{"id":408,"date":"2009-02-27T11:58:54","date_gmt":"2009-02-27T00:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/?p=408"},"modified":"2024-06-19T07:42:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T11:42:03","slug":"victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\/","title":{"rendered":"Victorian Bush Fire Diary: February 18th &#8211; DAY TWELVE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center MsoNormal\"><em>Although this image of charred ground may not look dramatic, you may think differently if you knew what it looked like before. <\/em><br \/><em>This instalment of my epic bush fire diary was originally published in 2009. It has since been updated for accuracy of links and content.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can read the dramatic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-7th-day-one\/\">Day One of the Victorian Bush Fire Diary<\/a> here, and the entire collection of posts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/category\/australia\/victorian-bush-fires\/\">here<\/a>. <\/strong><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Victorian Bush Fire Diary: Wednesday, February 18<sup>th<\/sup>, 2009 \u2013 DAY 12<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The pleasant distractions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-17th-day-eleven\/\">last night<\/a> end when I cough and sputter my way into reality from a solid sleep; the smoke is thick and full. This is no cause for alarm per se \u2013 this is par for the course. But a bloody nuisance none-the-less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The official death toll is at 200, and expected to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The roads are finally open and a girlfriend is heading into Melbourne today to visit her family. This is a welcome opportunity to get away myself, given last night\u2019s tirade of emotionally-driven lash outs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/img_2835_1-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Scorched land beside the road in Australia; bush fire diary\" class=\"wp-image-412\" title=\"img_2835_1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/img_2835_1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/img_2835_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/img_2835_1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">As we drive to Melbourne (taking the long way around due to burnt out \u2013 and still burning \u2013 stretches of road along the direct route), we pass through vast areas of land burnt by the fires last week. We see black upon black upon black. Trees are scorched, and the leaves that remain at the tops have gone golden brown and are dead. If it weren\u2019t for the black tree trunks and ash-covered ground, the golden hue of the leaves would actually remind me of autumn colours in Canada. This is not quite the reminder of home that I am looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">We marvel at the houses that remain standing, in the middle of fields of charred grass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The destruction is wide spread, touching the back fence of heavily populated suburban areas that are hours of driving away from where we live. You can look on a map all you like at the areas affected by the Victorian bush fires\u2026it is not until you actually SEE it that it starts to hit home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">While we drive, I imagine the fire as it raged through a week and a half ago\u2026some people explain it as a tumbling ball of fire; an out-of-control tumbleweed of death and destruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">We muse on other natural disasters\u2026a tsunami wave crushes then ebbs. Earthquakes are short-lived. Storms last relatively short times before losing strength. But fires: they can last \u2013 and have lasted \u2013 months. They can even live dormant in root systems only to flare up months after the flames have been extinguished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/img_2841_11-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"img_2841_11\" class=\"wp-image-410\" title=\"img_2841_11\"\/><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In Melbourne, after having some great \u201cgirl time\u201d and gaining a new lease on life with a totally different hairdo, we hop back into the car and realize just how smoky it smells. We are immediately reminded of fire, smoke, and ash \u2013 all smells that our noses had become accustomed to but that are foreign as far away as the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">So when we head back inside again, we forget the smoke for a night and enjoy the company of family, friends, and some good old fashioned pampering. It is just what the doctor orders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this fire diary: The roads are finally open and I take a drive through charred landscapes to visit some friends in Melbourne.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":411,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australia","category-victorian-bush-fires","resize-featured-image"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Victorian Bush Fire Diary: February 18th - DAY TWELVE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this fire diary: The roads are finally open and I take a drive through charred landscapes to visit some friends in Melbourne.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Victorian Bush Fire Diary: February 18th - DAY TWELVE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In this fire diary: The roads are finally open and I take a drive through charred landscapes to visit some friends in Melbourne.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Professional Hobo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/TheProfessionalHobo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/TheProfessionalHobo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-02-27T00:58:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-19T11:42:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/img_2836_1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Nora\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@hobonora\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@hobonora\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Nora\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Nora\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3612a97b585d5fe7ee0d08ec78f05232\"},\"headline\":\"Victorian Bush Fire Diary: February 18th &#8211; DAY TWELVE\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-02-27T00:58:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-19T11:42:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":506,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2009\\\/02\\\/img_2836_1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Australia\",\"Victorian bush fires\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\\\/\",\"name\":\"Victorian Bush Fire Diary: February 18th - DAY TWELVE\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2009\\\/02\\\/img_2836_1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-02-27T00:58:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-19T11:42:03+00:00\",\"description\":\"In this fire diary: The roads are finally open and I take a drive through charred landscapes to visit some friends in Melbourne.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2009\\\/02\\\/img_2836_1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2009\\\/02\\\/img_2836_1.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":600},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Victorian Bush Fire Diary: February 18th &#8211; DAY TWELVE\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Professional Hobo\",\"description\":\"Traveling full-time in a financially sustainable way\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Professional Hobo\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/Hobo-Lady-Avatar.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/Hobo-Lady-Avatar.jpg\",\"width\":250,\"height\":250,\"caption\":\"The Professional Hobo\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/facebook.com\\\/TheProfessionalHobo\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/hobonora\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/theprofessionalhobo\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/youtube.com\\\/norablueskies\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3612a97b585d5fe7ee0d08ec78f05232\",\"name\":\"Nora\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5eb6f0fc0b90a6b5c305e6bee8d8dd5126edc7b6ee125c72785ef2782ea20207?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5eb6f0fc0b90a6b5c305e6bee8d8dd5126edc7b6ee125c72785ef2782ea20207?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/5eb6f0fc0b90a6b5c305e6bee8d8dd5126edc7b6ee125c72785ef2782ea20207?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Nora\"},\"description\":\"About the Author: As a former CFP (Certified Financial Planner), Nora Dunn has been a digital nomad since 2006. She is an expert in remote work, long-term travel, financially sustainable lifestyle travel, and much more. She is a celebrated author, speaker, writer, coach, and YouTuber.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\",\"https:\\\/\\\/facebook.com\\\/TheProfessionalHobo\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/theprofessionalhobo\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/hobonora\",\"https:\\\/\\\/youtube.com\\\/norablueskies\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\\\/author\\\/theprofessionalhobo\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Victorian Bush Fire Diary: February 18th - DAY TWELVE","description":"In this fire diary: The roads are finally open and I take a drive through charred landscapes to visit some friends in Melbourne.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Victorian Bush Fire Diary: February 18th - DAY TWELVE","og_description":"In this fire diary: The roads are finally open and I take a drive through charred landscapes to visit some friends in Melbourne.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\/","og_site_name":"The Professional Hobo","article_publisher":"https:\/\/facebook.com\/TheProfessionalHobo","article_author":"https:\/\/facebook.com\/TheProfessionalHobo","article_published_time":"2009-02-27T00:58:54+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-06-19T11:42:03+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":600,"url":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/img_2836_1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Nora","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@hobonora","twitter_site":"@hobonora","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Nora","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\/"},"author":{"name":"Nora","@id":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/#\/schema\/person\/3612a97b585d5fe7ee0d08ec78f05232"},"headline":"Victorian Bush Fire Diary: February 18th &#8211; DAY TWELVE","datePublished":"2009-02-27T00:58:54+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-19T11:42:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\/"},"wordCount":506,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/img_2836_1.jpg","articleSection":["Australia","Victorian bush fires"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\/","url":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\/","name":"Victorian Bush Fire Diary: February 18th - DAY TWELVE","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/img_2836_1.jpg","datePublished":"2009-02-27T00:58:54+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-19T11:42:03+00:00","description":"In this fire diary: The roads are finally open and I take a drive through charred landscapes to visit some friends in Melbourne.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/img_2836_1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/img_2836_1.jpg","width":800,"height":600},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/victorian-bush-fire-diary-february-18th-day-twelve\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Victorian Bush Fire Diary: February 18th &#8211; DAY TWELVE"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/","name":"The Professional Hobo","description":"Traveling full-time in a financially sustainable way","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/#organization","name":"The Professional Hobo","url":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hobo-Lady-Avatar.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hobo-Lady-Avatar.jpg","width":250,"height":250,"caption":"The Professional Hobo"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/facebook.com\/TheProfessionalHobo","https:\/\/x.com\/hobonora","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/theprofessionalhobo\/","https:\/\/youtube.com\/norablueskies"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/#\/schema\/person\/3612a97b585d5fe7ee0d08ec78f05232","name":"Nora","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5eb6f0fc0b90a6b5c305e6bee8d8dd5126edc7b6ee125c72785ef2782ea20207?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5eb6f0fc0b90a6b5c305e6bee8d8dd5126edc7b6ee125c72785ef2782ea20207?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5eb6f0fc0b90a6b5c305e6bee8d8dd5126edc7b6ee125c72785ef2782ea20207?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","caption":"Nora"},"description":"About the Author: As a former CFP (Certified Financial Planner), Nora Dunn has been a digital nomad since 2006. She is an expert in remote work, long-term travel, financially sustainable lifestyle travel, and much more. She is a celebrated author, speaker, writer, coach, and YouTuber.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com","https:\/\/facebook.com\/TheProfessionalHobo","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/theprofessionalhobo\/","https:\/\/x.com\/hobonora","https:\/\/youtube.com\/norablueskies"],"url":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/author\/theprofessionalhobo\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}