NuNomad Location Independent Living, Lifestyle Design, Independent Travel

Ricardo and his friend, Dao, continue down Route 66 reaching Monument Valley National Park on their nomading tour of America’s Southwest.

By Ricardo Jet lag hits me harder than a jalapeño margarita. I don’t mean, simply, restless sleep for a night or two after a long (trans-Pacific) flight, but all encompassing type of jet lag: dizziness, inability to sleep more than four hours for up to six days, nausea, the acute awareness that my mind and [...]

Unlike my Nu Nomad partner Ricardo, who nomads continually and has for years, I have not broken away from a home base that completely. For me, nomading has meant developing my coaching business until it is completely mobile and having the freedom to work from wherever I like for as long as I like. However, [...]

When you think about accomodations for a vacation, most people are looking for great location, comfortable and clean rooms, and great prices.  As a NuNomad there is more to think about.  Here are some things to keep in mind: 1) Location is still important.  If you are planning an extended stay, think like a native.  [...]

One thing I’ve realized on this trip has been that although my technology set up for the most part went off without a hitch, I as a human being was not so infallible. When you are living as a NuNomad (taking your profession with you abroad) it’s important to factor in your human frailties.  For [...]

Nous sommes arrivees en Paris!  We arrived from the Hague by train yesterday.  We were unable to get high speed reservations from the Hague because the trains were full.  However, we were able to take a slow train 30 minutes earlier than the high speed from the Hague to Brussels and catch the same high [...]

This was the week that my new Zonetick Desktop Time Zone Clock (if you want one, look on the left side bar) was to be put to the test.  We sprang forward over the weekend.  Not only that, but Australia fell back as they begin to go into winter.  That is important to me because [...]

So if I’m going across the world and am going to continue to talk to my clients, I’m realizing there are going to be huge time zone challenges.  How am I going to keep track of when I’m supposed to be on the phone?  I’m horribly absent minded.  I can imagine really botching this.  I [...]