Comments on: Earning Income While Traveling: My 2015 Income

By: Nora

Nora — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 21:18:38 +0000

In reply to eitan. Hi Eitan, I'm glad Koocam is working out well for you!

By: eitan

eitan — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 19:28:12 +0000

Great article
I travel a lot and I tried all kinds of ways to make money online.
What works best for me is Koocam.
Can do it from anywhere
I teach my hobbies, and sells my knowledge in any field that I’m good at
It’s great

By: Nora

Nora — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 14:20:49 +0000

In reply to Karsten.

Wow – Thank you, Karsten! Indeed, the travel blog / digital nomad industry has changed and evolved a few times over since my start 10 years ago. I really appreciate that you think my information and writing is helpful – because that’s the idea! 🙂

By: Nora

Nora — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 14:18:45 +0000

In reply to Izy berry. Thanks, Izy!

By: Karsten

Karsten — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 00:08:29 +0000

Hey Nora – I really appreciate you publishing this data. Being based in Bangkok I’ve seen the ‘digital nomad’ evolution start out back when it had a very negative connotation here (‘pay for perpetual travel by promising to teach people how to perpetually travel’). It seems to have come a long way since then with many people showing a myriad of ways on how to make it work without ‘selling the dream’. You go a step further and provide not only a break-down, but also do that for activities that are actually reproducible. While not everyone is born a writer, I do think you draw a realistic picture of the financial realities of the life a lot of people aspire to. Kudos.

By: Lavina

Lavina — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 09:24:18 +0000

In reply to Nora.

I sometimes feel downcast and feel like giving it all up! It does get to you when you’re juggling too many things at once!
But yes I definitely agree it takes a while to build a reputation 🙂
Cheers!

By: Izy berry

Izy berry — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 05:53:43 +0000

This is amazing a free style of life

By: Nora

Nora — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 17:43:50 +0000

In reply to Marianna.

Hi Marianna,
Here’s a post I wrote a few years ago about work/life balance: https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/travel-work-life-balance-time-management-and-the-paradoxes-within/

And thanks for the link to Rochelle’s site – indeed it appears we were proverbial neighbours at one point here in Peru! 🙂

By: Marianna

Marianna — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 17:23:17 +0000

In reply to Nora.

Thanks Nora! I am working on it, but can’t wait to escape New York City where I feel stuck…

I look forward to reading more about your discoveries about how to improve the illusive work/life/travel balance!

I think you might enjoy reading this Blog post written by Rochelle who is a women’s movement teacher, traveler and a retreat leader who’s also studied shamanism somewhere in Peru if I am not mistaken, and brings in those elements into her classes and retreats. Also check out her video movement classes if you like yoga and dancing….
http://www.qoya.love/despacho-ceremony1/

By: Nora

Nora — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 16:59:48 +0000

In reply to Marianna.

Hi Marianna,
As I’m sure you’re discovering, there are lots of ways to earn a living while traveling the world, but as you’re also discovering, it requires a lot of time in front of the computer if it’s of the location independent ilk!
This has been one of my challenges over the years (achieving a good work/life/travel balance), and I would highly recommend spending the time before you travel to establish the foundations of your virtual assistant/online tutor career, so you don’t have to do this “grunt work” once you hit the road!
But anything is possible, and it would be great to meet you on the road (perhaps in Peru at one of our retreats) one of these days!