As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Some links on this page earn us a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Full disclosure. Solar panels for a camper van are a choice between three shapes: a rigid panel on the roof, a thin flexible one for a curved roof, and a…
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Some links on this page earn us a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Full disclosure. Four power stations can all say “1 kWh” on the box and still behave very differently once they are wired into a van. One takes twice the solar…
Some links on this page earn us a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Full disclosure. A scooter is a popular way to get around Southeast Asia, but the law asks three questions before your first ride: which licence you hold, whether you wear a helmet, and whether your insurance covers the ride….
Some links on this page earn us a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Full disclosure. Spain is one of the easiest countries in Europe to rent a car, and a place where a car pays off: coast roads, small towns and islands that trains do not reach. Renting a car in Spain…
Some links on this page earn us a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Full disclosure. Five of the twelve popular nomad destinations we checked ask a UK licence holder for an International Driving Permit (IDP), and one more, Vietnam, gets two different answers from two governments. The rest accept a modern photocard…
Some links on this page earn us a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Full disclosure. A foreign ATM withdrawal can carry three separate charges: the machine owner’s fee, your own bank’s fee, and a poor exchange rate if you say yes to the wrong prompt. You will not always get all three…
Some links on this page earn us a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Full disclosure. Europe’s trains and buses connect more digital nomad bases than any flight route does, and they get you there closer to the city center. This guide to train and bus travel in Europe covers passes, night trains…
Some links on this page earn us a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Full disclosure. Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia all run their own state or state-linked railway, and all four have a dense network of long-distance buses on top of that. Between them you can cover almost any route without touching…
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Some links on this page earn us a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Full disclosure. A rest day still has a laptop bag in it somewhere, even when the plan is to do absolutely nothing. The difference between a good beach day and…
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Some links on this page earn us a small commission, at no extra cost to you. Full disclosure. South America is not one climate, it is five or six stacked on top of each other. Here is what to pack for backpacking South America. A single…
