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DIGITAL NOMAD 💻🌍

Are you having to sacrifice your travel dreams for your job? Well, no more! Being a digital nomad means learning to find a remote job that can be done anywhere, and traveling abroad while doing it!

Everything you need to get started, is right here on this page. Start scrolling!

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All of your remote work + travel questions, answered:

What is digital nomad?

“Digital nomad” is not a certain job. It's not something you can apply to.

It’s any job that can be done remotely (from just a laptop/phone) while traveling– from virtual personal trainer to virtual English teacher, to software developer, to video editor,

Read: How to find a remote job and travel the world!

How do you become a digital nomad?

1. Find a remote job that permits you to travel internationally (we walk you through that step-by-step with the Go Remote Guide!)

2. Research countries you can live and work in. (we've already done that for you with the All About Digital Nomad Visas ebook!)

How do you become a travel influencer?

Read: 8 Simple Steps to Become a PAID Travel Influencer this Year!

Which countries are best for working remotely in?

Your priority is finding a country that has enough infrastructure to support…

1) consistent electricity

2) good wifi connection, and

3) preferably has a culture of digital nomad/co-working space already. 🙂

 

Some countries even offer digital nomad visas: passes that allow you to live there and work remotely for a limited period of time (usually 3 to 24 months) and often pay zero taxes!

 

Luckily we've already listed out the 30+ countries that love digital nomads and want you to visit!

How do you legally work remotely, internationally?

For most countries, if you stay less than a taxable period of time, usually 1 to 3 months, you won’t be a burden on their economy and working remotely is not a legal offense. Once you pass that period, you’ll need to apply to a working visa, work holiday visa, or digital nomad visa.

 

Each country has different laws, so you’ll have to research each one. (Luckily, we’ve already done the research for you!)

Whats the best health insurance for digital nomads?

After turning 26 and aging off of my parent’s insurance (🥲), I asked around. The consensus is SafetyWing for a travel health insurance that covers most of your healthcare needs in 190+ countries.

Cigna is the most popular US + international health insurance for Americans.

If you are American, healthcare in other countries is often extremely affordable by our standards, and having a sizable saving or emergency fund can often be enough for most emergency procedures.

But of course: it’s better to have travel health insurance and not use it than need it and not have it!

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The tools you need for working on the road. (scroll right ➝)

Tortuga Laptop Backpack

The best digital nomad backpack

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The best travel health insurance for remote workers

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Most popular remote work laptop

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Stay charged, at all times

External Harddrive

Back up your files, every time

Surf Shark VPN

The best remote work VPN

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A digital nomad pro-tip: make every new place smell like home!

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Keep your tech safe!

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生き甲斐 “ikigai” - I learned about this in Okinawa while in one of the Blue Zone towns, famous for its elders living to 100+! Ikigai is one’s reason for being, and having ansense of purpose in life. It’s one of the secrets to Okinawans longevity, and it’s often as simple as “appreciating nature” or “time with friends and family” 🥹🫶🏽

物の哀れ “mono no aware” - used to describe the bittersweet fleetingness of life and beauty

細氷 “saihyo” - the phenomenon of “diamond dust” basically when humidity freezes midair and looks like floating snow crystals in the air 😍❄️ can be seen in Hokkaido on especially freezing, windless days and is now a burning reason for me to come back to see it!

花水月 “kyouka suigetsu” - translates to “flower in the mirror, moon on the water” and describes something visible but untouchable. It describes the things that can’t be expressed in words, only felt and admired

Traveling and experiencing the world is truly my ikigai 🥹 and Japan is a country you can gain so much from if you travel slowly, intentionally!!!

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someone said “in anime the characters are so exaggerated it’s just shocking how hyper realistic the imagery is” and I soooo agree

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My Japan itinerary:
📍Okinawa (1 month)
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