Digital nomad
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Review of the first 3 months as Digital Nomads
Ouhlala, it’s already the end of August! Time passes faster when we work. It’s already been 3 months and a half that we are digital nomads. During these 3 months and a half, we have had time to make (many) mistakes and to learn a lot of things The Internet connection must be wired and unlimited For the first month in Krakow, we only had a 4G connection via a router provided by the owner. We thought it might be enough, given the speeds pre-communicated by the owner, but in fact it wasn’t. We had a 4G connection via a router provided by the owner. The network is very bad…
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How to get a French (virtual) phone number from abroad?
Preamble: I don’t like the phone! It’s quite paradoxical, I’m a hyper-connected person: depending on the interlocutor and the context, I can be reached by email, Skype, Facebook, Slack, Twitter, WhatsApp, Hangout or Appear.in. But I don’t like the phone. I find the phone hyper intrusive and it makes me jump every time it rings. When the phone rings, you MUST instantly stop everything you are doing and rush to answer it, I hate it. If on top of that it’s an unknown number, chances are it’s advertising or some kind of bullshit. If the call is scheduled in advance, no worries. I recently read an article that reassured me,…
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Review of our first month as nomad workers
We’ve been digital nomads (i.e. we work and travel at the same time) for a month now. The balance is really positive The rhythm We purposely work between 2 and 3 days/week, to have time to travel. We work from Monday to Wednesday, to have a complete break between Thursday and Sunday. Having 4 days off (in a row) per week does us a lot of good because it allows us to take a real break & go for a weekend in another city if we want However, during the 3 days I work, I still pick up some bad habits: eating breakfast too quickly and sometimes working until late…
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How do nomad workers make a living?
Even if the phenomenon remains marginal, nomad workers are much more numerous than you might think Here are some examples of nomad workers who inspired us Jonathan is a jeweler. He is currently traveling in North America with an old (city) bus and a minivan. Extremely gifted, he has done everything himself: from car interiors to the making of certain tools related to jewelry making. Jonathan sells his jewelry on Etsy : https://www.youtube.com/user/JewelryRvMe Ariane is a model and works in duo with a photographer. Together, they travel the world and sell their photos on istock. Her photos are selling really well: http: //www.glamour.com/story/the-most-famous-model-in-the-w Tim Ferris is famous for his book…
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Cancel your services in 3 clicks: Test and review of resilier.fr
Preparing a world tour means planning the itinerary, reading travel guides, buying equipment, dreaming about the images of our future destinations, … But it’s also a lot of things a bit more annoying: refurbishing the apartment before giving it back, selling and giving away 10 years of accumulated objects, … One of those annoying tricks: the cancellation of all the services that we are happy to take out of our bank account every month. In our case, I have for the moment listed : SFR box subscription Autolib Subscription Keep Cool Sports Club Membership Pathé Cinema Subscription For each of these services, you’ll have to find the cancellation conditions, write…
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Test and review of the Traveller’s Mail Service
How can you continue to receive your postal mail while you are traveling between South Africa, New Zealand and Argentina? I have tested the ” Courrier du Voyageur ” service for you. Even if nowadays, postal mail is becoming increasingly rare, there are still a few diehards. And often, these diehards are important and/or boring: bank, insurance, administration, … (for example, I am fighting for the restitution of my housing deposit by registered letters). Since the beginning of our world tour, we change our address every 48 hours, so it is essential to keep a fixed correspondence address. I had considered asking my family to receive my mail and scan…
