Comments on: I’m Such a Flashpacker… http://www.abstract-living.com/im-such-a-flashpacker/ Notes for a Slightly Abstract Life Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:05:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Blake Pope http://www.abstract-living.com/im-such-a-flashpacker/comment-page-1/#comment-1041 Blake Pope Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:04:51 +0000 http://www.abstract-living.com/?p=101#comment-1041 You can also try out <a href="http://www.myadmin.asia/" rel="nofollow">MyAdmin</a> online mail forwarding company. They provide great services and perfect quality. You can also try out MyAdmin online mail forwarding company. They provide great services and perfect quality.

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]]> By: Vinay http://www.abstract-living.com/im-such-a-flashpacker/comment-page-1/#comment-451 Vinay Sat, 15 May 2010 16:48:54 +0000 http://www.abstract-living.com/?p=101#comment-451 @ Tom - ESL is a great option! I honestly thing its takes at least 1 month to learn a place well. Running around quickly seriously limits your exposure. I guess the only downfall of ESL is you cant travel in English Speaking countries... Thanks for your comment! @ Mavtraveller - haha glad to see a fellow flashpacker. I am still not sure about it. Sometimes I just get fed up with the big bag and want to chuck it all away, put on a bed sheet and start wandering around with a food bowl :P then I get to a city like London where everyone is dressed up and I'm happy you have all my stuff. I need a flying RV so I can have all my stuff but dont have to lug it around - would save on plane tickets too :P @ Tom – ESL is a great option! I honestly thing its takes at least 1 month to learn a place well. Running around quickly seriously limits your exposure. I guess the only downfall of ESL is you cant travel in English Speaking countries… Thanks for your comment!

@ Mavtraveller – haha glad to see a fellow flashpacker. I am still not sure about it. Sometimes I just get fed up with the big bag and want to chuck it all away, put on a bed sheet and start wandering around with a food bowl :P then I get to a city like London where everyone is dressed up and I’m happy you have all my stuff. I need a flying RV so I can have all my stuff but dont have to lug it around – would save on plane tickets too :P

]]> By: mavtraveler http://www.abstract-living.com/im-such-a-flashpacker/comment-page-1/#comment-445 mavtraveler Sat, 15 May 2010 00:56:12 +0000 http://www.abstract-living.com/?p=101#comment-445 Nice post. I'm also a flashpacker: same cable collection, laptop, android phone, and some other goodies (I even used to carry a wifi router!). I'm trying to design my life where I can either travel and have fun OR stay in one place and focus on working. I wrote some posts exactly on this topic in my blog. Glad to see someone who's on the same page! Nice post.

I’m also a flashpacker: same cable collection, laptop, android phone, and some other goodies (I even used to carry a wifi router!).

I’m trying to design my life where I can either travel and have fun OR stay in one place and focus on working.

I wrote some posts exactly on this topic in my blog.

Glad to see someone who’s on the same page!

]]> By: Tom http://www.abstract-living.com/im-such-a-flashpacker/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Tom Thu, 13 May 2010 21:36:37 +0000 http://www.abstract-living.com/?p=101#comment-440 I teach ESL which is a third option to see the world. I work in various countries for a year or so at a time. A lot of jobs provide flights and accommodation. While I'm not quite location independent during my contract, it is possible to find work it almost any country. I teach ESL which is a third option to see the world. I work in various countries for a year or so at a time. A lot of jobs provide flights and accommodation. While I’m not quite location independent during my contract, it is possible to find work it almost any country.

]]> By: Vinay http://www.abstract-living.com/im-such-a-flashpacker/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Vinay Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:43:35 +0000 http://www.abstract-living.com/?p=101#comment-310 Thanks for the comment and link Raam. Its amazing how many new and efficient solutions are coming out for the mobile Entrepreneur. What an age we live in :) Are there any other services like this you signed up before leaving? I have a Skype account I use on my iphone with an Australian number, forwarding and voicemail. This gives clients the impression I am still in Australia. Its also really useful cause I can walk into any wifi zone and call over 40 countries to do things like banking and change flights and only pay $12 per month for unlimited calls. Thanks for the comment and link Raam. Its amazing how many new and efficient solutions are coming out for the mobile Entrepreneur. What an age we live in :)

Are there any other services like this you signed up before leaving?

I have a Skype account I use on my iphone with an Australian number, forwarding and voicemail. This gives clients the impression I am still in Australia. Its also really useful cause I can walk into any wifi zone and call over 40 countries to do things like banking and change flights and only pay $12 per month for unlimited calls.

]]> By: Raam Dev http://www.abstract-living.com/im-such-a-flashpacker/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Raam Dev Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:07:13 +0000 http://www.abstract-living.com/?p=101#comment-309 That service that takes your mail and scans it is called <a href="http://earthclassmail.com" rel="nofollow">EarthClassMail</a>. I started using it when I started my nomadic lifestyle backing in India. The service has been great so far. It's really incredible to be able to receive and read physical mail from the web. :D If you receive a lot of checks in the mail, they even have a service where they will automatically deposit the checks into your bank account as they arrive! Great for the traveling entrepreneur, but a little pricy (something like $40/mo extra). That service that takes your mail and scans it is called EarthClassMail. I started using it when I started my nomadic lifestyle backing in India. The service has been great so far. It’s really incredible to be able to receive and read physical mail from the web. :D

If you receive a lot of checks in the mail, they even have a service where they will automatically deposit the checks into your bank account as they arrive! Great for the traveling entrepreneur, but a little pricy (something like $40/mo extra).

]]> By: Vinay http://www.abstract-living.com/im-such-a-flashpacker/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Vinay Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:10:23 +0000 http://www.abstract-living.com/?p=101#comment-112 Says the blogger :P Gadgets are great, especially if you can make or save money with them. But sometimes I do feel a little restricted. Ever have any regrets for carrying them? Says the blogger :P

Gadgets are great, especially if you can make or save money with them. But sometimes I do feel a little restricted. Ever have any regrets for carrying them?

]]> By: AdventureRob http://www.abstract-living.com/im-such-a-flashpacker/comment-page-1/#comment-111 AdventureRob Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:41:19 +0000 http://www.abstract-living.com/?p=101#comment-111 I've always been a flashpacker, with a bit of thought all the gadgets can save you money and even make money too, that's my excuse anyway. Sell photography later on (SLR camera), do some web work (laptop), find cheap places to stay (laptop/phone), etc. I was annoyed that my new phone wasn't charged by laptop though, old one was so I never had to carry a charger for it, so that's another cable carried, I try to minimalise these things. Again my new camera is much better on a cable to transfer photos, the old camera I used the netbooks card reader. I’ve always been a flashpacker, with a bit of thought all the gadgets can save you money and even make money too, that’s my excuse anyway.

Sell photography later on (SLR camera), do some web work (laptop), find cheap places to stay (laptop/phone), etc.

I was annoyed that my new phone wasn’t charged by laptop though, old one was so I never had to carry a charger for it, so that’s another cable carried, I try to minimalise these things. Again my new camera is much better on a cable to transfer photos, the old camera I used the netbooks card reader.

]]> By: Vinay http://www.abstract-living.com/im-such-a-flashpacker/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Vinay Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:31:24 +0000 http://www.abstract-living.com/?p=101#comment-110 Yeh taking a couple of months off can be tricky for people in jobs. In Australia you get 1 month per year – and I hear its less in many other countries. There are solutions coming up all over the place to make digital travel easier. I recently heard of a service that takes all your mail, scans and emails it to you – to be read from any country! I have a small 10″ netbook because I’m on the road long term which is great for travelling. But I have travelled in the past without a laptop and the freedom of not having to worry is nice. Yeh taking a couple of months off can be tricky for people in jobs. In Australia you get 1 month per year – and I hear its less in many other countries.

There are solutions coming up all over the place to make digital travel easier. I recently heard of a service that takes all your mail, scans and emails it to you – to be read from any country!

I have a small 10″ netbook because I’m on the road long term which is great for travelling. But I have travelled in the past without a laptop and the freedom of not having to worry is nice.

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