Is remote work and the digital nomad lifestyle environmentally friendly? Turns out there is A LOT to consider. Learn more with J and Sara of No Footprint Nomads.
Julia Taylor runs GeekPack, which helps women learn coding and work online in their own businesses. Learn how she does this, while traveling too!
Here’s how Global Work & Travel makes finding travel jobs (like teaching English, working holiday visas, volunteer gigs, and much more) easy.
Chris Dyer created a remote company culture that improves remote team productivity, morale, and the bottom line. Read on for how to run a remote company from the pioneer himself.
Here are 3 programs to help aspiring digital nomads find remote jobs, market their skills online, and design the optimal international tax plan.
Wanda Duncan is helping black women travel with the Black Women Travl brand, groups, and podcast. In this interview she shares digital nomad lessons learned.
Digital nomad life is (lonely) work to do on your own. Here are the best coliving coworking programs to help remote workers travel, live, and work together.
Erin Carey founded Roam Generation, the only PR agency in the world run from a boat! We discuss boat life as a family of 5, with all its swings and roundabouts.
Tiffany Soukup and her husband are Vagabond Way. Half the year they work seasonal jobs and travel the world extensively in their time off. Here’s how their lives and careers compare from 2016 to 2022.
What’s it like to clear $50k in debt, quit your job, and travel with type 1 diabetes as a nomad? Jason Robinson of The Nomad Experiment shows us how.
Barbara has been a digital nomad since 2014, living in 40+ countries so far. She earns her living as a translator and copywriter; here’s how she does it!
Ryan and Sophie Sailing are a popular YouTube sailing couple, and in this chat they give the real dirt on what sailing as a couple is like, good, bad, and otherwise!
Anne Claessen turned down a dream job after Law School to chase her dream of travel and building a business. Now she’s CEO of The Podcast Babes, a podcast management company.
Closing the loop of my circumnavigation of the United States mostly by train, I take the Silver Meteor Amtrak train from Florida to NYC, a 28 hour adventure.
What is it like to move from a lucrative (but uninspiring) career to the unknowns of remote freelance work in your 40s? SCARY! Here’s how Susan Portnoy (The Insatiable Traveler) did it.
Continuing my Amtrak Adventures, after visiting Portland and LA, I take the Sunset Limited Train to New Orleans! This one’s a doozy. Enjoy!
Victoria Puzach chats about being a remote employee vs remote entrepreneur, starting a remote business, the digital nomad lifestyle, Work Travel Summit, and more!
Agnes Grace Nyamwange is a Kenyan digital nomad with a remote business in online healthcare training. She defies most digital nomad stereotypes and it’s awesome!
Here is Part 2 of my Amtrak Adventures, on the Empire Builder train from Chicago to Seattle…with somebody I’ve never met in person.
Olúmidé Gbenro is the founder of Digital Nomad Week and Digital Nomad Summit, and is an advocate for digital nomad visas and global citizenship.
Optimizing digital nomad taxes (whether you’re a remote worker or a business owner) is very important, and Kathleen Di Paolo of Wanderers Wealth can help!
Will Hatton of The Broke Backpacker and many other ventures has had a simultaneously rough and amazing few years. This Financial Case Study illustrates.
Here’s how I dreamt up what ended up being a 7,000 mile circumnavigation around the United States via train…with a total stranger.
Jordan Carroll is The Remote Job Coach, and in this interview he shares some SERIOUS tips for how to find remote jobs, and what it’s like to work online while traveling.
Ray and Laura are the location independent entrepreneurs behind Live Lingua and other projects. Here’s how their lives and incomes have changed in 5 years!
Matt Bowles runs a 100% remote real estate company (Maverick Investor Group) and has been a digital nomad for 8+ years. Here’s how he does it!
Creating a financial plan to become a digital nomad is arguably the first and more important step in this lifestyle transition. Here are some things to consider.
Join me as I chat with Beth Santos about changing the travel industry, managing remote teams, balancing motherhood with entrepreneurship, and more!
Esther and Jacob founded Local Adventurer to inspire people to explore their backyards. Here’s the dirt on their career, income, and lifestyle!
Isabelle is a freelance writer and online translator from France who has lived and worked location independently for 8+ years. Learn what it’s like here!
Hannah Dixon of Digital Nomad Kit trains virtual assistants and gets them hired – ethically. We chat about this and MUCH more in this interview!
Lola Akinmade Åkerström co-founded Local Purse, is a best-selling author, award-winning photographer, and more. We talk about how she found and nurtures her purpose as a multipotentialite in the face of discrimination.
Candice Walsh traveled for a few years, before returning to Canada to set up shop. In this financial case study, we see how her life and career has changed over the years.
We all know about reusable water bottles. This post is about eco-friendly travel products you haven’t considered, but that are important for travel (and home)!
Leif Pettersen traveled full-time for 4.5 years and led a successful travel writing career before giving it all up and returning home. Here’s what happened.
Karla and Matthew Bailey dole out some incredible advice about building an online business and travel lifestyle in this financial case study.
Want to design your career around a location independent lifestyle? That’s what Jason Moore helps people do with Location Indie and Zero to Travel. In this chat we dig into lifestyle design, career design, and much more.
Derek Earl Baron aka Wandering Earl, has traveled full-time for 21 years! He founded Remote Club to help remote workers travel wisely. More on his life and work here.
Let’s chat with Matt and Karla Bailey of Must Do Canada, talking about their 150-day road trip across Canada, with tips for planning your own Canadian road trip!
Sasha and Rachel (The Grateful Gypsies) have been on the road since 2008! Here’s how their digital nomad lives and careers have changed from 2016 to 2021.
The Pattons are a digital nomad family of 5; with online businesses and the YouTube Channel Growing Up Without Borders. Learn about their lifestyles and remote careers!
Simon and Carla of Sailing Ocean Fox have sailed full-time for 3+ years. They share what it’s like to be sailors and YouTubers aged 50+.
Gary Arndt started the Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast after 15 years of travel, 9 of which were full-time. Learn about his pivot and amazing podcast strategy here!
When planes were grounded during COVID, so too was flight attendant Erica Bisbocci. Here’s a peek into her lifestyle and career, Pre and Post pandemic.
Along with Janice Waugh of Solo Traveler, we discuss solo travel, especially solo travel over 50, and also how to handle remote work while traveling.
Here are the best travel medical insurance and international health insurance plans for long-term travelers and remote workers – INCLUDING covid coverage.
Jeremy Jones is Living the Dream and running a travel blog of the same name. From part-time venture in 2008 to full-time gig in 2018, here’s what he does now.
Dave and Deb of The Planet D contend that Adventure is for Everyone, and they prove it with these top 5 travel adventures.
In doing my year-end taxes, I realized I saved a bundle using Transferwise. And I prove it in this post, with a flurry of calculations.
What are the tax consequences of remote work visas? What country do you file in? Who do you pay? And will you be double-taxed? Your questions are answered here!
Sherry Ott and Nora Dunn have almost 25 years of digital nomad experience! We compare war stories, and discuss pros and cons of being a digital nomad vs having a home base.
As a YouTuber and BBC tv host, Mike Corey has a dream job. Let’s dig into it to see what it’s like behind the scenes – financially and otherwise!
What is it like sailing around Svalbard, in the high Arctic? Join me interviewing Brady Trautman and Alex Blue of the popular 80 North Series docu-series.
Here are 9 tips for transitioning to full time blogging from a day job – as told by Jessie Moore of Pocket Wanderings, who did exactly that.
Marc Smith launched MarcMyTravels as a passion project and it took off, so he quit his job to live the location independent life. More on his career and lifestyle here!
Digital nomads are theoretically homeless. So what did they do when everyone returned “home” during COVID? Here’s how 8 digital nomads coped. Spoiler alert: everybody did something different!
Here is the story of a woman who went from $25k in debt to digital nomad life and living her travel lifestyle and career dream in Mexico!
Nathan Zahrt and Vivian Vuong are multi-talented sailors who live on their boat Ultima, deliver sailboats, train sailors, work as crew, and much more!
The best travel gear is travel gear you can use at home and abroad. Here are a collection of items that have been both road-tested and lockdown approved.
Nathan James Thomas lives and travels the world while managing Intrepid Times and doing various freelance writing, copywriting, and ghostwriting gigs. Learn how!
I created a monster. My bf won’t stop buying stuff from Western Rise, and he says they have the best travel clothes for men. Here’s why.
How do you change your career when you’ve been bamboozled by the pandemic (or other blows)? Here’s a 7-step process with tools to help you.
Agness Walewinder blogs full-time and works part-time for a remote company. Here’s a comparison of her life/career from 2016 to 2020.
Petsitting is a great way to get free accommodation and enjoy the comforts of home while you travel. But heed this cautionary – and hilarious – tale of petsitting disasters first!
Shlomo Freund and his family are location independent, balancing their time between their home in Israel and various locations on the road. See how they do it!
These expat financial mistakes could spell the difference between a successful life abroad vs. returning to the U.S. tail between your legs.
Liesbet Collaert (Roaming About) and her hubby have traveled full-time for almost 20 years! They’re experts on living cheaply and well. Here’s how they make ends meet.
In addition to being vigilant, you can get ahead of petty theft by using anti theft bags designed to deter criminals. From small to large, wearable to attachable, here’s the best in the industry.
Jon and Kach Howe traveled since 2013, lived on a sailboat, and more. Learn how their lives and careers have changed – dramatically – between 2015 and 2020.
Saving money to travel starts with taking a critical look at your expenses. Here’s a formula to help you cut costs and save for your travel.
Long-Term travel with kids might seem daunting, but it’s great if you know how to finesse it. Here are 8 tips to make it go smoothly.
Alex and Frankie are van lifers, traveling full-time in their van Lola, breaking world records, and managing online businesses and YouTube channels. Learn more here!
In this interview, Vanessa Rivers discusses life and work before and after becoming a mother. Learn more about Vanessa’s multi-faceted career and lifestyle!
I was in Chania Crete in winter, and now I want to return every year! Here’s the lowdown on where to eat, what to do, and what Crete is like during the winter season.
Christopher Many’s been nomadic since 1997, as an author. I asked him to update his original financial case study from 2016, and he has even included detailed expense breakdowns of how he lives so inexpensively.
I’m a sucker for packing hacks, and I’ve tried just about every packing tool out there. Here are the best travel accessories for both saving space and staying organized.
Phoebe Gill’s online career has evolved into freelance SEO and blogging. Learn how she quadrupled her income and how she used it to create new opportunities.
The location independent life can involve full-time travel, no travel, or any combination thereof. In 2019 I maintained a home base while traveling half the year. Thus, this is not a travel budget, but rather, a LIFE budget.
Learn how Rachel and Greg Denning and their 7 children have traveled full-time for the last 13 years, earning money as online teacher and WorldSchool Academy founders! Learn how their careers and lifestyles have evolved in the last 5 years with this updated Financial Case Study.
Here is a breakdown of my 2019 Location Independent Income, along with an analysis of how this year compares to others, and what’s in store for 2020.
Learning Spanish – or becoming fluent in any language – takes a lot of hard work. But for me, there’s nothing more rewarding than being able to converse with and understand people in their own language, in their own country. It takes travel to an entirely new level.
Here’s a summary of where I went in 2019; how my travels have changed and been redefined over the years….and how they may continue to change in future.
In this updated Financial Case Study, Deborah Benbrook shares how her traveling life has evolved over the last 5+ years, while working along the way.
While this article isn’t an exhaustive list of things to do in Riga Latvia, nor a cultural summation, it is a teaser; just enough of both to entice you to learn more about this Baltic country – because in a sense a teaser is all I got as well. But believe you me – I want to return. Here’s why.
Dalene and Pete Heck are the Hecktic Travels writer/photographer duo, and National Geographic Travelers of the Year! But 2016 threw them a curve ball, so they made lemonade. Read this updated Financial Case Study to see how things have changed.
By using frequent flyer miles strategically and knowing how to travel hack (ie: reading this post!), you can save even more money and even fly for free. This article is the ultimate beginner’s guide and will help you dip a toe in the ocean of frequent flyer mile opportunities.
This 2019 Holiday Gift Guide for Travel Lovers travel-tests Western Rise merino, Wiivv custom insoles, SleepPhones, The Airhook, Eustachi, KeepGo mobile WiFi hotspot, and Let’s Roam scavenger hunts.
Here’s a financial case study of graphic designer Janet Brent, and how she makes ends meet while living and traveling around the world.
In this article I discuss the best way to visit Newfoundland (spoiler alert: it’s by boat), along with insights into the history, language, and culture of Newfoundland.
This is my quest to find the best carry on backpack for one bag travel – not just minimalist travel backpacks, but REAL one bag travel, with unrivalled versatility.
Becky van Dijk (of We Are Travel Girls) is super-honest about her location independent lifestyle with this case study! She has some great real-world advice.
Looking for the ultimate packing list for full-time travel? Here’s exactly what I pack to travel the world as a digital nomad – down to every last item. This interactive packing list widget is sure to give you lots of ideas for your next trip.
During a Montana road trip, I covered off the best things to do in Yellowstone Country Montana, which is about so much more than Yellowstone National Park.
Isabel Leong is Bel Around the World; a travel blogger and digital marketing & SEO consultant. Learn more about her lifestyle, career, and income in this case study!
With this simple zero waste kit, you can eliminate single-use waste when you travel (and at home). Here’s how to do it, and why it’s important.
Sharon Gourlay shared her blogger career/lifestyle financial details here 2016. Now in 2019, she’s kind of a big deal, so I asked her to give us an update. Read on for this unique comparison of her lifestyle and business in 2016 and 2019!
After suffering everything from parasites to heavy metal poisoning, I’m now a clean water guru. And it’s not just about clean drinking water; it’s also about how to brush your teeth, what foods to eat, how to cook, and much more. This article gives you everything you need to know.
Here are the 10 commandments for all travelers; some fun rules to live by when you travel that ensure you – and others around you – will have a great time.
Lidiya K is a full-time blogger and creator of Let’s Reach Success teaching millennials to achieve financial freedom through side hustles. More on her location independent career and lifestyle here!
Want to avoid international roaming but not sure what your cell phone travel options are? There’s something for everybody, and this article outlines ALL your options along with pros and cons and what kind traveler/trip each strategy is best for.