Courtesy of Karen Edwards
- Karen Edwards has traveled to or lived in 57 countries with her husband and four children.
- To fund their nomadic lifestyle, the couple run a travel blog and have flipped homes for profit.
- To boost their income further, they're building a villa in Sri Lanka to rent out part of the time.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Karen Edwards, who blogs about her family's life abroad. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
I'm originally from Dublin. I left when I was 18 and moved to London. I attended university in the country and stayed there for a long time after graduating.