Start small, stay small
Exactly one year ago, the 31st of December of 2017, I found myself on a plane, reflecting on how my life had changed since I quit my corporate job. I was flying back to Riga after spending the holidays with my family and friends. I’m also on a flight right now, to Chiang Mai this time. Today, I would like to reflect on minimalism, what it…
Is it possible to use an iPad Pro as your only working device? That question’s been on my mind since I put my hands on mine. I have talked before about using one as your one and only working tool if you are a blogger or a developer. Today, I want to talk about the possibilities of the iPad Pro for designers. Sounds interesting? Let’s…
Quitting my 9 to 5 job was, as you probably know, one of the best decisions of my life. After years of freedom, I know I won’t be able to get back to a cubicle again. However, every important decision you make in your life comes with some compromises. In this article, I want to talk about some of the trade-offs when ditching the 9 to…
What is “slow tourism“? Before getting into that, let me describe you a memory from February this year. I and my partner traveled to Budapest to stay there for a month. Budapest is an amazingly beautiful city. It’s full of grand, majestic marvels of architectonic beauty. Our intention, nevertheless, was not seeing all those places, visiting every museum and trying every top restaurant on TripAdvisor….
The words “digital nomad” commonly evoke images of teenagers with their MacBook laptops lying on a hammock, somewhere in a tropical island. I have discussed before how this stereotype has little to do with reality. In this post, I want to talk about the local digital nomad movement, and why some of us have opted for traveling slow in a world that moves increasingly fast….