We continue our conversation with Founder/Director Gary Breece. Gary gets into what he considers a few key elements of the “Off Route” lifestyle. 3 themes emerge: (1) shifting from a “more is more” to a “less is more” lifestyle, (2) incorporating the element of Adventure, and (3) the necessity of movement or what he calls the “neo-nomadic” lifestyle. 

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