An old Romanian proverb states that “the people bless the place” and good old town of Hoi An, is living proof of the blessing its people – locals and expats alike – have brought upon it. Vietnam is increasingly modern and bustling, working hard to...
If there is one big thing I learned from my own nomadic years as well as from the subjects of this series, it’s this: freedom takes a tremendous amount of focus and discipline, and Michael Pinatton is an excellent example in this sense. He lives –...
Mark Twain once said, “There ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” And I’ve had hundreds of encounters that prove the old man right. Indeed, no matter how nice, cool or easy-going a friend can...
It is very unlikely for someone aged 26 to have such thing as a “biography”. And by that I don’t mean the timeline of being born, going to school, getting a job, and partying in Ibiza or Cancun once. No. I mean it in the sense of “a life story worth...
In our culture, when we say “writer” we see an aged man, brow furrowed, punching out word after word from his battered typewriter. A lonely cup of coffee by his side. Trail of smoke rising from the embers of his 40th cigarette. His nights drowned in...
Before leaving Canada 20 months ago, Sebastien Pelletier joined a bunch of Facebook groups, including one for digital nomads curated by a certain Aline Dahmen from Germany. When he pressed the “request to join button”, he had no clue about what he...
Most travelers in South East Asia will tell you: if you’ve never ridden a motorcycle, it’s not a good idea to start in Indonesia. Roads are narrow, steep, winding and full of potholes. Everyone drives as if they’re accident-proof...
Back in the early nineties, the sight of a person carrying a portable computer on trains, buses and airplanes and working remotely from public libraries, cafes or pool bars across the world was as uncommon as that of an elephant on the streets of...
Vanessa is 28 but looks at least 5 years younger. It might be the yoga she practices every day, it might be her dietary discipline, it might be her positive and bright attitude towards life or a combination of the three. As a matter of fact, Vanessa...
Until 2012, Karen Maraj was one of those millions of white collars who kept the Earth spinning. In her cubicle in Toronto, she was managing the online presence of a top Canadian pension fund, Monday to Friday from 9 to 5, then went back home to her...
