60 acast.com nomestia: Alternative Living for the Quietly Rebellious https://nomestia.substack.com/podcast en Naomi Gale alternative living,slow living,unschooling,home education,embodied parenting,embodied living,nervous system regulation,motherhood,slow family living Naomi Gale How to live slower without escaping nomestia is a heart-led rebellion: it's proof that alternative living doesn't mean dropping everything, it means choosing something truer to who you are at the heart of it all.


We're Naomi and Alistair Gale and we are home educating, tending our nervous systems and just generally building a family life while dancing in and around the system. This is not about how we escaped the system but it's focussed on our return to breath, to slowness, to presence.


If you're someone who wants to be acknowledged in your intentions, desires and dreams of a different way of living then we are looking for people who get it. Who get us. Who need to be part of the conversations that aren't being had generally.


This is your alternative living community.


Think long-format, unpolished conversations on slow living, embodied parenting, and what it actually takes to live differently, not just admire it from a distance. You are welcome here.

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]]> nomestia is a heart-led rebellion: it's proof that alternative living doesn't mean dropping everything, it means choosing something truer to who you are at the heart of it all.


We're Naomi and Alistair Gale and we are home educating, tending our nervous systems and just generally building a family life while dancing in and around the system. This is not about how we escaped the system but it's focussed on our return to breath, to slowness, to presence.


If you're someone who wants to be acknowledged in your intentions, desires and dreams of a different way of living then we are looking for people who get it. Who get us. Who need to be part of the conversations that aren't being had generally.


This is your alternative living community.


Think long-format, unpolished conversations on slow living, embodied parenting, and what it actually takes to live differently, not just admire it from a distance. You are welcome here.

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]]> true Naomi Gale info+69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba@mg-eu.acast.com 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba nomestia https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/4756656.rss episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba/1786059309788-73b71e55-7faf-4c3a-bf81-da03deca1e64.jpeg https://nomestia.substack.com/podcast nomestia: Alternative Living for the Quietly Rebellious https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba 1875869479 nomestia Alternative Living Diaries: Adiós Spain nomestia Alternative Living Diaries: Adiós Spain Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:49:03 GMT 1:08:30 6a6c6180f11c00694c85ba1b true https://shows.acast.com/nomestia/episodes/grey-drain-drama-dont-visit-barcelona-adios-spain 6a6c6180f11c00694c85ba1b 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba grey-drain-drama-dont-visit-barcelona-adios-spain full In this nomestia diaries we cross into France, say goodbye to Spain, and drive straight past an active wildfire on the motorway, a stark reminder that alternative living doesn't mean burying your head in the sand Then: a chaotic grey-water stand-off outside Barcelona, our honest verdict on Sevilla vs. Barcelona, and how we tended to an eight-year-old's full meltdown before getting her ears pierced. What embodied parenting actually looks like out in public, on a busy street, with everyone watching. This is slow living but real life friction included.

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]]> In this nomestia diaries we cross into France, say goodbye to Spain, and drive straight past an active wildfire on the motorway, a stark reminder that alternative living doesn't mean burying your head in the sand Then: a chaotic grey-water stand-off outside Barcelona, our honest verdict on Sevilla vs. Barcelona, and how we tended to an eight-year-old's full meltdown before getting her ears pierced. What embodied parenting actually looks like out in public, on a busy street, with everyone watching. This is slow living but real life friction included.

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]]> Realities of Full Time Vanlife With Three Children Realities of Full Time Vanlife With Three Children Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:14:03 GMT 1:04:56 6a59e44bf782764c4c3f40db true https://shows.acast.com/nomestia/episodes/realities-of-full-time-vanlife-with-three-children 6a59e44bf782764c4c3f40db 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba realities-of-full-time-vanlife-with-three-children Alternative living with children in a van full Realities of Full Time Vanlife With Three Children.


In this episode, we move through our top topics on full time vanlife. This ain't no holiday. We aren't in kansas anymore...We've chosen topics not often shared such as how do relationships survive vanlife. how apps make things a challenge not necessarily an ease when making parking choices, why we chose van life (and it's not for the lifestyle or drone shots), meeting other families, costs and what happens to that grey water?


This is an honest financial and emotional reality of full-time vanlife with three children. No romanticising, no highlight reel. Why we chose it, what it's actually cost us, and the truth nobody shares: close-proximity living doesn't fix your mental health, it forces you to face it. This isn't escaping the system, it's an alternative living experiment in real time, nervous systems and all.


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]]> Realities of Full Time Vanlife With Three Children.


In this episode, we move through our top topics on full time vanlife. This ain't no holiday. We aren't in kansas anymore...We've chosen topics not often shared such as how do relationships survive vanlife. how apps make things a challenge not necessarily an ease when making parking choices, why we chose van life (and it's not for the lifestyle or drone shots), meeting other families, costs and what happens to that grey water?


This is an honest financial and emotional reality of full-time vanlife with three children. No romanticising, no highlight reel. Why we chose it, what it's actually cost us, and the truth nobody shares: close-proximity living doesn't fix your mental health, it forces you to face it. This isn't escaping the system, it's an alternative living experiment in real time, nervous systems and all.


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]]> Join us in the Field Join us in the Field Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:55:10 GMT 0:49 6a4f7e0e81fe1f646021bd70 false https://shows.acast.com/nomestia/episodes/join-us-in-the-field 6a4f7e0e81fe1f646021bd70 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba join-us-in-the-field You are welcome here full Welcome to The Field.


Twice a year as the seasons change, we'll drop a gift in the post. A small collection to mark the turn of the year.


A gift to yourself, or to someone who needs the reminder to land gently into the here and now.


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]]> Welcome to The Field.


Twice a year as the seasons change, we'll drop a gift in the post. A small collection to mark the turn of the year.


A gift to yourself, or to someone who needs the reminder to land gently into the here and now.


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]]> nomestia Alternative Living Diaries: Ikea, Police-Patatas, Ants nomestia Alternative Living Diaries: Ikea, Police-Patatas, Ants Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:59:07 GMT 58:04 6a4f62dc81fe1f64601a2e51 true https://shows.acast.com/nomestia/episodes/ikea-police-patatas-ants 6a4f62dc81fe1f64601a2e51 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba ikea-police-patatas-ants A topless laundry day, and the ant van invasion full In this episode we explore how we wedged our van in a Valencia car park at midnight, a police run-in mid-laundry day, and an ant invasion no one shows you on Instagram. You are welcome to join us for the unglamorous side of alternative living, vanlife included. Plus: a real reflection on pushy parenting, child-led passions, and why we're in no rush to fill our children's calendars.

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]]> In this episode we explore how we wedged our van in a Valencia car park at midnight, a police run-in mid-laundry day, and an ant invasion no one shows you on Instagram. You are welcome to join us for the unglamorous side of alternative living, vanlife included. Plus: a real reflection on pushy parenting, child-led passions, and why we're in no rush to fill our children's calendars.

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]]> Reading for Pleasure: A Home Education Approach To Reading Reading for Pleasure: A Home Education Approach To Reading Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:15:37 GMT 1:08:42 6a477d4c2d7a15a9797cda29 true https://shows.acast.com/nomestia/episodes/reading 6a477d4c2d7a15a9797cda29 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba reading shaming our children into reading full Why school creates shame around reading and how we rebuilt the joy of it through home education instead. We talk through both of our own complicated reading journeys, how we handle it with three very different children on the road in a van, and end with a few book recommendations worth stealing.

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]]> Why school creates shame around reading and how we rebuilt the joy of it through home education instead. We talk through both of our own complicated reading journeys, how we handle it with three very different children on the road in a van, and end with a few book recommendations worth stealing.

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]]> <![CDATA[nomestia Alternative Living Diaries: We ARE Chasing Waterfalls, Sunday Hours, Xanthe's Journey]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:34:45 GMT 57:03 6a3ce82622fd4fd6a95bd737 true https://shows.acast.com/nomestia/episodes/we-are-chasing-waterfalls-sunday-hours-xanthes-journey 6a3ce82622fd4fd6a95bd737 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba we-are-chasing-waterfalls-sunday-hours-xanthes-journey full In this episode we explore, beautiful waterfall days, a reflection on Sunday trading hours and why we've come to crave slow living the way the rest of Europe still protects, and behind the scenes of building a meditation library from a boiling-hot van. Plus: an update on Xanthe's health journey and what we've learned about diet and her nervous system along the way.

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]]> In this episode we explore, beautiful waterfall days, a reflection on Sunday trading hours and why we've come to crave slow living the way the rest of Europe still protects, and behind the scenes of building a meditation library from a boiling-hot van. Plus: an update on Xanthe's health journey and what we've learned about diet and her nervous system along the way.

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]]> <![CDATA[Ten Things I'd Tell A Friend Visiting Morocco]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:37:51 GMT 1:11:48 6a33bc6fc17f3028762ec08e true https://shows.acast.com/nomestia/episodes/ten-things-id-tell-a-friend-visiting-morocco 6a33bc6fc17f3028762ec08e 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba ten-things-id-tell-a-friend-visiting-morocco For anyone, vanlifers included, planning a trip to Morocco full Real talk for anyone wanting to visit Morocco or even take a van to Morocco: the truth about insurance, cash, and cost of living, why staying with local families beats any hotel, and the cultural etiquette around dress that too many tourists ignore. Ten honest, occasionally chaotic lessons from seven months on Moroccan roads: vanlife included.


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]]> Real talk for anyone wanting to visit Morocco or even take a van to Morocco: the truth about insurance, cash, and cost of living, why staying with local families beats any hotel, and the cultural etiquette around dress that too many tourists ignore. Ten honest, occasionally chaotic lessons from seven months on Moroccan roads: vanlife included.


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]]> nomestia Alternative Living Diaries: Bislama Morocco, Hello Andulusia, Off the Wagon and Dodgy Doors nomestia Alternative Living Diaries: Bislama Morocco, Hello Andulusia, Off the Wagon and Dodgy Doors Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:13:00 GMT 48:13 6a2a5ffc85cf45e0eb69f524 true https://shows.acast.com/nomestia/episodes/bislama-morocco-hello-andulusia-off-the-wagon-and-dodgy-door 6a2a5ffc85cf45e0eb69f524 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba bislama-morocco-hello-andulusia-off-the-wagon-and-dodgy-door full A snapped door hinge turns into a lesson in Moroccan mechanics, we'll genuinely miss hammams, and a stressful scramble for cash before the ferry home. Plus: a real conversation about Naomi's return to drinking after five years sober, and why we're both a bit tired of binary thinking: alternative living included.

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]]> A snapped door hinge turns into a lesson in Moroccan mechanics, we'll genuinely miss hammams, and a stressful scramble for cash before the ferry home. Plus: a real conversation about Naomi's return to drinking after five years sober, and why we're both a bit tired of binary thinking: alternative living included.

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]]> nomestia Alternative Living Diaries: Donuts, Crocodiles, A challenging scene nomestia Alternative Living Diaries: Donuts, Crocodiles, A challenging scene Fri, 29 May 2026 11:53:55 GMT 54:02 6a197e5471443cf04a09246a true https://shows.acast.com/nomestia/episodes/donuts-crocodiles-a-challenging-scene 6a197e5471443cf04a09246a 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba donuts-crocodiles-a-challenging-scene Crocodile Park, an old fear resurfacing, and how we talked our children through something none of us expected full A visit to Crocodile Park raises more questions than answers, an unwanted car "donut" brings an old fear straight back to the nervous system, and the heart of this one is around how we navigated a genuinely difficult moment on a Moroccan beach with three children watching. Alternative living means the hard days too.

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]]> A visit to Crocodile Park raises more questions than answers, an unwanted car "donut" brings an old fear straight back to the nervous system, and the heart of this one is around how we navigated a genuinely difficult moment on a Moroccan beach with three children watching. Alternative living means the hard days too.

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]]> Can You Raise Children and Have Freedom? A Home Education Reality Check Can You Raise Children and Have Freedom? A Home Education Reality Check Fri, 22 May 2026 12:40:29 GMT 1:02:05 6a104ebe11eba3cf15a673e7 false https://shows.acast.com/nomestia/episodes/can-you-raise-children-and-have-freedom 6a104ebe11eba3cf15a673e7 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba can-you-raise-children-and-have-freedom full The socialisation myth, properly busted. Naomi home educating mother and a qualified primary teacher (BEd (hons)), breaks down what home education actually looks like country by country. Where is home education easy, where is home educating a legal minefield, and what the UK's new deregistration law means for families like ours. Plus: why undoing school takes months, not days, and the line that stuck with us: childhood can't wait, but education can.

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]]> The socialisation myth, properly busted. Naomi home educating mother and a qualified primary teacher (BEd (hons)), breaks down what home education actually looks like country by country. Where is home education easy, where is home educating a legal minefield, and what the UK's new deregistration law means for families like ours. Plus: why undoing school takes months, not days, and the line that stuck with us: childhood can't wait, but education can.

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]]> Our Alternative Living Story. What Even Is nomestia? Our Alternative Living Story. What Even Is nomestia? Thu, 14 May 2026 07:18:58 GMT 51:11 6a0577638ef9368973d5bae7 true https://shows.acast.com/nomestia/episodes/what-even-is-nomestia 6a0577638ef9368973d5bae7 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba what-even-is-nomestia Selling the house, chasing utopia, and why freedom is harder than it looks full The real answer to "what is nomestia", in our own words: the financial reality behind selling everything, what it actually cost us socially to take our children out of school, and why no van-lifer is ever truly "out of the system". This was never really about the van: it's about choosing alternative living on purpose, and being honest about how much harder real freedom is than it looks.

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]]> The real answer to "what is nomestia", in our own words: the financial reality behind selling everything, what it actually cost us socially to take our children out of school, and why no van-lifer is ever truly "out of the system". This was never really about the van: it's about choosing alternative living on purpose, and being honest about how much harder real freedom is than it looks.

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]]> nomestia Alternative Living Diaries: a mule in trousers, eight puppies, and rocks on armpits nomestia Alternative Living Diaries: a mule in trousers, eight puppies, and rocks on armpits Fri, 08 May 2026 07:24:20 GMT 47:01 69fd8fa5051b78474e1810ac true https://shows.acast.com/nomestia/episodes/nomestia-diaries 69fd8fa5051b78474e1810ac 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba nomestia-diaries A Moroccan mystery, a mountain of puppies, and the ongoing rabies saga full 1,000 downloads in, and a real reflection on choosing podcasting as a deliberately slow living medium over the instant-feedback treadmill of reels. Then: the great unsolved mystery of a mule wearing jeans, eight stray puppies providing exactly the serotonin hit we needed, and the ongoing (and slightly ridiculous) rabies jab saga.

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]]> 1,000 downloads in, and a real reflection on choosing podcasting as a deliberately slow living medium over the instant-feedback treadmill of reels. Then: the great unsolved mystery of a mule wearing jeans, eight stray puppies providing exactly the serotonin hit we needed, and the ongoing (and slightly ridiculous) rabies jab saga.

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]]> We Designed Your Perfect Day in Marrakech We Designed Your Perfect Day in Marrakech Sat, 02 May 2026 09:42:09 GMT 40:57 substack:post:196200500 true https://nomestia.substack.com/p/we-designed-your-perfect-day-in-marrakech 69fd8240051b78474e13c124 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba A slow, curated day in Marrakech-tested solo, and with three children in tow full We designed our perfect day in Marrakech: the one we wish someone had handed us before we went, with and without our three children in tow. This isn't a highlight reel. It's a slow-living route through the quieter corners of the Medina, hidden gardens, local souks, and rooftop food, ending in the chaos of Jemaa el-Fnaa on purpose, not by accident. Alternative living doesn't stop for a city break, it just changes pace.


Places we cover: Le Jardin Secret, Jardin Majorelle, Ben Youssef Madrasa, the wool souk, a traditional hammam, Nomad, Café des Épices, and El Fenn's rooftop all in the centre of Marrakech. We also mention where to park your van if you are coming to Marrakech in a van.

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]]> We designed our perfect day in Marrakech: the one we wish someone had handed us before we went, with and without our three children in tow. This isn't a highlight reel. It's a slow-living route through the quieter corners of the Medina, hidden gardens, local souks, and rooftop food, ending in the chaos of Jemaa el-Fnaa on purpose, not by accident. Alternative living doesn't stop for a city break, it just changes pace.


Places we cover: Le Jardin Secret, Jardin Majorelle, Ben Youssef Madrasa, the wool souk, a traditional hammam, Nomad, Café des Épices, and El Fenn's rooftop all in the centre of Marrakech. We also mention where to park your van if you are coming to Marrakech in a van.

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]]> <![CDATA[nomestia Alternative Living Diaries: The Waterfall That Wasn't, Rabies Round Two, and a Border Standoff]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:58:18 GMT 57:12 substack:post:195244628 true https://nomestia.substack.com/p/nomestia-diaries-c5c 69fd824644cb786b3780c3e2 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba nomestia-alternative-living-diaries-the-waterfall-that-wasnt Biblical flies, an overhyped waterfall, and an eight-hour fight at the Moroccan border full An overhyped, over-touristed Morrocan waterfall that left us uneasy about animal tourism, another round of rabies jabs after our cat picked a fight at an idyllic villa, and an eight-hour Ceuta border standoff that tested every ounce of our nervous system regulation. Real-time alternative living, friction included.

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]]> An overhyped, over-touristed Morrocan waterfall that left us uneasy about animal tourism, another round of rabies jabs after our cat picked a fight at an idyllic villa, and an eight-hour Ceuta border standoff that tested every ounce of our nervous system regulation. Real-time alternative living, friction included.

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]]> <![CDATA[What's Really in Our Food? Ultra-Processed People, and How We Feed Our Children Instead]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:05:35 GMT 46:00 substack:post:194387051 true https://nomestia.substack.com/p/whats-really-in-our-food 69fd8245385e8d5e30bd53cf 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba whats-really-in-our-food-ultra-processed-people-and-how-we-f full A deep dive into Chris van Tulleken's Ultra-Processed People: what actually counts as Ultra Processed Foof (UPF), why "just exercise more" is a myth the sugar industry helped fund, and why the corporations behind it aren't really trying to feed you. Then: how we're applying it in real life, from watching our children's nervous systems shift with food, to the no-bake energy balls that have become our alternative living answer to snack aisles we can't trust.


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]]> A deep dive into Chris van Tulleken's Ultra-Processed People: what actually counts as Ultra Processed Foof (UPF), why "just exercise more" is a myth the sugar industry helped fund, and why the corporations behind it aren't really trying to feed you. Then: how we're applying it in real life, from watching our children's nervous systems shift with food, to the no-bake energy balls that have become our alternative living answer to snack aisles we can't trust.


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]]> nomestia Alternative Living Diaries: Learning to Surf at 37, Windy Imsouane, and the Great Morocco Insurance Saga nomestia Alternative Living Diaries: Learning to Surf at 37, Windy Imsouane, and the Great Morocco Insurance Saga Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:49:46 GMT 48:09 substack:post:193553284 true https://nomestia.substack.com/p/learning-to-surf-at-thirty-seven 69fd823f2ba0ef2ccac58ea9 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba nomestia-alternative-living-diaries-learning-to-surf-at-37-w full Naomi learns to surf at 37 and busts the myth that you need to be a strong swimmer to start. We land in Imsouane, a windy, unpolished fishing-village-turned-surf-spot we picked deliberately over the more gentrified towns nearby, and untangle the genuinely maddening reality of insuring a van in Morocco. Alternative living, in real time, from the very beginning.

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]]> Naomi learns to surf at 37 and busts the myth that you need to be a strong swimmer to start. We land in Imsouane, a windy, unpolished fishing-village-turned-surf-spot we picked deliberately over the more gentrified towns nearby, and untangle the genuinely maddening reality of insuring a van in Morocco. Alternative living, in real time, from the very beginning.

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]]> <![CDATA[nomestia Alternative Living Fireside: Kate & Roger on Selling Their House for Full-Time Van Life]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:01:55 GMT 41:57 substack:post:192588024 true https://nomestia.substack.com/p/nomestia-fireside 69fd82462ba0ef2ccac59076 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba nomestia-alternative-living-fireside-kate-roger-on-selling-t A husband, a wife, a nearly-eight-year-old, and the leap from house to van full Our first Fireside guests: Kate and Roger, who sold their Lancashire home in October and turned six years of van holidays into full-time life on the road with their son, Jack. An honest, unpolished conversation, background noise and all, about what alternative living actually costs to choose, and what it gives back. Plus: their favourite wild van park-ups, from Scotland to Morocco.


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First Park 4 Night link

Second Park 4 Night link



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]]> Our first Fireside guests: Kate and Roger, who sold their Lancashire home in October and turned six years of van holidays into full-time life on the road with their son, Jack. An honest, unpolished conversation, background noise and all, about what alternative living actually costs to choose, and what it gives back. Plus: their favourite wild van park-ups, from Scotland to Morocco.


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Langing For Advenure Instagram

First Park 4 Night link

Second Park 4 Night link



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]]> Alternative Living Diaries: Taghazout, Date Overload, and a Bugs in Fruit Alternative Living Diaries: Taghazout, Date Overload, and a Bugs in Fruit Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:12:58 GMT 34:22 substack:post:191453844 true https://nomestia.substack.com/p/nomestia-diaries-d41 69fd824644cb786b3780c411 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba alternative-living-diaries-taghazout-date-overload-and-a-bug Chasing waves in a Moroccan Margate, and the date habit our children quit for good full Taghazout is basically Margate transplanted to Morocco but with good surf, a young crowd. Naomi's surf lessons are finally clicking. We overdose on dates until a very unwelcome discovery. And we sit with the strange feeling of already being deep into a big adventure. Slow travel, honestly, warts and all.

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]]> Taghazout is basically Margate transplanted to Morocco but with good surf, a young crowd. Naomi's surf lessons are finally clicking. We overdose on dates until a very unwelcome discovery. And we sit with the strange feeling of already being deep into a big adventure. Slow travel, honestly, warts and all.

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]]> Are screens the issue or is it us? Are screens the issue or is it us? Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:03:19 GMT 58:45 substack:post:190818173 true https://nomestia.substack.com/p/are-screens-the-issue-or-is-it-us 69fd82412b71c054a39b1e61 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba are-screens-the-issue-or-is-it-us How to become indistractable while raising indistractable children, and the moment our daughter proved it in real time full After reading Nir Eyal's Indistractable, we turn the question on ourselves: are screens actually the problem, or are we outsourcing blame to avoid our own choices? Then, mid-recording, our daughter walks over, sets her own screen timer, and explains exactly why: a genuinely unscripted moment that says more about nervous system regulation than any parenting book could. Alternative living means questioning the easy narrative, screens included.

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]]> After reading Nir Eyal's Indistractable, we turn the question on ourselves: are screens actually the problem, or are we outsourcing blame to avoid our own choices? Then, mid-recording, our daughter walks over, sets her own screen timer, and explains exactly why: a genuinely unscripted moment that says more about nervous system regulation than any parenting book could. Alternative living means questioning the easy narrative, screens included.

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]]> nomestia Alternative Living Diaries: A 60mph Sandstorm, Snow in the Atlas Mountains, and Chasing the Sun to Morocco nomestia Alternative Living Diaries: A 60mph Sandstorm, Snow in the Atlas Mountains, and Chasing the Sun to Morocco Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:27:53 GMT 29:36 substack:post:190179225 true https://nomestia.substack.com/p/nomestia-diaries 69fd823d2b71c054a39b1d95 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba nomestia-alternative-living-diaries-a-60mph-sandstorm-snow-i full From snow in the Atlas Mountains (a first for the twins) to a genuine two-day, 60mph sandstorm on the edge of the Sahara that had half the campsite fleeing: the honest story of chasing winter sun from Dover to Morocco, sand in every crevice of the van included. Real-time alternative living, exactly as messy as that sounds.

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]]> From snow in the Atlas Mountains (a first for the twins) to a genuine two-day, 60mph sandstorm on the edge of the Sahara that had half the campsite fleeing: the honest story of chasing winter sun from Dover to Morocco, sand in every crevice of the van included. Real-time alternative living, exactly as messy as that sounds.

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]]> Our Schooling. Your Schooling? Why We Chose Home Education Instead Our Schooling. Your Schooling? Why We Chose Home Education Instead Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:39:18 GMT 41:10 substack:post:187371622 true https://nomestia.substack.com/p/our-schooling-your-schooling 69fd82462ba0ef2ccac59080 69fd8234c117aa79bf7a05ba our-schooling-your-schooling-why-we-chose-home-education-ins full Why did we choose home education? This one starts with Ali's own story: sent to boarding school at seven, and the Sunday-night dread that came with it every single week. We talk through both of our very different schooling experiences, and how they've quietly shaped the choice we've made for our own children. Alternative living, built from what we saw could have been different.

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]]> Why did we choose home education? This one starts with Ali's own story: sent to boarding school at seven, and the Sunday-night dread that came with it every single week. We talk through both of our very different schooling experiences, and how they've quietly shaped the choice we've made for our own children. Alternative living, built from what we saw could have been different.

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