A digital nomad family on a gap year travel adventure
We brought a number of items on this trip that we could have easily done without. While our reasons for bringing each of these items were well-reasoned, we ended up carrying these items around for a year for no reason. Secondary phones Having carried two …
Top 10 Most Useful Things on our Year Abroad As our year abroad draws to its inevitable (and unfortunate) conclusion, we think that it is only natural to start reflecting on the trip rather than thinking about what’s to come. Who wants to start think …
It is impossible to plan for the unknown. Over a long enough period of time spent traveling and the more elements of a trip that you have, the more likely it is that things will go wrong. You really just need to accept that no …
“Grocery Stores?”, you may say. Sounds boring! But we actually genuinely enjoy trying new products in grocery stores while abroad, as you inevitably stumble across some amazing products and get some insight into the local culture and cuisine by engaging in more of the normal …
In May, given the short distances between our destinations, we were largely able to leverage rental vehicles to move from destination to destination, with only one flight — from Faro to Marseille — during this month. We started the month in Nerja, Spain, and later …
In the month of April, we moved around a lot less than we did in March, remaining within the EU and with only one flight. The remainder of our transfers were either via train (Porto to Lisbon) or via car (Lisbon to Lagos and Lagos …
In the month of March, we were very much on the move: we went from Noosa Heads to Coolangatta in Australia, then did a road trip through the North and South Islands of New Zealand (from Queenstown to Auckland, with stops in Te Anau/Milford Sound, …
In the month of February, we spent time in two separate locations: Noosa Heads and Palm Cove, both in Queensland, Australia. As such, our transportation costs for this month came down significantly since we only had one domestic flight (from Cairns to Brisbane) to pay …
In the month of January, we spent time in three separate locations (Phuket, Thailand and Sydney and Palm Cove in Australia) and so we incurred some additional transportation expenses as well as the increased cost of living in Australia, which we attempted to mitigate by …
Based on our time on the road so far, we have come up with a few guides to share our top tips and tricks for digital nomad families. There are too many travel hacks to share in just one post, so we’ve divided the list …