Monthly Archives: June 2007

The Characteristics of a Happy LIP

Flexible and adaptable – you can’t be a stressball about having to have your life planned out 12 months in advance, you’ll hate being a LIP (this used to be me, it isn’t now!).
Organised & a careful researcher/planner – working out flights, layover hotels, pre-booked accommodation etc. etc. requires some careful research, planning & forethought. [...]

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How Much Money Do You Need…

…to live the life of a Location Independent Professional?
What Tim Ferriss (from the 4 Hour Work Week) says is very true. You can live like a millionaire on a lot less than a million. As a LIP one of the benefits is being able to enjoy a much higher quality of living for a much [...]

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Foods For LIPs: One of the Many LIP Benefits…

…is that you get to try a huge variety of foods around the world.
As a former health coach & BIG organic fan, one of the many benefits of living the Location Independent life is that you can try the local, seasonal food of the country you’re staying in.
On our journey we’ve tried:
In Panama

Sancocho (type [...]

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Creating A Mobile Office

A few people have asked me just what we take with us for our mobile office.
I have to be honest and say that even though between the two of us we have been traveling with only around 42kg (packed in one hard suitcase and one 65 litre backpack) for the past 5 months, we’re probably [...]

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A Day in the Life of a LIP

Since becoming a Location Independent Professional, several people have asked what we do each day & how we spend our time. I am going to post a ‘photo’ journal of a typical day on our travel blog later this week but for now, here’s a run down of a typical LIP day (in Grenada)…

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