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Before Vanlife, There Were Sheep

Why following real shepherds might be the most uncomfortable — and necessary — form of nomad life left

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Jan 30, 2026
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Long before laptops, camper vans, co-living manifestos and remote-work visas, nomadism already existed. It just didn’t call itself that. It didn’t have a pitch deck, a hashtag, or a Wi-Fi plan.

It had sheep.

And mud. And weather. And silence that lasts for days.

Today, “nomad life” has become shorthand for movement without friction: mobility with infrastru…

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