The dream of living traveling

It is true that, in part, they are idealized lives. It is also true that it is not always easy to take that first step and dare to leave the comfort zone in search of that Desired but uncertain.

At the same time, there are those who, due to a disruptive impulse or the result of a long personal process, jump that wall that ties them to a certain place and throws themselves into the adventure. They are the ones who “live traveling”.

Over the years, that adventure is molded: some settled in a city they feel they were predestined; Others become eternal travelers and find a way to always continue on the route. And others, return home after several years and accumulated kilometers, and start a new chapter in the history of their life.

Something that many forget in everyday life is that staying in a place or launching to travel is always the result of a decision. And there is an essential word in all this: freedom.

That freedom was what he experienced for several years Leonardo Iglesiasan Argentine journalist who one day decided to change his routine for a backpack loaded with dreams. His life turned exactly a decade ago.

“At the end of 2015 I made the decision to leave my job and sell what I had to go on a trip around the world“, Says Leonardo, from Tigre, while recalling with joy that” the decision was spontaneous and, in a short time, my new lifestyle illuminated exotic landscapes, people and adventures, being very different from the previous day. “

In investigating what motivated that impulse, Leonardo mentions freedom. That, he says, is “What conquered me the most… get to a place that, if you like it, stay until you want or you can. And also vice versa: if you did not like it, you leave, ”summarizes that, since he started his journey, he already visited more than 50 countries in different regions of the planet, From Europe to Southeast Asia.

How did you stay economically all that time? He offered work in exchange for hotel nights or other lodging.

“I made exchanges for lodging. I even slept in hanging hammocks on the beaches,” he says, while listing the long list of occupations that fed their barter possibilities: “I worked on farms, in bioconstruction, hotel and even giving assistance in schools.” And summarizes: “He voluntary work greatly financed my trip”.

What this eternal dreamy did not imagine when leaving Argentina to launch the adventure is that, at some point in that long trip, next to its backpack there would be another. Leonardo He knew love experiencing that freedom he talked about at the beginning: traveling.

“Con Fanny -su French wife- we met in Sri Lanka (An Asian island, south of India) eight years ago. It was backpack love, because she was traveling that same path, ”he says.

“We join on the trip and visit 30 countries together.” After a step through the magic Biarritz, a beautiful beach city located in the French Basque Country, the couple decided to travel to Brazil just over a year ago, where their first daughter, called India, was born.

Now, when selecting a new destination to move around the world, this international family knows that there is a requirement that does not resign and is essential: the proximity to the sea.

A very different experience is what lived Victoria Olavarría, Vickywhose passion to tour the world woke up with an initiatory trip. “I discovered my passion for travel First time I traveled to Europe“, account.

“Since then, for me it became a Priority to work to travel as much as possible.”

At one point he had an epiphany. “When you travel, you see a lot of people who also live traveling and do not have a conventional life, of only 15 days of vacation per year. I said ‘I want this for me’.”

And so it was: Between 2020 and 2024 he lived in Barcelona, ​​Tenerife, Florencia, Sevilla, Bilbao, Berlin, Japan and Lisbonamong many other destinations.

Currently, Vicky Digital nomadic self -domicinehe works in marketing and develops his tasks from anywhere in the world, as long as he carries with him a computer.

“I got used to working in trains or airport terminals. I work from wherever and at any time and this does not change it for anything, ”he says.

He usually lives half of the year in his country of origin – something that is extremely important for her – and the other half in different destinations.

“Have Six months with my family and friendS, and the rest are months of adventure. I’m changing home all the time, ”he summarizes.

Just as there are travelers who discover this passion at a certain moment of their life, there are also others who have this dream since children … and one day they are encouraged to fulfill it. In his genes, or in his memory, that illusion that seems to come from previous generations is present.

From a very young age, Paulina Buyatti’s dream was to be able to live in Europe. A dream inherited from his family and, especially, of his grandmother Amalia del Huerto – who calls “Zizí” – that always spoke of the glamor of some of the capitals of the old continent.

“It was a yearning that I had through my maternal grandmother and my mother, who always told me about the streets of Paris,” he says.

In 2017, with 24 years, Paulina – born in Reconquista, province of Santa Fe – dared to cross the ocean and risk starting a new life.

From there, in 2019 he created his @Paulinaalmaviajera account on Instagram, where he not only exhibits his different perplaces for several cities in Europe, but also promotes places of recreation and hotels, which allows him to continue traveling to different destinations. His followers praise his curious gaze and some tips that help enjoy a trip with useful information.

“It’s one Account that I use especially as a travel blog”, Says Buyatti, who is also a psychologist.

On the other hand, he began working with a tourism agency organizing trips for womenwhich helps her combine her traveling passion with the possibility of accompanying other people in her adventure.

Argentina proudly has its trips: “I toured 37 countries and 372 cities “.

Currently, Paulina manages to travel both thanks to her work as a psychologist and her social networks. Reported by nature, also created in recent months soul party, a project that consists of organizing parties of Latin American artists in different European destinations, taking advantage of the boom of Argentines residing in the old continent.

While living traveling is a dream of many who observe the magic of going -permanently -from one destination to another knowing indelible realities and landscapes -like a lifestyle -it is also important to know that Not everything is pink color. And that most Argentines who left their home admit that they lack something.

In the case of Leonardo, the answer is overwhelming: “I always missed the hugs. We are a country of very warm people. The containment and love we have for friends and family is unique. ”

Something similar happens to Victoria Olavarría, who also adds the difficulties of the climatic factor and recognizes that he dreams of returning. “I miss roasts and social life”He admits.

And he adds that He lacks the sun and that “in Europe it rains a lot”.

That is why she takes time to return and share with her affections.

“For me It is key to spend time in ArgentinaI see myself in the future forming a family there. I’m feeling that I lived what I wanted to live, but I am very surprising to have a fixed place, a bedside table that is mine, ”he says.