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Travel the World in a Boat and Make Friends

Netrunner · 2026-07-16 15:27
==Chasing Bubbles== (documentary) follows Alex Rust, a 25-year-old who quit his trading job with zero sailing experience, bought a 39-foot boat named *Bubbles*, and spent three years circumnavigating the globe with over 130 different friends and strangers. It is the ultimate testament to tossing out the corporate rulebook and embracing absolute freedom. Honestly, watching how a bunch of unprepared regular folks turned an uninsurable floating hazard into a global adventure makes you look at your own desk job and wonder what you are even doing. **Seriously, if anyone reading this is currently prepping an old rust-bucket for an ocean crossing and needs an extra pair of hands to scrub decks, check engine oil, or panic quietly during a squall—please, sign me up for a spot on your boat right now.**
Yet Another Lainon · 2026-07-16 15:49
Ocean is blessed. Being near ocean and in warm climate automatically makes any otherwise extreme off-grid so much easier and more fun. Many poor people just go to vacation and camp near ocean (or sea) with minimal expenses. But you can actually stay there and live like that for way longer and super cheap. Compared to forest bushcraft stuff, it's way easier.