Nomad Cruise June 7th

This is a very handy service when you want to apply for a visa.

Most of the countries are going to ask you for an outbound flight, meaning they’re asking you too book a return flight, or a flight gonig to another country.

That’s all and well. But you’re a digital nomad, and you want flexibility, you don’t want to make plans. Maybe you’ll love the country and decide to stay longer. Or maybe you want to join some friends in another country and decide to leave earlier than expected.

Or maybe you don’t have any plans for your next destination yet and just want to go with the flow.

Onward ticket is going to provide you, for a fraction of the cost, with a real outbound flight ticket for a future date. So basically, you ask onward ticket to provide you with a flight ticket to go out of the country.

When you arrive at the airport counter, you show them this ticket. And then Onward Ticket cancels the reservation automatically, so you don’t pay for the full flight ticket price.

It only costs $14 for the basic package, it’s really cheap. Before knowing about Onward Ticket, I was spending hours to find the cheapest ticket to get out of the country. I knew I woulnd’t use it, I’ll just book another one for when I really wanted to leave (hello visa extensions). And even then I had to pay 50 to 80 euros every time.

Onward Ticket

Outsite is a company offering coliving homes. But not just any coliving. All of their locations are beautiful places to stay, designed for remote workers.

They have places all over over the world, and also a great community. I saw their building in Madeira and Lisbon. They were organizing meetups for all digital noamds in Lisbon in their coworking space (that was on the ground floor below the coliving).

If you want an all-in-one solution for your next trip, and meet amazing colivers/coworkers right when you arrive, you should check out their website!

Outsite

Coliving.com is the Booking for coliving places.

With over 1,300 colivings all over the world, you will definitely find the coliving that suits you for your next digital nomad escape!

Coliving.com

It’s not always easy as a digital nomad to be in a good posture to work. Whether you’re working from your temporary home, from a café, a coworking space, the beach or a hamac, you will surely be slouching.

And that’s not good for your back nor your neck (believe me, I’ve had real issues with my neck muscles for more than 4 years).

When I left, I bought a regular laptop support. It’s good, although a bit annoying to set up (you have to use your two hands, can’t do with only one) and it’s limited in height. If you want to put your screen higher, then your keyboard becomes vertical making it impossible to type on (if, like me, you don’t have a a separate keyboard).

Then I met this Israeli guy back in Chiang Maï who had a Nextstand. And it’s amazing. It’s lighter, and you can actually put your laptop quite high while keeping your keyboard horizontal. This is amazing a life-changing.

I recommend you pack this nextstand in your backpack evertime youre going out to work, you’ll thank me later 😉

Nextstand

The backpack I bought just before officially leaving on my digital nomad voyage.

I love how you can put away your water bottle in a specific watertight compartment (believe, it happened to me a few times that my water bottle was not well closed, thus leaking water in the compartment).

You can also extend the space via a specific bottom under the bag, or just use the “spider net” for big stuff. The pocket on the top is also super handy to put a lot of little things (credit cards, bills, pens, mosquito spray, coins, glasses, mask, phone, etc…).

You also have a dedicated pocket to put your laptop (beware, 15″ maximum).

Last but not least, a hidden pocket on the back of the backpack, where I usually put my passport and extra banknotes (I don’t like to carry too much cash on me).

I also bought the smart packing cube that is really handy to pack your clothes and access them quickly.

They also have built an suitcase that goes with the backpack, but it was not available at the time.

Tropicfeel offer other types of backpack, as well as travel sneakers and clothing.

Tropicfeel Nest backpack

It’s not always easy as a digital nomad to get good sleep. Especially if you are suceptible to the light, whether it’s in a bus, a dorm or even when your accodomation only has light shades that lets the light in.

If you want to be in the complete dark, the comfy sleeping mask by Manta is made for you. It comes in several models and you can also choose the type of cushion you want for your eyes.

There is also a model with headphone integrated if you want to fall asleep while listening to music (or your favorite podcast).

I must admit that it appeared as an ad on my instagram feed, and I just decided to give it a try (I bought the the cheapest one).

Manta Sleeping Mask

I’m making a bit of advertising for a French company (remember, I’m French 😄).

I’m basically wearing only clothes from Seagale and Decathlon now. The product I love the most is probably their merino/tencel t-shirt. I’ve got 6 of these and I only wear them (and I plan to buy two more). I can honestly say these are the most comfortable t-shirts I ever wore.

They’re beautiful, the cut is perfect, and you can wear them several days, they don’t smell. But the very important thing is that I don’t feel hot when I wear them. I’ve plenty of different t-shirts and I never realized how much they made me sweat. With Seagale t-shirts, I don’t have this problem anymore.

I also like how they plenty of colors available, and their plain design (I’m not of a fan of branding or patterns).

I also have a rain jacket, a merino jacket, a shirt, a swimshort (also amazing) and socks.

If you intend to travel for several years, I think it's important to invest in quality material. And yes, Seagale clothing is expensive.

But most of my wardrobe now fits in a travel pocket, and it does not cram my cabin suitcase.

Seagale Clothing

Dollar Flight Club is one of those services you didn't know about that can save you a lot of money on flight tickets.

How does it work? You select your departure airport and you get cheap flight alerts directly to your email box (as a digital nomad, don't forget to change your departure airport every time you land in a new place).

For example, they've found me a Paris -> San Francisco for $342, which is an amazing low price for such a long flight!

They also offer curated flight deals through their premium membership, which costs only $69 a year. 

So it's a really good way to get your return on investment on just one flight, really.

Dollar Flight Club

Flight Hacks

I’ve been in two coliving places so far, one in Ponta Do Sol (Madeira, Portugal) and in Lisbon (also Portugal, but mainland).

A coliving place is basically just a home that you share with other people. But not only that. They also offer a coworking space. That’s nice as a digital nomad.

But what’s best about a coliving is that you’re living with other people who are usually also digital nomads. There’s a sense of community. And you make friends instantly when you arrive.

And that is a big plus when you just arrived in a new city and you don’t know anyone yet.

Some people will only stay for a couple of weeks, other for several months.

It is a bit like living with your family, except that they’re your friends.

And usually, the places are amazing, so that’s a plus too.

From my experience, living in a coliving is very nice. You have new friends as soon as you arrive, you hang out with each other, you can cook together, have communal lunch and dinner, you can go for dinner and drinks outside and even party together.

You also help each other with work, and you can also do some group work out to motivate each other (although I rarely need motivation to do some exercise, so I was the motivator!).

But you also have your privacy in your room and you can just stay alone when needed, no one will blame as everybody knows that we all need some “me” time.

All-in-all, I would definitely recommend staying in a coliving for your next trip!

Colivings

Travelling as a digital nomad requires to have the right gear! Between laptop accessories to travel bags, good gear can make the difference between an agreable voyage and a hellish one.

Here are some of the best equipment recommended by me and the community.