just travelling through. We’ve also been able to have a pet! Obviously, our nomadic way of life doesn’t allow for this, so by pet-sitting, we’ve been able to enjoy the company of a dog for the last 7 months – did I mention how hard it will be to say goodbye to Reserve?
Click here to learn more about becoming a pet sitter.
We found peace & Relaxation
There’s something special about living in a topical country. The vibe is laid-back, the sea is calming, the walks through the jungle are peaceful and the people operate on slow-paced, island time (which can sometimes be discouraging for Westerners…but it’s something we could all learn from!)
Living in the Caribbean has really made us realize that we enjoy being in quiet towns with nature nearby. It’s good for the soul and we’ve both been so happy since living here. We now know that we want to surround ourselves with peace and find tranquil places to spend our time.
We found a direction For Our Website
Å ha de siste 7 månedene til å reflektere og virkelig tenke på retningen vi ønsker å ta med geiter på veien har vært uvurderlig. Vi er selvfølgelig fortsatt backpackere, selvfølgelig vil vi fortsatt reise verden rundt, men nå handler vi mer om å gjøre reiser til en livsstil. Vi vil vise deg at turen din ikke trenger å ta slutt! Vi planlegger å skrive flere artikler om å være plassering uavhengig og hvordan du kan tjene penger på veien. Vi tar sikte på å inspirere deg gjennom våre historier, videoer og informasjonsartikler.
Vi startet også serien GoatLife TV i løpet av vår tid her, og var motivert til å gjøre det av vår gode venn, Darryl. Vi synes dette er en fantastisk måte for deg å bli bedre kjent med oss og se hvordan det kan være å leve en livsstil som vår.
Ved å være en digital nomad, eller jobbe for deg selv, vil du til slutt ha mer fritid. Det spiller ingen rolle hvilken tid på dagen det er, du kan gå til stranden! Det spiller ingen rolle hvilken ukedag det er, du kan møte opp med venner! Vi har gledet oss så mye, at vi bare må spre ordet. Det er virkelig ikke så vanskelig å gjøre!
Reisestilen vår har endret seg
Vi har innså at vi liker å reise i et lavere tempo. Å stoppe for å leie en leilighet i en måned, eller huset sitte i noen uker, vil virkelig gi oss sjansen til å bremse og bruke tid på nettstedet vårt. Å ta det sakte vil også tillate oss å kunne få kontakt med folket, lære mer om landet vi er på (og forhåpentligvis det lokale språket), lage noen måltider for oss selv og spare penger!
Det er hyggelig å stoppe å lukte rosene en gang i blant!
Takk Grenada!
Det tok mye mot for oss å flytte til en øy som vi knapt engang hadde hørt om, til å sitte i utlandet for første gang, og å prøve å leve helt fra bloggen vår, men det [viste seg å være] den Beste trekk vi noen gang kunne ha gjort! Å bo på øya Spice i de sørlige delene av de mindre Antillene har vært en utrolig opplevelse, og det var akkurat det vi trengte etter våre utrulige reiser gjennom Sentral -Asia og Iran. Dette lille landet vil for alltid holde et spesielt sted i våre hjerter, av så mange grunner …
Har du noen gang bodd et sted som totalt fikk deg til å endre livssyn, måten du reiser eller virksomheten din? Vi vil gjerne høre fra deg, legge igjen en kommentar nedenfor.
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