Notes From a Couple of Nomads ✨

Conscious traveling can be a thing.

Dear Nomads,

Let’s admit it. Traveling is awesome. So in times of a climate crisis, what can we do to lower its impact and truly make the experience worthwhile? 🐋

In this issue we talk to a minimalist, guide you through conscious traveling and share our go-to essential oil hacks. 🌱

5 Conscious Tips for Travelers

Kolarbyn eco lodge in Sweden

1. Go local

   • The mainstream belief is that to have an exotic experience you must travel far and wide. Yet the lockdowns have shown us how little we know of our own backyard.

   • If you can, travel by train and enjoy the landscape changing.

2. Plan a trip that supports the local community

   • Support small hotels and operations run by locals—make sure your trip supports the community instead of a big corp.

   • Here our top 10 eco-lodges.

3. Join a conservation-focused tour

   • Here a list of our top 5 eco-friendly travel companies to help you choose your next trip.

4. Stay conscious when abroad

   • Minimize your impact by always carrying your own

     water bottle and opting for vegetarian meals.

5. Slow travel is cool

   • Western society has normalized frenetic lifestyles, jetting off somewhere new every week. Yet this type of travel can utterly drain you. Be strategic in your traveling: can you stay longer? Is it a work trip and can you extend it? Can you work from remote?

10 Notes from a Minimalist

1. Only own things that bring you joy, so that every time you use something it’s an extra little pleasure.

2. Create a capsule wardrobe so everything goes together and you can compose outfits infinitely.

3. Choose quality, invest in what you buy, take the time to make your decision, so you’re sure it’s worth it.

4. Take care of what you already have, the idea is not to change capsule every season.

5. You will have so much more time for things that matter! Stuff really clutters the mind.

6. Minimalist doesn’t mean black and white clone, have fun creating your own identity through your lifestyle.

7. It’s so easy to travel! As a minimalist you can almost fit everything you own in a backpack and off you go! Freedom!

8. Don’t be too strict. If there’s something that brings you a huge amount of joy but you don’t use too much, remember it’s up to you! No one will blame you.

9. I love having my universe with me anywhere I go, I feel so free.

10. Pick versatile items! Things that will take you from a climbing session to an important meeting. But always in style.
    —Coline Doyen

The Minimalists @TheMinimalists

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Essential Essential Oils

When we discovered essential oils we realized we could replace many toxic products with just a couple of nature’s drops.

So here 10 essential oil hacks we wish someone had told us years ago:

1. You can make your own lip balm for life with only 4 ingredients: jojoba oil/olive oil/almond oil, beeswax/almond wax, cocoa butter and orange/lavender essential oil: melt together, and then cool in container of choice.

   

2. Lemongrass/citronella/eucalyptus oils are excellent bug repellants.

3. Tea tree oil is great at healing pimples and wounds.

4. Lavender oil for better sleep.

5. Mix tea tree oil with sunscreen/aloe vera and make your own hand sanitizer.

6. Clove oil strengthens your gums and whitens your teeth.

7. Rosemary oil strengthens hair and prevents hair loss.

8. Peppermint oil can get you out of the worst headaches.

9. Lemon oil can pretty much disinfect your entire house.

10. Anise Seed oil and peppermint oil in water for better digestion after a heavy meal.