Ian Hoyt

Founder of Life Nomading Adventures, Ian Hoyt has devoted the better part of his life to exploring and sharing group travel experiences with others through the Life Nomading podcast, blog, and group trips. In his free time, he travels, and then travels some more, and then enjoys sitting on the porch of his cabin in the North Carolina Smokey Mountains.

Ultimate Guide to The Best Time to Visit Iceland

Ultimate Guide to The Best Time to Visit Iceland Best Time to Visit Iceland

Traveling to Iceland is a must if you’re like me and have a love for natural landscape adventures. It’s hard not to want to explore a place that is known for all of its natural beauty, still silence, and purity. Iceland has similar seasons throughout its year (read: drizzly rain and just a bit of […]

New Zealand: The Best Way Up is Chocolate

New Zealand: The Best Way Up is Chocolate Dirk Frey Life Nomading

In our first Travel Tale, we take a peek into our friend Dirk Frey’s stories on the road around New Zealand. Listen in as he shares some of the highlights from his stint exploring and living in New Zealand, a country with many interesting characters, endless Lord of the Rings references, and even a special […]

It’s Your Turn

It’s Your Turn Life Nomading Podcast Artwork

Caroline and I have learned a lot while podcasting the last couple of months. What we realized is that our favorite part of travel is swapping stories with other travel friends and learning about other countries through the experiences others had outside the typical tourist traps. A community helping others explore. We want those stories […]

How to Walk on Glaciers in Iceland

How to Walk on Glaciers in Iceland glacier walk iceland

There are endless, and I mean endless things you can spend your time doing when you decide to go on an adventure to the beautiful country of Iceland. But nothing quite beats taking an Icelandic glacier walk or ice caving adventure. Our Life Nomading Iceland trip admittedly does this on our five-day trip and it’s […]

The Truth Behind A Remote Working Lifestyle

The Truth Behind A Remote Working Lifestyle remote working lifestyle

Goodbye offices, cubicles, and commutes! When it comes to working remotely from home, a co-working space, or perhaps a local coffee shop there is more than meets the eye. We share our thoughts on the pro’s and con’s of working on your own from wherever inspires you most. Show Notes This episode inspired by our […]

What is Home?

What is Home? Ian's Home

When we’re traveling, it can be easy to get a feeling of homesickness. But the bigger question is, what really do we consider a home? Is it the places we live, the people we spend time with, or the experiences we have? We dive into the topic of home and share some of our thoughts […]

What We Learned at New York Times Travel Show

What We Learned at New York Times Travel Show New York Times Travel Show

Caroline and I had our first glimpse into what the travel industry is like when you pile everyone into a travel show and begin to see how one riverboat cruise can look just like the other across the aisle. While we learned a lot about what not to do in travel while at the show, we […]