On September 25, 2026, at the 2026 Nepal Nomads Basecamp conference in Pokhara, Nepal, I had the pleasure of sharing the beginning of an idea with fellow digital nomads and the local tourism & business community in Nepal.
The idea was to present an accurate perspective of who digital nomads are, based on research conducted during the 2022 Global Digital Nomad Study, follow-on research, and the premise of my book Digital Nomad Nation, and then to answer the question, “How can Pokhara build community and tourism infrastructure to attract digital nomads better and grow the digital nomad community in Nepal?”
As a follow-up to this presentation, a few local entrepreneurs and I brainstormed the concept of a “Pokhara Nomad Village,” and what such an opportunity could look like. The result of the conversations was a rough concept paper for the Pokhara Nomad Village (attached below).
Please enjoy the replay of this presentation, “Who Digital Nomads Really Are & How to Build the Nomad Hub You Actually Want”, and find the slide deck, as well as the Pokhara Nomad Village Concept Paper, below.
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Presentation Slides PDF: Who Digital Nomads Really Are & How to Build the Nomad Hub You Actually Want
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Concept Paper: The Pokhara Nomad Village
The following white paper is a concept of what Pokhara could look like as a nomad hub at the base of the Himalayas, existing as a sustainable and mutually beneficial community for locals, nomads, and flexpats alike. This idea arose from conversations with local business owners sharing their ideas after the presentation and from discussing the possibilities of what the future of nomads in Pokhara could optimally look like.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Carlos Grider launched A Brother Abroad in 2017 after a “one-year abroad” experiment turned into a long-term life strategy. After 65+ countries and a decade abroad, he now writes about FIRE, personal finance, geo-arbitrage, and the real-world logistics of living abroad—visas, costs, and tradeoffs—so readers can make smarter global moves with fewer surprises. Carlos is a former Big 4 management consultant and DoD cultural advisor with an MBA (UT Austin) and Boston University’s Certificate in Financial Planning. He’s the author of Digital Nomad Nation: Rise of the Borderless Generation and is currently writing The Sovereign Expat.