In my digital nomad adventure I have worked at some pretty cool remote working locations. I spent the first 5 weeks in Japan and worked from 6 locations mainly in Tokyo, but also in Nagano. By far the coolest place I got to work from was a Lodge in the Japanese Ski Village of Hakuba – this place was peaceful, relaxing and the scenery was fantastic. Read More >>
It didnt take me long to get scammed in Vietnam, nothing much just $5 to the “student” who was “raising money for the Red Cross”. The following day I was put in an awkward position by some Vietnamese men that were asking me some strange questions and wanting to drink beers with me – here’s how the events went down. Read More >>
I lived and worked in Japan for almost 5 weeks in November 2011 – mainly based in Tokyo but also had the change of getting out into Nagano. I analysed my wifi connections are all my ‘offices’ and had amazing speeds at all my locations – including a maximum of 65 MBps at some creepy internet cafe. Read More >>
Checking out Zenkoji Temple is a must for anyone in Nagano, even if you only have an hour to spare between train rides – it’s close to the station and completely free. I was there on a pleasant sunny morning in November on my way to Hakuba, here are some images of the gardens & small market and also a video from the outside of the temple. Read More >>
I had been exploring Tokyo for about 3 days before I had to end the week off with 2 days work with my employer – this was crunch time, the moment I had been planning for more than a year. Could I possibly work as a remote employee? Read More >>
For most of November 2011 I plan on staying in a city of more than 35 million people. This will be the farthest ive backpacked from Australia and the first leg of my digital nomad adventure. Here’s a quick background about how I found an apartment, my communication with the company, a price breakdown and some images. Read More >>
Wanting to know who the biggest movers n shakers this week in the travel blogging community? We had a local South Australian dominating the alexa ranks, a giant accommodation company with some crappy Youtube videos and everyone’s favourite Irish polyglot posting a weird dancing video. Read More >>
Digital nomads heavily rely on the internet to work. The slower or dodgier internet, the less productive the digital nomad. Simple. When planning my upcoming trip Ive found myself regularly Googling or posting on a forum to try and gauge the speed of the internet in a Country Im planning on visiting. Here’s a speed test I ran in Adelaide, South Australia. Read More >>
Digital Nomads rely on a web based tools and services everyday, without these tools we wouldnt be able to live our lifestyle. On a day to day basis I use a variety of communication, marketing, & productivity tools to help me work as a freelance backpacker and as a travelling employee – here are my top 7 digital nomad tools. Read More >>
The traveller always has a thousand different questions about a country that they plan to visit – stuff that cannot be Googled or found on Travelfish. Sometimes you need direct contact with people living in that country to help out, thanks to the social rise of the internet getting answers to these questions are easier than you think. Read More >>
Im a 20 something Australian that fell into a rabbit hole. Im not entirely sure when, or exactly how it happened - what I do know is that I need to explore this rabbit hole.
