Recommendations

TrustedHousesitters: I have been using this website for years now. It shows you the best housesitting places all around the world. Take care of other people’s houses and pets while they are away and stay in their place FOR FREE. Jackpot!

Airbnb: Airbnb is a great way of finding apartments for a few days or weeks or even months. You usually get to live like a local and, if you want to, spend time with your host. Register with this link and get 25 USD off your first stay.

Booking.com: A classic. I love the fact that you usually don’t have to pay in advance. Plus, their reviews show how good the WIFI connection in that place is. This is super handy for all digital nomads.

CoWoLi: A listing of unique shared living spaces all around the world to find the best place for you to work at.

Coliving: A directory of co-living spaces around the world with helpful user reviews to find your perfect place to live and work.

If you want to find out how I personally manage to find the best digital nomad accommodations around the world, check out the linked article.

Safety Wing: SafetyWing is probably the cheapest medical travel insurance you can find. Their rates start from $42 a month and include all of the basic coverage a digital nomad should have. They are also super flexible in terms of duration and very reliable. Perfect for every savvy nomad!

Insured Nomads: Here you can pick between travel insurance and health insurance. While the first one covers you for single or multiple trips throughout the year, the latter one allows you to live and work wherever you want. The prices are a bit higher than the SafetyWing plans but they also offer things like mental health therapy or dental and maternity treatments.

If you want to learn more about digital nomad insurance plans, check out the linked article.

N26: My favorite bank account for years. The free N26 account allows you to make payments in any currency without fees. If you upgrade you can even withdraw money anywhere in the world with absolutely zero banking fees. There is also a fantastic app for mobile banking and tons of other features. Highly recommended!

Wise, formerly TransferWise Borderless: This comes extremely handy when you make and receive payments in other currencies. You can get bank account details in many different currencies and thus won’t lose money due to bad exchange rates. The debit card lets you withdraw your money anywhere you want. Great concept!

Check out this article if you want to learn more about digital nomad banking.

NordVPN: By far one of the best VPN services out there. I have been using NordVPN for a couple of years now and they are super reliable, easy to use and very affordable. Highly recommended!

Siteground: If you need your own website, e.g. because you want to start a blog, need a portfolio to show your skills and work, or an online shop to sell your products, go for the hosting provider Siteground. It’s cheap yet great quality and easy to work with. Perfect for beginners!

Evernote: This digital notepad stores and organizes everything from websites to files or photos.

Every Time Zone: This tool helps you to keep an overview of the different time zones you and your clients or family are in.

Hrank.com: This free webhosting uptime monitoring service provides the opportunity to check your present or perspective provider’s uptime and response time history for the previous 30 days and get an objective idea of their performance.

Lastpass: Easy way to save all of your passwords for various websites.

Maps.me: You have to download the map of your destination in advance and can use it offline later. It is very detailed and includes, for example, information about accommodation and points of interested.

Nomad List: Amazing tool! It shows you the best cities for digital nomads based on metrics such as internet speed, cost of living, weather and much more.

Nomad Projects: This platform connects nomads who want to start or collaborate on a side project.

Trail Wallet: This app helps you to track your expenses (even in different curriencies) and lets you analyze and improve your financials.

Wise, formerly TransferWise: Wise is an easy to use, quick and super cheap way to transfer money between bank accounts in different countries.

Trello: A free project management software to organize all of your private and business projects.

Tripit: This free travel planner organizes all of your digital travel documents, like flight schedules, so you have it ready whenever needed.

Xero: This tool helps you with your bookkeeping and accounting by setting payment notifications, tracking cashflows, dealing with invoices and much more.

Click here to find more helpful apps for freelancer, entrepreneurs, and digital nomads.

FlexJobs: Probably the biggest remote job board out there. Here you will find hand-screened legit online jobs (fully-remote/flexible/part-time/full-time etc.) with international corporations, e.g. Apple or Dell, and smaller companies, such as startups.

Idealist: Maybe the online website for online jobs that don’t list any technical-related jobs, but a great selection of health, youth, or legal work.

Fiverr: Set up a profile with your services and wait for potential clients to book you or apply for open positions.

Freelancer: One of the most popular remote job websites. You can find jobs on an hourly basis, at fixed prices, or bid on gigs.

Hubstaff Talent: A fairly new online job site, that is completely free and offers jobs in many different categories.

Jobbatical: Usually no remote jobs, but a great alternative if you feel like working in a local job somewhere for a while. Check out Jobbatical to find some very exciting job postings from start-ups all around the world.

Remote OK: A great selection of thousands of remote jobs, especially for tech-related digital nomads.

Upwork: On Upwork (former oDesk) you can find freelance jobs in many different job categories, both remote and local jobs. Setting up your profile is free, but you have to pay a fee for every job you do.

Working Nomads: Another great website to find digital jobs you can do from anywhere in the world.

You can find more than 40 other websites for remote jobs here. Also, learn how you can score a job on freelance platforms.

Venture with Impact: Venture with Impact is a 4-week social impact coworking retreat that provides professionals with the opportunity to continue their career remotely while giving back through skills-based volunteer projects. With programs in Colombia, Portugal, and Thailand, Venture with Impact is unique in that it allows people to work abroad with a like-minded community while making a difference locally.

Co-Work Paradise: 12 entrepreneurs live together in a beautiful villa in Bali for one month. They attend high-level workshops and connect with other successful remote professionals.

Hacker Paradise: Travel together with fellow developers, designers, or entrepreneurs for 2 weeks to 3 months around the world. Group sizes are between 20 and 30 people.

Project Gateway: A group of entrepreneurs spends 3 weeks together in a stunning eco safari lodge on Mauritius. They get to combine their daily work with fun adventures.

Check out this list with the 12 most popular digital nomads retreats & programs.

Digital Nomad Summit: Here you get to hear world-class speakers, participate in workshops, and can socialize with like-minded people from around the world.

Nomad City: This event is a collaboration with Nomad Cruise. It takes place in Gran Canaria and tackles topics related to remote workers and remote companies.

Virtual Working Summit: This is an online event where you can listen to inspirational and informative interviews with virtual leaders.

7in7: 7 conferences, 7 years, 7 continents. Started in 2015 this project brings together digital nomads, remote workers, and location-independent entrepreneurs to make nomad life better.

Looking for the best digital nomad events to join this year? Check the linked article, incl. dates and prices.

Digital Nomad Soul: *shameless self-promotion* This blog is full of great advice for aspiring and seasoned digital nomads alike. Learn about the ups and downs of this lifestyle, how you prepare it, how to find online jobs, and how you make the best of your life on the road.

Digital Nomad News: An online newspaper with stories and information from location independent lifestyles.

Life Remotely: Get information about the remote working lifestyle and useful travel advice.

Making it Anywhere: Learn from Rob and Mish, who travel around the world and make money with their own business.

Nomad Capitalist: This blog provides plenty of information on offshore living, global citizenship and wealth creation.

Nomadic Notes: James has it all: travel guides, tips on long-term travel and information for digital nomads.

Find a Nomad: With this tool, you can find other nomads and discover where they will be throughout the year.

MeetUp: This is an online social networking portal with thousands of offline group meetings of like-minded people in various places around the world.

Nomad Soulmates: The dating app will be released in summer 2017 and helps nomads connecting with like-minded people.

Facebook Groups: No matter where you go, chances are pretty big that there is a Facebook group about it. Try searching for the place itself or phrases like „New to …“ or „Finding Friends in…“.

Learn more about virtual and local communities for remote worker and digital nomads.