31 Comments

  1. Christina
    23/11/2017 @ 11:01 AM

    Perfect written. We could not agree moređŸ™đŸŒâ€ïž
    We have been plantbased for 4-5 years and are now expecting our first plantmade baby đŸ‘¶đŸŒđŸŒŽ(week 38 now)

    When you first start reading about it, you somehow loose the tunnel vision and you start to see the world with new eyes.
    That’s a fact. Everybody feels that.

    With that said, we are also talking about home schooling or the move to Bali as we really adore “The green school” there. If you havent been, go!! And visit the school, at least just for some inspo.

    All the best to all of you.
    Happy that I stumbled over your post on facebook.

    âœŒđŸŒđŸŒŽđŸ’«

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    • The Nomad Family
      23/11/2017 @ 4:52 PM

      Hi Christina!
      Thank you so much for your comment 🙂
      We will definitely visit the Green School when we visit Bali :-).
      Best of luck with your new plant baby 🙂
      Hope to meet you out there!

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  2. Isabel
    23/11/2017 @ 11:16 AM

    Thanks – very inspiring!

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    • The Nomad Family
      23/11/2017 @ 4:53 PM

      Thank you Isabel 🙂
      We hope to inspire, so reading your words inspires us to go on 🙂

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  3. Marlene
    23/11/2017 @ 11:32 AM

    Tak fordi i deler jeres rejse og historie som familie. 💚

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    • The Nomad Family
      23/11/2017 @ 4:55 PM

      Hej Marlene
      Tak for din kommentar 🙂
      Dejligt at vide at du er med pĂ„ vores rejse 🙂

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  4. Vanilla
    23/11/2017 @ 5:12 PM

    SpĂŠndende…! Tak for at dele. <3

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    • The Nomad Family
      23/11/2017 @ 5:50 PM

      Hej Vanilla 🙂
      Dejligt du ogsÄ er med pÄ vores tur!

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  5. Stine
    23/11/2017 @ 9:08 PM

    Hej, hvordan har i skiftet til vegansk for bÞrnene? BÄde rent praktisk i fht at kunne lide maden og ogsÄ om det er deres valg fx hvis de bliver tilbudt ikke-vegansk mad?

    Vi har selv 3 bÞrn pÄ 4,6,8 og er ca 80 {cb5e6212acd51c721b4baa41ac4314b74a876df8a43ea030565366aeebd3bb77} veganske, men synes skiftet er svÊrt med bÞrn i fht om de fÄr nok varieret kost da det kniber lidt med at fÄ grÞntsager indenbords. Og synes ogsÄ det er en udfordring i fht pÄlÊg pÄ madpakken (er ikke tilhÊnger af forarbejdet veganske produkter sÄsom pÄlÊg), da vores bÞrn er i bÞrnehave og skole.

    SpÊndende at fÞlge med i jeres eventyr. Vi har selv fÄet mulighed for at rejse i januar og februar 2018, og turen gÄr til Thailand. Vi vil bruge den ene mÄned pÄ koh kut og koh chang, sÄ hvis i har nogle gode anbefalinger, modtages det gerne.

    Mvh Stine

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    • The Nomad Family
      24/11/2017 @ 6:57 AM

      Hej Stine 🙂
      Vi er nok blevet lidt mere afslappede omkring det efter vi er draget ud i verden. Vi er kommet lidt vĂŠk fra de ting de kendte fra vores tid som fĂžrveganere, og de spiser mere og mere frugt og grĂžnt for hver dag der gĂ„r. Isabella ser sig selv som 100{cb5e6212acd51c721b4baa41ac4314b74a876df8a43ea030565366aeebd3bb77} veganer, hvor Sophia stadig siger ja tak til fx chokolade og vingummi nĂ„r det bliver tilbudt ved kassen i suppermarkedet osv. Men ellers er de blevet meget bedre til at smage pĂ„ ting og lukke nye ting ind pĂ„ deres “acceptabel mad liste” :-).
      Vi har en regel om at man skal smage pÄ den mad der bliver tilbudt, da der er lagt kÊrlighed i tilberedelsen. Alternativt har vi altid brugt havegryn/havregrÞd, sÄ de ikke gik sultne i seng, baseret pÄ en ide om at sÄ lÊnge det vi spiser er mere spÊndende end alternativet, sÄ vil de fÞr eller siden foretrÊkke det vi spiser :-).

      ..og sÄ har det nok ogsÄ hjulpet lidt pÄ vores bekymringer, at se hvordan mange bÞrn ude i verden ser ud til at leve fint pÄ ofte meget ensartet kost, sÄ barnekroppen ser ud til at kunne klare mere end vi lige gÄr og tror :-).

      Vi er nok i Syd Thailand i februar, sĂ„ det kan jo vĂŠre vi kan mĂždes? Vi har vĂŠret pĂ„ Koh Chang og kan varmt anbefale https://www.facebook.com/indiebeachbungalows/ 🙂

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      • Anna Frida
        17/01/2018 @ 8:58 AM

        Hejsa, og undskyld jeg lige svarer med her, men vi har lige vĂŠret pĂ„ ko kut og kan meget varmt anbefale Koh Kood Ngamkho Resort 🙂 god restaurant med ret mange veganske muligheder, bĂžrnevenlig strand og dejligt personale…

        Vi er i Ăžvrigt pĂ„ en mini-version af jeres tur med to piger pĂ„ 0 og 2 og sĂ„ varer den ‘kun’ 5 mĂ„neder 🙂 Hvis I skal tilbage til Chiang Mai sĂ„ tag forbi ‘happy time’. Vores til dato bedste og mest autentiske veganske thaimad. Vi savner det nu vi er rejst videre 🙂

        Kh
        Anna Frida

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        • The Friendly Vegans
          29/01/2018 @ 7:09 AM

          Hej Anna Frida
          Kan du huske hvad I betalte pÄ Koh Kood Ngamkho Resort? Vi rejser normalt pÄ et lidt stramt budget :-).
          Der gĂ„r nok lidt tid fĂžr vi er i Chiang Mai igen, da vi har vĂŠret der 3 gange indenfor de seneste par mĂ„neder, og nu gĂ„r turen til andre lande :-). Men Happy Time er helt klart skrevet i notaterne til nĂŠste gang :-). Der skal I i Ăžvrigt prĂžve “Green Tiger Cafe”, der for nyligt er blevet 100% vegansk. Super mad til lave priser, og totalt hyggeligt :-).

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          • Anna Frida
            03/02/2018 @ 10:38 AM

            Ja vi gav 800 baht for en fan bungalow. Vi fik en madras pĂ„ gulvet uden ekstra beregning. Det var fint til os med to smĂ„ bĂžrn, men ved ikke hvor tĂŠt I kan sove 🙂 det er nogle smĂ„ og meget basic hytter, men rene og pĂŠne. Og dejlig beliggenhed lige ved vandet.

  6. Melissa Armanda
    26/11/2017 @ 2:56 PM

    I think the reason of being vegan is noble. I’m not a vegan but I can understand why you and your family choose to be vegans. Actually what make me interested in is why you change your way of life because of your daughter Isabella. It’s obvious that your daughters are very important to you.

    I felt the same way.. because of my little girl Mili who doesn’t like to go to school.. we change our way of thinking about life and education. I want Mili to learn everything that she like and learn happily without being forced or pushed. Like Isabella.. Mili is very shy and so sensitive.
    The 3 of us (me, my husband & Mili) agree that homeschooling is the right thing for our family. We believe it can make Mili feel comfortable learning everything anytime and anywhere she likes.
    Homeschooling is also legal in Indonesia and it’s pretty popular nowdays because many family find that school isn’t good enough for their children. There so many academical subjects that kids must learn but less moral & manner lesson that they get.

    Maybe you can meet with Indonesian homeschooler community when you visit Indonesia next year. In Indonesia we’re making groups by area so we can meet up and gather more often.

    Say Hello to Isabella from Mili. Can’t wait for your next updates 🙂

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    • The Nomad Family
      26/11/2017 @ 6:34 PM

      Hi Melissa 🙂
      I am happy that you decided to homeschool Mili.. I am sure she is too :-). As long as a kid is stressed and worried about the environment that she is in.. she will not be able to learn anything. So creating a relaxed environment where Mili feels safe, is the only way to help her grow into a complete person :-).
      It would be great to meet when we come to Indonesia 🙂
      Where in Indonesia do you live?

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      • Melissa Armanda
        01/12/2017 @ 12:59 AM

        Hi.. sorry I’ve been very busy. We live in Tangerang Selatan, it’s near to South Jakarta. It would be great too if my family can meet yours, and perhaps I can ask few of my homeschoolers family to join 🙂

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  7. maya mcintosh
    26/11/2017 @ 11:39 PM

    Such a great story!! We are vegan from Bermuda. I love to keep learning, and we have similar reasons to be vegan: for health, for the animals, for the planet. Travel wise. Big love. x (@bohobermuda)

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    • The Nomad Family
      04/12/2017 @ 10:34 AM

      Hi Maya
      Great to hear from Bermuda from a fellow vegan!

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  8. Claudine
    28/11/2017 @ 11:52 AM

    A wonderful post – the planet needs more people like you and your family. I’ve been vegan for 23 years and have never regretted my decision ~ the animals are who I do it for and the protection of the planet. Life has much more clarity for me and I think I see the world from a place of sensitivity and compassion. We are blessed with this beautiful earth and so it is our honour to be looking after it 🌏

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    • The Nomad Family
      04/12/2017 @ 10:39 AM

      Hi Claudine
      23 years! That is impressive! Being vegan today is much easier than 23 years ago I imagine?
      And yes, when you start to embrace life and appreciating your own life, it is hard to accept that animals should be treated as if their lives meant less than humans, just because they don’t speak our language or care as much about money and power as humans do?
      You are an inspiration for us all!

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  9. HappyT
    04/12/2017 @ 10:13 PM

    Tak for dette fine indlĂŠg! Jeg fĂžlger jeres blog og Instagram og finder jer meget inspirerende.
    Min kÊreste og jeg planlÊgger en lÊngere rejse i 2019 med vores to bÞrn og findes jeres tanker omkring at rejse med bÞrn kontra skole osv. meget interessant og inspirerende. I er utrolig modige og det er sÄ skÞnt at blive bekrÊftet i alle de tanker min kÊreste og jeg har som bevÊger sig uden for normen, men som jo bare handler om at fÞlge sit hjerte og sin intuition.
    Tak for god lĂŠsning:)
    Mvh. T

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    • The Nomad Family
      05/12/2017 @ 7:12 AM

      Hej T 🙂
      Tak for din dejlige kommentar 🙂
      Der er mange der skriver at vi er modige? Det har vi aldrig rigtig tĂŠnkt over. Vi har bare en ide om at man kun bliver lykkelig hvis man lytter til sit hjerte og gĂžr det man har lyst til. Vi har aldrig tĂŠnkt at det skulle vĂŠre svĂŠrere at have bĂžrn “on the road” end i en travl hverdag hjemme, hvor man jonglerer med institutioner, arbejde, fritidsaktiviteter osv. Vores liv er ikke sĂ„ meget anderledes end det liv vi levede hjemme i Danmark. Vi prioriterer stadig tid med hinanden hĂžjest, og retter alt andet ind efter det. Der findes mad i hele verden, senge i hele verden og folk er sĂžde, dejlige, frĂŠkke, ondskabsfulde, sociale, asociale og og og.. ligegyldigt hvor man kommer hen. SĂ„ ligesom vi altid har gjort, fĂžlger vi vores intuition og sunde fornuft nĂ„r vi omgĂ„s andre mennesker og tager beslutninger. NĂ„r noget fĂžles forkert lader vi det ligge og drager videre.

      Fedt at lÊse at I ogsÄ vil ud og se verden med jeres to bÞrn! HÄber at vi ses derude! Verden er faktisk lille nÄr man fÞrst er herude ;-).

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  10. Jessie
    05/12/2017 @ 6:10 AM

    Hi beautiful vegan family😊.We are a vegan family of 2 my husband and I and we did it for love to animals,me I LOVE THEM TOOOO MUCH for me all animals are equal including human animals,so I CAN NOT END A LIFE JUST BECAUSE I CAN AND I REFUSE TO😊 for my husband it was the animal mistreatment,how much we abuse them just for our own satisfaction ( this is not humain ) so we desided not to consume anything that comes from animal suffering of any kind( like bees being slave to death for their hunny ,the hunny they create to eat working hard )but we take it from them because it taste good to us 😞anyway good for you guys that are capable of seeing that they are alive too and traveling the world wile you home school your beautiful girls đŸ‘đŸ‘đŸ»AWESOME!!! you are giving your girl a kind of education that no school would ever give any child ( That the world is a beautiful place full of beautiful people that are conected to eachother and to us in such a deep level that it is impossible to miss ) WE HUMANS ARE BEAUTIFUL AND THE WORLD 2 ,PEACE,LOVE,AND ALL THE BEST FOR ALL OF YOU 😍 We all love you !!! note: ( This 2 vegans are leaving everything behind to to travel the world in our motorcycles đŸ˜‰đŸ˜ŽđŸ˜˜âœŒïž)

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    • The Nomad Family
      05/12/2017 @ 7:25 AM

      Hi Jessie
      Thank you for your super positive comment!
      I get the feeling that you are the kind of person that spreads sunshine wherever you go 🙂
      We will keep an eye out for you on your motorbikes and say hello when the world brings us together!

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  11. Thea Sterndorff
    14/01/2018 @ 10:05 AM

    Jeg bliver meget inspireret af at lÊse med her og se alle jeres skÞnne billeder pÄ Instagram. Sikke da et fantastisk eventyr I er pÄ!
    En del af mig kunne godt tĂŠnke mig at leve vegansk men jeg er ikke klar til at tage springet og min kĂŠreste er slet ikke. Men vi arbejder pĂ„ at have flere kĂždfrie dage og generelt passe bedre pĂ„ vores jord. Det er blandt andet noget af det jeg blogger om 🙂

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    • The Friendly Vegans
      14/01/2018 @ 11:40 AM

      Hej Thea 🙂
      Tak for din kommentar!
      Dejligt at hÞre at du bliver inspireret :-).det er jo netop hovedgrunden til at vi bruger tid pÄ at dele vores oplevelser pÄ de sociale medier!
      Vi blev i sin tid selv inspireret af andre der delte ligesom vi gĂžr nu, sĂ„ hvis vi kan fĂ„ andre til at overveje den veganske livsstil (for det er en livsstil). PrĂžv i fĂžrste omgang at leve mere plantebaseret, prĂžv at se om du kan fĂ„ ham med pĂ„ at gĂžre det i smĂ„ ryk, fx en uge af gangen. Det tager lidt tid at vĂŠnne kroppen fra fedt, sukker og rafinerede produkter, men gĂžr I det i 1-2 uger, vil han fĂžle forskellen og vĂŠre mere modtagelig fremover :-). Hvis han godt kan lide facts og ikke har noget imod at lĂŠse, kan du prĂžve at fĂ„ ham til at lĂŠse “Kinastudiet” som formentlig kan lĂ„nes pĂ„ biblioteket :-).
      Held og lykke med jeres rejse mod en mere plantebaseret kost 🙂
      Mvh
      Tina og Brian

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  12. Mimi
    28/01/2018 @ 6:56 AM

    What a great article, we couldn’t agree more! Veganism is such a wonderful way to raise compassionate, open-minded children and of course also a great way to look after our beautiful planet so future world-travelling families can enjoy it! Good luck with your raw food adventures in future! 💚🍍🍓🍉

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  13. Helen
    01/02/2018 @ 4:00 PM

    Such an inspiring family. I’m loving your vlog and I’ve really enjoyed reading this blog too. Keep it up guys.
    I’m campervan123ful on YouTube. I don’t post videos but just so you know who I am!!) x

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    • The Friendly Vegans
      02/02/2018 @ 1:42 PM

      Hi Helen
      Thank you so much for letting us know 🙂
      Sometimes it seems like no one is watching our videos ;-), but then again – we will keep on posting them no matter what and then watch them from time to time, to help us remember all the places we visit :-).

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      • Helen Jeffries
        02/02/2018 @ 1:51 PM

        Thank you for your reply. Everybody has to start somewhere. You mustn’t give up trying. I wonder if you could ‘advertise ‘ your channel on some of the vegan groups on Facebook. That way you would be reaching a huge audience and I’m sure you’d get lots more viewers. The content and quality are really good. Don’t get disheartened. x

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        • The Friendly Vegans
          02/02/2018 @ 2:04 PM

          Thought about that too, but most of them have “no self promotion” in their guideline, and would not like to be a naughty vegan 😉

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