When we travel to someplace new in the world, we want to have the best experiences in the city we’re visiting within a limited time. Which, frankly speaking, is easier said than done. We’re not intimately familiar with the knowledge and history of each city we visit to make the most of our trip. The Tour Guy […]

Being a digital nomad is pretty fun, you get to travel all over the world and have a ton of adventures. But it can also come with its own set of issues. You arrive in a completely new city, and you don’t know anyone there. You have to find lodging and you have to rebuild […]

As a frequent traveler who mostly uses flying as his/her primary mode of traveling, award flight tickets can be one of the best things you can make use of — we do, too. Smartly managing your miles and points can even get you the best suites in the sky without having to spend thousands of […]

It’s easy to get scammed as a tourist when you’re traveling the world. You don’t possess the local knowledge to know better, which makes you the ideal target for swindlers and scammers. Today, we’ve compiled a list of some of the most common tourist scams around the world, so you can keep an eye out […]

As digital nomads that travel all the time, but still have to get a decent amount of work done every week, we need good coffee and a nice spot to work with our laptops. And we found both in Oaxaca City! Oaxaca is not quite a digital nomad hub like Bali or Playa del Carmen, […]

When staying in colorful San Miguel de Allende, you also need a good hotel/luxury hotel/hostel to stay in. After a long day exploring this very hilly city, there is no greater feeling than dropping yourself in a big nice comfy bed! But what accommodations are the very best and provide the most value for your […]

Since remote jobs are the new trend in the professional community, the internet is saturated with many of those and everyone can go around looking for one. But not every remote job is also the thing you’re passionate about doing. We like enjoying what we do, and doing what we enjoy. So, as digital nomads, […]

Where hotels have been in business for the longest time, we can’t ignore the charm of having a second home while on a vacation. Choosing a comfortable place to stay in is one of the best decisions you’ll ever make when planning for a holiday! People enjoy living in a vacation home because of their […]

The ultimate travel cliche happened; we got robbed in Mexico… It happened in the trendy hip coastal area of Tulum in the state Quintana Roo in the Yucatan Peninsula, in broad daylight! We´ll tell you all about how we got robbed of our two suitcases in Mexico and what we did to make the best […]

As digital nomads, we’re in desperate need of insurance. No one plans on getting sick, or getting struck with misfortune, but it can happen to anyone. It hits nomads, ex-pats, and world travelers (and all sorts of free birds!) especially hard because they’re always outside their home countries’ safety nets. The team of professionals behind […]

Given the unforeseen circumstances of today’s world, it’s no surprise to know that people are relentlessly browsing through different websites to find an authentic source of information regarding the Covid-19 virus. Wouldn’t it be great to have a single, reliable platform where you can get all the necessary information in one go? It’s time to […]

It’s tricky to find out how much money one needs to retire, even if you never leave your home country. It becomes even trickier for digital nomads as they’re always hopping from one country to the other. The amount of money you need to retire varies wildly from country to country, and even city to […]

Oaxaca is known by foodies, insiders, and all Mexicans, as the food capital of Mexico. This colorful city has the most famous cuisine in the whole of Mexican cuisine. You will find all the traditional dishes here, of which the Mexicans are (justified) very proud on. We went to Oaxaca for more than 5 weeks! […]

Becoming a digital nomad, or as we love to call it a free bird, is not easy at all. You need to master a whole bunch of skills before you can become a more free individual. How can we quickly upgrade our skillset with relevant skills that help us forward? When it comes to online […]

Oaxaca City has been chosen by travel experts and the staff of the acclaimed Travel+Leisure magazine as the number one 1 best city in the world. That´s a big claim for a city many of us never have heard of. We needed to find out for ourselves if that is even remotely true. Spoiler-alert; they […]

Oaxaca City was amazing, we loved staying there for more than five whole weeks, but there are downsides to every city, and Oaxaca is quite the broken paradise (just like most of Mexico is)… We tend to be realistic about our storytelling from our travels, so here we go with some harsh truths about Oaxaca […]

Holy mole! The very best Mexican mole can be found in Oaxaca City. And after spending a month in this authentic city, we can safely say that we ate all variants and on all sorts of dishes. Mole is delicious! Before visiting Mexico we had never heard of Mexican mole (the right pronunciation is mo-lay). […]

We from Free Birds are fully embracing the digital nomad revolution, but we are not alone! There are many other digital nomads across the globe that are spreading their wings! This fascinating infographic from SDC International Shipping tells us more about current day digital nomads. We get to know more about their age, experience, careerfields, […]