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Nomad Lost in Sticks and Bricks World

Special Note: The theme for this site is shifting since the author is no longer living a Nomad lifestyle. He has moved indoors for improved health. The split ac heat unit on the wall above the couch. It’s a futuristic hunk of pressed plastic screwed onto the drywall. It’s new tech, I don’t know how to get it going. Oh, never mind, there’s the remote. Punching buttons. A long fin opens on the…

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Nomad Jumps from Van life to Sticks and Bricks living

Inside the new apartment sits the iPad with former President Regan on the screen talking about global changes. Special Note. This post talks about the authors departure from the Nomad World after a year living in his van in San Diego. He has made this decision based on future health concerns. Long story short, I have left the Nomad world and am living indoors, in a one-bedroom apartment. It…

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Trump proposes Arrests and Tent Cities for Van-Lifers and Nomads

Trump is here, freedom to live a Van-Life dream is being threatened and participants will be targeted for arrest if Trumps’ law-and-order approach to policies are adapted. I wrote about this once before and was optimistic. But now my hope for a sane administration has diminished with his election win. Urban camping and Van-Life could easily become his new focus, once he’s done rounding up…

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Living Safely in a Van: Tips from an X Marine

Former Marine uses boot camp experience to help navigate the ins and outs of Van-Life.

Dear Reader, this post is taken from the Vanlifeadventures.blog journal entries. The author, Pj. McArdle lives in a 1969 Ford Van in San Diego, California. He writes about things happening in his world. This story is from a journal entry modified to be coherent. Enjoy and, Please subscribe, it’s free, thanks. Parked strategically in my new favorite spot. Through the front window, wide sweeping…

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Am I a Nomad or Van Rat?

The other day, I felt like a rat, scurrying around trying to find blankets to stay warm through the night. A surprise cold snap in San Diego had me bumping around after midnight in a sleepy haze scrambling for something warm to wrap myself up in. No blankets, but found an Elvis beach towel. Wrapped over my head, covered like a mummy. Not a good nights’ sleep. Next morning got out of bed, very…

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Inside out: Nomad Poetry

Poetry, warrior flies and nature are part of this Nomads’ Sunday adventure in San Diego.

Attention reader. This story is reconstructed from a journal entry, hence its strangeness. I’m playing with some abstract things, including writing. I hope its entertaining for you. Please subscribe, it’s free and inspires me. Straight, coherent lines The van parked, not moving. Looking out the open back doors, trees in motion. Singing with the wind. Small burst of wind lifts the bed cover. The…

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Nostalgic Sundays: Nomad Flashbacks to the Wild Child days playing and being free

Recalling phones attached to walls, televisions with antennas, a 70 year old Nomad talks about his childhood secrets and other cherished memories.

Photo by Pj. McArdle, copyright protected. “We only went home for band-aids and food and on Sundays the house was a buzzing with people”. At 70, in my Vanhouse, sitting and sipping this Sunday morning coffee brings back memories. Add a dash of cannabis and the memories come alive. Flashbacks to the days when televisions had antennas and phones hung on walls. To the days when, as kids, our only…

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Urban Van Life: Finding Safe Daytime Parking

Avoid tickets, impounds and other annoying distractions by following some common sense guidelines to ensure a happy Nomad life.

Parked and exploring a new day spot on a deserted dead end street in San Diego California. Photo by Pj. McArdle Sipping coffee, after a healthy breakfast, feeling good. Getting ready for another day in one of my favorite daytime parking spots, which has been vetted and deemed safe. No tickets, impounds or incidents today. No police and no parking lot security, only good vibes. These are three…

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Nomads NOT exempt from the weirdness of the world

Site AI images are copyright protected, Pjmcardle Dear Reader, this story is lightly dusted with political overtones (except the images). Stop, never mind, I reread it, wow, this story is a career buster for me. If you support Trump don’t read it you’ll just get pissed. But keep in mind, the politics are only part of the story. Thanks for stopping by. Comments are welcome. Living the Van-life…

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Here Comes That Dreamer, homeless Iraqi war vet fights for his comrades on the streets of Tucson.