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10 Awesome Reasons to Become an Anywhereist

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Guest Post by Michael Gibbs I’ve been extremely attracted to the idea of working from anywhere ever since I first heard about it. The freedom that comes with such a lifestyle really appeals to me. Now, it’s not merely an attractive idea, but I’ve decided to proactively pursue the life of an Anywhereist. To be honest, I’ve never been interested in lounging on the beach with my laptop, an image often used to portray the life of a digital nomad. One, I have no interest in staring at a …

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Episode 25: Interview with Nora Dunn, the Professional Hobo

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Nora Dunn sold everything she owned in Canada (including a busy financial planning practice) in 2006 to embrace her life-long dreams of long-term immersive world travel. She has been on the road ever since, living in and traveling through over 55 countries. Nora calls herself The Professional Hobo, and she's been a digital nomad since before we had that phrase to describe it. Today, she teaches people how to travel full-time in a financially sustainable way. You can find Nora on social …

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Episode 5: Digital Nomad Shannon O’Donnell — She’s Been A Little Adrift for Almost 10 Years!

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Interview with Shannon O'Donnell In 2006, Shannon left her home in Florida to head for the bright lights of Los Angeles. A couple of years later, she became a total pioneer. She worked online and began traveling the world in 2008, and she hasn't stopped. Shannon was a digital nomad before it was a thing. She was also a lone female solo traveler looking for role models. Instead of finding one, she's become one. Listen to Shannon talk about the changes she's seen in. . . pretty …

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Is the Digital Nomad Life Right for You?

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This week on the podcast, I talked with Shannon O'Donnell. Shannon has been traveling and working full time since 2008. Let that sink in a minute. For 10 years, she's been traveling the globe, working as she goes. She's lived a digital nomad life for longer than we've had that phrase in our vocabulary! During that time she's lived all over the Americas, Asia, and Europe. She loves being a digital nomad. Is it right for you? What Is a Digital Nomad? A digital nomad is someone who …

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How to Be An Anywhereist (No Reading Required!)

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Click the arrow above to listen to Episode 30 The Anywhereist Podcast - Here's the Latest Episode Maybe you're a full-time expat, or a flexpat who lives part of the year in one place and part in another. Perhaps you're traveling full-time while working remotely or freelancing. Maybe you're running a business as a digital nomad. Whatever the style of your Anywhereist life, you're not afraid to start something new . . . After years of writing content on the web, I've done just that …

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What Is a VPN and Why Do You Need One?

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You've done all the work of getting yourself to your new country, wrestled all those pesky details to the ground, and now you're ready to enjoy getting acquainted with your new home. You fire up your newly connected internet, and decide to check your bank balance back in your home country -- and you can't connect. Your bank won't let you access the website. What's going on? It's your IP address. . . your bank recognizes that someone's trying to log in from Panama, or France, or Ecuador, or …

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