NuNomad Location Independent Living, Lifestyle Design, Independent Travel

Meet the Nomads – Again! – Catching up with the Atkins Family as they Circle the Globe

The Atkins family, nomad travelers and location independents are now 6 months into their journey

Weekend Nomading the Mae Hong Son Loop

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 [...]

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The Environmental Effects of Nu Nomading

by Carmen Bolanos Most of us are thinking about our impact on the environment these days (at least I hope we are) and we are hearing more and more about pollution emitted by air flight. I have been concerned because of my love for travel and for the environment that I could be encouraging people [...]

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Book Review – “Tales of a Female Nomad”

I suppose it’s proper to review books when they are hot off the press but this Christmas I was given an older book that is so great for nu nomads that I had to write about it. Tales of a Female Nomad by Rita Golden Gelman, is a personal account of a woman’s nomadic life [...]

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Nomading in America?

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 [...]

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Meet the Nomads – Nora Dunn-from the Canadian Rat Race to a Simple Hawaiian Life

by Carmen Bolanos Meet Nora Dunn. A former financial planner, Nora and her partner Kelly gave up the 9-5 white collar life for that of laptop hobos. Nora and Kelly are currently house-sitting for an environmentally sustainable home in Hawaii after having crossed Canada by train. Nora maintains income by writing professionally about frugal living [...]

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Meet the Nomads – Daniel Lloyd a Phunky Norwegian in Mexico

by Carmen Bolanos November 30, 2007 Let me introduce you to Daniel Lloyd, a Norwegian who sold his belongings, paid off his debt and took off for the sunny shores and mountains of Mexico. Daniel is a bit different from past interviewees in that he is currently living off his savings and trying to get [...]

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Meet the Nomads – FB Fabulously Broke in the City!

Meet FB, a consultant, nomad and blogger who maintains her anonymity for her blog, Fabulously Broke in the City. A recent college grad, FB is passionate about paying off $50,000 in student loans before 2009. In fact, that’s a lot of what her blog is about – how to save money. A big part of [...]

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More and More People are Working Remotely

By Carmen Bolanos November 5, 2007 While we often describe remote working as packing up and heading across the globe, let’s not forget that a lot of folks are freeing themselves from the traditional workspace just to the nearest coffee shop or bookstore to get online. This may not have the same romance as the [...]

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Connecting to the Internet When There’s No Cafe in Sight – GPRS

by Carmen Bolanos October 15, 2007 This is the first in a series of blogs on alternative ways to connect to the internet. This blog covers GPRS is and how it works. Please visit back for the continuing series. As nu nomads, we are often looking for ways to connect to the internet to communicate [...]

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