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I am doing research into what skills are good for getting work anywhere as you travel - other than working on line. So like craftsmen, a hairdresserโฆ people using skills that are not available locally and so having them as a traveller is an advantage to getting work in the places your are planning on visiting. So, any one working their way around the world and not working on your laptop?
I used to work as a spot operator for some show-touring, playing in some nice cities in Europe and China. The schedule was fast but I got plenty of time as the show was only in the evening. The advantage is that flights and hotels are covered, the down side is that your are not location independent as you need to follow the show.
An aggregator job search site. It collects job ads from many other sites, but only jobs that can be done remotely.
Thereโs quite a bit of work for instructors in diving, sailing, rock-climbing, etc. At least for diving, you need certifications. Cruise ships and resorts hire musicians, cooks, serving staff, โฆ
Lots of travellers teach English or some other language. Here is an overview article:
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Teaching_English
This is a great list put together by eternal nomad Wandering Earl, about half of which are non-digital, check it out.
Mishal Moore is a singer/songwriter funding her European travels by doing living room concerts. [email protected]
Iโm a professional speaker. Currently, I have around 80 bookings per year, and the fee is high enough to cover airline cost, at least from the same part of the world. Iโll be riding around Europe on my motorcycle, and the riding to where the client is, or part the bike at the hotel or airport, go do the seminar, and then fly back and continue riding. Iโll share experiences on my blog along the way, on http://happyways.com
Exodus in 8 days, with no end date planned.
One of my closest friends met a girl in a hostel where her way of living & traveling was going from hostel to hostel giving dance lessons.
Goncalo, thats a great story, do you have a contact for her so I can see if she is interested in being in the story?
Sorry, I donโtโฆ He didnโt keep contact with her, it was just one of those singular encounters you have while traveling.
A friend lived in a hostel where one guy was ex-military (one of those hardcore bits, I know nothing about military) and he charged people to โhang outโ with him while he trained. I think the โhang outโ bit was absolve himself of any need to get personal trainer certifications and from any responsibility if people got hurt!
Iโve heard of several:
Tourism careers:
Teaching
Other:
Think a little outside of the box and you may be able to do it.
I used to accidentally become a DJ for a bar in Hanoi, worked two hours every night for free drinks and a free hotel room, but still needed my laptop to do the mixes.
I know a stand-up comedian who books comedy gigs in the places he travels! He does have an online presence, but that mainly serves to showcase his portfolio and show potential venues that heโs not a total unknown.
A couple other friends of mine are an acupuncturist and a masseuse. Sometimes itโs not that these skills arenโt available in the destination; itโs just a matter of getting the word out there and/or offering good prices for new clients.
Shayna, thanks for the info. Can you give me the stand ups web address. Iโd love to contact him and get some stories from him 
http://pacoerhard.com/ - looks like he hasnโt updated the site itself in a while, but is active on FB and Twitter. Heโs been traveling for 10+ years so Iโm sure heโs got some great stories!
I'm in need of a tax advisor who understands "our" typical situation. I'm all good on being legal on taxes at this point, but as I'm doing more investing and there's more compliance and KYC and such, it's getting more complicated to deal with this topic. Not living in my country of citizenship, company in another country, resident in yet another country, banking in a different country ... you know how it is, a pile of red flags.
Would be great to find a good tax advisor to sort things in a way that makes my situation as "explainable" and easily dealt with as possible. Any leads?
Thereโs been a lot of discussion on this recently.
Nomads usually stay in hostels, hotels and short-term apartments. But itโs all not very optimal.
Iโve heard people suggest getting funding and building a network of houses you can stay at for a subscription price (e.g. Bruno Haid is working on that).
I donโt want do physical stuff, so Iโm thinking of building a platform around making housing better for nomads.
What are the housing problems nomads face? And how can we solve them with products/services?
Hi all, I was looking for a cool spot in Southern Europe for winter and Iโm considering Sicilyโฆ Have you ever been there? If yes, how was your experience? If not, why?
thanks!
Greetings!
Does anyone have experience in Bari, Italy please? We are thinking of going from Dubrovnik, Croatia to Bari by boat in mid-March. Has anyone taken a boat across? Is it nice or can it be choppy? (We are trying to avoid planes, to reduce our carbon footprint, so adding more surface travel.) Also, any info you might be able to offer about Bari and the surrounds? Next step will likely be trains up Italy as the Spring progresses.
Hello all,
Iโm planning on spending a couple of month in Mauritius Island and even when Iโve been there for a week, never rented or worked there.
Does anyone here has tips or experience to share about Mauritius?
Cheers!
We launch in 2 weeks. In the US, we use Apple TV and Netflix regularly. Do these work abroad?
Hi All! Iโve heard Spark and Vodafone are the best. I plan to move around, so I care mostly about having good coverage, and all Iโll need is around 1 GB of data or so.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Hey, Three in the UK offer a โGo Roamโ package that - at first glance - looks good for nomads.
It essentially promises data use abroad, up to 12GB,
Iโd link to Threeโs FAQ for Go Roam, but as Iโm a new user I canโt.
Bali/Indonesia and Australia are both included, which are top destinations for me.
Thailand is not, which may be annoying.
I could do with a new iPhone before I leave for Bali again in January and as Iโve been launching a new business, am a bit short on cash.
Unsure if this is a good solution, or if it makes more sense to sit-it-out on my iPhone 6 until I can buy an iPhone XS Max with cash and stick whatever SIM I want in it.
What do you guys think?
Cheers!
Are there any regular meet-ups or other places to meet nomads in London?
This was the only nomad focused event I saw on meetup.com:
https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-BNBrelBl/events/252398877/
Iโm a South African about to become a Nomad next year. I will still be employed by a South African company and receive a salary into my FNB bank account monthly.
I will be mostly based in Serbia but plan on travelling a lot. Does anyone have any advice on the best bank account to have? Is there a way to not get charged a small fortune in ATM charges and avoid getting my account frozen for using it in lots of countries?
Iโm unsure of the best way to handle things. Should I try get another bank account outside of SA (Can I even do that)? I also have a British Passport if that makes a difference.
If any of you have any experienced advice I would be very grateful, Thanks in advance!
Hey! Trying to learn more about digital nomad locations in Mexico. Anyone living in San Pancho (San Francisco), Mexico? Do you recommend it?
I am deep in the search from Mexico to Barbados, Cayman Islands to Columbia.
Anyone know of a hostel with good internet on the beach or a co-living house happening?
I am currently living in Cologne, Germany, with my wife, but we are looking for to continue our slow-nomadism path towards a warmer city, possibly close to the sea, where I can easily get a new job and offer a set of well-know, tech companies/startups. Any idea?
I was considering Madrid and Valencia, but also Nice looks very attempting even if I am scared that there are not enough tech companies could become hard find/change job in the long term.
Thanks everyone in advance!
Iโm moving to London for a year and would like to know where Iโll have the best โaccessโ to other digital nomads as well as facilities such as coworking spaces. If possible (I know itโs asking a lot for London), Iโd prefer to live somewhere cheap (a relative term I know, but Iโm looking to spend no more than ยฃ1,000), but still have the aforementioned items. Any help, guidance, or just simple insider advice would be much appreciated! Thank you =)
My girlfriend and I started our DN life this March and went straight to Chiang Mai because of itโs ease of living. We love it. CM is great โ we got a scooter for 2700 THB, a nice apartment for 8000 THB all in, we get our laundry done for 50 THB, eat out at nice places every day for less than 100 THB etc. Arriving here needed nearly no preparation โ it just worked out all by itself.
We are still on tight budget and donโt want to give up much of CMโs quality of life but we want to see other places and we are now thinking about what could be our next destination. We are not really willing and able to spend more than what we spend now. Bali seems to be a good place according to what you all wrote.
How does it compare to Chiang Mai or Thailand in general?
CM can get very hot and we often acknowledge that we should have chosen an apartment with a pool here. Can I rent something in Bali for a few months with a pool for less than 250 USD?
Are there any Nomad-houses or similar projects at the moment that make it easy to connect to other people?
We donโt really hang out in co-working spaces, more in cafรฉs. We source products in China and sell them to customers in Europe through e-commerce.
Any tips or experiences are greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Hi there,
Iโve been wanting to visit the Philippines for a while. I need a stable connection to make skype calls and get my work done. I have some questions:
I know some of these questions are relative, but please give me your own honest opinion and advice.
Thanks!
Rosanna
Weโve seen A LOT happen over the past 2 years. Digital nomads have gone pretty mainstream and about half of my normal friends in some way or another travel a lot and are starting to work remotely for their companies now. Over half of startups have people working remotely.
The housing problem that we talked about back then? Lots of companies have popped up to try coliving projects and thereโs now countless fixed and temporary retreats around the world.
I tried to add my bit by adding the social grid to the digital nomad scene letting people meet each other on here, organizing meetups and building out this site.
Butโฆwhatโs next? What can we do/organize/build now?
For some of us maintaining a US Based Bank is just a necessity. Either we never pick up residency abroad, or have a US based business for which a US based account makes life easy.
Purely online personal banking is a growing trend. Schwab has a great checking account that reimburses ATM fees and has no international fees, Simple is a new online only bank with tons of great features (though not so great for nomads abroad).
Anyone know of similar services for small business online?
Features Iโm looking for:
Iโm thinking of spending August-October in Europe; Berlin was a strong contender, but Iโm hearing good stuff about Zagreb. Anyone have any experiences (good or bad) to share?
Hi everyone. I am new on this forum and will post in the introductory thread when I have some more time. My question is:
Whatโs the best mobile-data option in Brazil for nomads?
background info to the question: I bought a vevo (vivo?) sim the other day and charged up around $7US on recharge.com. it seems now that I can only send text messages but cannot call other people or get internet. I will be in brazil for min 5 weeks max 3 months. sorry if Iโve posted this in the wrong section.
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