The Romanian capital of Bucharest has beautiful and varied architecture, a rich and colourful history, and warm summers. It also has a relatively low cost of living, which makes it a popular destination for digital nomads, remote workers, and expats. This article explains how to find long term rentals in […]
Chocolate, cheese, wine, and of course non-food items like perfume and designer clothing. There’s no shortage of things that you’ll want to bring back from France, but what is actually worth picking up? In this guide we look at some of the best French things that you can try to […]
I recently spent a few weeks driving through Transylvania, a spectacularly beautiful part of the world that is most famous for Dracula and the historical figure than inspired him: Vlad the Impaler. While Romania’s capital city, Bucharest, felt like any other European Capital City, Transylvania was very different. Many of the secondary […]
One of the hardest part of being a digital nomad is finding work that can pay the bills and allow you to keep on travelling. Thankfully, there are more jobs open to digital nomads than ever before as you’ll see from this super long list of job boards. Some of these […]
Finding a place to live is never easy but, thankfully, finding long term accommodation in Edinburgh is a relatively straight-forward process. Having spent several years living in Edinburgh, I’m more than familiar with the joys of renting here so, hopefully, this guide will make it that little bit easier to […]
I recently read What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding, a travel memoir by Kristin Newman. Newman has worked as a TV writer for shows like Chuck and That ’70s Show and, in between writing gigs, travelled extensively around the world. Reading her memoir got me thinking: could screenwriting be a […]
Enjoy working from co-working spaces, but move around too much to benefit from the reduced cost of a monthly (or even weekly) membership? There’s an app for that: Croissant and they’re offering a 1-week trial. Croissant offers three membership levels: Explorer, Creator, and Luminary. Explorer, the cheapest option at €19 […]
Health insurance can be a confusing topic for digital nomads, and even more so for health insurance companies. While expat health insurance policies do exist, they are normally designed for expats that permanently live in one foreign country. Until recently, most digital nomads and long-term travellers have relied on travel […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – in Edinburgh anyway. “Edinburgh Festival” is a collective name for the many different festivals that are happening during the month of August in Edinburgh. In short it’s a month-long spectacle of stand up comedy, street performances, theatre, literature, music and more. […]
I’ve house sat throughout Europe, looking after everything from cats and dogs to turtles and once, even a farm of alpacas. In exchange for walking the dog, feeding the cat or watering the plants, I was able to stay in all of these properties for free, sometimes on house sits […]
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n on the road for over six years now, particularly in Europe, but also in Asia, Africa, and North America. Follow me on my adventures as I go from country to country across the globe.