A travel diary · one place at a time, with the real bill
I move somewhere, live there a while, and write down what it is really like.
Not a guidebook and not a highlight reel: what each place actually costs me every month, what nobody tells you before you go, and the ones I would not go back to. Every entry is somewhere I really lived, written while I was there.
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Selected entries
Second-Stage Paradises: the 2026 nomad map
Where digital nomads are going in 2026, before it gets famous. The map of second-stage places: already livable, still real, not yet ruined.
Living in Albania: the honest version
A week in Vlore on the Albanian Riviera: the real costs, the food, and why a bag stolen on the bus means I am not going back.
Canggu, Uluwatu, Ubud: three sides of Bali I lived
Canggu, Uluwatu, and Ubud are three completely different Balis. What each is actually like and what to do in them, from someone who lived in all three.
Milan at Christmas: markets, lights, and the Duomo
Milan at Christmas, from someone passing through: the Duomo, the Galleria, the lit streets, and L'Artigiano in Fiera, Milan's huge Christmas market.
What each place actually cost me
Rent, food, the scooter, the coffee, the flight out. Numbers from months I really paid for, not averages from a spreadsheet.
What it costs to live in Bali (about 500 a month)
What does it cost to live in Bali? About 500 euro a month, cheaper and better for working than Thailand. An honest breakdown from a digital nomad who lived there.
Living in Thailand: what it actually costs me
How much does it cost to live in Thailand? The honest answer from a digital nomad in Ao Nang. The cheap version is real, here is what the comfortable one costs.
Living in Tenerife: what it really costs
The real cost of living in Tenerife from someone who lived there for years: about 500 to 600 euro a month off season, what doubles in winter, and why the island makes nomads.
Living in Malta: is it cheap? (the honest answer)
Is Malta cheap to live in? Honestly, no. A nomad's real breakdown of living in Malta: what it cost me, why it is pricier than it looks, and who the island is actually for.