New nomad hubs on the rise

Plus: A megayacht “country” for nomads

TRAVEL TIPS

👩‍💻 New nomad hubs on the rise

Forget Lisbon. Think Montevideo, Amman, Tbilisi. Second cities are the new remote work hotspots, with slower pace and faster internet.

Soo Kim for Newsweek

GLOBAL MOBILITY

🛥️ A megayacht “country” for nomads

Nomads and wealthy retirees are living aboard luxury ships with tailors, tennis courts, and Starlink internet. Is this the beginning of floating nations for the ultra-mobile?

Adam Erace for Fortune

NOMAD LIFESTYLE

🍽️ Anthony Bourdain: a life of curiosity

More than a chef or TV host, Bourdain was a seeker—of stories, of people, of the parts of the world most choose to ignore.

Andrew Carr for

Here, There And Everywhere

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TRANSPORT

✈️ How one lost phone exposed a billion-dollar airline risk

A passenger misplaced their phone—and the plane had to turn around. The real issue? Lithium batteries, fire hazards, and the fragile safety net of modern air travel.

Hannah Sampson for The Washington Post

DIGITAL LIVING

📱 Escape the scroll: how to find flow again

Tab chaos got you down? Try analog mornings, seasonal rhythms, and offline flow. Deep work isn’t about more hustle—it’s about less.

Simon Späti for SSP

SEEN ON SOCIAL

• 🧠 How altered states shape daily habits, thoughts, behavior

• 🌐 You write more text as an afterthought than people pre-1980 did on purpose

• 🍊 The mysterious connection between Portugal and oranges

COMMUNITY

• 🏡 Cabin’s secrets: Join our live interview with Jon Hillis on the future of civilisations, May 13—click here for a free ticket 👀

• 🌇 The Elysian launches CITY STATE, a collaborative essay collection (print and digital) exploring autonomous governance—from democracy to garden cities.

• 🌐 Edge City Lanna announces The Long Residency, a launchpad for misfits, outliers, and builders of the absurd seeking to pursue their boldest ideas.