I don't need to become a digital nomad. Just a digital work from home job. I enjoy being at home a lot. Traveling is fun. But I always want to come home.
@@allygarska there is no such thing as ideal job tbh. Trust me, I have been 5 times changing companies. At first, you're excited about yout job then 2-3 years, the excitement just wears off. You'll start to get bored with the routine.
@@petiteguru1966 i think a lot of long term travellers initially are running away from the 9-5, and also wanting to have some new experiences and see new places. Once you start travelling becomes addictive as there are so many different countries and cultures to experience. However, once you have travelled for years I think the need to slow down becomes apparent. Even successful rich nomads end up staying in places...more than travelling.
I've worked remotely for foreign companies straight from my laptop for more than 10 years now. Here's my take on this. A digital nomad lifestyle is good for certain phases of a person's life. If you have the itch to explore the world and you have solid online skills that you can monetize, go ahead. However, as you age, you will still be looking for that level of security and familiarity. You don't want to be constantly stuck at airports for long layovers or flights delays, airbnb's, homestays, and at times unsafe situations in odd places. Most digital nomads after some time still look for a permanent address to "settle down"" in. So that simply transitions to migrating. The digital economy doesn't entirely mean you have to go traveling to wherever. It just means the freedom to do work outside a typical office environment. The concept is, you are NOT STUCK IN AN OFFICE 8-5. You can be a digital nomad even if you just work from home (and not just because of a pandemic). And to add to the reality check of this whole thing....even billionaire's who can afford to jet set anywhere and anytime still have a home/permanent address to go to back to. Why? We all seek a place that we call "home".
Spot on Rica. I started this lifestyle in 2002 when it was in its infancy. I just watched this documentary 2022 and I actually pity the people in it, feel worried and sad for them. The girls from Germany look so unhappy deep down and actually "lost and unfulfilled." I noticed the main one had "Plenty of Fish" dating site opened on her browser. The glamour of the lifestyle is not all it makes out to be. In fact it can be more stressful and have serious consequences to your health. I was working in Jamaica, Dominican Republic etc and like you said age catches up with you. My gut was telling me to go back home and all I wanted to do was go back home. I couldn't wait to get the next flight home. I was starting to hate it. The days were just becoming the same; you still have to find a place no matter where you are and open your laptop and work. Doesn't matter whats outside whether its a beach or what. The excitement of that wears off. As time was progressing, I watched all my friends and family settle down and get married. I knew it had to stop and thank fully I realised it. I go cold thinking about it and this nomad lifestyle.
This documentary changed my life, I watched this when I was at the office and I was really unhappy about my life. After that, I quit my job end of 2019 and started my first startup at the beginning of 2020. I was selling tourist activities such as paragliding and dividing. It was going fine, making enough money to pay for my living. Then boom! Covid-19. It destroyed my business. After that, I established a couple more unsuccessful businesses. Now I opened an online selling business in the UK and living in the UK. Still struggling but at least I am happy with my life and hopefully about the future.
3 years ago, sick of living in the rat race and chasing more money and more stuff, I gave up my apartment in the San Francisco Bay Area, bought an old RV and took my marketing consulting practice remote. Now I make videos about my life and travels to support myself. It is definitively not the easy, cushy way to go. It's a lot of work, but I still prefer it to my old life. I think more and more of us are going to be working remotely and become more location independent. It's the future! It was good to hear others' perspectives about being a digital nomad. Good documentary.
Carolyn's RV Life exactly- but you are not changing the world- non of these ppl are- you are changing your own world and that’s a luxury that not everyone has!
Yes, Indeed. My dream was travelling with carry laptop anywhere I could, then the pandemic hits :( I already have the constant online job and it is legit but not the travelling :)
@Angel Love you have no idea how much money you can make online thenXD these are people who work to just get by. online entrepreneurship has never been this big. you can definitely make a good living/get rich from living remote if you what you are doing
there is a very important issue that folks need to know before becoming a digital nomad, which is, one must be a really expert in his job to be a nomad
@@tzza9668 do you know how traditional thais live? dude, that's another standard and another way of living. most people that go to thailand etc. want to retire there and aren't used to that.
Pro Tip: if your job does'nt make you a lot of money now, its not going to make you a lot of money abroad. You need a skill to make this work and it cant be a job that just any John Doe can do off the street. Hence why this lifestyleis not for everyone. This job is for talented writers, freelancers , graphic designers, digital marketers, ecommerce experts and programmers. Everything else you're going to struggle finding remote work
@@arsenioseslpodcast3143It's not so bad, I went to study in a new country where the cost of university was $3000 US a year, spent a year learning the language, 3 years learning the culture, have had some great experiences. I volunteered through the uni for a place to live, and got part time work to cover the rest of my expenses. He is right, you need a skill set to live this lifestyle, you don't necessarily have to go to university, but going to university can help you live this life - student visas allow you to stay in a place for longer and gain part time work.
I was a digital nomad for a year spending one full month in a different European country. The experience was really tiring as organazing myself and making sure my living standards and working environment would allow me to perform my work well for my clients was not so easy. At some point , I decided to have single a base in an Eastern European country and only to travel on weekends or take one week off every month to fully be able enjoy a destination.
I'm 27. Been a digital nomad for almost 3 years now. I admit that sometimes I work more hours than my last office job but I can choose when and where to work without a boss nor deadlines. I don't make too much money but definitely enough to live quite comfortably outside western countries. Of course I have my own struggles but I don't think I can ever become an office employee ever again. I do hope to grow my RUclips travel channel to the point of monetization. Fingers crossed! :D
I’d rather have a stable home. I was brought up on the road, we travelled from country to country living in the car, sleeping on couches, homeschooling along the way. As a kid it was cool to see new places but I hated making friends them having to leave them so in the end I didn’t bother trying to make friends. I was always the new girl, the outsider, not belonging anywhere or having any kind of cultural identity. The internet didn’t exist back then and it was hard to stay pen pals with people. I dreamed of having my own place and then travelling knowing I can come back home to security and safety. I think this lifestyle is best for singles not people with kids.
It's def for single people. That's why I won't have kids until my late 30's. I just love exploring the world and meeting new people and having unique experiences, as a nomad. I know in the future I won't have that chance.
@PrivacyPlease Yeah, but I run my own business and have personal savings, so it's kind of the same thing. I would say, personally it's great. I work remotely.
I'm considering worldschooling my kids in the future to maintain a digital nomad lifestyle. How long did your family stay in each place? What do you think would have made it easier for you?
@@joser1853 Late 30s is quite late to have a kid. When your kid is for example 16 and you're 54, think about it. Unrelatable af, .... How I know? Cause that was me and my dad. Pls don't, your kid will suffer from the age gap and not really bond with you.
I'm vegan, investing in organic farm but willing to have property in Panama and have dual citizenship to avoid taxes and fly around the world every weekend... That's some high level green washing.
I'm a straight male. WHo gives a fuck if your vegan. It has no association to the rest of the sentence. Anyone will buy into an organic farm now. It's a growth industry
My experience of being a digital nomad is that no matter how nice your surroundings are, you are bound to the computer to put in time to do the work... In some ways, you have less time to shirk around because the work product has to be there. So you can be at a place with the nicest scenery, but it isn't _that_ different from working at an office with a nice view...
Well you have to work anywhere anyway, so it is not a holiday. I would much rather work and then jump in the ocean after, then work and then travel home and sit in front of the tv etc. Did you not enjoy the experience?
@@abdullahbrum I enjoyed the nomad part of it far more than the work part of it. Digital nomad lifestyle has its perks, but if you have work where you have to put some hours in, then it turns into merely working at an office with a view real quick.
I will hopefully be able to have the cake and eat it too. Opening a crypto mining office with computerized trading algorithms that will allow me to put minimal working time, and more time traveling and exploring the world.
Completely different than working at an office. You can enjoy yourself after work and explore your new surroundings. It's all about having proper time management.
Saket Puranik I am a digital nomad and I do still have a home (in one of the most expensive and affluent cities in the world) and may I tell you what I prefer any day: being nomadic! Makes me alive, makes me grateful for life, makes me a more tolerant person. Have you recently noticed the shift towards hate, intolerance and xenophobia in the countries most of the digital nomads are from. Has anyone asked they may be distancing themselves from it by going nomadic.
Been working and travelling myself for the past 5 years, best experience and dont regret a thing. But to live this lifestyle, you have to be smart about almost everything and adapt quickly to change. Not everyone has a stomach for that.
@PrivacyPlease Just returned home (UK) 4 months ago, now currently working here saving ammo for until when Covid is over. Planning to head to Europe / NZ or Canada afterward. Thanks for asking, take care (:
Can’t imagine living like that, for me i can do 3 months at a time and go back to a stable home stay few months and travel again just to kill the routine of work life
@@rafikta8381 Can relate. I think the older you are the more you tend to want stability as well. I tend to stay in one place 6 months to 1 year now before considering moving to another.
I've been in the same city for 30 years of my life. I'm 50 and I've barely ever been out of the US. Here I am at the point where most people want to settle in one place but I want nothing more than to get out and see the world. Given that my work can be done anywhere, this is very tempting.
Do it! If you are waiting for the moment where you will feel 100 % ready, you are gonna wait forever. Making big life changes can feel a bit scary and you will never feel 100 % ready, but you just gotta do it anyway. If this is what you are drawn to do, if the thought of this excites you, then you just gotta take a leap of faith and do it :) Once it's done, you will probably have the time of your life. It's never too late to go for your dream! You only have the now-moment, your life is just a series of nows. So take the first step now. Start by doing some research, read blogs, look up the places you want to go and learn more about them, watch travel vlogs here on youtube etc. Get inspired! And then do some research on work possibilities etc. And start preparing by getting rid of a lot of stuff, and "getting ready" to move as if you are actually doing this. Think about what you wanna pack etc. Get excited! Just take the first step! Follow your bliss :) Good luck =)
After 10+ years in software development, working 100% on the computer, I switched to running a cafe bakery and I find that working with people and making physical things for people is way more rewarding and a more balanced life, I get to be part of a real physical community of staff and customers, to each her own though
wow do you have social media? I am majoring in computer science and looking for my way in the world. Would love to talk to you or hear more of your stories!!
That's very personal and amplified by your previous experience. I bet you most 10yo baristas would love to work from a computer, not serving anyone and travel the world for the next 10 years.
I think this a great intro documentary. There's digital nomads doing all kinds of things living all kinds of ways. You can think of it as moving to a different place every few months just to switch up your routine, see a different place, experience a change etc. But your day to day is still the same, you enjoy your new neighborhood/city on weekends and work on the weekdays. It's just the choice of not choosing to live in a place because of a job.
But don't you think about work when your away, and how it's pilling up for when you get back? When I had my office job they would text and email all the time, even though they knew I was on vacation.
Lived that life for about 3 years collecting different Airline status, but it got too lonely and stressful so I took a break and haven't felt the need to return. It's always better from the outside looking in.
Very nice documentary. What I learned from it is that this lifestyle is not "the dream". It's just one lifestyle that can cater to a select group of people. I would very much like to have the freedom not to go to an office and work 9 to 5 but I would like to stay in my city where I have my friends and life. And it's okay. I'm glad this woman has the chance to pursuit her dreams and I wish she accomplishes her goals in the future as well
I would like to see a documentary that don't show us just the result, but how they started, their challenge, how long and effort it took to quit their jobs and be able to do it full time. I would like live a life like them. I am so happy for them. I think life is not a place to suffer cuz of financial issue until death, at a moment everyone should live a rich person life and be free
The path that is not for everyone. I am also a Digital Nomad for more than 9 years. I love this kind of career because it gives me freedom to go anywhere. For you to start you need to accept the fact that you will sit long hours infront of your laptop or computer. If you are extroverted person this is not the right job for you. That is only my opinion. You also need a lot of skills to earn a good money.
Of course, it's possible, many do something like that. The ridiculous thing is how there are those fraudsters who always show how happy and independent they are and never how they actually work.
I'm an extrovert. I teach English online so I do sit for hours in front of a computer but I'm engaging with people from all over the world most of the time. :-) But yes, you're still working full-time or more than to support your life, it's just a life that's not fixed in one place.
99 % of digital nomads, working on a beach, hammock or a any other fancy place, actualy dont make any income enough to provide such a lifestyle. They just living a dream and try to selling it until their money (savings, but mostly parents) runs out. And than they end up selling an ebook about selling an ebook... I work as a self employed web developer since 14 years now. Most of the time from home. When you want to make a good income, you have to work for good customers and you have to work in an supporting environment. A beach or hammock is not such an environment. There is no successful person who is doing that, no matter if its an developer, author, creator, influencer, trader or whatever. There is no existing successful business starting at a beach. It is pretty much harder than that. And as i am from germany, i can tell you berlin is the worst place for searching a job. This city is full of dreamers and bullshit agencies, full of idiots doing projects they dont know anything about.
They are happy doing what they do. Who are people in comments saying it's stupid. People hate anything that is not generalised in society. So what if they make enough money or they don't. There is nothing establishing it's better to do 9-5 job or doing this. There is a reason why so many people are unsatisfied with their life. Stop hating anyone's lifestyle that doesn't match yours.
I’ve been living/working full time on the road in a Scamp Travel Trailer for the past year, and the biggest lesson to be taught is EFFICIENCY. “Digital Nomads” either work a remote job, freelance with a specific skill set, or run an online business. From what i’ve learned over the last year is that if you want to GROW financially, you must focus on a system that allows for personal finance and professional growth at the most efficient level possible. Multiple sources of income, passive income, residual income, and finding the ultimate efficiency to every detail of every income stream. Efficiency is the number one component of a successful financial journey. Most focus on the travel first. Focus on creating financial freedom, and the truest form of freedom will follow.
Just came from the doc on the Chinese real estate pyramid scheme and now I'm watching a digital nomad who's job is to teach digital nomadship, and a guy who's job is cryptocurrency speculation. Jesus, all I want at this point is to watch a person make an actual thing of value.
Editor, copywriter, illustrator, writer, virtual assistant, photographer, blogger, content marketer, web developer, programmer, animator, accountant, tutor, UX researcher... there’s plenty to do besides what’s presented in the video. But I get your point, some of these mundane jobs are not as “Instagrammable” so they get less attention.
I think a big issue with the system that people face is being told where to be when to be there. That's at least my worst nightmare. Being bossed around in general. It feels like slavery. Yeah you get paid but you only get paid because nobody wants to do the work you're doing so they reward you for it
@@dreamsaresharedhere_ how do you know nobody wants to do the work you are doing? The job market where I’m from is very competitive, jobs get snapped up in days and it’s not easy to walk from one job to another. It’s hardly slavery Isit.
I Fell in love with this lifestyle years ago, now I’m finally doing it. I day trade. If you have a goal , strategically go for it. Don’t live with regrets. You’re only on earth once, might as well be an adventure 😉🥂
I’ve lived this life style for quite sometime. Money isn’t great but the experience is worth it. I recommend it for young people but not when you get older and want to settle.
German lady talking about being 'overworked' as she walks through a third world wet market filled with people who would kill for a 9-5 desk job in a European country lol.
true. but, this doesn't mean that us that live in the usa for example don't get overworked on a retail type of job or working for almost most commercial corporations.. life ain't easy period.
Nope, most Indonesian people would love to leave their 9 to 5 job if they were offered to be an entrepreneur. But somehow we are lack of knowledge about how to be an entrepreneur things.
It kind of broke my heart to watch this. Especially at the end when she mentioned that she wanted kids and at 35 time was starting to run out and she didn't know how to have a relationship when she was always moving. That kind of hit at the heart of why this was so sad for me. I value my friends and family so much, I sacrifice for my family and especially my daughter, but I'm glad that I can provide what I can (love, companionship, resources) and I think that, at least for me, no amount of travel would fulfil me in the way that my relationships do. I love to travel, but for me a large part of the enjoyment is in sharing that travel with loved ones. I know there are digital nomads who travel in couples and even as families, and I think that might be much more appealing to me, but yeah, this documentary just made me sad really.
I think they didn't pick the best people to use in this, unless they wanted people to cringe. There are heaps of people out there doing it, and doing pretty well for themselves - some in couples and families as you said. These characters just seemed dodgy and really ill-prepared for a lot of lifes realities. Like they were trying, but not really smart enough to do it well.
It made me sad too but relationships are hard. There are some 35 year olds that never left their hometown and are still single though. Nothings guarenteed.
Why so many haters... Yes, I am a Chinese and I am a digital nomad for more than a year. I do have some hard time to apply for visas and so on. But EVERYTHING HAS A PRICE AND SOLUTION. I have a US visa so it helps me go to a lot of countries without a visa or easily apply an e-visa. And WE DON'T ATTEMPT TO GO TO EVERY COUNTRY. I usually chose the country doesn't need a lot of effort with visa, then take my time to apply one for another country if I need to. We got time, we got options, and yes we do have downsides (especially from a country which doesn't provide your the strongest passport, but we see solutions and we take the action and make live more fun. Hope you find your own way to live happily. As Digital Nomad is more about Lifestyle. Cheers. Yeye.
This is so cool DW created a segment on this. I would love to be a free digital nomad while being able to generate revenue working abroad. So impressed by the variety of topics DW covers.
"She doesn't wanna be overworked again" .. They say as they show everyday Asian people walking and sitting through the market all day to earn their few bucks
Have you been to South-East Asia? These SE-Asian people are not overworked and do not live in poverty. Their attitude and work ethic is very easy going and in flow with getting things done that suits their lifestyle. They are the most hospitable, kind-spirited people on this planet.
Being a Digital Nomad is indeed a dream job. You can travel anywhere and set up office anywhere as long as there is an internet access. But this job also requires high discipline. Because we have to manage our own work time. There is no 9-5 working time. There are no supervisors. Passion is needed in work like this. And most of this work is done by internet marketers.
As some one involved in digital marketing myself, I can respect what these guys are doing and their choice of lifestyle. I have team members who work home based too, so to an extent, we do practice remote working policy in my company. I doubt I'll ever see myself living this lifestyle myself tho - I thrive around people, and my main drive is to provide stability to my family. Different stroke for different folks tho. "As a digital nomad you can go to the beach at lunch, and drink coconut (milk)" - LOL? 'm based in Asia where these guys are all flocking to too, so there's that. The thought of spending the whole day working while on "holiday" tho... just doesn't jive. When I travel, I want to be work free.
Important note. Chiang Mai air quality is among the worst in the world. The traffic is horrendous and the oppressive heat get's old fast. If you go, go with eyes wide open!
The idea sounds great - but it's a lot harder than you think. Requires so much self-motivation, energy, strategy, connections etc. There's no guarantee, job-security or safety nets. Not saying don't do it - but be prepared!
The thing is: EU citizens like Germans etc. don't really need a security. If they fail - They can come back to their home country and get payed from the system. At the end: They have 0 risk compared to people from other countries.
I traveled for almost 2,5 years and did work and holiday. I rather do work full time and enjoy full time afterwards. After a few (app. 3 ) months, I either was tired of working or traveling. Interesting tough was, that I enjoyed the time when I worked in one spot the most. There I could buid relationships with all the people who shared the same experience with me. I love traveling, but I also love working and being settled down. Now I´m a student and have no clue how life will work out, but I´m glad that I have had the experience, that even traveling is tiring and sometimes it can be too much. Enjoy where you are, no matter what you do. I found you are happy with the right people around you. Not 1000 Beaches.
Coworking culture is growing in my country and I would love more documentaries about this type of culture. Thank you DW Documentary - you bring very fresh, interesting and modern topics! Love this channel! I also like the voice of the narrator, it's quite soothing.
It has recently also in last couple of years taken off in Australia , I work for financial services company that offers flexible working , I dont have to be in the office most days or do 50 /50 each week.
I did this for a year with my wife. We stayed in mostly nice hotels and ate at good restaurants; still cost us less than we would have spent in the US and probably 1/3 of our time was spent in expensive countries. No rent/utilities, no car or medical insurance, save on taxes (still have to pay some), it really adds up. For the most part we didn't stay anywhere that I would consider less safe than the US. Health care, you can pay cash and it will cost you less than if you have insurance in the US.
The online world opens new possibilities... and I and my husband took this door. We work it part-time for the moment, but people in our community of digital business owners are making it big time after a little while, and it is real... finally! And we have real people, living in the same town then us, where we can find help and support, we have full training and 90% of everything is done for us... So it is possible and it is the future... We decide to be part of it... We are so proud of our digital business and most of all, happy that the big part of our job is to help people getting successful... That's the future I'm talking about! Have a great day everyone. Sylvie
I do believe you should enjoy your own company before anything but, all this has to get old when you are constantly experiencing new things and have nobody to share it with or share it with some people you barely know or have a connection with. I love to travel but, I think these experiences are enhanced when they are shared with friends and loved ones there. This lifestyle sounds all good but, just very detached and lonely. Thats just me though, some people love doing things on their own and love it. Keep living your best life!
You can be friends with other travelers. And you don't have to always travel together, just some of the time (whether 70% or 20%), and stay in touch through the internet the rest of the time. Also, if there's a city where you like to keep going back to, you can be friends with someone settled there.
On the other hand you might share your life with your spouse but live a mundane and boring one in your hometown and missed out on all of the adventures of the world. Maybe your wife doesn't truly love you and is just in a relationship to stave off her own loneliness. You can put a negative twist on any situation.
This was so good to watch! I'm an American Real estate agent living Abroad in France and I have some of the same experiences as all of these travellers! I'd love to know how they are doing now!
I would like to see a documentary that don't show us just the result, but how they started, their challenge, how long and effort it took to quit their jobs and be able to do it full time. I would like live a life like them. I am so happy for them. I think life is not a place to suffer cuz of financial issue until death, at a moment everyone should live a rich person life and be free
This is something everyone can do and something everyone should do at least once in their lifetime. It always seems harder before you get started but once you get going, there is no going back. Also, there is no need to constantly travel if that's not your thing (it's def not mine anymore). To anyone considering this lifestyle, don't overthink it, set up a game plan and just do it.
I'm remote tech worker (NOT a "digital nomad"). Tips: - stay in a region where the time zone is at least partially compatible with your job - DONT expect hammocks and sipping from coconuts, DO expect hard work and an adjustment period (#languageBarrier) - live for the weekends (or nights) and make local/expat friends, it will be VERY lonely if you do not. It's totally doable, but let's disperse the delusions easy living. It's a beautiful, painful, challenging, and rewarding experience.
I'd highly recommend an article on Medium titled, "Digital Nomads Are Not the Future", which goes deep into the real impact of digital nomads on the communities in which they live. It was certainly an eye-opening view of a side to this industry that is rarely if ever mentioned
HotaraTakeo - exactly! Its also not the "future" b/c 99.99999% of people do NOT want to be or simply can't be digital nomads!.... Alot of hype nowadays gets mistaken for "trend" - Just like 99.99999% DON'T want to live in "tiny houses" (tell the RUclips algorithm that!) or dorm/commune like arrangements (unless forced to financially or by the lack of affordable housing!).... 99.99999% have no desire to and are NOT moving back to urban ghettos like Detroit!....
This was the most stupid thing about digital nomads I've read in my life. When you travel you feel more connected to people you meet, sometimes even more than to the coworker one box behind you. Of course only if you live in a hostel where everyone lives and where locals work and you can talk to them. If you are normal person and not "buyer of everything" with USA passport and full pocket of Franklins. So be NORMAL and not a piece of shit, live, talk, travel, enjoy!!!
I read it, at this stage could be like that, but nowadays remote working is becoming a thing also in larger sectors,like public sector, so it's not so privileged as it was. And you pay taxes there and also well paid worker in lower income societies are fresh air and with less cultural limits as in the past, contact between locals and nomads are very easy. I lived in Goa for one month and I made amazing friendships with locals of my age. I think this article is typical fakeradical-leftwing-article, when you don't see prospectives it's not a good socialist article.
A huge group of these people rocked into my hostel in Panama last year. They all knew eachother and were recounting times they'd had in far flung places. It seemed pretty cool. They didn't seem too stressed and didnt party that hard either, at least not with us regular old tourists. Just happy to scuba and work on the wifi. They were a bit tight lipped about the special jobs they'd made for themselves, which is fair. It's a cool life!
Amusingly, I took a nap and woke up to this on autoplay, and it turns out I think I could offer unique insight for non-digital nomads watching this and reading the comments from so many defensive nomads. A little background, I'm a fintech entrepreneur and investor. I've built and sold everything from a SAAS mortgage banking platform to an online casino biz... With around 16 years of experience doing this I've seen a bit. Well, a few years ago I decided to pick up from the US and settle in SE Asia, chasing the fastest growing economies in the world... and I've happened to encounter quite a few "digital nomads", as they're the first people you'd come across when looking for tech events (if you're using western platforms), and here are my candid thoughts: 1. They're mostly broke. They stay in the cheapest cities or live in hostels when they're doing visa runs. That's why they're all in the smaller islands in The Philippines, Bali, and Chiang Mai. I only ran into them when I was in Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur, but they're usually just using the bigger cities as a hub to fly through on visa runs since they couldn't afford to live in them. 2. They're nomads because they can't get a visa. They don't qualify for any particular visas unless they become English teachers... Some used to get visas to teach muay Thai, others used to get education visas for joining language centers as a student, but that loophole dried up. 3. One dirty little secret you'll never hear in public is how many of the pretty, younger women are actually hookers. Seriously. They make their money selling their bodies to other westerners, that's why they're traveling all over the place and only posting these bikini shots. They use IG, Reddit, and Twitter to sell their bodies... and many of them are now using OnlyFans. 4. They're culturally clueless and learn VERY little about where they're living. They don't learn the local languages, they don't build any local contacts, they don't leverage the asymmetric information between their home countries and their hosts. They have zero local friends (outside of curious young people who want a farang, kano, or Bule friend). A lot of the guys only keep on doing it because it's incredibly easy for western guys to get laid... They're seen as exotic to them, just like an Asian woman would be in the west. 5. They all do the same crap. They're trying to make it as Amazon FBA, content writers, digital nomad gurus, or English coaches. Most of them have VERY few marketable skills outside of something you'd hear Gary Vaynerchuck yelling at you. 6. Most of them are incredibly self-important, to the point that it's hard to even connect with them. They think they're better than their compatriots back home (which they'll call sheep) and they're getting their butts kissed all day long by locals selling everything to them above market fair value. They all walk around like they're from Malibu, Boca, or the Upper East Side. After being out here for a few years I can tell anybody if you want to go to Asia... Get a job at a multinational and ask your job to transfer you... The regular expats live so much better than the digital nomads that it's actually amusing to think about how dumb being a "nomad" actually is. And if you're looking to come out here the way I did. Visit a few places for months at a time, then pick one and settle down. You really need to spend an extended time in a place to start to become part of the firmament. I've lived in Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, and BGC Manila... before settling down in one of those places (I'm also NOT saving money out on living expenses while being out here. My living expenses are around the average American's annual salary). Do you remember 'Crazy Rich Asians'? It's real. Not everybody out here is broke, you can definitely find some locals making more money than you ever imagined. Now, I'm in a sleepy suburb that wouldn't really appeal to anybody looking for an exciting lifestyle. Do NOT get sucked into the coworking digital nomad crowd, they're clueless. Figure out which business models can work in Asia that are already working in Europe or the Americas and create a proper startup. Go ahead and work 15-20 hours a day and spend time feeling as foolish as possible as you struggle to learn the local customs, religions, and languages. If you're lucky you just might make it.
me too, in my case I already live on a third world/low cost of life country. I dont want to move from country to country but I want to work for someone abroad and move every few months from a city to another.... maybe live on a city for a year before moving to the next for another year. maybe spend a year on another country before returning to mine
same. but not for only traveling though, i want to earn money in a country that have strong currency and then spend time with my family in my home country that has a weak currency.
This is something needs to be looked into. Working from home using Zoom was a fairly new concept for American workers. I personally don't know how these Zomads were affected
@Jo Lisa Dukarić Well, in Phillipines overstay fine is $15 a month so we aren't going to bother with the trip to get an extension 🤷🏽♂️. I don't know what projects you are speaking about but my businesses are going fine. Better than ever actually lol
Dude, this video legit inspired me to travel and work remotely. I think I saw this 3 years ago. I was broke and making minimum wage in India. Now, I'm living in Bali and doing quite good for myself!
I use my mobile internet, social media.....from morning to night, even at bathroom.... I am also digital Nomad....love this dw. Love from Varanasi India🇮🇳🙏
Just long term tourists dependant on wifi. Dont really experience other cultures other than from a tourist perspective as they dont actually work in the community they reside in.Of course governments like them. They are long stay tourists contributing to the economy on funds earned in other countries.
To debunk some things in the comments. Some people are just so sad about how boring their lives are so they have to make excuses for themselves and other people. 1. People from all over the world are making this lifestyle happen. You can do it no matter what passport you have. People come from the mud in 3rd world countries and still make it happen. Some people just have to fill out a few extra papers once per month. 2. This life is fucking amazing. We’re not “barely getting by”, most of us are making more money than you, and saving WAY more money by living in cheaper countries. We’re able to use our money to invest in property and business. Enjoy your debt and low wage job buddy. I’ll keep traveling the world, investing in business and multiplying my income.
This is the future ! And it's also a way to get out of your comfort zone, experience and see different cultures, different countries. See what our wonderful earth has to offer, and at the end, understand that we have only one, that we are one, and that we should all protect it the best we can.
We started to travel and work from the road almost 9 years ago, when the word Digital Nomad didn't even exist. Back then we decided on slow travel, always staying for 3 month (hence the name of our project). We visited 20 locations like this and we're currently in Ghana 👋
Interesting video, which shows how much young people understand life is a journey not a destination. I am not saying it is right for everyone, but for many(I doubt a billion) it helps you understand there is more to this planet than where you where born. I started being a nomad at 25 and I am now 73. I have emigrated 3 times, and done many of the things most people do, but when I was done with where I was I moved on. I am happy, healthy, and living in a small village in a third world Asian country on a small state pension that covers the basics. My advise for all those who would like to be a nomad are simple. Know what you want to do, who with, where, and how you are going to pay for it. Learn how to separate out your needs from your wants, as your wants wont make you happy. Good luck.
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Just so beautifully put across. In our culture, travel is mostly for spiritual reasons.. by learning about how different people lead their life, just trying to understand what I want for myself. Good luck!
Thanks for the reply. Three years on and I am still in the same place physically, but think, how we handle loss is more important that how we handle successes.@@manishakandoi5980
A (ex)friend who is a 'digital nomad' owes me money. He is hard to reach, nowhere to be found, but is so crazy active on social media that he has something 'new' up his sleeve, while taking a picture of his laptop overlooking a beach. After 7 years, I've given up asking him about the money. I'm inclined to believe that bragging about this lifestyle 'as freeing and entrepreneural and amazing' is 75% of the lifestyle. Digging a bit more about my friend, I found out, he also owes other people money, and that he's left his wife and kids to fend for their own. Isn't this lifestyle a form of technical and psychological evasion, tax-free? I mean, me and my bf have the same jobs as these 'nomads' - freelance designing, content writing, etc, and we have (almost) complete control of our time, but we don't advertise working on a beach or something. 18:14 '(laughs) Im not registered anywhere.' Ok haha, tax evasion.
There's something creepy about watching first-worlders living in poor countries, hanging around with other first-worlders, paying zero taxes and only ever interacting with locals when buying vegetables from the markets.
They are not gonna locate there forever, it's just like travel, you don't pay tax to a country you travel to, do you? and plus they are not taking the job from the local, they are supporting local business for staying longer than usual Traveler
Living abroad usually improve your openness. They pay taxes if their business is registered in their origin countries. I think the main reason why digital nomads feel better in developing countries is that it gives them a better lifestyle and the people still lives in the present over there. I lived in europe and usa and doing the line to buy food with my cart, I could not stop but to be aware of my condition. Look around you next time you do the groceries. People are literally half-dead
you can have both earn money in a country with a strong currency while living in a country with lower cost of living. It's called geo-arbitrage, basically what they are doing. Digital nomad wins over rat race.
"financial free" like becoming rich? Well, there is the hope that one day this will happen, you can retire and live whatever lifestyle you want. But some of us want to go bungee jumping, scuba diving, surfing, base jumping, snowboarding, partying, etc. You going to be doing all that when you are "financially free" and 60? Probably not...nbut you are probably not the type to do that now. These people are.
Travelling has definitely helped me set up my own business and now running a gardening one in the UK. It's nice to know that there are places to venture to when things go quiet during the winter months
Thank you so much for making video like this. As someone who stuck at the office everyday, that really open my mind to the whole new world. Please keep posting kind of the video like this next time
This is a great documentary! Thank you for doing this. I shared this with a friend. We're both working remotely and interested in taking a step further. One thing is for sure, I have financial priorities to tackle before diving into this.
I love the appeal of this life style, but I think its highly over fantasied. Its an interesting idea for a young person to pursue but carry this life style on for too long into your 30's and you will most likely end up like the women in the video... alone and without any real place to call home when you hit middle age. For me it makes so much more sense to travel in shorter trips 3 - 4 months at a time. Without having to worry about working. Just purely enjoying the experience with all the pressures of reality back home removed. Then returning home to ground yourself and work on putting down roots while saving for the next adventure. I'd hazard to guess that the majority of these less successful nomads spend more time worrying and stressing out about where there gonna find their next client so they can pay for a hotel for a week rather than actually enjoying the travelling aspect of it.
People get fired all the time here in the US so whats the difference. They get fired and then cant find work because the job moved offshore, seems maybe less stable actually. At least they can hop country to country.
@@xuanius Yes very true, if peoples aim is to travel extensively then I suggest gaining a marketable skill / trade that allows you to find employment fairly easily once you return home from your travels. It still requires a sacrifice towards climbing a career ladder, but anything worth while doesn't come without a sacrifice.
@@xuanius That's why you'd work for 1 or 2 years, leave, travel and find a new one when you get back. If you got a highly marketable skill, finding a job should always be easy.
Been there done that ... It’s a very privileged, narcissistic & climate destroying lifestyle on the back of poorer countries infrastructure. Also nomad life can be pretty lonely, sure you meet a lot of people but it mostly stays shallow. being on the move makes emotional Investments hard. I have the feeling the downsides are not talked enough about. Still it’s been a valuable and humbling experience...
I was looking at a picture from a party, from 5 years ago. Half the people in the picture went back to their home countries, the other half are dead. Lasting friendships are hard to make as an expat... 😎
been digital nomading for 4 years .. based for about 1-year in a city then switching it up ... BUT i think a key philosophy is ENTREPRENEURSHIP .. many nomads are entrepreneurs/owners but many are not.. eg. just freelance.... by going abroad to base in a country where cost of living is cheaper, its allowed many of us to start working on their small online businesss full time, sooner than they would have .. which is good. But the entrepreneur mindset is key ... building something you own, albeit small at first .. whether its online or not , the idea of builiding something you OWN for the longlaul.. building equity in something you can sell, and/or reap passive income from .....this is the spirit I like to get across just as much as anything in ma vlogs 🌴😎
It seems all over the place. That Colombian coconut investment will probably go nowhere. She seems to understand her niche but investing is a completely different world.
@@infiltr80r her niche is food. coconut is a food. she is investing in her niche, that she understands, and is investing, among lots of other stuff, so she is diversifying her portfolio of investments. I think you should travel more, Milton. ;)
Wow, this video is so inspiring! It's amazing to see how digital nomads can balance work and travel to experience diverse cultures and stunning destinations. 🌎✈💻 Keep sharing these incredible journeys!
when she said "i'm investing in organic coconut farming in colombia" I laughed so hard my neighbours came pay a visit thinking i was getting attacked or something
It is not a critic who counts, nor the man who points out how one is living or not living his life or what he should or shouldnt do for living. The credit actually belongs to the man who is in the arena! Who is going to put himself out there, take the chances, open his heart or mind to speak his truth no matter what. When doing this you will get kicked in your arse, you will get called names and laughed at by others. But they are not in the arena. They are hiding behind the keyboards, perhaps not having even tried this lifestyle. I loved reading all this criticism in comments here. People hurling their abuse, judgments and laughing at the couple of people who are not afraid to try something new, to dream big - even if dream might sound foolish, it is still a dream of a individual, to live life very differently. I am extremely grateful for giving this lifestyle a shot. I have fully enjoyed bouncing around cities and islands and being able to support myself this way. It was not easy but either not hard. And I am sure that one day I will come back to it. But for now I am happy to live yet another alternative lifestyle, vanlife in Australia. Being able to wake up without a mortgage plan in your own "house on four wheels" is priceless. Being able to study new topic, work with my own hands and create something beautiful, all these amazing sunrises and sunsets from the sidedoors of my van, all these great people that crossed my path. No one will ever take these moments from me, and for that I am very proud of myself. For always following my heart and not listening to critics who are not willing to put themselves into this imaginary arena of adventurous life full of instability but of full of creativity, joy and belonging ♥
This seems great, I too want to have this sort of lifestyle for a certain amount of time(if not permanent) Have your own working hours,travel places of your choice and be your own boss
I completely agree with the content of this video. I never felt such as free as when I make difficult decisions out of my comfort area! And, remember, your life is only one, we can do it, most of us have the possibility for freedom, and we can reach our happiness! PS: Bali, Ubud is fantastic. I will return one time.
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I go from the couch, to the bathroom, to the desk, to the bed everyday carrying my laptop, I’m a digital nomad too.
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Hope you wash your hands in between.
Lol
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Exactly!😊
I don't need to become a digital nomad. Just a digital work from home job. I enjoy being at home a lot. Traveling is fun. But I always want to come home.
you're 100% right!
What would be the ideal jobs in your honest opinion that'll give you just that?
@@allygarska there is no such thing as ideal job tbh. Trust me, I have been 5 times changing companies. At first, you're excited about yout job then 2-3 years, the excitement just wears off. You'll start to get bored with the routine.
The routine is the enemy of time, embrace change to stay alive
@@petiteguru1966 i think a lot of long term travellers initially are running away from the 9-5, and also wanting to have some new experiences and see new places. Once you start travelling becomes addictive as there are so many different countries and cultures to experience. However, once you have travelled for years I think the need to slow down becomes apparent. Even successful rich nomads end up staying in places...more than travelling.
I've worked remotely for foreign companies straight from my laptop for more than 10 years now. Here's my take on this. A digital nomad lifestyle is good for certain phases of a person's life. If you have the itch to explore the world and you have solid online skills that you can monetize, go ahead. However, as you age, you will still be looking for that level of security and familiarity. You don't want to be constantly stuck at airports for long layovers or flights delays, airbnb's, homestays, and at times unsafe situations in odd places. Most digital nomads after some time still look for a permanent address to "settle down"" in. So that simply transitions to migrating. The digital economy doesn't entirely mean you have to go traveling to wherever. It just means the freedom to do work outside a typical office environment. The concept is, you are NOT STUCK IN AN OFFICE 8-5. You can be a digital nomad even if you just work from home (and not just because of a pandemic). And to add to the reality check of this whole thing....even billionaire's who can afford to jet set anywhere and anytime still have a home/permanent address to go to back to. Why? We all seek a place that we call "home".
You are absolutely correct
Absolutely !
Spot on Rica. I started this lifestyle in 2002 when it was in its infancy. I just watched this documentary 2022 and I actually pity the people in it, feel worried and sad for them. The girls from Germany look so unhappy deep down and actually "lost and unfulfilled." I noticed the main one had "Plenty of Fish" dating site opened on her browser. The glamour of the lifestyle is not all it makes out to be. In fact it can be more stressful and have serious consequences to your health. I was working in Jamaica, Dominican Republic etc and like you said age catches up with you. My gut was telling me to go back home and all I wanted to do was go back home. I couldn't wait to get the next flight home. I was starting to hate it. The days were just becoming the same; you still have to find a place no matter where you are and open your laptop and work. Doesn't matter whats outside whether its a beach or what. The excitement of that wears off. As time was progressing, I watched all my friends and family settle down and get married. I knew it had to stop and thank fully I realised it. I go cold thinking about it and this nomad lifestyle.
You're Right! What do yo do for a living if you mind me asking.
@@URBANNEWZ 12 years as a digital marketer and blogging. Now I have a mortar and brick business.
This documentary changed my life, I watched this when I was at the office and I was really unhappy about my life. After that, I quit my job end of 2019 and started my first startup at the beginning of 2020. I was selling tourist activities such as paragliding and dividing. It was going fine, making enough money to pay for my living. Then boom! Covid-19. It destroyed my business. After that, I established a couple more unsuccessful businesses. Now I opened an online selling business in the UK and living in the UK. Still struggling but at least I am happy with my life and hopefully about the future.
Thanks for watching and sharing your experience! Wishing you the best!
@@DWDocumentary Thank you
I’m from the UK and I’d love to know what your current business is . I find your story so inspirational :) wish you all the best
As long as u r happy,thats your journey u've been looking for!
Thanks sir for sharing your experience
3 years ago, sick of living in the rat race and chasing more money and more stuff, I gave up my apartment in the San Francisco Bay Area, bought an old RV and took my marketing consulting practice remote. Now I make videos about my life and travels to support myself. It is definitively not the easy, cushy way to go. It's a lot of work, but I still prefer it to my old life. I think more and more of us are going to be working remotely and become more location independent. It's the future! It was good to hear others' perspectives about being a digital nomad. Good documentary.
Carolyn's RV Life exactly- but you are not changing the world- non of these ppl are- you are changing your own world and that’s a luxury that not everyone has!
Robert Huqi she didn’t say her intention is to change the world.
How do I start to make money online I really can't do 9-5 anymore
@@RobH641 everyone has the power to change their own world, the fact that most individuals don’t realize this is the true problem.
So inspirational. I just quit and will follow in the footsteps
Watching this on 2021, when all of us learned that almost all desk jobs can be done remotely. 😂
Yep!😊
Sure.
Let us communicate. I like uwe can share our digital nomad.
yup.. being from IT background definitely gives an advantageous start
Yes, Indeed. My dream was travelling with carry laptop anywhere I could, then the pandemic hits :( I already have the constant online job and it is legit but not the travelling :)
Couldn't agree more. When this video uploaded?
Before watching- So cool, my dream life, I’m jealous
After watching- Full of gratitude and love my life.
This thread is sour grapes
@Angel Love you have no idea how much money you can make online thenXD these are people who work to just get by. online entrepreneurship has never been this big. you can definitely make a good living/get rich from living remote if you what you are doing
🤣🤣🤣 for real
I'm the opposite, I'm a digital hermit.
lol you are not alone good sir.
repawnd your not alone
You can be a digital hermit with a view of the sea.
what is digital hermit? does one make a living or it like hikikimori?
😂😂😂 I’m snowed in so even more of a hermit than usual.
there is a very important issue that folks need to know before becoming a digital nomad, which is, one must be a really expert in his job to be a nomad
No.
Shes just blogging.
She earns few euros. This allows her to be king in third world.
Its quiet easy.
@@takeOcrust well, even cheap countries like indonesia or thailand will cost quite a bit if you want western standards of living
@@multa7053 What is western standards of living , pile of garbage that you don't need?
@@tzza9668 do you know how traditional thais live? dude, that's another standard and another way of living. most people that go to thailand etc. want to retire there and aren't used to that.
@@multa7053 If they are making a move like that I am sure most of them know or expect what might be coming.
Pro Tip: if your job does'nt make you a lot of money now, its not going to make you a lot of money abroad. You need a skill to make this work and it cant be a job that just any John Doe can do off the street. Hence why this lifestyleis not for everyone. This job is for talented writers, freelancers , graphic designers, digital marketers, ecommerce experts and programmers. Everything else you're going to struggle finding remote work
Go back to university like the rest of the assholes are doing, going in debt and having a deplorable job lined up.
and you can do any of those things if you put your mind to it. no excuses.
@@arsenioseslpodcast3143It's not so bad, I went to study in a new country where the cost of university was $3000 US a year, spent a year learning the language, 3 years learning the culture, have had some great experiences. I volunteered through the uni for a place to live, and got part time work to cover the rest of my expenses. He is right, you need a skill set to live this lifestyle, you don't necessarily have to go to university, but going to university can help you live this life - student visas allow you to stay in a place for longer and gain part time work.
@@spearmethrough what did you study and where if you dont mind me asking? sounds interesting!
@freedom seekher whats the nme of the school?
I was a digital nomad for a year spending one full month in a different European country. The experience was really tiring as organazing myself and making sure my living standards and working environment would allow me to perform my work well for my clients was not so easy. At some point , I decided to have single a base in an Eastern European country and only to travel on weekends or take one week off every month to fully be able enjoy a destination.
Thoughtful❤️
True! A pure nomadic life may not be the best for everyone. There's always the gray area, at least to get started!
Useful info. Thanks.
which country?
Free but alone.
I'm 27. Been a digital nomad for almost 3 years now. I admit that sometimes I work more hours than my last office job but I can choose when and where to work without a boss nor deadlines. I don't make too much money but definitely enough to live quite comfortably outside western countries. Of course I have my own struggles but I don't think I can ever become an office employee ever again. I do hope to grow my RUclips travel channel to the point of monetization. Fingers crossed! :D
Heyy Alissa, in my latest film I explain the 6 BENEFITS of working and living remotely. I think you'll find it useful....check it out! 😌
Manifesting this
I’d rather have a stable home. I was brought up on the road, we travelled from country to country living in the car, sleeping on couches, homeschooling along the way. As a kid it was cool to see new places but I hated making friends them having to leave them so in the end I didn’t bother trying to make friends. I was always the new girl, the outsider, not belonging anywhere or having any kind of cultural identity. The internet didn’t exist back then and it was hard to stay pen pals with people. I dreamed of having my own place and then travelling knowing I can come back home to security and safety. I think this lifestyle is best for singles not people with kids.
It's def for single people. That's why I won't have kids until my late 30's. I just love exploring the world and meeting new people and having unique experiences, as a nomad. I know in the future I won't have that chance.
@PrivacyPlease Yeah, but I run my own business and have personal savings, so it's kind of the same thing. I would say, personally it's great. I work remotely.
I'm considering worldschooling my kids in the future to maintain a digital nomad lifestyle. How long did your family stay in each place? What do you think would have made it easier for you?
Nice perspective
@@joser1853 Late 30s is quite late to have a kid. When your kid is for example 16 and you're 54, think about it. Unrelatable af, .... How I know? Cause that was me and my dad. Pls don't, your kid will suffer from the age gap and not really bond with you.
I'm vegan, investing in organic farm but willing to have property in Panama and have dual citizenship to avoid taxes and fly around the world every weekend... That's some high level green washing.
She want to change citizen to Cyprus bla bla blah Confusion at highest lever 😀😀😀😀
she likes to smoke pot dude, that affect your cognitive faculties 😤🚬
I'm a straight male. WHo gives a fuck if your vegan. It has no association to the rest of the sentence. Anyone will buy into an organic farm now. It's a growth industry
That would've only made sense had she claimed to be an avid environmentalist.
Avoid taxes and travel around the world... Sounds great to me.
My experience of being a digital nomad is that no matter how nice your surroundings are, you are bound to the computer to put in time to do the work... In some ways, you have less time to shirk around because the work product has to be there. So you can be at a place with the nicest scenery, but it isn't _that_ different from working at an office with a nice view...
Well you have to work anywhere anyway, so it is not a holiday. I would much rather work and then jump in the ocean after, then work and then travel home and sit in front of the tv etc. Did you not enjoy the experience?
@@abdullahbrum I enjoyed the nomad part of it far more than the work part of it. Digital nomad lifestyle has its perks, but if you have work where you have to put some hours in, then it turns into merely working at an office with a view real quick.
@@abdullahbrum same, in the middle you meet a lot of new places, people, go to the beach, etc, it certainly has nothing to do with an ordinary office
I will hopefully be able to have the cake and eat it too. Opening a crypto mining office with computerized trading algorithms that will allow me to put minimal working time, and more time traveling and exploring the world.
Completely different than working at an office. You can enjoy yourself after work and explore your new surroundings. It's all about having proper time management.
Instead of digital nomad, be digitally employed. I wont matter whether you have to be nomad or not. Home is where heart is.
Saket Puranik I am a digital nomad and I do still have a home (in one of the most expensive and affluent cities in the world) and may I tell you what I prefer any day: being nomadic! Makes me alive, makes me grateful for life, makes me a more tolerant person. Have you recently noticed the shift towards hate, intolerance and xenophobia in the countries most of the digital nomads are from. Has anyone asked they may be distancing themselves from it by going nomadic.
@@rokziherl4490 Excellent point! I definitely understand that last bit.
Same thing..
But my heart is wild and free 😁
I'd drink to that
I'm an Analogue Nomad. Carrying a rotary phone around the world is a bit of a drag.
You really make me laugh seriously well said lol
😂😂😂 Thanks for the laugh
Genius comment 😆
Haaahaaa!
Rofl 🤣
Been working and travelling myself for the past 5 years, best experience and dont regret a thing.
But to live this lifestyle, you have to be smart about almost everything and adapt quickly to change. Not everyone has a stomach for that.
@PrivacyPlease Just returned home (UK) 4 months ago, now currently working here saving ammo for until when Covid is over.
Planning to head to Europe / NZ or Canada afterward.
Thanks for asking, take care (:
@@ChunWong how do you do it though? Do you own a business or do online freelance work? And how do the time zones affect your work?
Absolutely correct @cw productions That adaptability is the part that people don't see, and what defines us and separates us from the rest...
Can’t imagine living like that, for me i can do 3 months at a time and go back to a stable home stay few months and travel again just to kill the routine of work life
@@rafikta8381 Can relate. I think the older you are the more you tend to want stability as well. I tend to stay in one place 6 months to 1 year now before considering moving to another.
I've been in the same city for 30 years of my life. I'm 50 and I've barely ever been out of the US. Here I am at the point where most people want to settle in one place but I want nothing more than to get out and see the world. Given that my work can be done anywhere, this is very tempting.
Do it. Most digital nomads are in their 20s and 30s but there are many of us who are older. This lifestyle is possible at almost any age.
Do it! If you are waiting for the moment where you will feel 100 % ready, you are gonna wait forever. Making big life changes can feel a bit scary and you will never feel 100 % ready, but you just gotta do it anyway. If this is what you are drawn to do, if the thought of this excites you, then you just gotta take a leap of faith and do it :) Once it's done, you will probably have the time of your life. It's never too late to go for your dream! You only have the now-moment, your life is just a series of nows. So take the first step now. Start by doing some research, read blogs, look up the places you want to go and learn more about them, watch travel vlogs here on youtube etc. Get inspired! And then do some research on work possibilities etc. And start preparing by getting rid of a lot of stuff, and "getting ready" to move as if you are actually doing this. Think about what you wanna pack etc. Get excited! Just take the first step! Follow your bliss :) Good luck =)
Just do it!
Get up and do it!
I wish I can do my work online .. so I can travel MORE 😀
After 10+ years in software development, working 100% on the computer, I switched to running a cafe bakery and I find that working with people and making physical things for people is way more rewarding and a more balanced life, I get to be part of a real physical community of staff and customers, to each her own though
wow do you have social media? I am majoring in computer science and looking for my way in the world. Would love to talk to you or hear more of your stories!!
@@Amandaaaaaa123 I would like to hear too
@@realrogers890 are you in the tech industry too right now?
@@Amandaaaaaa123 Not yet
That's very personal and amplified by your previous experience. I bet you most 10yo baristas would love to work from a computer, not serving anyone and travel the world for the next 10 years.
I think this a great intro documentary. There's digital nomads doing all kinds of things living all kinds of ways. You can think of it as moving to a different place every few months just to switch up your routine, see a different place, experience a change etc. But your day to day is still the same, you enjoy your new neighborhood/city on weekends and work on the weekdays. It's just the choice of not choosing to live in a place because of a job.
Hi @Ivy Xu, thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts on the topic!
I rather save up and travel without thinking work
That's... A very effective point...
Thank you kind sire! :D
..unless you don't hate your job ;)
That's is more result oriented than living in a pursuit of hope.
However I am trying hard to get a RUclips channel into monetization.
But don't you think about work when your away, and how it's pilling up for when you get back? When I had my office job they would text and email all the time, even though they knew I was on vacation.
Why not do both?
Lived that life for about 3 years collecting different Airline status, but it got too lonely and stressful so I took a break and haven't felt the need to return. It's always better from the outside looking in.
Those airline perks
I would like to do it for a couple of years
How do I apply and wht company do u suggest?
What did you do for work while travelling Jelani?
jelani molina
What did you do exactly?
I was thinking this lifestyle is for me but after this i think am okay with my life
step 1: slap 20 stickers on laptop
so true ! :D
Step 2: Get a tattoo.
Step 3: Find a cool hat
😂
step 4: start a vegan food blog
Very nice documentary. What I learned from it is that this lifestyle is not "the dream". It's just one lifestyle that can cater to a select group of people. I would very much like to have the freedom not to go to an office and work 9 to 5 but I would like to stay in my city where I have my friends and life. And it's okay. I'm glad this woman has the chance to pursuit her dreams and I wish she accomplishes her goals in the future as well
Dave Balmada Changing one Headache for another Headache. The Hype about traveling and still looking for income.
I would like to see a documentary that don't show us just the result, but how they started, their challenge, how long and effort it took to quit their jobs and be able to do it full time. I would like live a life like them. I am so happy for them. I think life is not a place to suffer cuz of financial issue until death, at a moment everyone should live a rich person life and be free
Don't quit your job, we all HAVE JOBS, just they can be completed online - thus from any place in the world with a good internet connection. Good luck
The path that is not for everyone.
I am also a Digital Nomad for more than 9 years. I love this kind of career because it gives me freedom to go anywhere. For you to start you need to accept the fact that you will sit long hours infront of your laptop or computer. If you are extroverted person this is not the right job for you. That is only my opinion.
You also need a lot of skills to earn a good money.
Hi, I noticed that you do online marketing. What type? I have an online business.
Of course, it's possible, many do something like that. The ridiculous thing is how there are those fraudsters who always show how happy and independent they are and never how they actually work.
Pretty much like when uojte an office worker. You're in front of your computer at least 8 hrs a day
How do I start what do you do exactly?
I'm an extrovert. I teach English online so I do sit for hours in front of a computer but I'm engaging with people from all over the world most of the time. :-) But yes, you're still working full-time or more than to support your life, it's just a life that's not fixed in one place.
It seems comments section are much more informative and interesting than this video
Exactly... most of comments help me to reflect about digital works.
🤣👍👌nice comment
Eh, hasn't been my experience so far in this comment section
Hhahahahahahah....exactly...!!! 🦖
Swrz😂😅😋
I'm from north America and I am getting my IT certificationssss. Digital nomad life, here I come!
More diverse content from DW, quickly becoming one of my favourite ways to learn about what going on in the world.
99 % of digital nomads, working on a beach, hammock or a any other fancy place, actualy dont make any income enough to provide such a lifestyle. They just living a dream and try to selling it until their money (savings, but mostly parents) runs out. And than they end up selling an ebook about selling an ebook...
I work as a self employed web developer since 14 years now. Most of the time from home. When you want to make a good income, you have to work for good customers and you have to work in an supporting environment. A beach or hammock is not such an environment. There is no successful person who is doing that, no matter if its an developer, author, creator, influencer, trader or whatever. There is no existing successful business starting at a beach. It is pretty much harder than that.
And as i am from germany, i can tell you berlin is the worst place for searching a job. This city is full of dreamers and bullshit agencies, full of idiots doing projects they dont know anything about.
Sounds about right. Met successful web devs overseas.
Hmm
It all comes down to your definition of success
Speak for yourself. Nomad life is common throughout North America.
We EXCIST! LIVING THE DREAM!
They are happy doing what they do. Who are people in comments saying it's stupid. People hate anything that is not generalised in society. So what if they make enough money or they don't. There is nothing establishing it's better to do 9-5 job or doing this. There is a reason why so many people are unsatisfied with their life. Stop hating anyone's lifestyle that doesn't match yours.
I’ve been living/working full time on the road in a Scamp Travel Trailer for the past year, and the biggest lesson to be taught is EFFICIENCY. “Digital Nomads” either work a remote job, freelance with a specific skill set, or run an online business. From what i’ve learned over the last year is that if you want to GROW financially, you must focus on a system that allows for personal finance and professional growth at the most efficient level possible. Multiple sources of income, passive income, residual income, and finding the ultimate efficiency to every detail of every income stream. Efficiency is the number one component of a successful financial journey. Most focus on the travel first. Focus on creating financial freedom, and the truest form of freedom will follow.
Just came from the doc on the Chinese real estate pyramid scheme and now I'm watching a digital nomad who's job is to teach digital nomadship, and a guy who's job is cryptocurrency speculation. Jesus, all I want at this point is to watch a person make an actual thing of value.
Editor, copywriter, illustrator, writer, virtual assistant, photographer, blogger, content marketer, web developer, programmer, animator, accountant, tutor, UX researcher... there’s plenty to do besides what’s presented in the video. But I get your point, some of these mundane jobs are not as “Instagrammable” so they get less attention.
www.suros.us - it's mine =D. About 3 years old now, and growing, without silly "my life rocks" videos =P.
@@MichaelJohnson- You dealing with internet right
@@MichaelJohnson- Are you designing hardware for remote internet access? Cool!
precisely
This is a pretty dark critique of capitalism in a way-- you "escape the hamster wheel" by taking it with you.
Severely underrated comment
On Point 👍
I think a big issue with the system that people face is being told where to be when to be there. That's at least my worst nightmare. Being bossed around in general. It feels like slavery. Yeah you get paid but you only get paid because nobody wants to do the work you're doing so they reward you for it
Exactly
@@dreamsaresharedhere_ how do you know nobody wants to do the work you are doing? The job market where I’m from is very competitive, jobs get snapped up in days and it’s not easy to walk from one job to another. It’s hardly slavery Isit.
I Fell in love with this lifestyle years ago, now I’m finally doing it. I day trade. If you have a goal , strategically go for it. Don’t live with regrets. You’re only on earth once, might as well be an adventure 😉🥂
How is day trading working out for you? How did you go about finding a trading plan or system that works?
Day trading is one of the best ways to make money while being a DM imo
@@S3R3N3TY_SOUNDZ No, most of the daily traders lose money, if you invest in the stock market you have to think in the long time
Well done!
And be worth it, financially se cure.💜
About relationships: just find someone with the same lifestyle as you, so you can live together!
Exactly
I’ve lived this life style for quite sometime. Money isn’t great but the experience is worth it. I recommend it for young people but not when you get older and want to settle.
Ok Khalid. The only places you've traveled to is Afghanistan to help the talaban and Syria to help ISIS
@@GandalftheWise reported to RUclips. Have fun.
"creative" "bring people together" - words of digital nomads
Congratulation DW.. This is why I love your documentaries. You guys make very informative documentaries.
That's true! I'm always discovering something new.
This doco was made by ARTE TV (: DW kindly helped with English translation, for which I am super grateful as I dont really speak German or French.
German lady talking about being 'overworked' as she walks through a third world wet market filled with people who would kill for a 9-5 desk job in a European country lol.
living in different world, so lost in the dream.... It will end eventually...
true. but, this doesn't mean that us that live in the usa for example don't get overworked on a retail type of job or working for almost most commercial corporations.. life ain't easy period.
Thats exactly what i was thinking about
??? It's all about perspective. You cannot blame a person for being used living in a certain way.
Nope, most Indonesian people would love to leave their 9 to 5 job if they were offered to be an entrepreneur. But somehow we are lack of knowledge about how to be an entrepreneur things.
It kind of broke my heart to watch this. Especially at the end when she mentioned that she wanted kids and at 35 time was starting to run out and she didn't know how to have a relationship when she was always moving. That kind of hit at the heart of why this was so sad for me. I value my friends and family so much, I sacrifice for my family and especially my daughter, but I'm glad that I can provide what I can (love, companionship, resources) and I think that, at least for me, no amount of travel would fulfil me in the way that my relationships do. I love to travel, but for me a large part of the enjoyment is in sharing that travel with loved ones. I know there are digital nomads who travel in couples and even as families, and I think that might be much more appealing to me, but yeah, this documentary just made me sad really.
I think they didn't pick the best people to use in this, unless they wanted people to cringe. There are heaps of people out there doing it, and doing pretty well for themselves - some in couples and families as you said. These characters just seemed dodgy and really ill-prepared for a lot of lifes realities. Like they were trying, but not really smart enough to do it well.
Yea that was realistic wasn’t it. Relationships are a different richness of life. But you can still chase dreams. There’s probably an in between....
It made me sad too but relationships are hard. There are some 35 year olds that never left their hometown and are still single though. Nothings guarenteed.
The feminist lie leads these women to empty lives seeking validation through shallow social media likes.
Then value friends and family that you already have. World is overpopulated.
Why so many haters... Yes, I am a Chinese and I am a digital nomad for more than a year. I do have some hard time to apply for visas and so on.
But EVERYTHING HAS A PRICE AND SOLUTION.
I have a US visa so it helps me go to a lot of countries without a visa or easily apply an e-visa. And WE DON'T ATTEMPT TO GO TO EVERY COUNTRY.
I usually chose the country doesn't need a lot of effort with visa, then take my time to apply one for another country if I need to.
We got time, we got options, and yes we do have downsides (especially from a country which doesn't provide your the strongest passport, but we see solutions and we take the action and make live more fun.
Hope you find your own way to live happily.
As Digital Nomad is more about Lifestyle.
Cheers.
Yeye.
What skills do you need to work as a digital nomad/remote? What job options are there?
This is so cool DW created a segment on this. I would love to be a free digital nomad while being able to generate revenue working abroad. So impressed by the variety of topics DW covers.
did DW pay you for this comment?
"She doesn't wanna be overworked again" .. They say as they show everyday Asian people walking and sitting through the market all day to earn their few bucks
hahaha good call.
First world anxiety
Don’t compare one’s grieve to other’s.
I am sure they appreciate her business!
Have you been to South-East Asia? These SE-Asian people are not overworked and do not live in poverty. Their attitude and work ethic is very easy going and in flow with getting things done that suits their lifestyle. They are the most hospitable, kind-spirited people on this planet.
Being a Digital Nomad is indeed a dream job.
You can travel anywhere and set up office anywhere as long as there is an internet access. But this job also requires high discipline. Because we have to manage our own work time.
There is no 9-5 working time. There are no supervisors.
Passion is needed in work like this. And most of this work is done by internet marketers.
Why does this seem like it was recorded in 2009?
As some one involved in digital marketing myself, I can respect what these guys are doing and their choice of lifestyle. I have team members who work home based too, so to an extent, we do practice remote working policy in my company.
I doubt I'll ever see myself living this lifestyle myself tho - I thrive around people, and my main drive is to provide stability to my family. Different stroke for different folks tho.
"As a digital nomad you can go to the beach at lunch, and drink coconut (milk)" - LOL?
'm based in Asia where these guys are all flocking to too, so there's that. The thought of spending the whole day working while on "holiday" tho... just doesn't jive. When I travel, I want to be work free.
You can only one
Can i apply job to you sir?
Some people think this lifestyle is weird but there have been nomads all throughout history, this is just an upgrade
Heyy in my latest film I explain the 6 BENEFITS of working and living remotely. I think you'll find it useful....check it out! 😌
A little tip guys, Chiang Mai in Thailand has a pretty large community of digital nomads, so perfect if you want to mingle with like-minded people 👍
Hi. Do you have recommendation about that? :)
Where exactly location in Chiang Mai?
agree
Important note. Chiang Mai air quality is among the worst in the world. The traffic is horrendous and the oppressive heat get's old fast. If you go, go with eyes wide open!
you can only live in chiang mai 2-3 months per year, just fyi.
The idea sounds great - but it's a lot harder than you think. Requires so much self-motivation, energy, strategy, connections etc. There's no guarantee, job-security or safety nets. Not saying don't do it - but be prepared!
The thing is: EU citizens like Germans etc. don't really need a security.
If they fail - They can come back to their home country and get payed from the system. At the end: They have 0 risk compared to people from other countries.
I traveled for almost 2,5 years and did work and holiday. I rather do work full time and enjoy full time afterwards. After a few (app. 3 ) months, I either was tired of working or traveling. Interesting tough was, that I enjoyed the time when I worked in one spot the most. There I could buid relationships with all the people who shared the same experience with me. I love traveling, but I also love working and being settled down. Now I´m a student and have no clue how life will work out, but I´m glad that I have had the experience, that even traveling is tiring and sometimes it can be too much. Enjoy where you are, no matter what you do. I found you are happy with the right people around you. Not 1000 Beaches.
Coworking culture is growing in my country and I would love more documentaries about this type of culture.
Thank you DW Documentary - you bring very fresh, interesting and modern topics!
Love this channel!
I also like the voice of the narrator, it's quite soothing.
It has recently also in last couple of years taken off in Australia , I work for financial services company that offers flexible working , I dont have to be in the office most days or do 50 /50 each week.
What's coworking culture?
I did this for a year with my wife. We stayed in mostly nice hotels and ate at good restaurants; still cost us less than we would have spent in the US and probably 1/3 of our time was spent in expensive countries. No rent/utilities, no car or medical insurance, save on taxes (still have to pay some), it really adds up. For the most part we didn't stay anywhere that I would consider less safe than the US. Health care, you can pay cash and it will cost you less than if you have insurance in the US.
The online world opens new possibilities... and I and my husband took this door. We work it part-time for the moment, but people in our community of digital business owners are making it big time after a little while, and it is real... finally! And we have real people, living in the same town then us, where we can find help and support, we have full training and 90% of everything is done for us... So it is possible and it is the future... We decide to be part of it... We are so proud of our digital business and most of all, happy that the big part of our job is to help people getting successful... That's the future I'm talking about! Have a great day everyone. Sylvie
Let's take a moment to dissociate digital nomad from backpacking and vacation!
I do believe you should enjoy your own company before anything but, all this has to get old when you are constantly experiencing new things and have nobody to share it with or share it with some people you barely know or have a connection with. I love to travel but, I think these experiences are enhanced when they are shared with friends and loved ones there. This lifestyle sounds all good but, just very detached and lonely. Thats just me though, some people love doing things on their own and love it. Keep living your best life!
this is why i plan to become a digital nomad along with my girlfriend
Lone Wolf till I die
You can be friends with other travelers. And you don't have to always travel together, just some of the time (whether 70% or 20%), and stay in touch through the internet the rest of the time.
Also, if there's a city where you like to keep going back to, you can be friends with someone settled there.
On the other hand you might share your life with your spouse but live a mundane and boring one in your hometown and missed out on all of the adventures of the world. Maybe your wife doesn't truly love you and is just in a relationship to stave off her own loneliness. You can put a negative twist on any situation.
@@gottalovesaurav no gfs
This was so good to watch! I'm an American Real estate agent living Abroad in France and I have some of the same experiences as all of these travellers! I'd love to know how they are doing now!
What a beautiful documentary. Daydreaming about this lifestyle is a beautiful thing 💖
I would like to see a documentary that don't show us just the result, but how they started, their challenge, how long and effort it took to quit their jobs and be able to do it full time. I would like live a life like them. I am so happy for them. I think life is not a place to suffer cuz of financial issue until death, at a moment everyone should live a rich person life and be free
This is something everyone can do and something everyone should do at least once in their lifetime. It always seems harder before you get started but once you get going, there is no going back. Also, there is no need to constantly travel if that's not your thing (it's def not mine anymore). To anyone considering this lifestyle, don't overthink it, set up a game plan and just do it.
What would you consider to be the first step, because I'm unemployed and I feel stuck and just want to travel and find myself
I'm remote tech worker (NOT a "digital nomad").
Tips:
- stay in a region where the time zone is at least partially compatible with your job
- DONT expect hammocks and sipping from coconuts, DO expect hard work and an adjustment period (#languageBarrier)
- live for the weekends (or nights) and make local/expat friends, it will be VERY lonely if you do not.
It's totally doable, but let's disperse the delusions easy living. It's a beautiful, painful, challenging, and rewarding experience.
I'd highly recommend an article on Medium titled, "Digital Nomads Are Not the Future", which goes deep into the real impact of digital nomads on the communities in which they live. It was certainly an eye-opening view of a side to this industry that is rarely if ever mentioned
Few good points but mostly hate on white, west, rich and so on.
HotaraTakeo - exactly! Its also not the "future" b/c 99.99999% of people do NOT want to be or simply can't be digital nomads!.... Alot of hype nowadays gets mistaken for "trend" - Just like 99.99999% DON'T want to live in "tiny houses" (tell the RUclips algorithm that!) or dorm/commune like arrangements (unless forced to financially or by the lack of affordable housing!).... 99.99999% have no desire to and are NOT moving back to urban ghettos like Detroit!....
This was the most stupid thing about digital nomads I've read in my life. When you travel you feel more connected to people you meet, sometimes even more than to the coworker one box behind you. Of course only if you live in a hostel where everyone lives and where locals work and you can talk to them. If you are normal person and not "buyer of everything" with USA passport and full pocket of Franklins. So be NORMAL and not a piece of shit, live, talk, travel, enjoy!!!
Waste of time. Its basically an ideologic socialist manifesto instead of an informative article
I read it, at this stage could be like that, but nowadays remote working is becoming a thing also in larger sectors,like public sector, so it's not so privileged as it was. And you pay taxes there and also well paid worker in lower income societies are fresh air and with less cultural limits as in the past, contact between locals and nomads are very easy.
I lived in Goa for one month and I made amazing friendships with locals of my age. I think this article is typical fakeradical-leftwing-article, when you don't see prospectives it's not a good socialist article.
A huge group of these people rocked into my hostel in Panama last year. They all knew eachother and were recounting times they'd had in far flung places. It seemed pretty cool. They didn't seem too stressed and didnt party that hard either, at least not with us regular old tourists. Just happy to scuba and work on the wifi. They were a bit tight lipped about the special jobs they'd made for themselves, which is fair. It's a cool life!
Amusingly, I took a nap and woke up to this on autoplay, and it turns out I think I could offer unique insight for non-digital nomads watching this and reading the comments from so many defensive nomads.
A little background, I'm a fintech entrepreneur and investor. I've built and sold everything from a SAAS mortgage banking platform to an online casino biz... With around 16 years of experience doing this I've seen a bit. Well, a few years ago I decided to pick up from the US and settle in SE Asia, chasing the fastest growing economies in the world... and I've happened to encounter quite a few "digital nomads", as they're the first people you'd come across when looking for tech events (if you're using western platforms), and here are my candid thoughts:
1. They're mostly broke. They stay in the cheapest cities or live in hostels when they're doing visa runs. That's why they're all in the smaller islands in The Philippines, Bali, and Chiang Mai. I only ran into them when I was in Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur, but they're usually just using the bigger cities as a hub to fly through on visa runs since they couldn't afford to live in them.
2. They're nomads because they can't get a visa. They don't qualify for any particular visas unless they become English teachers... Some used to get visas to teach muay Thai, others used to get education visas for joining language centers as a student, but that loophole dried up.
3. One dirty little secret you'll never hear in public is how many of the pretty, younger women are actually hookers. Seriously. They make their money selling their bodies to other westerners, that's why they're traveling all over the place and only posting these bikini shots. They use IG, Reddit, and Twitter to sell their bodies... and many of them are now using OnlyFans.
4. They're culturally clueless and learn VERY little about where they're living. They don't learn the local languages, they don't build any local contacts, they don't leverage the asymmetric information between their home countries and their hosts. They have zero local friends (outside of curious young people who want a farang, kano, or Bule friend). A lot of the guys only keep on doing it because it's incredibly easy for western guys to get laid... They're seen as exotic to them, just like an Asian woman would be in the west.
5. They all do the same crap. They're trying to make it as Amazon FBA, content writers, digital nomad gurus, or English coaches. Most of them have VERY few marketable skills outside of something you'd hear Gary Vaynerchuck yelling at you.
6. Most of them are incredibly self-important, to the point that it's hard to even connect with them. They think they're better than their compatriots back home (which they'll call sheep) and they're getting their butts kissed all day long by locals selling everything to them above market fair value. They all walk around like they're from Malibu, Boca, or the Upper East Side.
After being out here for a few years I can tell anybody if you want to go to Asia... Get a job at a multinational and ask your job to transfer you... The regular expats live so much better than the digital nomads that it's actually amusing to think about how dumb being a "nomad" actually is.
And if you're looking to come out here the way I did. Visit a few places for months at a time, then pick one and settle down. You really need to spend an extended time in a place to start to become part of the firmament. I've lived in Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, and BGC Manila... before settling down in one of those places (I'm also NOT saving money out on living expenses while being out here. My living expenses are around the average American's annual salary). Do you remember 'Crazy Rich Asians'? It's real. Not everybody out here is broke, you can definitely find some locals making more money than you ever imagined.
Now, I'm in a sleepy suburb that wouldn't really appeal to anybody looking for an exciting lifestyle. Do NOT get sucked into the coworking digital nomad crowd, they're clueless. Figure out which business models can work in Asia that are already working in Europe or the Americas and create a proper startup. Go ahead and work 15-20 hours a day and spend time feeling as foolish as possible as you struggle to learn the local customs, religions, and languages. If you're lucky you just might make it.
As an ex-semi-digital nomad, I can say this is all true and this comment is underrated!
I would like to be a digital hybrid...part nomad and part hermit.
This is me! I take long trips and then head back to base for a while.
me too, in my case I already live on a third world/low cost of life country. I dont want to move from country to country but I want to work for someone abroad and move every few months from a city to another.... maybe live on a city for a year before moving to the next for another year. maybe spend a year on another country before returning to mine
same. but not for only traveling though, i want to earn money in a country that have strong currency and then spend time with my family in my home country that has a weak currency.
That's all of us in 2020 mate.
This 👌
I really wonder how they're managing with this whole Coronavirus crisis...
This is something needs to be looked into.
Working from home using Zoom was a fairly new concept for American workers. I personally don't know how these Zomads were affected
Pretty good actually. Turns out its a buyers market for resorts etc.
@Jo Lisa Dukarić Well, in Phillipines overstay fine is $15 a month so we aren't going to bother with the trip to get an extension 🤷🏽♂️. I don't know what projects you are speaking about but my businesses are going fine. Better than ever actually lol
@Jo Lisa Dukarić Somebody's a little jealous.
If you paid attention this video was made on Feb. 19, 2019.
This documentary was so ahead of its times. Amazing job DW. So relevant in 2021
good luck with the travel restrictions
Aha yeah!! Heyy Keshav, in my latest film I explain the 6 BENEFITS of working and living remotely. I think you'll find it useful....check it out! 😌
Best decision of my life was to quit my job and start traveling (especially since I love taking photos and video)
I did this for a year, I got carpal tunnel working on a hammock, I wouldn't suggest doing that, it's bad for posture lol.
You funny lol
HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
This is such a wholesome comment.
But they’re not working long hours
I'm typing this comment from my hammock
Dude, this video legit inspired me to travel and work remotely. I think I saw this 3 years ago. I was broke and making minimum wage in India. Now, I'm living in Bali and doing quite good for myself!
Been leaving this lifestyle for 7 years. Not planning to stop anytime soon.
Live like if you where on the run from police
The digital nomad life is a great way of exploring this beautiful world we live in, and to surf more! Great video!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for the positive feedback! :-)
Hii Flint, in my latest film I explain the 6 BENEFITS of working and living remotely. I think you'll find it useful....check it out!! 😌
I use my mobile internet, social media.....from morning to night, even at bathroom.... I am also digital Nomad....love this dw.
Love from Varanasi India🇮🇳🙏
Just long term tourists dependant on wifi. Dont really experience other cultures other than from a tourist perspective as they dont actually work in the community they reside in.Of course governments like them. They are long stay tourists contributing to the economy on funds earned in other countries.
To debunk some things in the comments. Some people are just so sad about how boring their lives are so they have to make excuses for themselves and other people.
1. People from all over the world are making this lifestyle happen. You can do it no matter what passport you have. People come from the mud in 3rd world countries and still make it happen. Some people just have to fill out a few extra papers once per month.
2. This life is fucking amazing. We’re not “barely getting by”, most of us are making more money than you, and saving WAY more money by living in cheaper countries. We’re able to use our money to invest in property and business. Enjoy your debt and low wage job buddy. I’ll keep traveling the world, investing in business and multiplying my income.
This is the future ! And it's also a way to get out of your comfort zone, experience and see different cultures, different countries.
See what our wonderful earth has to offer, and at the end, understand that we have only one, that we are one, and that we should all protect it the best we can.
but corona?
We started to travel and work from the road almost 9 years ago, when the word Digital Nomad didn't even exist. Back then we decided on slow travel, always staying for 3 month (hence the name of our project). We visited 20 locations like this and we're currently in Ghana 👋
That's awesome! I am a slow traveler too, preferring to spend 2-4 months in each location.
Slow traveler here also!
what type of work do you do?
Hi I am Ghanaian living in Accra, hope we can meet. So touched when you mentioned Ghana. Thanks a lot
I like how he totally ignored the guy selling the magazine outside the station
It was actually a person selling a 'tour' of Berlin! They're all around the central train station.
I saw that🤭😄
Interesting video, which shows how much young people understand life is a journey not a destination. I am not saying it is right for everyone, but for many(I doubt a billion) it helps you understand there is more to this planet than where you where born. I started being a nomad at 25 and I am now 73. I have emigrated 3 times, and done many of the things most people do, but when I was done with where I was I moved on. I am happy, healthy, and living in a small village in a third world Asian country on a small state pension that covers the basics. My advise for all those who would like to be a nomad are simple. Know what you want to do, who with, where, and how you are going to pay for it. Learn how to separate out your needs from your wants, as your wants wont make you happy. Good luck.
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Just so beautifully put across. In our culture, travel is mostly for spiritual reasons.. by learning about how different people lead their life, just trying to understand what I want for myself.
Good luck!
Thanks for the reply. Three years on and I am still in the same place physically, but think, how we handle loss is more important that how we handle successes.@@manishakandoi5980
A (ex)friend who is a 'digital nomad' owes me money. He is hard to reach, nowhere to be found, but is so crazy active on social media that he has something 'new' up his sleeve, while taking a picture of his laptop overlooking a beach. After 7 years, I've given up asking him about the money. I'm inclined to believe that bragging about this lifestyle 'as freeing and entrepreneural and amazing' is 75% of the lifestyle. Digging a bit more about my friend, I found out, he also owes other people money, and that he's left his wife and kids to fend for their own. Isn't this lifestyle a form of technical and psychological evasion, tax-free? I mean, me and my bf have the same jobs as these 'nomads' - freelance designing, content writing, etc, and we have (almost) complete control of our time, but we don't advertise working on a beach or something.
18:14 '(laughs) Im not registered anywhere.' Ok haha, tax evasion.
There's something creepy about watching first-worlders living in poor countries, hanging around with other first-worlders, paying zero taxes and only ever interacting with locals when buying vegetables from the markets.
They are not gonna locate there forever, it's just like travel, you don't pay tax to a country you travel to, do you? and plus they are not taking the job from the local, they are supporting local business for staying longer than usual Traveler
Living abroad usually improve your openness. They pay taxes if their business is registered in their origin countries.
I think the main reason why digital nomads feel better in developing countries is that it gives them a better lifestyle and the people still lives in the present over there.
I lived in europe and usa and doing the line to buy food with my cart, I could not stop but to be aware of my condition. Look around you next time you do the groceries. People are literally half-dead
i thought about that too when they showed the coworking space and there were zero locals working there
They pay sales tax. They may be paying tax to their home country.
I left The Netherlands in 2017. Living in Thailand now since 2018.
I prefer financial free then travel without having to work. Better than a digital nomad.
Sure. But travelling in your 20s is way better than in your 50s.
Financial free doesnt exist. Its only myth.
you can have both earn money in a country with a strong currency while living in a country with lower cost of living. It's called geo-arbitrage, basically what they are doing. Digital nomad wins over rat race.
"financial free" like becoming rich? Well, there is the hope that one day this will happen, you can retire and live whatever lifestyle you want. But some of us want to go bungee jumping, scuba diving, surfing, base jumping, snowboarding, partying, etc. You going to be doing all that when you are "financially free" and 60? Probably not...nbut you are probably not the type to do that now. These people are.
@@Thaifunn1 Depends. In some ways yes in other ways no. How old are you?
Travelling has definitely helped me set up my own business and now running a gardening one in the UK. It's nice to know that there are places to venture to when things go quiet during the winter months
Heyy Michael, in my latest film I explain the 6 BENEFITS of working and living remotely. I think you'll find it useful....check it out! 😌
Thank you so much for making video like this. As someone who stuck at the office everyday, that really open my mind to the whole new world. Please keep posting kind of the video like this next time
Heyy, in my latest film I explain the 6 BENEFITS of working and living remotely. I think you'll find it useful....check it out! 😌
This is a great documentary! Thank you for doing this. I shared this with a friend. We're both working remotely and interested in taking a step further. One thing is for sure, I have financial priorities to tackle before diving into this.
I love the appeal of this life style, but I think its highly over fantasied. Its an interesting idea for a young person to pursue but carry this life style on for too long into your 30's and you will most likely end up like the women in the video... alone and without any real place to call home when you hit middle age.
For me it makes so much more sense to travel in shorter trips 3 - 4 months at a time. Without having to worry about working. Just purely enjoying the experience with all the pressures of reality back home removed. Then returning home to ground yourself and work on putting down roots while saving for the next adventure.
I'd hazard to guess that the majority of these less successful nomads spend more time worrying and stressing out about where there gonna find their next client so they can pay for a hotel for a week rather than actually enjoying the travelling aspect of it.
There's hardly any jobs that would allow you to take 3-4 month vacations out of a year. Most only provide 2 weeks.
"Putting down Roots" - A real worthwhile investment.
People get fired all the time here in the US so whats the difference. They get fired and then cant find work because the job moved offshore, seems maybe less stable actually. At least they can hop country to country.
@@xuanius Yes very true, if peoples aim is to travel extensively then I suggest gaining a marketable skill / trade that allows you to find employment fairly easily once you return home from your travels. It still requires a sacrifice towards climbing a career ladder, but anything worth while doesn't come without a sacrifice.
@@xuanius That's why you'd work for 1 or 2 years, leave, travel and find a new one when you get back. If you got a highly marketable skill, finding a job should always be easy.
Been there done that ... It’s a very privileged, narcissistic & climate destroying lifestyle on the back of poorer countries infrastructure. Also nomad life can be pretty lonely, sure you meet a lot of people but it mostly stays shallow. being on the move makes emotional Investments hard.
I have the feeling the downsides are not talked enough about. Still it’s been a valuable and humbling experience...
I was looking at a picture from a party, from 5 years ago. Half the people in the picture went back to their home countries, the other half are dead. Lasting friendships are hard to make as an expat... 😎
I thought the same…
been digital nomading for 4 years .. based for about 1-year in a city then switching it up ... BUT i think a key philosophy is ENTREPRENEURSHIP .. many nomads are entrepreneurs/owners but many are not.. eg. just freelance.... by going abroad to base in a country where cost of living is cheaper, its allowed many of us to start working on their small online businesss full time, sooner than they would have .. which is good.
But the entrepreneur mindset is key ... building something you own, albeit small at first .. whether its online or not , the idea of builiding something you OWN for the longlaul.. building equity in something you can sell, and/or reap passive income from .....this is the spirit I like to get across just as much as anything in ma vlogs 🌴😎
Amen
The Germany girl is super smart by getting out of the German system and that she investing globally. Love her mindset!
It seems all over the place. That Colombian coconut investment will probably go nowhere. She seems to understand her niche but investing is a completely different world.
@@infiltr80r her niche is food. coconut is a food. she is investing in her niche, that she understands, and is investing, among lots of other stuff, so she is diversifying her portfolio of investments. I think you should travel more, Milton. ;)
Wow, this video is so inspiring! It's amazing to see how digital nomads can balance work and travel to experience diverse cultures and stunning destinations. 🌎✈💻 Keep sharing these incredible journeys!
when she said "i'm investing in organic coconut farming in colombia" I laughed so hard my neighbours came pay a visit thinking i was getting attacked or something
Maybe it's a cover for an illicit coca plant farm.
She’s smart
Why is that funny? Genuinely curious
@@soul-shaman That is not exactly the same safety net as the German pension system.
Yea i pissed myself as well. She wont regret that decision when shes 60 i'm sure.
Selling hippy bracelets in a hippy infested overpriced tourist Island in Thailand. Great job. What a free-thinker he is.
I didn't get it can you explain please
It is not a critic who counts, nor the man who points out how one is living or not living his life or what he should or shouldnt do for living. The credit actually belongs to the man who is in the arena! Who is going to put himself out there, take the chances, open his heart or mind to speak his truth no matter what. When doing this you will get kicked in your arse, you will get called names and laughed at by others. But they are not in the arena. They are hiding behind the keyboards, perhaps not having even tried this lifestyle.
I loved reading all this criticism in comments here. People hurling their abuse, judgments and laughing at the couple of people who are not afraid to try something new, to dream big - even if dream might sound foolish, it is still a dream of a individual, to live life very differently. I am extremely grateful for giving this lifestyle a shot. I have fully enjoyed bouncing around cities and islands and being able to support myself this way. It was not easy but either not hard. And I am sure that one day I will come back to it. But for now I am happy to live yet another alternative lifestyle, vanlife in Australia. Being able to wake up without a mortgage plan in your own "house on four wheels" is priceless. Being able to study new topic, work with my own hands and create something beautiful, all these amazing sunrises and sunsets from the sidedoors of my van, all these great people that crossed my path. No one will ever take these moments from me, and for that I am very proud of myself. For always following my heart and not listening to critics who are not willing to put themselves into this imaginary arena of adventurous life full of instability but of full of creativity, joy and belonging ♥
This seems great, I too want to have this sort of lifestyle for a certain amount of time(if not permanent)
Have your own working hours,travel places of your choice and be your own boss
Hi @Vijaya's Fitness Mantra, thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts on the topic!
Forgot to add "first world privilege" in the title.
Or "How I Quit my Job and Traveled Around the World"
I completely agree with the content of this video. I never felt such as free as when I make difficult decisions out of my comfort area! And, remember, your life is only one, we can do it, most of us have the possibility for freedom, and we can reach our happiness! PS: Bali, Ubud is fantastic. I will return one time.
Thank you DW. I love your documentaries and gaining knowledge about wonderful topics via them.
Enjoying my life as a digital nomad. Life is Awesome!!!