ASEAN is welcoming nomads—with conditions

PLUS: The perfect place is a feeling, not a city

GLOBAL MOBILITY

🌏 Come spend, don’t settle: ASEAN’s nomad strategy

From Thailand to Indonesia, governments want the nomad economy without the nomad commitments, producing fragmented rules, soft incentives, and familiar legal grey zones.

Alexander Linton for The Diplomat

NOMAD LIFESTYLE

🏡 The perfect place is a feeling, not a city

After optimising for weather, visas, and lifestyle fit, the missing variable turns out not to be geographic at all.

The Dole Drifter for The Dole Drifter

TRAVEL TIPS

🌌 An aurora expert’s guide to the northern lights

When to go, where to base yourself, how solar activity actually works—and how to plan around it without overpromising yourself a sighting.

Sarah Holt for BBC Travel

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