The following guest post is from Alexander Barrett, who recently published This is Shanghai, a guide to living in the world’s most populous city. Alexander is a writer and illustrator who is constantly baffled by the human experience. From his home in Shanghai, China, he uses ink and words to try to make sense of …
Dear GoMad Nomad, I’m a digital nomad and freelancer and looking to change my scenery to get inspired. I’d like to move to Europe for a couple months in the spring. I was thinking about renting a place on Air B&B, HomeAway, or House Trip. I can only stay for three months because I’m a …
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Peruvians know babies. Peruvians LOVE babies. Peruvians make it known that they love babies and know babies. When Peruvians see Amelia, their faces light up. When they find out she was born in Peru, they are thrilled, often thanking me for having her here. Amelia is a lucky baby to be born and raised in …
The majority of ex-patriots I know travel to their respective first-world countries 6-8 weeks before their due dates to give birth surrounded by family and friends. This wasn’t an option for us. We only have Peruvian health insurance and the cost of giving birth in a hospital in the U.S. without coverage is probably higher …
Reliability of Vietnam Internet Connection Dear GoMad Nomad, Could I ask you what the internet is like in Vietnam? I want to go and stay in Hoi An for a while, not as a tourist, but for a bit longer. I plan to be a digital traveler as I have an online job …
By Gabi Logan For travelers with itchy feet and empty pockets, WWOOFing sounds like the perfect opportunity. You can stay for free (with food included) amid such picturesque rural locations as olive orchards in Italy on cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean, rolling hills covered with lavender in the south of France, and blossoming cherry orchards in …
By Gabi Logan For independent travelers, WWOOFing is an ideal way to travel slowly and inexpensively and learn something along the way. But what is WWOOFing? How do you do it? Why on earth does the word have two ‘w’s? What is WWOOFing? Officially, WWOOF stands for “World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms,” but among …
WWOOFING 101: Your Guide to Working on Organic Farms Read More »
One day last June, I went for a jog with my new friend Shannon. She had moved to Cajamarca as part of a Fulbright grant to teach English at the university. While she loved her life in Peru, she missed working with school-aged children and was looking for opportunities to volunteer with an under-served …
Teaching English in Baños Del Inca, Peru at Mundo Maravilloso Read More »
(continued from: To Be a Gringa: Part One) The Ex-Pat Community of Cajamarca, Peru Amy and her husband Eric arrived to Cajamarca on a sunny Thursday morning. A driver picked them up from the airport and drove them and their two dogs to their furnished home. After a quick nap, they went and met …
Dear GoMad Nomad, My fiancé and I are looking into trying to teach English in Asia –our short list at the moment is Japan, China, and Korea. This is a new and exciting idea that just popped up a few days ago, so I don’t know a lot. I know that we would want to leave …
