If you can spend 6 hours a day on a screen. Then you can spend 30 minutes walking in nature.
Piotrek Bodera
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Malaysia’s “Spanish Latte” craze is hilarious. Living in the Canary Islands, I expected cortado leche y leche (coffee with scalded milk and condensed milk). Instead? Just coffee with extra sugar. Nothing Spanish about it. Meanwhile, I’m sticking to black coffee. Same drink, every destination. No cultural confusion.
Does Perplexity keep disabling "Reasoning" in your prompts? Probably to save costs. But Gemini 3 Pro has reasoning built in by default. Turn it on and experience how powerful and fast it actually is. No more random downgrades.
Traditional banks are failing digital nomads. That is why the new move by Revolut is so promising. They are partnering with Polygon (POL) to power borderless payments. This utilizes native crypto technology to bypass outdated financial systems. It means significantly lower fees and faster international transfers for us. Crucially, it
Hard truth: remote work can't replace office banter. Therefore, you must be proactive about friendships. Especially the local ones. Digital freedom shouldn't mean social isolation. That's how you address loneliness.
UNPOPULAR OPINION: The best part of nomading isn’t the tourist attractions. It’s the random café you worked from just because they played great tunes. Or the helpful stranger who lend you charger when your phone was dying. Such moments you could never plan for.
The more you nomading, the more you realize how many more cool destinations there are.
What I love about Kuala Lumpur, pt. 245: How easy it is to order Grab food and work remotely.
Projects
Rejection and realization
November 18, 2025A compelling job offer. Multiple interview rounds. Then rejection. But instead of disappointment, I felt relief. That's when I realized: I've always chosen autonomy over contracts.
Nerdontour.net is my hub in the Social Web
November 11, 2025
One home for articles, vlogs, podcasts, and notes—no embeds, spy pixels, or geo-blocks. Follow @piotrek@nerdontour.net from Threads, Mastodon, or Ghost and see why the open, messy Fediverse beats the big platforms.
Icod: brunch under an ancient tree in Tenerife 2025
October 28, 2025
The mythical Drago Millenario bleeds red sap when cut and has stood for over 1,000 years. Beyond this ancient Dragon Tree lies a magical botanical garden filled with aromatic herbs, endemic lizards, and sweeping Atlantic views.
Yellow Submarine in Tenerife: Face-to-Face with Fish 2025
October 21, 2025
150 years after Verne's Nautilus, I boarded a real electric submarine in Tenerife. No diving course needed — just 60 EUR to descend 30 meters. Through acrylic viewports, stingrays played in divers' bubbles while tropical fish surrounded us.
Masca: breathtaking views in a small village in Tenerife 2025
October 14, 2025
Masca is Tenerife's most impressive location. Narrow winding roads descend to a small village at 650 m, surrounded by spectacular mountains forming a V-shape valley. I've returned countless times since 2020—the breathtaking views, colorful houses, and a hidden vegetarian gem make it unforgettable.
Garachico — lovely volcanic town in Tenerife 2025
October 7, 2025
Five years since tour managing, I returned to show my partner Tenerife's magic. Garachico delivered spectacular sunsets and a surprise: volcano evacuation drill with emergency iPhone alert.
Tenerife Reunions 2025
September 30, 2025
Five weeks across your exciting parts of Europe, but nothing beats the sunny embrace of Tenerife. Catching up with nomad friends, ocean swims, and island life made me feel at home again. Discover why Tenerife steals my heart every time!
Reunions in Rouen & Paris 2025
September 23, 2025
Stroll Rouen’s timber-framed lanes, clash coffee cultures with chain-smoking boomers, then leap to Paris for veggie fusion and long-lost friends — all in one whirlwind of gothic façades, quiche surprises and crunchy mushroom tonkatsu.
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