After over a year of remote work and fulltime slow travel, I’ve come to realise that the digital nomad lifestyle isn’t always as effortless or energising as it appears. In fact, the more I’ve embraced it, the more I’ve learned about the complexities and downsides of being a digital nomad. Read further to learn from my mistakes.

How I landed my first digital nomad job without a degree, allowing me to travel in countries like Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Brazil, and Ecuador. There are downsides to the digital nomad lifestyle that I only learned as I went, eventually leading me to quitting my remote job and finding something much better.