This past spring, I bought a house in Denver and started nesting so hard. Then summer came, and I had an idea. I decided to list my cute little nest as a vacation rental and fly the coop while guests stayed there. Four months later, I’ve hosted over 25 bookings…

Free intercambios (and tapas) for polyglot travelers — The best things in Granada are free. Tapas — small-plate surprises served alongside every €2 beer, wine, or tinto de verano ordered — will replace restaurants and groceries if you let them. The lesser-known freebies in Granada are language exchanges, or intercambios. In a nightlife-loving city where so many students…

A Look Inside World Responsible Tourism Day — Tuesday Nov 8 is an important date for Americans — we’ll be hiring a new president. Meanwhile, across the pond in London, it’s also a big day for the global tourism community. …

These four are foe real — Over the past ten years, I’ve moved abroad five times, lived on five different continents and visited over 30 countries. Most of it has been solo travel, for better or for worse. After the last big solo trip, I journaled “I’m done. Too many monsters.” But here I am, back…

Bansko, Bulgaria is home to the Balkans’ newest coworking community — I wanted mountains. After over a year of doing the nomad thing from equatorial climes, my highlander heart made a few requests. Snowcapped peaks. Alpine hiking. Wool sweaters. Fall foliage. By chance online, I ran into Matthias and Uwe, cofounders of Coworking Bansko in Bulgaria. They also come from mountainous…

About a year ago, I searched for a way to turn off my Facebook News Feed. Here’s how my Facebook homepage has looked since then: How I did it I’ve experimented with three different tools to make my News Feed disappear but keep pretty much everything else. They’re all browser extensions, so they only…

Thoughts from the Hacker Paradise group in Bali — New to nomadism? No problem. Planning a digital nomad experience has never been easier. Great tools are popping up for DIY remote workers abroad. Airbnb solves longer-term lodging. Sharedesk finds coworking spaces all over the world. Nomadlist points you toward the best cities for remote workers to live. When I…

“Digital nomad” doesn’t quite fit me. I’ve tried the label on for size and decided it’s unflattering. I’ve worked remotely from abroad for months on end — with no home base — true to digital nomad form. Here in Chiang Mai, Thailand, I’m surrounded by other digital nomad types. So…

Family is a big deal to me. Literally. The Ord clan is best known for its prolific numbers. I’ve got two parents, two older sisters, two brothers-in-law, two younger brothers, and a new niece and nephew. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the relationship between family, livelihood, purpose, and…