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Getty ImagesDigital nomads - the laptop-wielding new generation of remote workers - have found themselves at the sharp end of a debate in the South African city of Cape Town about whether...
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By Stacey LeascaFeatures correspondentGetty ImagesJapan joins other Asian countries in releasing a digital nomad visa, but barriers to entry might be too high for most.Japan's Immigration Services Agency just announced it will...
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By Lindsey GallowayFeatures correspondentMongkol Chuewong/Getty Images(Credit: Mongkol Chuewong/Getty Images)Launched on 1 January 2024, South Korea's newest visa allows digital nomads to stay for up to two years while maintaining a job back...
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By Stacey LastoeFeatures correspondentFrancesco Vaninetti Photo/Getty Images(Credit: Francesco Vaninetti Photo/Getty Images)With tourists around the world behaving badly in their quest to get the perfect Insta shot, some destinations and tour operators are...
By Lindsey GallowayFeatures correspondentNigel Jarvis/Getty Images(Credit: Nigel Jarvis/Getty Images)From Toronto to Tokyo, these five cities remain surprisingly affordable compared to their more costly neighbours.Prices have been rising rapidly in cities across the...
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29 October 2023Getty ImagesKenya is to end visa requirements to all African visitors by the end of the year, President William Ruto has said."It is time we... realise that having visa restrictions...
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4 October 2023ShareSaveAlastair GillFeatures correspondentShareSaveNataliya Nazarova/AlamySet scenically at the base of the Pirin Mountains, Bansko has quietly emerged as one of the world's newest remote working hubs in recent years.Arriving in Bansko...
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3 October 2023Rosie BellFeatures correspondentCompanies are helping people realise the work-from-anywhere dream. Business is booming.When Johannes Voelkner founded Nomad Cruise in 2015, his primary aim was to tackle loneliness. It was a...
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Outside the gallery, a short walk leads to the old town, where today’s coffee-drinkers gather at the al fresco cafes lining the Ljubljanica River. If the capital, with its wealth of Secessionist...
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25 August 2023By Marco Ferrarese, Features correspondentDorling Kindersley ltd/AlamyIt may soon be obsolete, but the Jungle Train is still a nostalgic jaunt across the heart of the Malay Peninsula, taking in forgotten towns steeped...
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23 August 2023By Lindsey Galloway, Features correspondentАлексей Облов/Getty ImagesA new survey on living and working abroad has revealed the best countries for expats to live. From Malaysia to Mexico, residents explain what makes them...
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20 June 2023ShareSaveEllen NguyenFeatures correspondentShareSaveGetty ImagesSome people who have tried combining working with travel have found the lifestyle isn't quite what they thought.The digital nomad has become an iconic character of the...
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By Mike MacEacheranFeatures correspondentThomas Winz/Getty Images(Credit: Thomas Winz/Getty Images)From China to Denmark, countries around the world have different ways to show appreciation. Here's five spots with their own distinctive tipping traits, plus...
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25 April 2023By Sarah Brown, Features correspondentGiordano Cipriani/Getty ImagesLaunched in January 2022, Brazil's new Digital Nomad Visa is enticing a new type of traveller to the South American country. And Rio is one of...
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AlamyIs a slower, more mindful pace of life the answer to stress – or is it just another unachievable, privileged lifestyle brag? Meet the author who battled burnout with "a year of...
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4 January 2023By Peter Elia, Features correspondentjahmaica/AlamyStretching 192km, the Peak of the Balkans Trail bridges three previously war-torn nations and crosses through some of the continent's least-explored landscapes.Hiking through the green valleys and wildflower-strewn...
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29 November 2022By Susanne Masters,Features correspondentPeter Carroll/AlamyIreland's peat bogs have heated Irish homes for centuries. But could cycling through them help fuel a slow travel revolution and save this landscape?Cycling The Bog...
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16 April 2020By Chloe Berge, Features correspondentArt Wager/Getty ImagesWith a ban on non-essential travel and some countries in complete lockdown, we’re able to witness what happens to the Earth when we’re largely absent for...
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5 June 2018By Tom Garmeson, Features correspondentJames Lyon/GettyEaster Island’s dramatic history is echoed in the local Rapa Nui tongue. Today, the language is severely endangered, but determined islanders refuse to let it disappear.Tom GarmesonLanguage...
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23 November 2017BBC CapitalA town in Indonesia is home to a thriving group of professionals who have traded office drudgery for a more idyllic work environment.BBC CapitalUbud is a far cry from...
