The French Alps

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There must be a cool office somewhere in the world full of people that get to name roads. For the most part its probably a pretty boring job as most roads and highways don’t drum up much excitement or at least not enough to create a name worthy of such. I bet, however, that the dudes called upon to drum up a smart name for the roads winding through the French alps were psyched with their final decisions. The D900, the D911 and the D912(which must be 1 up from an emergency 911) are psychotic works of civil engineering that have been painstakingly constructed as passable roadways through some of the most amazing works of mother nature known to man.
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Now, I obviously have a different take on the situation given my perma-seat as the navigator on this trip. For me, I get to observe all that surrounds us while Nicole has her eyes firmly set on the road and the white lines in which the very continuum of our livelihood rests. For 2 days we bobbed, weaved, bucked, gasped and trudged through the debacle of roadworks which at times fatally dangerous gave way to spectacular views the likes either of us knew existed. Occasional nausea on my part and a tear or two on Nicole’s were the only casualties of the trip. In the end, we made it through to Switzerland and beyond a stretch of roads that was in itself, an experience to be remembered.
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Thanks for reading….and be thankful for guard rails, Europe thinks they are stupid….. adam
How do you build a life around adventure and travel?

Intentionally and incrementally. Most families who live this way did not leap from conventional to adventurous overnight. They built remote work capacity, paid down debt, tested longer trips, and had increasingly honest conversations about what they actually want from their lives. The leap feels bigger from outside than from inside.

What does an adventurous family lifestyle actually look like?

Different for every family. For some it is long-term travel. For others it is weekend adventures close to home. What connects them is intentionality about how time is spent and a preference for experiences over accumulation. The version that fits your family is the right one.

How do you balance adventure with stability for kids?

By finding stability within the adventure rather than treating them as opposites. Routines, rituals, and family rhythms travel with you. Familiar foods, bedtime routines, and predictable family dynamics provide stability even when the location changes. Kids need consistency in relationships more than consistency in geography.

What has travel taught your family?

That people are fundamentally similar across cultures in what they want for their families. That comfort zone is a smaller circle than it feels from inside. That the things worth having in life require effort and discomfort to get. And that time together doing hard interesting things is the most reliable source of family closeness.

How do you handle the pressure to live conventionally when you have chosen differently?

By getting clear on why you made the choices you made and returning to that clarity when the outside noise gets loud. Most families living unconventionally describe an initial period of explaining themselves that gradually gives way to just living the life. The explaining becomes less necessary as the results become visible.


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