Ute was over the last years dedicated to learn and study in long term Masterplant Diets with a well known and respected Shipibo Healer lineage in the Ucayali region in Peru. She sees herself as a bridge between ancestral wisdom and western understanding of life. Besides studying in the Shipibo Tradition with Sacred Plants and her Shipibo Maestros, she also is studying different psycho-spiritual approaches to understand the mind and human experience better. For Ute Psychology and Spirituality is not separately when you want to experience wholeness. She is fascinated about integrating and conne ..read more

We have very exciting news for the future of the NomadX brand and community! We’ve closed a strategic merger of NomadX brand assets with digital nomad and remote work influencer, Gonçalo Hall, who’ll take over as the CEO and rebrand his digital nomad community initiatives as NomadX! Gonçalo is 34, Portuguese and his work included the famous Digital Nomad Village in Ponta do Sol (Madeira), Digital Nomads Madeira Island success with thousands of nomads per month, Cape Verdian new island project to attract remote workers, being also the founder of other projects like Remote Europe. Furthermore, G ..read more

From 13-20 November 50+ entrepreneurs, digital nomads, business owners, and startup founders will gather for 8 days on Madeira Island, to expand their skills, network, and business in an informal and interactive way. Professionals will fly in from all parts of the world to join the Nomad Island Fest, an interactive business network event hosted by The Nomad Escape in partnership with Draper Startup House, Safetywing, Nomads Giving Back, NOMADX, NOS Portugal, Startup Madeira Fitness Friends, and many more. The focus of this event will be on business growth, personal and professional development ..read more

If you look beyond the sprawling beaches and gastronomic hotspots for which Portugal is famed for, you’ll find a country with a rich and diverse culture, boasting some of the most awe-inspiring landscapes and structures anywhere in Europe. If you’re planning your next trip to Portugal’s sunny shores, why not consider a day trip to one of its 17 UNESCO locations – which of these will make your list?  Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte Designated in 2019, this hillside sanctuary is one of the latest locations to be added to Portugal’s UNESCO catalogue. Whilst you have the option of scaling the ..read more

Why do nomads leave home and hearth? Many outside the nomad community will probably think, “Well, that’s a no-brainer, isn’t it? Working remotely on a sunny beach in an exotic place!”, but there is much more to it. After many deep-dive interviews with digital nomads (in Portugal) and academic research, I’ve boiled it down to three stages. Perhaps it will help you to finally take the plunge and go for it! Why leave? The number one reason for leaving the place of origin for digital nomads, is a loss of work-life balance. This was the case for many of the digital nomads I’ve met. Perhaps you reco ..read more

In Madeira was created the first Digital Nomad Village in the world! The pilot project started in February 2021, in Ponta do Sol, and will run until June 30. The nomad village offers digital nomads and other travelers, a free working space and free internet at John dos Passos Cultural Centre. The first Digital Nomad Village in Europe was created this past February 2021 on Madeira Island by a joint public and private sector initiative to stimulate economic activity and draw in digital nomad travelers. The village is in Ponta do Sol, a small town in the southernmost area of the Island located th ..read more

NomadX live Interview with Co-Founders Samara and David from Sunago House Coliving, Coworking & Surf Community in Europe’s Top Surf Paradise Ericeira Portugal Sunago gathers like minded digital nomads UNDER ONE ROOF. Sunago from the Greek “gathering people” is a coliving and coworking house located around Ericeira, a seaside resort and world-renowned surf location in Portugal close to the famous capital Lisbon. At Sunago you can balance your life, share your experiences and create lasting connections from meeting new people from all over the world while discovering all that the Portuguese ..read more

NomadX live Interview with Mitko. He’s a serial entrepreneur, digital nomad, and podcaster. He’s from Bulgaria but lives in Cincinnati Ohio when he’s not traveling the world. Mitko is a serial entrepreneur, digital nomad, and podcaster. After dropping out of college he spent several years working with startups in the US before hearing the term digital nomad for the first time. In 2017 he officially earned his first dollar online and booked his first one-way ticket. In 2019 Mitko launched That Remote Life Podcast which has been voted as one of the top new podcasts for digital nomads, and earli ..read more

By Samantha North, Founder of Digital Émigré – a remote worker who has recently relocated from the UK to Madeira, via Lisbon. Here’s the story of how she ended up here and what she plans to do in the future. In 2016, a political decision in my passport country changed the course of my life forever. Britain’s vote to leave the European Union came as a big shock.  As the years passed, the situation in the UK became increasingly intolerable. Society was deeply split into pro and anti-Brexit camps. With the rise of a pro-Brexit government, it felt as if my country of origin had become hostile ..read more

Mike Holp Thailand is an international travel photographer, digital nomad, and entrepreneur from Austin, Texas. Mike is one of the most friendly and down-to-earth people you will meet and truly embodies the business tagline, “Follow Your Passion!” Mike is very passionate about adventure travel! His curiosity and wanderlust have already taken him across the country multiple times, and he has made it a priority in his life to visit many of the most beautiful national parks in the world. In 2017, he had the unique opportunity of filming tours in Costa Rica for a few months, all expenses paid. Af ..read more