Toiletries Without Plastic/What We Regret/Canada’s Digital Nomad Visa
Nomadico issue #62
A weekly newsletter with four quick bites, edited by Tim Leffel, author of A Better Life for Half the Price and The World’s Cheapest Destinations. See past editions here, where your like-minded friends can subscribe and join you.
Nomad Events, Take 2
You get five travel bites this week instead of four because I somehow left out the link last week to all the conferences and meet-ups for location independent workers/owners that are coming up. Scroll through them all here on Travelling Buzz.
Toiletries Without Plastic
I know it’s a microplastic drop in the ocean, but I’ve been trying to find ways to reduce the amount of plastic I’m throwing away when traveling, beyond just using a water bottle and purifier. It’s not easy when it comes to toiletries, but I’ve found this travel-sized shaving cream in a metal tube, this bamboo toothbrush, and I’ve been using this bamboo dental floss for a couple of years now. Next up I’m buying this bamboo razor that works with replaceable blades. I’m still searching for face moisturizer with sunscreen that’s not encased in plastic–a tough thing to find it seems.
Regrets About Missed Opportunities
While we often have regret in the short-term about things we’ve done, a Cornell University study has found that in the long-term, we’re much more likely to regret the things we didn’t do. “More than half of participants mentioned more ideal-self regrets than ought-self regrets when asked to list their regrets in life so far. And when asked to name their single biggest regret in life, 76 percent of participants mentioned a regret about not fulfilling their ideal self.” So take that trip already!
Canada’s Digital Nomad Visa
We haven’t seen many details yet and that includes the minimum earnings for qualifying, but Canada has announced a digital nomad visa that allows remote workers to stay for up to six months. This is part of the country’s larger plan to offset its brain drain by bringing in more skilled and educated immigrants.
Bali’s Tourist Tax
Tourism to Bali has come back with a vengeance this year and some of those visitors left their manners and good sense at home. The island has deported 136 tourists this year for bad behavior and now they’re taking it a step further with a $10 tourist tax that will start in 2024, with the money used to “preserve the province’s culture and environment.”
07/27/23
