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Taken By the Sea

Blogging our transition to a nomadic life by Scuba Addicts

A blog about recklessly pursuing happiness

We are two former control freaks and workaholics who each cumulatively spent a few years traveling when we were younger that left us with persistent, but seemingly unquenchable, wanderlust. Until recently we were too afraid to consider trading our careers, financial security and the house we love for freedom and the flexibility to go anywhere.

Our obsession/passion for the sea and being underwater has helped us learn to let the little things go, to be comfortable with chaos, to enjoy the unexpected and most importantly: not to be afraid of drifting

We are currently dismantling our former lives, selling our house and everything we own except for our dive gear and cameras,  but intend to focus on the places we go, how we are making a nomadic life work and our fixation with compressed air, saltwater, the natural world, photography etc. Much like our life at the moment, this will likely be a blog with no particular direction, very little discipline and something that will evolve and transform over time. 

Taken By the Sea
  • Home/
  • Blog/
  • Photos/
    • Macro
    • Above Water
    • Underwater
  • About Us/
    • Who We Are
    • Francesca LaSala
    • Bruce Cobb
    • Selling Everything
  • Contact/
  • Driftwood/

A blog about recklessly pursuing happiness

We are two former control freaks and workaholics who each cumulatively spent a few years traveling when we were younger that left us with persistent, but seemingly unquenchable, wanderlust. Until recently we were too afraid to consider trading our careers, financial security and the house we love for freedom and the flexibility to go anywhere.

Our obsession/passion for the sea and being underwater has helped us learn to let the little things go, to be comfortable with chaos, to enjoy the unexpected and most importantly: not to be afraid of drifting

We are currently dismantling our former lives, selling our house and everything we own except for our dive gear and cameras,  but intend to focus on the places we go, how we are making a nomadic life work and our fixation with compressed air, saltwater, the natural world, photography etc. Much like our life at the moment, this will likely be a blog with no particular direction, very little discipline and something that will evolve and transform over time. 

This was taken on a dive site in Roatan, Honduras late August 2015. Initially the eel was going after the Octopus, which turned out to be much larger than it first appeared. Some people found this disturbing to watch thus the disclaimer.

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  • Driftwood/

Taken By the Sea

A blog about recklessly pursuing happiness by 2 Scuba addicts who left their careers and are selling everything they own, to live a semi nomadic life of travel and work.

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  • Francesca LaSala
    Headed back to Manila but this time I am staying for a few years, (specifically on Camiguin island) working for a f… https://t.co/bBNfQj35S5
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