Friends you meet on the road, gone but not forgotten

Anyone who has travelled a lot or done the working nomad thing will have probably met many great friends on the road. This is one of the high points of travel and has certainly opened up my mind. For instance I recently met a guy from Zimbabwe who certainly gave me an insight into his … Read more

Ways to take things to the next level

It has been a while since I have written anything on the blog but I have been busy getting things sorted out here in sunny Auckland. Looking for somewhere to live and something to drive is a full time occupation. So I have often banged on about taking things to a new level. It is … Read more

Another Working Nomad takes the plunge…

As I write this, the ink is still wet on the freshly-signed resignation letter on the desk next to me. In just seven weeks from now I will be leaving my front door and heading overland from the UK over to France, Switzerland, Germany, Russia and beyond – armed with a laptop and a whole … Read more

The longest journey

I am back in the familiar surroundings of Singapore Airport and halfway to my destination of Auckland. Instead of stopping off in Asia which I have done the last couple of years I have decided to fly straight through and it is nice to have a few hours break between two long flights. So this … Read more

Nerdy Nomad is Born

Back in http://www.workingnomad.com/149/a-working-nomad-in-training/&quot August 2006 I was struggling to earn $100/month and dreaming of the day when I’d be able to pack in my job and live off my website income. Well it’s been a year since that first post and my earnings topped $1250 last month. In four months my dream to live off … Read more

Working Nomad’s Birthday!

Well on this day two years ago the Working Nomad site started on a hot sunny day in London. Here are the first few words… This is the first post of the working nomad blog. In a little over one month I will be embarking on a six month plus trip around Asia. I have … Read more

Mind your language

Back in Madrid now after a superb week at Valdelavilla, the abanded Spanish village where I have lived in isolation with 40 English and Spanish speakers. It is quite a culture shock being back in a large city now. We are all pretty exhausted. Most nights were late affairs in the bar and the English … Read more