Welcome to Workavel: Work and Travel Combined

The jprdv.com content ecosystem is an expanding constellation of enhanced blogs whose purpose is to become the ultimate references and guides for the remote, distributed, and online world, among many other great things we have coming. All this by also providing an engaging and entertaining experience along the way.

And perhaps, Workavel will be one of our most entertaining and engaging blogs because it caters to the passions that most of us have: travel, explore, and constantly head to the unknown.

Workavel is the ultimate guide/resource for traveling and work combined: which include topics like digital nomads, workations, location independence, and leisure/work traveling.

It covers (but is not limited to):

• Traveling (travel hacking, safety, and money-saving tips).

• Living as a digital nomad and maintaining the lifestyle: well-being, safety, health, strategy, planning, organization, entertainment, and motivation.

• Techniques, methods, and advice on effectively combining work and travel.

• Best tools, guides, and resources to be productive at work and get the best of your experience abroad.

• Best destinations for budget and luxury traveling.

• Accommodations (rentals, hotels, hostels, couch-surfing, co-working/co-living spaces), food, attractions, and entertainment for all incomes.

• Adventures and great stores.

• And more...

After becoming location independent some years ago, I decided to take advantage of the lifestyle and facilities that came with it. And why not take the opportunity to work while traveling and visit new places in my free time?

As many of you might have guessed, I learned about the digital nomad culture as soon as I started researching about making this possible.

For a moment, I thought I would be a pioneer, but it turned out that there was a well-established culture, community, services, and facilities ready for those who would like to leap.

Don't get me wrong; the previously mentioned were fantastic news because it meant that it was more feasible and practical than what I initially assumed.

What amazes me is how the digital nomad culture shapes economies, businesses, policies, etc., as we will discuss in the future.

The concept of combining work and travel is not new. Nevertheless, because of "new" technologies (like improved laptops, smartphones, tablets, and faster internet speeds around the globe) and services (Airbnb, Uber, Tinder, Couchsurfing, Kayak, Upwork/Freelancer.com, and Google Maps, to mention a few), it is possible to do more, on a tight budget and with better experiences along the way.

Twenty years ago, becoming a digital nomad would have been a hundred times more complicated than it is these days, and the experience would not have been as fulfilling as it can be now.

The rise of all the previously mentioned services and technologies is why becoming a digital nomad (working and traveling around the world) is not a dream that you might have while working at your desk… but a real and tangible lifestyle at anybody's grasp.

And because of how pervasive remote work is becoming, you could likely do it with your current job (if you are not doing it already).

Digital nomad, nevertheless, is one of the most misunderstood terms because the vogue and excitement of knowing new places generally cause a failure to talk about the real challenges of becoming a digital nomad, which can be considerable. Becoming a digital nomad is something that requires some discipline and planning.

It includes a lifestyle, which consists of traveling long-to-middle-term, but most importantly, doing it sustainably (being able to generate income either passively or through remote work... preferably both). So, it is not traveling only, and it is not just working. It is the harmonization between both.

So Workavel is meant to become a guide not only to travelers or aspiring/current digital nomads but to everything related to combining work and travel (workstations, work vacations, luxury vacations, budget vacations, etc.).

It is also a guide about the tools, the main actors, the institutions, the logistics, maximizing your time, etc., required to harmonize work and travel and make it an experience accessible to all.

Is Workavel going to teach me how to become a digital nomad? Yes and no. Although we might add some information when necessary, Workavel focuses primarily on combining work and travel once you can do it (we aim to do the best guide for harmonizing work and travel under any budget) as well as (like other blogs of the kind) advice you about the best places to visit in a manner that inspire you to take leaps.

But many out there, perhaps, are still figuring out how to earn money online so they can travel while working.

The good news is that two of our enhanced blogs: Freelanstyle, which specializes in remote freelancing for both clients and service providers, and Magnobusines, which specializes in distributed/remote businesses and all passive/active remote/online income models, will help you conceive ways of making money online and succeed in the online business world.

The reason for separating becoming location independent from the traveling and work logistics is that becoming location independent does not necessarily mean you might decide to travel. Many want to make money from their homes: and have the flexibility to enjoy their lives by staying put.

So, by having Workavel cover the ambulatory aspect of working and doing business, and Freelanstyle and Magnobusiness cover how to earn in a location-independent manner, I ensure both crowds are served.

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See you around.

My best wishes, always.