36 articles tagged with digital nomad
G'day legends! Just rolled back to the Gold Coast after two epic weeks in Thailand's northern gem, and I'm still buzzing. Chiang Mai hit different – like properly different – from the moment I stepped off that overnight bus from...
As someone who's spent most of my travel life balancing work calls with family adventures, the concept of a purely solo trip felt almost indulgent. Yet there I was, watching the technicolor buildings of Willemstad's waterfront come into view as...
When I first landed in Ubud three years ago, seeking respite from my corporate burnout, I had no idea this island would eventually become my go-to digital nomad haven. What began as a healing journey evolved into a sustainable work-travel...
The first time I visited Tulum as a 12-year-old with my parents, I stood awestruck before the clifftop ruins, watching waves crash against limestone as a guide wove tales of Maya astronomers tracking celestial bodies. Two decades and a PhD...
When your health crisis becomes your greatest catalyst, you learn to embrace the unpredictable. Last fall, I traded my air-conditioned Delhi apartment for a month traversing the Libyan landscape—from the UNESCO-protected mud-brick labyrinths of Ghadames to the Mediterranean's azure embrace...
Man, I never thought I'd be writing about Brookings, South Dakota, but this little prairie town completely blindsided me with its charm! While passing through on a cross-country fitness workshop tour, what was meant to be a quick overnight turned...
When my non-profit work brought me to Farmington last year, I expected a brief stopover in this northwestern New Mexico town. Instead, I discovered a cultural crossroads with surprising depth – where ancient Indigenous heritage meets small-town Americana against a...
As someone who's built a career around balancing wellness with work, I never expected to find my perfect equilibrium on a tiny Portuguese island in the Atlantic. Yet here I am, writing from a sun-drenched terrace in Ponta do Sol,...
When my data analytics project took me to two of the world's most fascinating yet under-explored business destinations—Asmara and Tashkent—I discovered that conventional Western business playbooks needed serious recalibration. These emerging markets offer tremendous opportunities for the prepared professional, but...
When I told my developer buddies I was planning to tackle South Korea on just $50 a day, they looked at me like I'd suggested debugging code with my eyes closed. But after years of balancing remote work with budget...
There's something profoundly humbling about pedaling through a place where tourists are rare enough to elicit genuine curiosity rather than practiced indifference. After cycling pilgrimages across four continents, I found myself drawn to Congo's third-largest city not by TripAdvisor recommendations...
There's something profoundly enlightening about experiencing how different cities across continents approach innovation and urban development. This summer, I embarked on what I'd consider the ultimate urban explorer's trifecta: Stockholm, Seattle, and Perth—three cities that exist at fascinating technological crossroads...
The taxi driver who picked me up from Odessa International Airport laughed when I told him I was in town for both business and pleasure. 'In Odessa, these are not separate things,' he said, gesturing toward the golden light spilling...
Santiago, Chile's vibrant capital, presents a fascinating dichotomy for business travelers: a Latin American economic powerhouse with European sensibilities. After analyzing five separate business trips to Santiago over the past three years, I've compiled a data-driven approach to navigating this...
As an anthropologist who has spent decades studying commercial exchanges across cultures, my relationship with Douala, Cameroon's economic powerhouse, has evolved from purely academic to deeply practical. The city presents a fascinating case study in how traditional West African commercial...