Carlos Grider “Not till we are lost… do we begin to find ourselves.” — Henry David Thoreau “There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.” — Chinese Proverb Every digital nomad starts their journey the same way: with a dream of freedom. For some, it’s about escaping the … Read more
Why it exists, what to accept, what to plan for, and how to tackle it A group of travelers, taking a break from each other to check their phones I’m a millennial. One of the defining traits of our generation is that we were lucky enough to be “digital pioneers.” We grew up in a … Read more
with lower cost living and higher quality lives… Picture Andre. A young American man from California. At 35 years old, he knew himself well. He knew his love for wine and a delicious steak. He knew that time outside, whether walking between tall pines on hiking trails, or between ancient buildings and centuries old architecture, … Read more
Many of the cheapest cities to live in the world not only deliver low prices, but high quality of life and value as well, if you know where to look. In this report, we’ll share the best cities around the world to live on a budget of $1,000, $1,500, or $2,000 monthly while maintaining a … Read more
Looking out over the silted green lake, reflecting the lush mountains on either side, I sipped my coffee and stared miles out as my laptop sat untouched. The hills towering out of the water could easily be mistaken for fjords in Bergen, Norway, or Kotor, Montenegro, if not for the white Peace Pagoda barely visible … Read more
As I sat on the short flight from Chiang Mai, the plane landed in Kuala Lumpur while I skimmed my handwritten notes from the last two weeks. Ten days in silence in the hill country of northern Thailand, followed by a few days of grilled meats, savory curries, and satisfying Thai beer, put life in … Read more
“It’s so big!” She said. I couldn’t help but agree. Chuckling lightly, still thinking about how much fun it would be. It was possibly too much, but we were already committed, so we had to get on with it. Lifestyle creep in action. As we loaded our belongings into the back of our rental car, … Read more
Bali Taxes & Villa Essentials: What Nobody Tells You Until You’ve Already Signed Something I’ve sat across from enough notaries, and enough Sunday-morning panic-WhatsApp-messages-from-friends, and enough sauna and ice bath conversations of “I’m building a villa, and I just got hit with…” to know exactly how the conversation usually starts, and ends. Someone shows up … Read more
A list of highly recommended books for digital nomads, to accompany you into and through a fulfilling and sustainable life abroad. In nine years living a nomadic life across 65 countries, interviewing and mingling with nomads on six continents, and writing a book about the culture being built, I’ve become intimately familiar with the insights, … Read more
A tax-friendly, affordable, comfortable base in the heart of South America Most people dismiss Paraguay as a tax-friendly afterthought — too small, too plain to be worth the trip. In reality, it’s the cheapest genuinely livable country in Latin America. Its best neighborhoods rival Buenos Aires’ Palermo and Medellín’s El Poblado. Its tax exemption on … Read more