Location Liberation

Overworked as a remote developer or freelancer? Then stick to an optimized work schedule

Have your work days been morphing into 12+ hour marathons?

As a natural workaholic, I found myself in this situation early-on in my remote career. Two years later, I’m now far more productive and working just 3 - 6 hours a day.

vpn

Need a Secure VPN Connection While Abroad?

Forced to use dodgy Wi-Fi in a hotel or cafe? And if you’re spending time in China, Malaysia, or Indonesia—you’ll find that the Internet is far from sovereign.

This is where a Virtual Private Network (VPN) comes in...

airbnb

How to Negotiate Airbnb Prices, Even if You Hate Haggling

When looking to book an apartment, private room, or an entire home — those listed Airbnb prices can seem far too expensive.

And the truth is, they often are.

Yet, have you ever tried negotiating with a host?

travel

Getting past an Onward Flight Requirement with TripIt

It's a requirement to show proof of onward travel before you can depart to another country.

I will present how to book a one-way international flight without forking up the money for a return ticket that you may never use.

onward travel

5 Little-Known Travel Hacks for Proof of Onward Travel

I will explain 5 ways to show proof of travel, without having to commit to purchasing a outbound flight ticket.

copywriter

You Don’t Have to Learn to Code to Become a Digital Nomad

If you take a look at the remote-friendly job listings and freelance gigs out there, you’ll think that you have to be an expert web developer in order to become a digital nomad.

time zones

The Fastest Way to Schedule Meetings Across Time Zones

When you are hopping between countries, coordinating meetings and calls across time zones can be a headache.

The same is true when you have remote clients that reside in several parts of the world. Yet your sleeping pattern doesn’t have to be dictated by someone else’s time zone.

fitness

5 Travel Fitness Ideas — One of Them Involves Fire

If you are having trouble staying in shape during your pursuit of a life as a digital nomad, or while traveling, here are five unique travel fitness ideas that are worth giving a try…

technology

Does Your International Phone Solution Suck? Here's How to Fix It

Is the way you’re making phone calls while abroad, a horrible experience?Or is your international phone setup just not working perfectly for you?

backup

If Your Laptop Is Stolen Tomorrow, How Would You Protect Your Data Today?

Being location independent—traveling or living as a digital nomad—increases your risk for data loss.

Your laptop could be stolen from your AirBnB rental, or snatched away with your backpack tomorrow.

travel

Travel Hacking - Will it Work with a Low Income?

Travel hacking allows for very cheap travel. And it is one of the biggest enablers for a location independent life.

fitness

How to Stay in Shape on the Road with Bodyweight Fitness

If you are a digital nomad or living location independently in one way or another; it can be especially difficult keep up with your workout routine.

When you are in an unfamiliar and unstable environment, a conventional fitness routine will not work.

digital nomad

The Best Cloud Backup Solution for a Digital Nomad with a Massive Data Collection (1TB+)

Arq backup software provides the ultimate sweet spot between ease of access of photos, videos, and documents — in addition to secure reliable data backups of all your files

health

Travel Health Insurance Alone Is Not Good Enough

If you are a digital nomad, backpacking throughout South East Asia, or an expat; understand that travel health insurance — even if strictly for medical coverage — is not the same thing as having health insurance.

banking

Tired of Being Locked out of Your Bank Account While Abroad?

Are you tired of being locked out of your bank account while traveling internationally or living abroad?

Well, managing your bank account while abroad can be easy.

scheduling

How to Schedule Client Meetings Across Multiple Timezones

Exhausted from making calls at 1am in the morning?

Regain control over your schedule and sleep, by following the tips presented in this article for managing your schedule across multiple timezones.

bali

The Fastest Internet in Bali Is Not Found at a Cafe

If you have ever been to Bali, then you probably know that it can be difficult enough just to find adequate WiFi for a Skype call. So what if you need to transfer gigs of data?

travel

10 Essential (Yet Unexpected) Items to Pack for Traveling the World

Whether you are traveling for 2 weeks or 2 years, what you pack can be crucial to your enjoyment. As every non-essential item that is taken with you, will become your burden.

travel hacking

Hacking My Way Through Long Term Travel

There's certainly more than a single tactic that I use to travel richly for a small fraction of what people expect, but my biggest cost saver is my ability to pay very little or nothing for my international and domestic flights.

internet

A VPN is Essential if You Travel with a Laptop

If like me, you depend on the internet, while traveling abroad—then you need to be using a virtual private network (VPN) ...

cash

How to Save Cash When Using Money Abroad

While traveling abroad, I was surprised by how quickly the fees can add up when using my credit and ATM card, or exchanging money—I’ll explain how I managed to do away with these money woes, by saving hundreds of dollars, through the steps I’ve taken.

review

So Long Snail Mail – Hello Virtual Mailbox

In need of a virtual mailbox? Imagine that every time you receive something in the mail at your personal mailbox, you'll get notice of it through an e-mail, which typically contains a scan of the outside package or envelope...

traveling

How I'm Packing for a Year of Travel

I've done a bit of backpacking in the past, and nothing sucks more than an overweight bag. Trust me.

Here is my life in a 33 lb carry-on...

travel hacking

Adventures In Travel Hacking: My Path to an Instant Frequent Flyer

This is a tale of 6 credit cards acquired in 3 months, which gave me over 250,000 frequent flyer's miles through promotions. This will basically be enough to cover the first 6-9 months of flights I plan to take while traveling the world...

flights

Fly to 6 Continents for Under $2000

Flightfox, a platform that allows you to “outsource” your itenirary planning to a community of expert travel planners, just announced some amazingly cheap around-the-world itineraries that touch 6 continents. An all coach itinerary for $1,730, and the real kicker, business for $3,630! That’s taxes and all. There are one way flights that I have been looking at, which are well over $1000, so these numbers are really impressive. Yes, there are understandable catches, but even if you paid double, it’s a steal.