Category: Travel

Books and blogs that inspired me to quit my job, work online, and move to Mexico

On By Nicole HennigIn Living abroad, Living in the U.S., Location flexibility, Mexico, Minimalism, Travel, Work & money1 Comment

Books, simple living
Before I became location-flexible, I spent a few years thinking, dreaming and reading about it. I’ve always loved reading about other people’s experiences for inspiration.

At first it didn’t seem possible to find a way to live without my salary. I had some income from side businesses, but not nearly enough to live on. It looked like I had only two choices: stay in the rat race and continue to earn a good salary and benefits, or quit my job and become a bag lady, struggling to make ends meet. Continue reading “Books and blogs that inspired me to quit my job, work online, and move to Mexico” →

Travel hacking for free flights and great discounts

On By Nicole HennigIn Location flexibility, Travel, Work & money6 Comments

Have you heard about “travel hacking?” It’s the process of collecting frequent flyer points and other travel discounts without necessarily traveling a lot.

There are quite a few blogs and web sites that collect information on this, the first (and best) that I’ve used is Chris Guillebeau’s “Travel Hacking Cartel.” It’s a membership site where you pay a small monthly fee to get access to loads of information on how to get started.
Travel Hacking Cartel

I joined it for two months in the fall of 2012 and using what I learned, gathered enough points for several free flights that I will use this year (including international flights). Continue reading “Travel hacking for free flights and great discounts” →

Why I put my photos into several different social media sites

On By Nicole HennigIn Apps, Tech, Travel

I like using various social media sites for my photos. Why? A few reasons. I have different followers on each network, so it gets the photos out to more people. Each social network has different advantages and people use them in different ways. All of these provide more ways for people to find my blog, my ebooks, the online courses I teach, and other work. Also, it’s fun!

Oaxaca photos in Instagram for iPhone
Some Oaxaca photos in Instagram iPhone app

Here’s my flow:

  1. I take photos with my iPhone (they get backed up automatically to iCloud and Dropbox).

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  2. I lay around on the couch or in bed and look through photos on my iPhone, upload some of them to Instagram (with interesting filters). This is relaxing and fun.

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  3. A script I turned on in IFFT automatically copies all my Instagram photos into Flickr.

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