by Ricardo I was watching an episode of “Family Guy” recently, the one where baby Stewie ridicules people who strive to be seen in public (eg: Starbucks) with their notebooks open—perhaps tapping-out that promising screenplay. Though the tot doesn’t blow the heads off of the coffee-gulping remote workers (the cartoon character tends to get extreme [...]
by Ricardo One of the disciplines of nomading is knowing when to stay put—you know, work—and when to explore. For the past month I’ve been apartment-bound in Bangkok finalizing a couple of complicated web projects, stuff I’d rather do in my familiar environment (not the least of which is enjoy my stash of wine) than [...]
By: Ricardo I remember struggling in my college macro-economics class some years ago over the relationship between the strength of the US Dollar, the consumer price index, interest rates and all that stuff. It was the sort of mind-numbing equation that only made me want to pack my backpack even faster for the nomadic journey [...]
By Carmen Bolanos July 8 2007 After more than year of hard work on NuNomad, LaptopHobo, and the book, Quit Dreaming and Go!. Ricardo and I finally found ourselves on the same side of the planet at the same time! Believe it or not, the two of us met over the internet through our mutual [...]
How many times have you wished that your computer was with you while out-and-about? You know, like when you’re checking emails at an Internet Café in some end-of-earth location and one of your customers has just emailed you an urgent request—a situation that requires you to use all the tools within your home computer. But, [...]
Our latest review of laptops reveals that manufacturers are more than a little schizophrenic—but in a good way. They now offer lighter machines that offer either a larger screen size (up to 19”!) or, 9” screens. Both trends will appeal to (if not actually benefit) the nomadic worker. Interestingly, our recent Laptop Review (comprised of [...]
Finding India too chaotic or Nepal a bit rural as a working-traveler destination? Perhaps you’ll appreciate the middle-ground of Sri Lanka. The Internet is no longer an esoteric technology on this island nation of nearly twenty million (though broadband is still limited to only the largest of cities such as Kandy, Negombo and in and [...]
“I work for myself. I have a company registered in the States, so I employ myself.” Ragana, not her real name—just the one she signs with in Lonely Planet’s Thorn Tree forum—was the first to reply to a call on “Nomadic Work Experiences” by LaptopHobo.com (the companion site to NuNomad.com). Five questions were queried: For [...]
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