After almost 7 years straight of living a full-time digital nomad lifestyle abroad, I've finally decided to head back to the US and establish a home base late last year in a new state.
The main thing that got me thinking about it was the pandemic. I'm glad things are back to normal now in most places, but in case some new pandemic or emergency comes up again, it would be nice to have a permanent …
Traveling is certainly not as easy as it used to nowadays with most countries' borders still closed to foreigners.
I'm currently in Belgrade, Serbia and been here for about 6 weeks now. I've been here a few times before and while I really like it here, the main reason I chose Serbia this year is it's one of only a handful of countries that's currently open to Americans without quarantine requirements.
Before Serbia, I was …
I've been doing the digital nomad thing for almost 5 years straight now and I find that working in coffee shops works best for me.
Coworking spaces certainly have their pluses and will probably work better for those with a more structured schedule.
Below is a list of reasons I can think of where a coworking space makes more sense:
I've recently renewed my US passport while traveling in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I actually still had about 10 months left before expiration but I decided to renew it earlier as some countries require at least 6 months validity before they let you in. I didn't want to wait until the last minute.
Since Malaysia allows for up to a 90-day stay for tourists from the US, I figured this would be a good place to …
Bangkok is one of my favorite cities and I wish I could stay here for a few months straight without having to do visa runs.
If you have a U.S. passport and entering Thailand by air, you'll automatically get a 30-day visa on arrival as a tourist. If arriving by land, you get 15 days.
As a digital nomad, I like to stay in my favorite cities for a few months at a time throughout …