After months of living in different cities in search of my dream home, I realized my best option was one I'd never considered

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I spent months living in different cities around the globe in search of a forever home. It turns out my best option was actually pursuing a semi-nomadic lifestyle.

Nain F. Ladak

I moved to Thailand, and it checks almost every box for me — except retirement

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Andre Neveling moved to Thailand in his 40s; it's not where he wants to retire.

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I moved to 3 countries in 5 years searching for the perfect remote-work base. One city made life feel easy.

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Elka Requinta lived in three countries over five years and decided to settle down in Thailand.

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I run a business while traveling the world. I couldn't have afforded to scale it while living in the US.

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Ryan Garrido runs a business and travels the world as a digital nomad.

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A trip to Colombia in my 20s turned into 8 years freelancing in South America. Here's what I'd do differently.

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A trip to Colombia inspired Sinead Mulhern to go freelance.

Jake VDVF

My city was filling up with digital nomads, so I converted my family home into a business

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Hana Nguyen converted part of her parents' family home in Da Nang, Vietnam, into a coworking space.

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I quit my job at TikTok at age 30 to travel. There was no way I was going to stay — the freedom is worth it.

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Nerine Mak

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After a breakup, I put my belongings in storage and traveled full-time for 3 years. It was the best chapter of my life.

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Samantha Caffrey

I couldn't find the kind of community I wanted as a digital nomad — so I built it in Bali

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Hidde van Vliet moved to Bali to help launch a network for digital nomads,

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I left the US in 2015 and have since lived around the world. Reverse culture shock hit me harder than leaving ever did.

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Kat Smith exploring a Cambodian market.

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