This feeling when I earned extra 150 USD for a rapid web dev project. My long-term client was being pressured by the web hosting to pay silly fees for a feature that was free for years. Instead, I proposed to build a new site on Carrd that works 10x faster,
Piotrek Bodera
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How to Be Perfect is brilliant and funny book about ethics from Good Place creator. It's one of my most memorable titles I read in 2025.
If you'd like to understand how Apple helped build tech-first China, read Apple in China by Patrick McGee. I highly recommend.
Digital nomads: normalize that most people won't understand how you blend travel and work
Pointing with a thumb is a curious quirk I observed in Malaysia. Indicating with an index finger is considered impolite, so it's similar like in Europe. However, as an ex-tour manager who often presented landmarks, I learned to indicate them with open palms. Yet, here in Malaysia, anytime
In 2025 I was testing which social media platform should be my focus. Inspired by Justin Welsh I started with LinkedIn, but my content didn't go far. Then, I experimented with Instagram, yet the written word can't compete with IG's focus on visuals. Finally,
In 2025 I finally made publishing my default mode: 32 new articles, less maintenance, more creation. Ghost Pro, Deep Work blocks, and light automation pushed my site nerdontour dot net to thousands of readers from the US to China, while I kept nomading and finishing 20+ audiobooks. Thank you for
It's intriguing that every digital nomad community has plenty of tax-optimization advisors but very few healthy relationship role models. I'd argue that for most cases we don't need gurus, coaches, and therapists. We need meaningful phone conversations and cheerful in-person banter. It works in
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Previous PostsWalking the Great Wall, thrills at Universal Studios Beijing & visiting the Forbidden City
May 13, 2025
Beijing, the 22 million strong capital of Cathay, was my next destination. We danced in Harbin's Stalin Park, slid giant ice sculptures, and celebrated J and Davide's marriage. Beijing offered further immersion into Chinese culture. Both the ancient and the ultra-modern ones. Rude Air China staff
Mateusz Urbanowicz – Polish artist of “Your Name” anime & Tokyo Storefronts watercolor book on freelancing and animation
April 8, 2025
Mateusz Urbanowicz is a Polish artist living in Japan. And in this conversation, you'll learn all the details about he's wonderful journey from Poland to Japan and then to CoMix Wave Films. One of the big anime studios, renowned for “Your Name”. The anime that at
NHR Portuguese residency 3 years later
March 25, 2025
At the end of 2021 I got intrigued with Pieter Levels' Rebase project. He's a Dutch solopreneur, known for successful web projects. And Rebase was an “immigration-as-a-service” for foreigners interested in Portuguese residency. Furthermore, Pieter was going through the process himself, so it was great to see
Harbin in China is the Russian city North of North Korea
March 18, 2025
During my stay in Tenerife, Spain, I met a lovely couple. Davide is an Italian from Sicily, and J is Chinese, living in Europe for a long time. We enjoyed each other's company tremendously. Therefore, I was delighted to be invited to their wedding in China. The celebration
Yolla – the best Skype alternative for digital nomads
March 12, 2025
Skype was indeed revolutionary when it launched in 2003. Free calls over the Internet, were a starting alternative to significantly expensive international calls over the phone. Yet, by the late 2010s the world embraced smartphones, and I too switched to mobile-first phone apps like Yolla. I actually wrote about Yolla
Internet and technology in China from a digital nomad perspective
March 5, 2025
Back in 2013 I was briefly in Fuzhou, so I don't consider it as a proper travel experience in China. Therefore, I was excited to be invited by Davide and J for their wedding in Harbin. The tech world is buzzing about Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), their own
Sharing my nomadic story on Colivers Club podcast
February 25, 2025
Back in 2020, Nine Coliving in Tenerife became my base. I met my best friends in this coliving. Regardless of the distances, we stay in touch and meet all over the globe. Ramón, Sole and César are all part of our ex-Niners community. And now, I am the guest on
Why I migrated Nerd on Tour from WordPress to Ghost Pro
February 18, 2025
Over two decades ago, I started blogging on Blogger. That was the time when I was excited about all things Google. Then self-hosted WordPress appeared on my radar and developing sites became my job, with occasional publishing blog posts on the side. Thing is, that I fell into the abyss
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