Category: Long term travel tips
2016 in an infographic
(or, how to fly around the world 1.6 times)
After crunching some numbers for tax CYA purposes** we realized we had had quite an amazing journey in terms of statistics, so Matt thought it’d be fun to visualize it in the form of an infographic. I hope you enjoy!
How to travel for a year: Mobile phones
Hi everyone. I wanted to take some time to explain how we handle mobile phones across 12 countries so far this year without paying through the nose. It’s actually not quite as straightforward as it sounds, but if you educate yourself a little on the options, you’ll make the best choice for you when traveling abroad for any length of time.
How to travel for a year: Hardware Tech
How to travel for a year: software tech
Hey there! I wanted to take some time away from our normal posts and talk about the technology that we use. Whether you’re curious about the logistics of undertaking a year of being a digital nomad, or just wanting some ideas to make your next vacation more efficient (and awesome), I think we’ll have some tips to help everybody. In this post, I’ll be taking you through all of the apps, sites and feeds we use to make this year easier. Matt will be posting in the next few days about the hardware that we use.
How to travel for a year: managing money
It’s June already, incredibly, and we have almost five months of traveling under our belts so far. I’ll be taking time out periodically to write a few posts about the “how” of traveling, living and working abroad for a year, since I know at least a couple of you are interested in doing this on some level. Today I’ll be talking about finances. It seems pretty straight-forward, right? You just try to spend less money than you make. However, when you have a moving target of billable hours worked, cost of living in your current country, family visiting on holiday, currency exchange rates, not to mention the constant barrage of awesome vacation-y things you could participate in or delicious things you could eat, it’s a struggle. A daily one, in fact.