If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a slideshow is worth a novel. Nomadz.nu, a partnership of two Belgian women, created this excellent presentation: Don't be rich, live rich - one year on the road - the good and the bad . This would work well as an "orientation" film for new vagabonders...

For the last year and a half that I have been living in Asia it has been a constant expensive struggle to maintain regular use of vitamins and supplements. It is a bit difficult to find bottles of vitamins here in Korea. If they are found it is little more than a basic multi-vitamin and...

As vagabonders, we love the feeling of "getting into the culture." Where you finally understand how the people think, how their society works. Inc magazine had a fantastic article titled A Constant Feeling of Crisis , about the struggles of entrepreneurs in Argentina. I once talked to Antoni, the New Zealand owner of a gourmet...

Having lived abroad for several years now, one travel investment that I can honestly say has been worth the expense many times over is my Amazon kindle . Sometimes travelers can get caught up in the myriad travel accessories there are out there on the market. Will these items make your trip better? Easier? Most...

Looking to take your work on the road with your travels? The technology is available. There is a lack of role models, though. It would be great if we all knew digital nomads we could learn from. What would you ask a successful one if you had the chance? Enter Chris Jankulovski. The CEO of...

Lots of people want to travel, right? Who wouldn't? However, precise numbers are hard to come by. Gallup, a polling organization, spent 2007-2010 asking this question to young people in 148 countries: "If you could move permanently to another country, to which country would you move?" To see their answers, check out this cool infographic:...

On the surface, it can seem that vagabonders and entrepreneurs live in different worlds. Vagabonders are constantly going to new lands and learning new languages. Entrepreneurs are constantly working on new ideas and promoting their businesses. This blog post by Peter Shankman got me thinking that the two are more similar in mindset: How to...

UPDATE: WorkShifting is holding a $10,000 contest for digital nomads. Details at Freedom Let Go contest . The Internet and web apps have freed a generation of people to work from anywhere they choose. This is a relatively new movement, so it's hard to find reliable information about telecommuting. Beyond technology, what about the other...

There's a lot of you-go-grrl-empowerment articles on the web and in travel magazines about women traveling on their own, toting their own backpacks and having exciting adventures. The general themes of these articles usually has to do with being brave and feeling safe walking the streets at night, making friends with locals, avoiding singles supplements...

"I have found out there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them." - Tom Sawyer Abroad , by Mark Twain Naturally, we put up a front when we're dating someone. We hide our flaws and try to present our best selves. But what...

It's the dream of many vagabonders: to earn money online while working remotely. But as anyone who's done a Google search for "make money online" knows, there are a lot of scams out there. Finding credible, honest information can be difficult. That's why it was so refreshing to read about a vagabonder who gave the...

Pension Santa Elena near Monteverde, Costa Rica. Photo: Alex Steffler / Flickr Creative Commons Opening a business abroad has an indelible appeal. You get to stay in one place you love and be your own boss. If your business serves travelers, you can prolong the experience of meeting interesting people on the road. The New...

They're the bane of long-term vagabonders: those irritating fees for foreign currencies and doing transactions while abroad. Hitting up an ATM or paying with a credit card can trigger charges you may not have expected. This can smear the memory of a great trip. The New York Times Bucks blog had a post about 3...

Since the glory days of Ernst Hemingway and Gertrude Stein in Paris, there's been a certain glamor about being a writer while living abroad. CNNgo had an article about the expat writer scene in Bangkok . The piece quickly bursts the bubble of starry-eyed dreamers. The writers interviewed were frank about the state of the...

One of the most eye-opening moments when working abroad is finding about all the differences between your host culture and home culture. For example, a Japanese salaryman might accept unpaid overtime as business as usual. A French worker, on the other hand, might disagree with staying beyond normal business hours. Salon.com did a detailed comparison...

Prolific travel blogger Nomadic Matt made the case for permanent travel in this article for The Huffington Post : Why we travel . He captures that exhilarating sense of freedom that vagabonders love. Freeing ourselves from routine to see the world. Interestingly enough, Mike Barish wrote a reaction piece for Gadling.com titled, On long-term travel,...

In case you need any more motivation to figure out how to work remotely, here's one more: 50 photos to inspire life as a digital nomad . Of course, having the dream is the easy part. Wishing for something isn't the same as working to get it. If only we had a road map, so...

The novelty of being a foreigner can lead to unexpected job opportunities, as this article in The Atlantic explains: Rent a white guy . The shady nature of the job and over-the-top pay could be a symptom of a bubble economy, reminiscent of 90's Japan. Or at least racial stereotyping. CNN did a similar story,...

As more people travel, they want to bring home the experience by "globalizing" their houses. To help, they hire special contractors who scour the world for rare and exotic building materials. In this New York Times article, they come off as a blend of Indiana Jones and Philippe Starck: Trophy hunters with their eye on...

Before, it used to be that countries had a monopoly on where you live. You used to be stuck wherever you were born. With the advent of globalization and improved travel infrastructure, expats have a wealth of options to choose from. Most publications only talk about living abroad in the context of retirement. Luckily, vagabonders...