DIGITAL NOMAD
After completing my Appalachian Trail thru-hike in 2012 I knew I didn’t want to go back a ‘normal’ life but I also didn’t know how to break out of the rat race. I took a couple of internship jobs, landed at a tech startup, moved into my car, was saving a bunch of money and having lots of adventures but still wanted the freedom of location independence. Over 3 years I taught myself website design and photo and video editing via Google searches and YouTube videos and finally in 2015 I made a call, got my first freelance marketing client, left the tech startup and started traveling and working on the road full-time. Now my office looks different each day from coffee shops, public libraries, breweries, airports, hostels and coworking spaces. All I need is a bit of wifi so I can bill a few hours and keep the adventures going!
Digital Nomad Videos
Digital Nomad Highlights
Becoming A Digital Nomad
Published: June 12, 2015
Getting Stuck In Thailand
Published: March 31, 2021
Rolling For Ecuador
Published: January 15, 2016
A Summer Down Under
Published: November 24, 2018
All Digital Nomad Posts
Brr, It’s Cold In Here – Back In The States
After 5 months in Europe it was time to move on. It had been an amazing summer exploring new places like Istanbul, Athens, and Crete, trying out a mountain town…
Miserable in Morocco
As the plane touched down my excitement grew. It had been awhile since I could say that I was visiting a continent for the first time and while Morocco is…
My 40th Birthday In Britain
One of the best parts about hiking the Camino de Santiago Portuguese Route with my dad and brother in September meant it was fairly easy to talk them into staying…
Bansko, Bulgaria
While hanging out with my co-working friends on Koh Lanta someone mentioned that a little ski town in Bulgaria was an inexpensive place to base and work from in the…
Istanbul, Athens, and Crete
I needed to be in Munich in October for a trade show, so I figured I’d head over to Europe a bit early. Well, 5 months early to be exact….
Spring In The States
Driving into Santa Barbara always feels like coming home, even though I haven’t lived there full-time since 2015. There’s definitely something about the sun, sand, ocean, and mountains that I…
Holiday Rambling
After a few months in Asia I headed home to spend the holidays with family. My flights took me from Tokyo to Indianapolis via San Francisco and it just so…
Back On Lanta
When I had to fly back to Asia to work the Snowman Race in Bhutan I knew I couldn’t go home right after. With winter approaching in North America and…
Exploring Angkor Wat
Recently I’ve tried to base most of my travels off free flights. If I need to work an event somewhere international, like a race in Bhutan, and my flights are…
A Year Domestic
After getting “stuck” on Koh Lanta during the pandemic and spending more than a year and a half abroad it felt good to be finally home in the United States….
Life On Lanta
After riding my bicycle to Chiang Mai and pushing the Mae Hong Son Loop I was ready to return to Koh Lanta and settle back into island life. While Hilux…
Bicycle Touring The Mae Hong Son Loop – Part 2
I rolled into town exhausted from the previous day’s wrong turn that resulted in 12,000 feet of climbing and extremely sore legs. Once I found a $5 a night room…
Bicycle Touring The Mae Hong Son Loop – Part 1
After cycling 1,000 miles from Koh Lanta to Chiang Mai I took a few weeks off the bike to relax, catch up on work, get a tune up and explore…
Bicycle Touring Thailand – Week 2
Having cycled 500 miles in 7 days from Koh Lanta to the Amphawa Floating Market I took a break and stayed in town to relax and catch up on work….
Bicycle Touring Thailand – Week 1
After spending 8 months locked down on Lanta during the global pandemic I was ready for an adventure. I ordered an inexpensive mountain bicycle and touring gear from Decathlon, assembled…
Long Term On Lanta
After going 5 days without wifi in my island bungalow, I begrudgingly headed to the coworking space on Koh Lanta. In 5 years traveling the world as a “digital nomad”…
Locked Down On Lanta – COVID-19
I landed on Koh Lanta in the middle of a personal crises, my relationship had collapsed and I’d been hopping from country to country trying to figure out what to…
Living Full Time In A Slide-In Pop-Up Truck Camper
I’ve been living in vehicles since 2014, starting in a Honda Element, upgrading to an ’85 VW Westy, moving into an off-road equipped Toyota Tacoma, and recently adding the luxurious comfort of a…
