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Interesting hearing your thoughts on this. We've just started the digital nomad lifestyle and we find that generally when we hit the 3 month mark of moving every few days or weeks we do desire a more stable base. Plus you lose at least half a day each time you move location, which can make it hard to establish a good routine in terms of things like meditation.

I'll tell you how to reset a router: just pull the plug, wait a few seconds and plug it back in. Has worked for me anytime. ;) I have been travelling for three years now and the things you mentioned never stressed me out too much. I just go with the flow and take things as they come and I feel absolutely amazing without a base. But people are different and people should live their lives as it suits them best. There is not only one way to live but many of them.

I am very intrigued by the idea of location independence and being able to choose to work from your own home town is still location independence because one can move at any time. Many digital nomads do have a "home base" which they often move back to. It can be either your home town, Bali or any other place. I think that most people get tired of routines and moving constantly becomes just as much of a routine as living at home eventually. This was great insight , thank you!

Plus, digital nomads sound like dbags, so its good to distance yourself from them a little

Maybe use two places as home? I have an apartment that i own in my hometown in Norway that i spend the warm season in Norway, the six monts with spring, summer, and autum in my hometown in Norway. During that time i apply for a 6 month multi entry visa that Brett Dev has a video on, and i use that for the winter season in Thailand. I have a Travel Insuranse that cover me for 120 days, so i have a short Christmas visit in Norway after staying 60 days in Thailand, and then i go back for 120 days. totaling 6 months. That helps for the restlessness quite a bit and gives some stability into my life :)

Such an important message, thanks for making this

You didn't think any of this through before you departed Germany ? Face reality, you're weak, entitled, millennial slaves of the state. Know Thyself !

you bring up some very good points about the headaches of travel versus being grounded.

Well considered and insightful comments from someone who has truly taken time to experience the lifestyle. You've laid out your topics well and communucated those with clarity. Thank you!

I totally understand what you are saying! I describe it as being able to have both roots and wings! I would like to maintain a reasonably priced home in a sophisticated city (I currently live in NYC), yet have location independence so I can also travel as much. as I want.

Being German would probably be the exact opposite of much of SE asia lives if on a scale. Germans plan their weekends away from work lol, most people in SE asia dont plan for tomorrow.

Thanks for saying all this stuff metamonks. I thought I was the only one having the same problems because no one else was talking about it.

Most of the research paper's ways of thinking don't fit me. Was surprising how many of the aspects just don't match my thought process or experience or personal way of thinking about life. Well, I'm off the bell curve on many things from the main stream. I do not take for granted things that I have gotten that pleased me. I continue to smile and be glad. Guess that's a good trait, which maybe why I'm happily married after 38 years and am glad to be in my home without needing so many exciting "experiences". Even if can't have big experiences like an African safari, then we can appreciate smaller things. I did love fostering kittens, for example. That's an experience that cost no money. I like having insurance, which was good when we had a huge hail storm recently. I could go on... but... I enjoyed your video. You should do more of them, IMO.

If you hadn't mentioned your English, then I would have not realized that you weren't feeling 100% fluent. I like the accent, which makes it more exotic to an American ear. You are right about the hesitancy and excuses. I can relate very much. I feel that way about a few things for sure.

Makes perfect sense to me.

Everyone's situation is unique - there is no typical or one way to do the digital nomad lifestyle.

It's great to have different perspectives on these topics.. thanks for the insight :)

Thank you! I lived in Thailand years ago and have an advantage of many Thai friends speaking the language. I think being in Thailand part time and USA part time may be for me. Great video

hi, my name is Jonathan, I'm from Strasbourg, Asldace, but ive been living in Chiang Mai, Thailand since the age of 13, when i moved with my parents from Alsace to Thailand, now Im 37 and you have no idea how this video rings so true in my heart!. I use to think i could become one of them (asian), i learned the language fluently, as well as english, but now that many many years have passed, and many illusions and dreams have passed, and my marriage here with my high school love has ended, i feel i have no plave in that country no more, and like you said, i'll always be a tourist to them, i miss my culture, my Alsacian culture which is very close to yours in Munchen, which i know pretty well myself, because i have some friends there! Anyways, the fellings of belonging somewhere, of having that base, and missing your loved ones and your friends and family, well, that has never been so much more the truth than now! Tchuss!

i thought the big payoff is that digital nomads liked being where you could work a lot less and still have enough money to live well.

You are not the son of Mc Guyver, LOL

Earth is not spinning ball. Earth has no boundaries therefore it is not an object (Nikola Tesla). Earth is geocentric and proved to be many times repeatedly and at any time unlike Scientisms proof which of they have nothing that proves motion. Rockets do not operate in a vacuum. The ISS never needs maintenance for anything including seals valves and pumps all they ever do is sing do tricks with CGI and answer stupid preloaded questions from children. And that's only scratching the superficial surface.

Location independence is the key element. With location independence you can live wherever you like for as long as you like. And when you want to go home, you can go.

Lots of traveling gets old after a while, just like anything can. Traveling with little money sucks possibly more than just staying put with little money. Either way, money will definitely flavor your experience wherever you go. Travel on your own terms and be where you want to be.

I'm glad there is someone who lives somewhere in the middle. The nomad life is very appealing to me, but all nomads seem so extreme. I feel like I could do it for 1-4 months, but not having a true base, always just floating around and never having true roots, seems uncomfortable and unappealing. Thanks for sharing.

Complaining about laundry and the lack of printers? WTF? I think this guy spent way too much beyond his means and failed to adapt to the environments he found himself in. It's a huge reason why people can't make it when living in this type of lifestyle.

The main question is this: what do you want to do with your time, how do you want to live your days. Each of us has individual needs, desires and pleasures. What you want to do will tell you where to do it, and the degree of stability necessary. I love to travel, but I also enjoy gardening, sailing, building furniture in my woodworking shop, and playing several instruments. Traveling with a table saw, banjo and guitar, a 16 foot daysailer and a patch of soil is difficult, to say the least. LOL So I travel for a while, and enjoy the pleasures of home for a while. There is a price and a pleasure to each choice in life. You pays your money and you takes your chances. You have the satisfaction of having found success in the nomadic life, and of having refined your search for happiness. I see you as a success on both counts.

Helpful. Thanks for sharing.

I think you've chosen the best route. I can't imagine not having a "home". You're still independent as far as work is involved, so you are free to travel if you want. There's no reason you should have to travel if that's not what you really want. Good for you, knowing your own mind! :)

Admit it. Cheap oats and dairy from Aldi/Lidl, together with rye bread and all the other things that aren't obtainable at any price, are considerations!

There is a middle ground too. Stay in one place for 1-6 months. We'll probably stop and stay when the place feels right.

It's always good to see some with a different perspective on this kind of life style. Some many vloggers make it seem like it's the best life ever and that there are very little draw backs but in reality this kind of life style really isn't for everyone but I think it will take going and trying it to figure that out. Thanks for the honesty.

because you cant find the router or the kitchen knife? loool

You have each other why do you need more?

Hey Philip - Love this thought provoking chat. I totally agree with you on the challenge of traveling and having a schedule. Everything becomes so much more challenging. The idea of living at home seems like a romantic idea now. The hard part is balancing the desire to travel and itchy feet with having a home base. I'm sure you know that feeling well. :)

So glad I found your video. I also decided to settle down and put roots :)

keep going with the vids man. i might see you soon in munich =)

Fantastic tips for building habits. Thanks dude, glad I stumbled across this channel. Liked and subscribed :)

Nicely produced video.