What Makes This Blog Different?
Real Experiences, No Filters
This blog is for remote workers eager to explore the world with a willingness to stay productive without sacrificing their careers. If that’s you, then you’re in the right place!
I offer real advice from my travels, as someone who has been traveling since my youth, with real receipts. I actually track my experiences, sharing genuine insights and practical tips.
Unlike other popular travel bloggers, I stay at every hotel I review or recommend. I don’t just use stock photos or rely on sponsored stays; I take my own photos, tag them, and label them myself—or sometimes forget to take them in the moment. This means every review is backed by my own money. I show you the raw, unfiltered reality, capturing both the highs and the lows, so you can truly see how it is. It’s not always glamorous, and sometimes it’s downright challenging, but it’s always real. I wish I could easily churn out content without experiencing it firsthand, but I believe you deserve more than that. You deserve the truth, straight from someone who’s living it, and navigating the same challenges you are.
My travels aren’t just about logistics – they’re a symphony of sights, sounds, and emotions, heavily influenced by music. From growing up listening to NTM and Fonky Family in France on Skyrock, to jamming to Sweden’s Fattaru and Ken Ring, each journey unfolds like a cinematic soundtrack wrapped in the form of a movie or music video. Whether it’s Kapasiteettiyksikkö in Finland, K-Drama OSTs from Korea, Fernando Daniel in Portugal, Headie One in the UK, or the melodies of Cimbalom in Hungary, music fuels my adventures and shapes my stories. Basically, a lot of Shazamming.
So, if you’re ready for travel advice that’s passport-stamp-genuine with a mix of art, music, and fashion, then stick around. We’re just getting started.
Balancing Work and Travel
Strategies for Remote Professionals
The remote professional travel experience is not the same as other “digital nomads.” I’m not finding a remote place to live and work out of. I have a home base while taking trips around the world, and working while I do it. I have to balance my day job, meetings, deadlines, OKRs, and industry events – all from various time zones. If an event requires more prep or a schedule changes, I have to adjust my travel plans on the fly, sometimes incurring additional unplanned expenses like baggage costs, international phone usage charges, and change fees.
For us remote workers, that means our travels are bound by time, destination, internet access–all of which limit where we can visit, how we can visit, and the duration of our visit.
Sounds straightforward, but…
Actually, who am I kidding? It’s not straightforward at all.
When you have a full-time job, you always have to be “on,” and traveling is often the last thing on many people’s minds. But if you’re someone like me who’s itching to see the world, and you don’t want to quit your day job, hopefully I can help!
Whether you’re dreaming of that long-delayed vacation or just craving more flexibility, I’ll show you how I’ve integrated travel into my life—using the same work setup you’d use at home.
One thing you might notice when you want to travel but haven’t, especially when you’re a full-time worker, is a lot of “but” in your sentences.
- I want to travel, but… it’s too complicated to juggle work
- I would buy a ticket, but… I don’t have the money
- I could work remotely, but… I don’t want to quit my current job
- You can travel because of “x,” but…
What I learned from my Hawaii Improv class is, instead of saying “but,” to say “yes and.”
Try it. Trust me, it’s more fun.
- Yes, it takes effort to balance travel and work, and I can plan.
- Yes, plane tickets cost money, and I can use credit card reward points (that you’ve accumulated from work, of course).
- Yes, I need to keep my job, and I can figure out how to do that
See? It’s already lifting your mood and easing the burden of hesitation.
If it hasn’t, shoot me an email, and I’ll see if I can help.
Let’s turn those “buts” into “yes ands” and explore the world together, one workcation at a time.