Category: Life
One month in Tarifa
To escape Dutch winter and put on a trial my location independence, I decided to relocate for a month in Tarifa, Spain, known as “the European kitesurf Mecca” for a simple reason: it’s windy as hell! I left with 3 goals in mind: Working Kite surfing Meeting people What worked Tarifa Distance from other KS [...]
[Learnt what?] WordPress Development & CSS3
My first networking event in Amstedam, OpenCoffee, left me disappointed because there were a lot of freelancers hunting for customers. In between plenty of self-declared Social Media Experts, few “I make websites with WordPress” caught my attention. For the web-analphabets, WordPress is a free software that runs ~20% of all the Internet websites around. It [...]
Learnt What?
If I have to summarize in a sentence my experience since I started my entrepreneurial life, it’s gonna be: “I’ve learnt a lot of new stuff…” So I decided to list here the skills that I’ve learnt so far, that are helping and will help making my dreams come true, and to dedicate a series [...]
2012 in Blogging – Annual Report
Finally, I also get the WordPress e-mail informing me that the 2012 Blogging annual report is available! Few excerpts: The busiest day of the year was April 27th with 1,346 views. That was the day I send the goodbye e-mail to my colleagues, leaving the blog link to stay in touch. Some visitors came searching, [...]
12 photos from 2012
12 photos from this year, published in its last day. In some cases I like the picture, in others they represent special moments. 01. Volendam 11 Feb 2012 - The frozen Ijsmeer, the part of sea that turned into a lake after the construction of a dam. I think there were -7c that day. [...]
6 months after: the good, the best and the ugly.
1st November 2012: 6 months after the start of my new life. “How are you doing? How is business?” This is the new frequently answer question. I managed to convince more and more people that I’m an online entrepreneur. For the ones asking details, I have this answer ready: “I’m working on different projects, [...]
5 habits that will change the World
It’s Friday night and, after being out most of the week I don’t mind being home alone, also thanks to a recurrence of back pain that kept me awake last night. I had read for a while “One More Ride On The Merry Go Round“, and as it always happens when I’m reading Terzani, I feel [...]
3 months later
1st August 2012: 3 months after the start of my new life. ‘What are you doing now?” This has been the most frequent question I’ve been asked, closely followed by “What are you doing now, exactly?” and far ahead of “How’s the feet? Or was it the knee?”. The answer changes depending on who’s asking: [...]
Interviewed by Clach
It didn’t came as a surprise that Cloudio contacted me when he decided to start interviewing the people that most inspired him. In fact, it came as a honor. The detail that most flattered me is that he titled this series of interviews he did “Traveller Profiles”. But truth to be told, we both know [...]
Guest Post: How You Can Live Frugally and be Completely Happy
How You Can Live Frugally and be Completely Happy If you find yourself numbed and worn down by the monotony of a repetitive and thankless job, then you should consider calling it quits to the rat race. If you’re willing to say no to an unproductive and unfulfilling occupation, then you will begin to find [...]
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