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It feels that being a digital nomad / remote worker also means a lot to be a solo-traveler. Iโd like to see how much this is the case here โ out of curiosity. And whether there are actually groups or families traveling in the (digital) nomad lifestyle.
Weโre a family of 6 traveling for over 2 yearsโฆ http://homealongtheway.com
Thereโs two podcasts that cover families who are nomadic, http://nomadtogether.com/podcast and the http://familyadventurepodcast.com
Also thereโs a FB group for Nomadic/location independent families: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LocationIndependentFamilies/ (over 500 families in there!)
Weโre a nomad family (theluxpats.com), expats of 5 years and nomads for 1 year. We travel with our 3yr old and having experienced both solo travel and family travel, weโd have it no other way. Seriously.
Iโve always been permanently solo, but over the years sometimes friends join up for segments of different trips. My ex and I also traveled together for a couple years.
Thanks @borowis โฆ yeah, weโre definitely not homeschoolers. Thereโs many ways to put the kids in school - we actually put them in โinternational schoolsโ (private schools) and we typically choose ones following the IB Program now. (Thereโs an awesome one here in Costa Rica called La Paz Community School that some parents have actually moved her just for the school.)
In our case, we more just โmake sure thereโs a good schoolโ or even better โmake sure thereโs a few good choicesโ in an area that we want to move to.
Here in Costa Rica, Iโve talked to one guy that moved here 15 years ago, put his kids in a local โpublicโ school (which let out at noon), then rented a cheap house down the block from the school, hired a tutor, and put his kids โin schoolโ for 3 more hours in English.
Depending on where you decide to go, there will be varying degrees of cost to educate the kids. You can do it for free - cheap, expensive, etc. Thereโs a school here called โTide Academyโ thatโs really a home school program with a couple teachers. Thereโs many of those around the world, too.
Weโre moving to Barcelona nextโฆ after applying and being accepted to a more expensive international school โฆ I was connected to someone who moved there last year from our current area. He said the public schools are good there. Although, my kids are only just learning Spanish โฆ and know zero Catalan โฆ so, I didnโt want to weigh them down too much; but thereโs also kind of โin betweenโ public/private schools - I forget what theyโre called, but like charters in the USA. Theyโre only, like, 150 Euros per month instead of 5x-10x that with a full blown International school in the city.
Anyway, thought Iโd share some of the variables with you as well. The bottom line though is that itโs impossible to know the โbest choiceโ for your child without really exploring ahead of time. And, we figure we canโt screw 'em up too bad in elementary and (now) middle school. 
Oh, and yes, hereโs our familyโs blog, Wanderlust Living - my wife does all the writing there. Itโs more of a travel blog than โhow to family nomadโ blog at this point - but weโre likely shifting in that direction.
My wife and I have been travelling since January with our 1-year-old.
I second @borowis request for a more family friendly nomadic and Iโm definitely going to check out @naiiโs NomadFamily.
For those interested we blog about our experiences at nomadparenting.com.
Family of 4โฆ but not sure youโd consider us totally nomadic. We move somewhere for at least a yearโฆ and travel out from there, put the kids in school, etc.
Wow, thatโs impressive! I was looking into this more as sooner or later our child will hit the school as well (and my life is not fond of homeschooling). Do you have a blog or something where you share your experiences? That would be super-interesting read for me. Thanks, Borys.
This episode of the Business Of Freelancing podcast might be of interest to you: https://doubleyourfreelancing.com/location-independence-with-family
My guest, Paul Kortman, is a nomad who travels with his wife and four children and runs a digital marketing consulting business from various locations. On this episode Paul offers some thoughts on this lifestyle and how to make your business work in a non-traditional setting.
@lognaturel and I are married and have been nomading for about a year and a half. Itโs great, but weโve learned that you gotta have some alone and hang out with other people time.
I did solo (well, me and my dog) for almost four years and am about to hit the road with my boyfriend for the first time May 1st.
Iโve met lots of couples and singles, not as many families, though they are out there.
My wife and I have been traveling as digital nomads for about 4 years now.
Travelling with a family, but not for a full year, maybe half a year at home, half a year on the road. Travelling solo or with friends are of course completely different activities (ask me about best playgrounds in the neighbourhood :D)
It would be awesome to see nomadic family communities, at the moment HackerParadise or a RemoteYear are not doable with kids. And kids need company, they need to play with other children, to learn and explore. If you know any nomadic communities that do that, please let me know.
Hey @borowis, there is in fact a nomadic family community out there, called NomadFamily
Thanks for this link, very cool! My family and I are about to embark on our Nomadic travels, starting in Oslo, Norway and then landing for a month in Riga, Latvia. Follow us at Whereโs Your Dunny.
ah, thatโs cool, Iโll be watching them, seems like theyโve just started. Thanks, Naii!
Hey, didnโt understand thatโs your project @naii. I sent a simple inquiry on the site so looking forward to getting to know more about it.
Iโve met a few couples, but the vast majority of nomads I know, including myself, are solo.
Hi everyone,
I would love to hear what you'd like me to build next on Nomad List, or any other product/feature feedback ideas you have.
It's been 6+ years now but I'm in this for the long term and with the boost remote work got last year it's even more exciting to work on Nomad List than ever.
Current roadmap is here: twitter.com/levelsio/status/1363204985488572417?s=20 and pbs.twimg.com/media/EusS9PKXEAUR8xp?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
The next products/features I have planned:
- ๐ Rebase: visa, residency and immigration services for remote workers
- ๐Courses: learn the steps how to go remote and travel/relocate
- ๐ Gov liaison: diplomacy services to the governments to help us lobby for nomads and for them to attract remote workers
Thanks a lot!
Hi guys,
After the Netherlands, the Bay Area, Colorado and being on the van life for 8 months, I am now in Sedona, AZ with a few other digital nomads. We are sharing a home here and are wondering if there are more like minded people in the area.
We do a bunch of hikes and campouts in the northern of Arizona. If you would like to connect with us, please do so :)
Val
Does anyone ever travel to any Islands like Bermuda, Barbados, Barbuda and St. Kitts & Nevis?
Hi there, title says it all. Canadian nomad hoping to find the city/town in Portugal with great, consistent surfing, a solid coworking spot, and a fun group of young nomads. Please recommend!
I'm in need of a tax advisor who understands "our" typical situation. I'm all good on being legal on taxes at this point, but as I'm doing more investing and there's more compliance and KYC and such, it's getting more complicated to deal with this topic. Not living in my country of citizenship, company in another country, resident in yet another country, banking in a different country ... you know how it is, a pile of red flags.
Would be great to find a good tax advisor to sort things in a way that makes my situation as "explainable" and easily dealt with as possible. Any leads?
Hi, I've got a question to anyone who had experience with the digital nomad lifestyle. I'm 24, I'm in my last year of university doing computer science, got 3 years of experience mostly doing web development.
I never liked the idea of staying in one place, getting a job and growing roots - hence the will to take the opportunity and travel the world. My main question is โ how do I go about it? Are there any useful resources I could look into?
How do I go about insurance and such once I decide to move. I currently live in Switzerland and do freelance work for one company. It's not a lot, since my studies don't allow me to pick up a full time job, but it allows me to cover simple expenses.
I'd be happy to get some insight into how things work and also happy to network with anyone interested.
Hi guys ! hope you are doing well.
I would love to get your feedback regarding the best insurance for digital nomads. i'm traveling around Asia since 1 year and for next 4 or 5 years. Would love to buy an insurance to cover especially :
- health
- laptop, phone ...
- Flights
Any suggestions for seamlessly receiving SMS Verifications from US financial institutions and other sites while traveling internationally continuously? Wonโt keep my US Verizon account due to cost and currently plan to use local sims at each destination (T-Mobile and Project Fi are NOT an option as they terminate for continuous roaming). In summation, I wonโt have a US mobile account.
Unless Iโm missing something, which is very possible, this appears to be the single most complex issue Iโve encountered in my preparations, and one that no one addresses. I would greatly appreciate any possible solution that works 100% of the time. Canโt afford surprises in this regard. Many Thanks! Jack.
Hi! I want to relocate to Spain and I was wondering if someone can recommend a SIM card with a good data package.
Thanks
Hoping to see all the cool stuff people are working on while they live an extraordinary life.
Anyone know of any groups or resources for Ph.D. students working on dissertation while living as a digital nomad? I know there are several virtual writing groups around, but wondered if there were any specifically for digital nomads, particularly those who are dissertating.
Thanks!
Hey Nomads!
Iโm looking for an international health insurance (no travel insurance) for my nomadic life. It should cover the basic services and at least be accepted in the EU (itโs ok if itโs not accepted in the US as Iโm aware they rarely are). Nice to have: enter into a contract online. Anyone got a good experience or a recommendation?
Thanks in advance!
I have finally saved enough money to start investing. What company gives good, diversified access to stock, ETFs and mutual funds? Does it make sense to use company like Vanguard or Fidelity for that? Iโm a EU/Poland citizen, how would I transfer my money back and forth without incurring significant fees?
Hello digital nomad!
I dream of being an independent digital nomad. But it feels very elusive & unattainable with my success rate. In full disclosure, whilst I have dreamed about making money online since high school; I have not earned a single cent making money online. $0, nada, zilch!! On the contrary, I have spent a lot of time & money on books, podcasts. Even though I have spent a lot of time reading/listening to others, I do not have anything to show for it!
I have made attempts in the past to start an online business, but these fizzle out quite quickly when I do not see traction especially when the goal I have set myself is too high.
Instead of reaching for the ultimate nomadic lifestyle goal, I want to start much smaller. Really small! I am simply looking to make $50 profit per month from a new online business. Thatโs it.
I need some advice from you please!
Is $50 profit too low? How long did it take you to earn $50 profit per month?
What is a good way of achieving this goal?
Thanks
Mark
aka the $0 online business entrepreneur
Will be in Osaka this April/May and was curious to discover interesting groups/events.
I had a look at FB + Meetup but there doesnโt seem to be much. Any advice on where to look?
Hello everyone! Iโm new here and probably this is a very newbie question, but it doesnโt leave my head.
How do you, nomads, pay your taxes? I mean, if youโre constantly traveling, how are you going to pay taxes for a certain country if you are going to stay there a short period of time?
Or do you return to your โoriginal countryโ and then pay them?
By the way, this forum has very nice cool formatting features! 
All members of my family has different needs and hobbies so how do you pick the perfect places?
Hey everyone,
Iโm a freelance + nomad newbie, off for my 1st proper trip in May. Iโm wanting to spend a month somewhere and go from there.
I just came back from Slovenia/Ljubljana and loved it there (just a week). I donโt mind โsleepierโ places par-say, as long as theyโre close to a beach or nature of some kind. In fact, I kinda like places less-busy and a bit smaller/cosier.
Iโm been swaying towards Porto, but have been impressed by the rave reviews Iโve seen for Valencia.
-> Have you every nomad-ed in a Spanish/Portuguese city? Iโd love to know where and what you liked/disliked 
Thanks!
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