Africa’s latest nomad visa
Plus: How to find your internet friends
GLOBAL MOBILITY
A new visa aims to draw remote workers, but will safaris, beaches, and fast Wi-Fi be enough to rival the usual hotspots?
Celia Fernandez for CNBC
NOMAD LIFESTYLE
🏡 Pop-up villages: The future of digital nomadism?
Nomads are trading fleeting connections for something made of atoms—temporary towns where group chats turn into real-world tribes.
Rosie Bell for Wired
TRAVEL TIPS
🤖 AI travel assistants will save you 5+ hours of planning
Trip planning is about to get an upgrade. AI can book flights, map itineraries, and handle the details before you even pack your bag. Here’s how to get ahead.
Journee Mondiale
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INTERNET CULTURE
More intimate than a text, less demanding than a call. Voice notes capture life’s in-between moments, from a friend’s daily commute to a sibling’s late-night ramble.
Rainesford Stauffer for TIME
QUIRKY
☕ Is Vietnamese coffee actually German?
Vietnam’s coffee industry nearly collapsed in the ’70s. Then, Communist East Germany, facing its own caffeine crisis, stepped in to save it.
My Name is Andong on YouTube
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COMMUNITY UPDATES 🌐
🎉 Happy launch day: Borderless reader published her book Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World this week!
🥂 Heading to Mallorca, London or Lisbon? Yayem is now part of Aethos, with new nomad members clubs launching soon
🇧🇷 In or around Brazil? Join 500+ nomads in Rio this month for a week of sun, learning, and human connection
It’s inspiring to see more efforts focused on building ‘virtual villages’ where nomads can feel at home, no matter where they are. It inspires me to keep been active collaborating on projects that bring global nomads together - not just to network, but to create lasting connections, share knowledge, and build a real sense of community. Seeing this type of movements grow reinforces how important it is to ensure that those who embrace a borderless lifestyle also have a family everywhere they go.
Loving voice notes these days too. It helps bridge the gaps of time zones, and I enjoy the asynchronous communication. We end up going deeper than any text thread, and I find I’m able to give more considered, thoughtful responses. Getting one is always a treat! Typically I save them for a quiet moment where I can sit down, listen, and be totally present.