Travel & working from elsewhere
Nine years of running a business from wherever the laptop happened to be. These are the logistics posts — connectivity, gear, points, time zones. No itineraries, no highlight reel, and nothing that only works if travel is your entire personality.
The Permit Before the Permit: Why Your Thai TIP Depends on an FVP
You cannot get a Thai Temporary Import Permit without a Foreign Vehicle Permit first, and the FVP cannot be bought at the border. The document chain, the open crossings, the insurance small print and how far ahead to start.
The Carry-On Tech Kit I've Rebuilt 11 Times
Four years, 40-odd countries, and a bag that finally stopped annoying me. Every item, what it replaced, and the three things I stopped carrying entirely.
eSIM vs Local SIM vs Roaming: The Actual Math
I tracked the cost per usable gigabyte across 14 countries. The convenient option is roughly 6x the price of the annoying one — here's when that's still worth paying.
Working Across Time Zones Without Wrecking Your Sleep
The scheduling rules I follow when my clients are in one hemisphere and my bed is in another. Includes the overlap-window math that made it sustainable.
Long-Haul on Points Without Churning Credit Cards
A slower, boring, entirely sustainable approach to award travel that survives having a normal credit score and a normal amount of free time.
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