Mine is Mexico, Caribbean side. Only left because of the drug related violence. I will go back as a tourist, but I didn’t want to get installed due to that violence.

I’m traveling in Europe right now. People are so serious and frankly the bureau is dimming my light. You can’t really visit as you keep having to do paperwork for a good 6 intensive weeks and then again for weeks each time you switch country. You need to show proof of housing before you even get to the new country and because you need health car before arriving you are double insured about 3 months a year.

I know it’s not like that for citizens, but for people who want to slow travel, it’s hell unless.you actually want to be a resident in one single country of the continent.

You must be younger than me. Lol. I used to pay way less, but age!

I have regular clients so I am lucky. I would freak out if I had nothing lined up.

I currently have 2 years worth of living in savings because it’s the requirement for my current European visa.

I think it all depends on your own personal circumstances.

Some people just like complaining. They complain when you are not there, then they complain when you are.

My relationship with my family was never good, but my mom said so many times that I never visited that after 2 years, I decided to go.

I said I would be there between 11 am and 1 pm. I drove and arrived near 11:30. I rang the bell. My mom opened the door said: it’s you. I wasn’t expecting you before 1pm. She closed the door and went back to bed.

I thought: ya now I remember why I don’t come home. When she woke up, I gently reminded her that she closed the door to my face. She denied doing it.

I never went back. I was kind of thinking that maybe it wouldn’t be as bad as I remembered. It was worse.

It’s harder to get a visa if you can’t prove how you will sustain yourself.

That’s the hardest part.

It’s easier as an independent than as an employee.

The definition of employee is they own you and your freedom.

It also makes more sense as an American abroad to be independent. Depending where you live you can get health insurance for less than 2000 a year.

Why pay for US healthcare when you can get way cheaper private health care elsewhere.

I pay 1200 in Spain, dentist included, 0 co-payment.

Ya I’ve been working remotely for 20 years

15 years into it. Not bored. Not lonely. Then again, I had left home years before to go study in the city where I also had to meet new people and I was never close to my family so no one to miss there.

I am trying to get residency in Europe and the limitations on traveling were really hard on me. When COVID hit, I felt like the whole world stopped to support me in my wait.

You have to understand that I have been a nomad for 15 years, so staying in place is not in my DNA.

I know people love back packs, but I swear by my roll on luggage with the zip right in the middle. You can open and see all of your stuff. No more emptying the whole bag to find that one thing that’s hiding at the bottom.

Clarity!

Wise since Revolut doesn’t serve people from my country

Maybe complete your degree online while traveling? Many university now have complete online currículums. You could work at hostels and restaurants as you travel. Just make sure you get a work permit. Many countries offer student visas with work permits too, so you may want to try studying abroad.

These are the digital jobs though. Plumber won’t work.

You’ve been there 5 years, ask for permanent residency.

There is no digital nomad certification. If you work online and roam around and identify with the term, use it

I actually have a car at my current location because it’s a remote island with bad bus service and I wouldn’t be able to travel by bus with my surf equipment anyway.

To each their own.

If you want good bus service, you could also change city within your country or be an expat.

I didn’t leave for better or worse. I left to discover and learn.

Changing country is an adventure. Learning a new language isn’t easy, adapting to a new culture either, unless that is a big part of your goal then it becomes the end itself, the project itself.

The paperwork is going to eat a whole lot of your time unless you already have citizenship in your new country or unless you’re in Europe and traveling as a Schengen ctitizen to a Schengen country.

People always asked me but you’re moving there before even visiting it, what if you don’t like it, well then I had an adventure and came back home.

As a foreigner in a new country, stability isn’t a good keyword. You are in the position of an outsider. You are the least stable person there. It may change eventually but count the time in years. Until you have at least permanent residency somewhere, you are never really stable. You are going renewal to renewal hoping they accept you again and again.

I make the same I was making at home, but spend 30% less according to surveys about standards of living. However these surveys don’t account for winters in my home countries that requires 2 sets of tires for your car, clothing for different seasons, sports equipment for different seasons, etc. Hence, I save more than 30%.

I’ve been at it almost 20 years and I have a sustainable retirement plan.

I moved for the same reason and after 6 months of sun, I felt like I was in love.

Security and freedom for women and LGBT, good enough internet.

I can work from my bed if necessary, I juts won’t stay as many weeks if working isn’t comfortable.