Nuts & Bolts

The practical and technical side of relocation, from planning to implementation

Location Independent Business the Practical Way

Welcome back to International Arbitrage!Jason Batansky of Locationless Living penned an excellent checklist for decentralisation of one’s business affairs.

Real motivation
Brainstorm business ideas from what you already know
Start small and hustle
Find the right people
Create other options for yourself
Expand as necessary
Get it done

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T&L: Best New Travel Gadgets

Travel & Leisure round up, review and compare the best travel gadgets from the 2009 and early 2010, from phones to laptops to portable self-contained WiFi.
Full aritcle is here.

Good iPhone Travel Apps

Nomadic Matt names his favourite tools as a traveler with an iPhone:

World Nomads Lanuguage Guides
Currency
Twitter
Amsterdam Mobile Guide
Kayak
HostelHERO
Google Maps
Skype
Tripit
TextPlus
Full article with links out and additional reader contributions can be found here.

Expats on Twitter

For expats, the “always/anywhere” aspects of Twitter when accessed via one’s phone, coupled with its relatively manageable text feed and other phone-friendly features, make the quirky network an ideal medium to share with and scope out other expats. Here’s a list we found of popular expat Twitter feeds:
twitter.com/hazmattmum (B&B in France)
twitter.com/DreamingSpain (Andalucia, Spain)
twitter.com/expatexpert [...]