{"id":43657,"date":"2025-02-13T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=43657"},"modified":"2025-02-11T15:48:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T22:48:37","slug":"monkey-tool-bali-fake-outs-digital-nomad-bargains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/monkey-tool-bali-fake-outs-digital-nomad-bargains\/","title":{"rendered":"Monkey Tool\/Bali Fake-outs\/Digital Nomad Bargains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><strong>TSA-friendly Monkey Tool<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I mentioned the handy and thin&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/YbHIqj3\">Monkey Tool<\/a>&nbsp;before but that was back in 2022 so I\u2019m bringing it up again. Dozens of trips later, I still haven\u2019t run into any problems with bringing this flat steel multi-tool through security. Twice someone has pulled the credit-card-sized tool out and inspected it, but there are no sharp edges: just functions like a screwdriver, bottle opener, and wrench with multiple sizes. It\u2019s no Swiss Army Knife or Leatherman, but those require a checked bag to travel with you on a flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Bali: Instagram vs. Reality<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ask a dozen experienced globetrotters which destination they think is overhyped and disappointing and there\u2019s a good chance at least a third of them will say \u201cBali\u201d without even stopping to think. It\u2019s a great example of a place where what you see on Instagram has almost no connection to the in-person reality.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/dream-trip-to-bali-disappointing-changed-plans-save-it-2025-1\">Here\u2019s a great rundown<\/a>&nbsp;from someone who learned the hard way after flying there for a big birthday celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Travel Trends for the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If all the chaos and hate in the news is wearing you out, maybe you need a \u201ccalmcation,\u201d a dose of \u201cnoctourism,\u201d or a nostalgic adult summer camp. Those all come up in this BBC round-up of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel\/article\/20250106-the-seven-travel-trends-that-will-shape-2025\">the seven travel trends that will define 2025<\/a>. They pulled from multiple predictions and sources to compile it. Two developments are signs of a warming planet: \u201ccoolcations\u201d are in and the safari season is shifting in Africa because of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Bargain Places for Digital Nomads<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can perform a search for the best digital nomad destinations around the world and get pages of articles written by desk-bound editors who haven\u2019t set foot in half of them. ChapGPT will use that source material to give you a list that\u2019s even more questionable. Because of all the variables and different priorities among remote workers, it\u2019s hard to generalize about what will work for&nbsp;<em>you<\/em>&nbsp;(or anyone else). So this article of mine only focuses on which countries cover the necessities well but have a cost of living that is half or less what you would spend in the USA, Canada, UK, or Australia.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapestdestinationsblog.com\/2025\/02\/04\/digital-nomad-destinations\/\">The Best Digital Nomad Destinations for Those on a Budget<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nomadico issue #143<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2385],"tags":[2386],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43657"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43657"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43658,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43657\/revisions\/43658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}