Beyond the tourist map.
Hi, I’m Alex.
I work in crypto and tech. I’m self-employed.
My official home base is Vienna — according to paperwork. Reality may vary.
My job doesn’t care where I am.
As long as there’s Wi-Fi and a laptop, I’m considered “at work”.
If the Wi-Fi is bad, I’m considered “offline and slightly annoyed”.
I’m in my early thirties and decided that waiting all year for two weeks of vacation felt… inefficient.
So I work while moving. Europe. The US. Asia. Cities instead of resorts. Cafés instead of office chairs.
Equipped with my passport, my laptop — and my Meta AI glasses — I take you with me.
(Yes, I look like a tech cliché. I’ve accepted it.)
This journal is about discovering new cities.
Not as a tourist ticking boxes, but as someone trying to live there — even if only for a while.
No glossy travel guides.
No influencer itineraries.
No “hidden gems” that 50,000 people have already hidden.
Just real life:
What works.
What doesn’t.
And what looks great on Instagram but feels terrible in reality.
I’ll write about the upside of freedom.
And the cost of it — jet lag, timezone math, and explaining to customs officers what I actually do for a living.
I travel because I’m curious.
I stay because of food.
If you really want to understand a place, don’t start with landmarks. Start with markets. Street food. Small kitchens. Bad coffee and great meals. That’s where culture lives.
I’ll walk into tourist traps so you don’t have to.
I’ll look for places locals love — and tourists accidentally ruin.
And I’ll tell you honestly what’s worth your time.
This is not a guide on how to “become” a digital nomad.
It’s a record of trying to live without a fixed address — and occasionally missing one.
Written somewhere between airports, cafés, and time zones.
Probably with cold coffee.
