Remote work has opened the door to full-time travel — but not everyone wants to live out of a backpack year-round. In this episode, host Eric Fish talks with Jaco Verdini, a UX/UI designer who embraces what he calls the ‘digital semi-nomad’ lifestyle. Instead of constantly moving, he keeps a home base while taking extended work trips throughout the year.

Jaco shares how he organizes his travel, maintains routines on the road, and finds community through co-living spaces and coworking hubs. He talks about the creativity boost that comes from changing your surroundings, the trade-offs between full-time nomading and semi-nomading, and how to keep remote work sustainable without burning out.

Links

• Jaco’s article: Work from everywhere. What’s a digital semi-nomad?

• Jaco’s website: jacoverdini.com

• Nomad List: A global community of remote workers living and traveling around the world

• Nomad: International SIM card

• Meetup: An app to find social events anywhere

• Couchsurfing: App with a hangout function to meet people while traveling

• ClassPass: App to find gyms and classes while traveling 

• Noma Collective: Co-living organization hosting trips around the world for digital nomads