@azurio

Hi All,

My question is about banking when it comes to being overseas/working etc. How do you avoid getting charged large fees by your bank when withdrawing overseas?

I’m originally from Australia and do my banking still in Australia. I live in the UK and most recently was living in Vietnam where I found I had to withdrawl money just to get charged very large amounts from my Aussie bank.

How do you get around this? What can you recommend.

Thanks

Hello,
I’m currently residing in Seoul, Korea working at a corporate office job. I’m having hard time finding a remote job or freelance job besides programming or article writing related jobs.
Are there options to do a remote job or freelance job for somewho who has no programming background?

I’m making my way up to Costa Rica from Colombia right now and plan to spend a 2-3 week period working remote when I arrive to Costa Rica. I’m currently looking at AirB&B for a beach apartment w/ wi-fi in a few popular beach destinations, but the cost is looking pretty high (think $800+ for 2 weeks). I speak Spanish and was thinking that maybe I could haggle something less pricey when I arrive, but don’t want to risk it.

The question I have is where and how can I set myself up for the best stay. Where should I search for places to rent? Should I try to rent an apartment with good wi-fi or just stay in a hostel on the cheap and go to coffee shops? And lastly, what are some of the best places to DN (I saw a bit about Quepos and Santa Teresa in another post)?

Hi nomad girls and nomad boys!

I’m a full stack programmer, DevOps kind of thing, book author… Bref, I own a company based in France, and I’ve been traveling around the world for more than a year because I was fortunate enough to have my company running with all my clients. Now…

Because I can’t really get a precise sense of what digital nomads do for a living. Reading from topics, blogs, stories, etc. It’s difficult to have a global picture of how skills are spread around different fields. So I was thinking that a poll would help me, you to figure this out!

What do you do for a living while traveling ; being a digital nomad?

Here are the 2 questions for you!

First: what type of contract / legal status?

Second: From what skill is your main income coming from?

I know my proposition might not be complete, but if a moderator wants to add more answers, feel free to do it

I’d love to have more insights, especially if you fall in the Other… category from the last question!

Cheers!,
Jérémy

I am used to travel with my backpack. A logic choice when you also walk trails and such.
But while traveling for a few months now in South America, I do not walk a lot with my backpack while living as a DN.

So the question came up: Backpack or suitcase for the next travels?
The walk from hostel to the bus terminal is no problem. And a case is so much more accessible to live out… I think.

The case to go for me would be a Rimowa, thé topnotch aluminum one.

What is you experience with a case vs. a bag?

So, I’m about to become a digital nomad later this year. Right now I’m in the preparation mode and looking for useful information that will help me to achieve living like a digital nomad without having to deal with beginner problems…

I have traveled before, so I have some experiences, but not long term travelling in poor countries. Just been living abroad in several countries in Europe for 3-6 months in the same place. I will visit both South East Asia and South America, so I would like to have some helpful tips about security and how to avoid theft.

So basically, if you’d like to share your experiences: How do you protect your tech gear from theft while travelling?

I have had bitter experiences of not been paid for assignments when I have been remote. Its either not paid completely or pair partially or delayed payments. How do you tackle such issues?
Do you take advances? Do you use escrow? or other third-party payment collection agencies?

What payment related problems do you face in working remotely and how do you tackle them?