Below is a post about a “nomadic family” that appeared in the New York Times’ Frugal Traveler blog. I can’t say something like this hasn’t crossed my mind. Especially when I did this story last year about local homeschoolers, many of whom talked about taking extended trips with no concern for the school calendar. For those of us in the rat race, those two weeks of vacation go like the blink of an eye. And time and money pressures are shrinking American vacations even further. You’ve gotta admire families that throw caution to the wind and the bags in the trunk.

Q&A With Jeanne Dee, the Nomadic Family Traveler

By MATT GROSS

Stories about traveling with children – like my column last week on taking my daughter, Sasha, on a frugal day trip to Washington, D.C.— always generate intense reader responses. For every positive comment (“Thanks for the great post!” wrote bklngirly), there’s invariably a negative one (“Maybe a visit from Child Protective Services is in order!” wrote Ellen Domeir). Which is why I’m amazed by SoulTravelers3.com, which chronicles the adventures of the Dee family — Jeanne, 57, Vince, 56, and their 9-year-old daughter, “Mozart” (they prefer not to give her real name).

The Dees travel the world on a budget, with no end in sight — “like summer vacation forever,” as Ms. Dee put it. Read more.