I’ve never had a car, property, or a mortgage. But I lived as an expat in 5 countries, visited 65+ cities, and built a sustainable location-independent career. All thanks to the travel bug I got early on. The digital nomad lifestyle is achievable if you dare to make hard
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Living in another country gives you better perspective than any book or movie could. Daily interactions with the locals allow you to form your own view instead of relying on someone's else opinion. Most importantly, you realize that we all have stereotypes in our heads. They are often
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,
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,
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