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Georgia is one of those places with a history that runs centuries deep, from queens who were called kings to invasions by Mongols and the beginnings of winemaking where you can show up and instantly feel like you’ve arrived home.

Karon Beach & Kata Beach

Phuket is one of Thailand’s most popular destinations for a reason; the Asiatic nation’s largest island is awash with jungles, beaches, national parks, and a gorgeous archipelago of neighboring islands that wow visitors year after year.

Residents and long-term based digital nomads prefer living in Abu Dhabi over Dubai for its more local lifestyle, and fewer crowds.

Medellin, the second-largest city in Colombia, sprawls throughout the Aburrá Valley and is known as much for its violent past as for its innovative present. Nicknamed the “City of the Eternal Spring”, its lush parks are fed by the Rio Medellin. It’s here where people meet to dance salsa and bachata and at Christmas, the park boasts fantastical light displays.

Known as “The Wild Garden of the Atlantic,” the island of Madeira was once Portugal’s vacation and retirement destination, but today more and more young people are moving back from the mainland.

Palampur & Bir Billing

Dharamshala & Mcleodganj

Shimla

Himachal Pradesh

Himalayan peaks, clear rivers, pine forests, and a laid-back mountain lifestyle: India’s mountain state of Himachal Pradesh offers the perfect ingredients for slow-paced long stays away from hectic city life.

Malavika Bhattacharya

With the picturesque landscape of backwaters dotted with houseboats, white sand beaches, and the unending vista of blue mountains, Kerala has something to offer all travelers. This quiet southernmost coastal state of India has been prominent...

For decades Brooklyn has been a confluence of culture. From books to films to TV shows, the borough of 2.6 million residents has played a starring role. The hipster-cool vibes depicted in shows like Girls and Bored t...

Tucked away in the lower Himalayas of India, Rishikesh is a town situated on both sides of the river Ganges, or Ganga, surrounded by hills on three sides. Known as the “yoga capital of the world,” this quaint town is home to hundreds of medi...

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Why Coworking Spaces are Great for Digital Nomads

If you’re not already familiar, a coworking space is essentially an office shared by numerous companies and/or individuals. These prove increasingly popular with digital nomads, remote workers, and freelancers and offer a cost-effective alternative t

7 Common Mistakes New Digital Nomads Make

To help your prepare for your inaugural remote working trip, we’ve compiled a list of the most common mistakes made by new digital nomads. From overpacking and underworking to neglecting your body and traveling just a little too often...

Why You Should Plan a Remote Work Trip With Your Family

Once upon a time, the image of a digital nomad was often a cliched snapshot of someone on a laptop, sitting on a beach and sipping a cocktail, but much has changed in recent years due to the pandemic. Now, with remote work being prevalent and accessi

What American Digital Nomads Should Know About Paying Taxes

Even when you’ve achieved the full freedom of traveling the world while working remotely, there is one aspect of the nomad life that most people don’t like to think or talk about—taxes. Whether you’re a permanent expat, full-time nomad, or occasional

What You Need to Know About Estonia's Digital Nomad Visa

Tucked away in the Baltics, located between Latvia and Russia, Estonia is a picturesque and charming country that has become a popular destination. It launched its long-awaited Digital Nomad Visa in August 2020. With a strong entrepreneurial culture,

The Pros and Cons of Working From Your Campervan

Campervans are fabulous when you’re traveling from place to place, but when you arrive somewhere and need to get some work done, it’s not always easy to be in a confined space: staying focused when the cat is howling to go out, your partner is noisil

How to Travel Nomadically With Your Cat

As idyllic as it may seem, full-time nomadic life can be challenging. So you can imagine the reactions my partner and I receive when we tell others how, not only do we travel nomadically full-time as an unmarried international couple, but that we als

How To Take a More Responsible Work Vacation

Moving to less economically advantaged countries in order to capitalize on the high standard of living and low price tag has been touted as one of the main perks of remote working. Those of us fortunate enough to hold remote positions finally have a

How to Stay Productive When Working Remotely

Staying productive as a digital nomad when working remotely may be a difficult task, but it’s not an impossible one. ‍There are countless tips and tricks that remote workers can use to keep focused on their work and keep burnout at bay when working o

How to Receive Mail as a Digital Nomad

Receiving mail is not something that many of us consider an issue in day-to-day life. However, when your location changes on a monthly or even a weekly basis, receiving letters in the mail can not only become confusing, but incredibly frustrating. ‍T

How to Keep Everyone Happy in a Real Digital Nomad Family

As a digital nomad mom of three (ages 3, 6, and 8), my kids have grown up all around the world. My eldest Sebastian was born in Switzerland, entered kindergarten in Belgium, and started school in Chile. Our family now divides our time between Uruguay

How to Plan a Workcation With Your Friends

Our group circled around and listened as the guide explained safety instructions. “Float on your back, keep your nose and toes above water, and do not stand up in the rapids.” For a few of us, including me, this was our first whitewater rafting trip.

How to Pack for Long-Term Travel

When you’re only traveling to one destination for a short period of time, you don’t have to think too hard about what to pack. It’s when you have to factor in long-term travel with multiple destinations and various seasons, that the process becomes a

How to Get Started as a Digital Nomad

Digital nomads have one of the most sought-after lifestyles in the modern world. With a seismic shift in remote working thanks to the pandemic—it’s also one that so many of us can now strive to achieve. There may never have been a better time to get

The Best Digital Nomad Luggage Solutions

When you’re working remotely as a digital nomad, environments, people, and deskspace constantly change—gear is the only thing that remains constant. Your laptop, laptop stand, keyboard, and mouse are the vital accessories in any digital nomad's lugga

How to Get a Digital Nomad Visa

Working out exactly how to get a digital nomad visa can be the perfect solution to the new problem that countless remote workers face.‍The recent push to work from home has transformed the way that companies operate on a global scale. Employees are n

How to Find a Digital Nomad Community

Traveling the world with a laptop and a remote working gig can become a little lonely–especially when heading out alone. With a new age of work upon us, remote workers around the world are all faced with the same questions, dilemmas, and pain points.

How Long Can You Stay in Southeast Asia on a Tourist Visa?

Vietnam’s thriving tech scene. Indonesia’s ever-growing crypto platforms. Malaysia’s start-up hubs. Southeast Asia’s incredible online culture has always made it a popular spot for remote workers and that’s unlikely to ever change. And, of course, th

How To Find an Apartment for Your Remote Work Vacation

When you start talking about traveling on a timeline of weeks and months instead of days and nights, hotels and hostels aren’t going to cut it. On a regular vacation, costly accommodation is a reasonable expense but if you’re going to stay somewhere

How to Become a Digital Nomad with a South Asian Passport

South Asia is a rapidly developing region in the world, but thanks to the power of passport privilege—a.k.a. how many countries your citizenship automatically grants you a tourist visa to enter—all South Asian countries' passports are ranked towards

How to Find Remote Work

When you open remote work as part of your job search, you present yourself with opportunities you wouldn’t usually have access to. Not only can you work from anywhere you like, but you can cut the commute and have more freedom and flexibility in your

What is a Remote Work Vacation?

When you work remotely, you can work from anywhere. For some people, this might mean working from the comfort of home and for others, the remote work lifestyle offers the opportunity to experience a remote work vacation.

What is a Digital Nomad?

By now, the whole world is familiar with the concept of remote work (thanks pandemic), but digital nomads have been around for as long as there was Wi-Fi. Here’s what you need to know about becoming a globetrotting remote worker.

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