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Welcome to The Working Traveller Blog, where you’ll discover the best (and often off the beaten path) destinations to explore across the globe, how to earn and make money on the go and how to turn every journey into an unforgettable adventure.

As a digital nomad of 13+ years I’m excited to share inspiration, practical tips, real-life stories & actionable strategies for turning your wanderlust into a profitable lifestyle!

How to Start a Life Changing Online Lifestyle Business

When I started my online adventures back in 2010, I had no idea that I was essentially building a lifestyle business. My partner & I had decided to pack up our lives in the UK, had sold everything we owned, packed 3 suitcases, scooped our 4-year-old daughter under our arm, and set off to house … Read more

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190 Online Lifestyle Business Ideas for 50+ Nomads

Wouldn’t you love to have your own lifestyle business or side hustle that you can run from anywhere in the world? As someone who’s been building online lifestyle business and travelling for the last 14 years, I can highly recommend it! You may, however, be stuck for ideas and that’s why I decided to put … Read more

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How to Start an Ecommerce Business From Anywhere in the World

An ecommerce business is a fabulous lifestyle business model that you can start and run from anywhere in the world, whether that’s your kitchen table or a beach in Fiji. From candles, clothes, jewelry, beauty products, toys, pet accessories, games to tech gadgets, printable journals and planners, shoes, water bottles, and more, the choice of … Read more

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$117k in 7 Days – My Story

OMG we’ve just gone over the $100k mark‘ I shouted to anyone who would listen in the foyer of the hotel I was in. I was at a marketing event in London a few days after I had just launched my ’Social Networking Academy’ and had been watching the sales climb during the week. By … Read more

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How to Start Freelancing as a 50+ Nomad and Create Ultimate Freedom!

If you’re a 50+ nomad seeking the ultimate lifestyle of travel, flexibility, and financial freedom, look no further than freelancing! In today’s digital age, starting a freelance career is quite possibly the fastest route to achieving the independence and adventures you crave. As a freelancer, you have the power to choose when and where you … Read more

Sisters on Tour in The Maldives

Sisters on Tour in The Maldives!!!

Ever ones for a good photo opportunity, we’ve arrived! Hee hee! 😁 Altogether Too Beautiful! Well what can I say about the Maldives!? It’s truly everything you think it’s going to be and more! White sandy beaches, crystal clear turquoise waters, blue skies, palm trees, sharks, turtles, Manta rays, fish of all descriptions. Quite simply … Read more

Sisters on Tour in India

Sisters on Tour in India

It’s 4.45am and I am excitedly getting the last of my little backpack ready for the next 23 days! Today my Sister & I fly to Kathmandhu in Nepal. We’re staying at a place called Thamel in the heart of Kathmandhu for a couple of days as we explore the local area and tomorrow head … Read more

Bucket List

What’s on Your Bucket List?

Hey hey awesome action taker! I want to ask you a question – ‘What’s on your bucket list?’ Do you even have a bucket list? In fact what the heck is a bucket list?? The saying actually comes from an English term ‘to kick the bucket’ which is slang for ‘to die’ and it was … Read more

10 Things I Love About Phuket

10 Things I Love About Phuket

We started coming to Phuket back in 2010 when we first left the UK. The first trip was just a two week holiday on route to Australia. It rained the entire time but I absolutely fell in love with the place. The climate was amazing, the people so friendly with nothing being too much trouble, … Read more

Mark Zuckerburg

Meeting Mark Zuckerburg on the Great Wall of China

‘Nat – It’s Mark Zuckerburg’! I shouted loudly to my sister Natalie who was at the bottom of the steps, contemplating whether to walk up and join me on my journey to Watch Tower 1. She looked up and shouted back even louder ‘Are you sure, it looks like Chris Martin!’ To be fair the … Read more