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A beautiful tram with grafitti in Lisbon

How to access Coworking spaces for free in Lisbon

Do you want to work from a proper coworking space on your digital nomad journey? I found a way how you can do it for free 🤫

Comoba coffeeshop views with food and plants

Coffeeshops to work from in Lisbon

Check out the coffee shops to work from while in Lisbon. Trialled and tested in summer 2022 and 2023.

A large white desk and a birds-eye view of someone typing on a mac keyboard and a yellow watch is on the table too

5 platforms to publish your design portfolio in 5 minutes

This article will show you 5 platforms where it takes less than 5 minutes to have an online portfolio in decent quality.

Elisabeth in a hammock while doing some work

Best places to work from Siargao, Philippines

The wifi in Siargao can be very spotty. So here's a list of places I managed to get some work done with decent wifi.

7 Life Lessons I learned as a Digital Nomad

Here's a few life lessons I learned since starting my journey as a digital nomad and full-time traveller.

A frustrated man who took off his glasses to wipe his face because he just can't bare working with a bad client

How to spot a bad client

Anyone who has worked with a bad client in the past will try to avoid them. Here are a few red flags to help you spot them early.

A messy suitcase filled with clothes in a messy room

Travel Essentials I can't live without as a digital nomad

When deciding to become a digital nomad, it's also important to decide which items to take with you. Here's a list of my essentials.

What freelancing has taught me about money

In this article, I'm sharing with you what I learned about money in my last 3 years of freelancing. Let me break it down for you.

Not another article about UX/UI best practices

I was wondering how I can tackle this topic with a fresh, unique approach. So I asked AI. Here is what it is suggesting and my 2 cents.

Cool Beans Coffeeshop in the Old Town in Las Palmas

Las Palmas Coffeeshops

Here's a list of places I worked from while in Las Palmas.

How I'm trying to actually get shit done this year

I'm a massive procrastinator. But I finally found a solution for me. Here's how...

How I'd try to get into UX Design in today's landscape

In the last view months I’ve been asked a lot about how I got into freelancing and UX. And because I don’t like repeating myself I thought..

Thaim to Cook

When it all started, I was visiting my aunt in Bangkok. We had no idea how long the pandemic would last, so we started a Youtube Cooking Channel.