Digital Nomad Decisions – Why Are We in Malta?

It’s been 3 months since we left the warmth of Barbados as well as the two adorable pooches that we were pet-sitting. during these past 3 months we’ve had incredible experiences as well as visited some extremely interesting countries – Turkey, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro as well as Italy.

And if you’ve been complying with our journey since we revealed our travel plans, you’re probably wondering why we’re in Malta all of the sudden, a country which was never on the cards! I’ll explain a bit further on…

The Balkans, as well as Italy, are amazing. Seriously, one of our favourite parts of the world! We navigated our method with the country of Albania by ourselves, which is one of the most wild countries we’ve been to. We provided our very first talk at the world tourism Forum in Istanbul, as well as satisfied some incredible bloggers.

We rented a cars and truck as well as made our method with the country of Macedonia as well as even went skiing at a national park. We fell in like with the city of Plovdiv in Bulgaria, as well as road-tripped with Montenegro as well as Croatia, while enjoying the gorgeous Mediterranean Sea.

Italy was a world of its own, with the most incredible cuisine, wonderful ruins as well as history, as well as an general vibe that was both intoxicating, as well as difficult to explain. We will be returning to Italy, that is for certain.

These travels were interesting as well as adventurous. It was precisely what we desired as well as needed after staying put in Grenada as well as Barbados for 6 months. We were itching to travel, to move from location to place, as well as to be in cities rather than beach towns.

Europe was calling, as well as we answered.

We provided these past 3 months our all. We were completely dedicated to the backpacking experience. every day we explored a new street, a neighbourhood or a new city. We sampled new foods, satisfied friendly people as well as experienced festivals. We discovered about the history of the region, got lost more than once, as well as drank regional wines.

To us, this is what travel is all about.

Our trip was perfect, except for one thing. It was as well difficult to stay on top of our website as well as all that includes it. rather than wanting to be on our computers composing articles, replying to emails, or managing social network accounts, we wished to be experiencing the destinations that we were in.

This isn’t to state that running a travel blog is as well much work. We still only work around 3 hours / day on the blog, however during the past three months, we were lucky to get in 3 hours / week. travel is just as well much fun!

Who wishes to be in their hostel room, on their computer, while they are in Rome?!

We’ve stated this before, as well as we’ll state it again: discovering the balance between being a travel blog writer as well as a traveller can be a difficult task.

Read more: digital Nomads as well as Travellers – discovering The perfect Balance

The reason that we’ve been travelling sluggish for the past couple of years (3 months in Mexico (twice), 2 months in Guatemala, 1 month in Cuba, 5 months in Grenada (twice), 2 months in Barbados), is so we have ample time for both experiencing the destinations we visit, and working on our on the internet business (which is what pays for these travels).

This past trip to the Balkans, Italy as well as Turkey wasn’t our usual style. We moved from location to location after just 5 nights. We were so excited to see all of the different sights as well as cities, that we went full speed virtually every day.

The truth of our travels set in: We were moving as well fast, as well as this was not a sustainable situation. 

When planning this European adventure, we likewise had Slovenia, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Serbia as well as Ukraine on the agenda.

With just a bit over 2 months remaining before our home sitting commitment in the Caribbean, it’s just not feasible to see all of these countries as well as provide them the time they deserve.

If you believe about it, most people who are travelling go on a trip – whether it’s 1 week, 1 month, or 1 year – before returning to their home, total with a comfortable bed, a couch with a huge screen TV to watch movies on, a laundry machine, a kitchen area with dining space as well as table, as well as a grocery store full of familiar foods.

Because we are full-time travellers as well as are place independent, we don’t have a home to return to. rather than having to go back to our previous tasks in our house country, we can work around the world from our laptop, while producing temporary houses along the way.

We do this by blogging. checked out more: exactly how To begin a travel Blog

During those times when we’re at one of our “homes”, we (like everybody else) want to be comfortable.

This is our down time. Our time to show on the travels we’ve just embarked on. Our time for being productive on our website. Our time for relaxing when we feel like it. It’s likewise the time when we “nest” a bit bit.

We unpack our backpacks as well as hang-up our clothing. We get to do laundry in a machine rather than by hand (yes!). We make the home a house with plants, potted herbs as well as flowers. We discover a fruit as well as vegetable vendor whom we see frequently. We discover our favourite coffee shop, secluded beaches, as well as favourite sunset spots.

We requirement this time. I believe everybody does. 

While we were in Venice, Italy, just 2 weeks ago, we made a (much-needed) decision:

We were going to travel to Malta as well as get an apartment for a couple of months.

The believed of this truly excited us!

Why Malta? Well, it’s a country that I believe not many people understand much about (ourselves included), which means that we still get to be somewhere fairly off track – which is definitely our style ?

We’ve been travelling at a snail’s speed for the past couple of years, however for whatever reason, we believed that we might travel full speed with Europe. perhaps we wished to prove to ourselves that we’re still “proper” travellers? perhaps we were just overly excited to explore a new part of the map?

Who knows, however what is most important is that we’ve accepted our travel style, which is sluggish as well as steady.

We still plan to take off on adventurous trips right here as well as there, or backpack around for a month at a time, however we now understand that we definitely requirement to get apartments in between those trips, as well as requirement that down time in order to keep our business as well as our life of perpetual travel afloat.

Do we still think about ourselves travellers? 100%, yes! In fact, we feel that by staying longer than just 3 – 5 nights allows us to really get under the skin of destinations and get a appropriate feel for them. This is the very best method to discover the off-the-beaten-path spots, as well as to create genuine friendships with the regional people…again, this is what travel is all about!

Things may not be the exact same as they were back in 2008 when we embarked on our year-long backpacking trip with SE Asia as well as the Subcontinent, as well as we may not be waiting around for buses at 4:00am in Africa, or sleeping in yurts in Kyrgyzstan (for the time being!).

But you understand what? We’re okay keeping that realization. Those trips had prospective end dates, while the perpetual one we’re currently on does not…and to us, that’s a quite simple jeopardize to make ?

So right here we are. enjoying a comfortable apartment in a lovely country. costs a few hours each morning on our laptops, working on some on the internet projects, as well as contributing to this on the internet travel resource that we like so much. The rest of the time we’re out exploring!

The life of a digital nomad is a spontaneous one, as well as while we like to show you guys travel, adventure, as well as exotic destinations, we likewise requirement some down time, as well as we discover it fun to dabble in a life of routine as well as normality when in a while.

This likewise provides us time to compose guides, tips, budget plan hacks as well as information about the locations we just visited.

We’re so excited to check out the lovely country of Malta as well as show you more of this underrated European gem. stay tuned ?

Are you a digital nomad or a full-time traveller? If so, do you discover it difficult to balance travel with work? For those of you who are travellers as well as return to your house in-between trips, do you believe you might be place independent? We’d like to hear your thoughts in the comments!

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