<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Marco Nicola Messina</title><description>A builder&apos;s diary. Trading, Shopify and DTC, building with AI, programmatic SEO, and dispatches from the road.</description><link>https://marconicolamessina.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Living in Malta: is it cheap? (the honest answer)</title><link>https://marconicolamessina.com/blog/living-in-malta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marconicolamessina.com/blog/living-in-malta/</guid><description>Is Malta cheap to live in? Honestly, no. A nomad&apos;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.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>nomad</category><category>nomad</category><category>malta</category><category>cost-of-living</category></item><item><title>Living in Tenerife: what it really costs</title><link>https://marconicolamessina.com/blog/living-in-tenerife/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marconicolamessina.com/blog/living-in-tenerife/</guid><description>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.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>nomad</category><category>nomad</category><category>tenerife</category><category>cost-of-living</category></item><item><title>Milan at Christmas: markets, lights, and the Duomo</title><link>https://marconicolamessina.com/blog/milan-at-christmas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marconicolamessina.com/blog/milan-at-christmas/</guid><description>Milan at Christmas, from someone passing through: the Duomo, the Galleria, the lit streets, and L&apos;Artigiano in Fiera, Milan&apos;s huge Christmas market.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>nomad</category><category>nomad</category><category>milan</category><category>christmas</category><category>italy</category></item><item><title>What it costs to live in Bali (about 500 a month)</title><link>https://marconicolamessina.com/blog/what-it-costs-to-live-in-bali/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marconicolamessina.com/blog/what-it-costs-to-live-in-bali/</guid><description>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.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>nomad</category><category>nomad</category><category>bali</category><category>cost-of-living</category></item><item><title>How to move to Thailand (just buy the ticket)</title><link>https://marconicolamessina.com/blog/how-to-move-to-thailand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marconicolamessina.com/blog/how-to-move-to-thailand/</guid><description>How to move to Thailand without overthinking it. An honest nomad&apos;s guide: buy the ticket, where to base, find a cheap place, and what the trip teaches you.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>nomad</category><category>nomad</category><category>thailand</category><category>how-to</category></item><item><title>Living in Thailand: what it actually costs me</title><link>https://marconicolamessina.com/blog/living-in-thailand-what-it-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marconicolamessina.com/blog/living-in-thailand-what-it-costs/</guid><description>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.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>nomad</category><category>nomad</category><category>thailand</category><category>cost-of-living</category></item><item><title>What a prop firm really is, from the inside</title><link>https://marconicolamessina.com/blog/what-a-prop-firm-really-is/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marconicolamessina.com/blog/what-a-prop-firm-really-is/</guid><description>A prop firm gives you a funded account if you pass a test. Here is the honest reality of prop firm challenges, from someone who actually used them.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>trading</category><category>prop-firms</category><category>trading</category><category>build-in-public</category></item><item><title>Why I am keeping this diary</title><link>https://marconicolamessina.com/blog/why-this-diary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://marconicolamessina.com/blog/why-this-diary/</guid><description>A solo founder and digital nomad starts a public diary where every entry is a real note that also happens to be worth finding. The programmatic diary loop.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>seo</category><category>build-in-public</category><category>meta</category></item></channel></rss>