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Hey all

I've been traveling around a bit on a working holiday / gap-year to get some mind-space after a stressful software engineering job.

I'm looking to start doing some programming/analysis work again, but have no clue where to start.

I have the experience, but I don't know how to find a job that would allow me to work remotely and keep traveling from the start. My experience is quite general (mostly full-stack java programming, but more interested in open-source projects and rust programming), and I'm not very confident to fill in any senior level role.

I suppose another option would be to start in a company on-site first, and then try to ask the option to go fully remote, but I'm not sure all companies are open to that these days.

What are your thoughts?

You’d think being an aloof tech crowd there would be a strong mastadon instance or this community, but it seems mostly to be best just to search by #DigitalNomad. Any other secrets? I assume FOSS and Fediverse nomads would have great meetups.

A common set of questions I've gotten from people about my travels are about the topics of romance and relationships while traveling, such as how relationships even work, what are people doing around romance, and how do you handle the temporary nature of everything when you're constantly moving. It is true that it can be difficult to maintain relationships when you're constantly saying goodbye. That does not, however, seem to be stopping people. I've had quite a few conversations with people about it, so I figured I can share some of them here along with some of my own observations.

I've been getting into self hosting, the fediverse, and federated blogging. I contacted freaking nomads and they suggested that I write about my experiences, so here it is! I hope you enjoy.

Comments aren't fully federated from the blog site, so I'm using mastodon as well.

This is a group that I recently found out about. They do activities together and you get discounts on local lodging, work spaces, restaurants, etc. Registration was free and I joined them for a local soccer game. It was a lot of fun!

I wanted to share this useful gadget. It's a power cube with 3 ac slots + 2 USBA + 1USBC with surge protection, etc. It's much more compact than what I was using before and since the cable is flexible, it effectively uses less space in the bag. I overbought and went with the 10' cable, but the 6' should be fine. You may be able to find it for less on amazon.

Google maps doesn't always have good data for transit.

Another option is the app Moovit. It's served me well in Latin America. I'm also trying out Organic Maps and OsmAnd, which are Open Maps apps, but I can't really comment on them yet.

The only catch with transit directions in apps is they'll often have bus numbers, but the buses here have signs for the neighborhoods they go through or the final stop, which makes things tricky, especially since you're trying to read the sign while the bus is moving.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/646533

Are you flipping through a Frommer's, scrolling on your phone, spreading printed PDF maps, or driving a multi-monitor workstation?

https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living

I think this is helpful not only for deciding where to go, but also for adjusting your lifestyle beforehand. If you know you're about to pay double for food, those bean recipes you've bookmarked start to come in handy.

I'm not a digital nomad myself, just curious about the lifestyle. I've spent significant periods of time abroad, even working abroad, but I always had a place to come back to, usually the tiniest shoebox apartment somewhere.