This article is in partnership with Day Translations. When reading first-person accounts from digital nomads you might come across two extremes: on the one hand, you have the glowing reports about the quality of life and independence that being a digital nomad affords; on the other hand, humbling summaries of many unexpected incidents, of loneliness
This article is in partnership with Day Translations. The number of remaining endangered languages will shrink further and further in time if we don’t act to protect them and continue studying, learning and sharing them with the wider world. Just recently (April 2025) the fashion magazine Vogue featured endangered languages in its issue: when even
This article is in partnership with Day Translations. Many digital nomads and remote workers may speak English as a second language or they might be working in a country where English is not the official language or the local people’s native tongue. Speaking a foreign language comes with many challenges and, because English is widely
This article is in partnership with Day Translations. In a previous article we discussed where you can earn the most in Europe and Switzerland ranked among the countries that pay the highest salaries. While the top position was given to Luxemburg, Switzerland took third place after Iceland. According to Indeed the highest paying remote jobs
This article is in partnership with Day Translations. For a while it was headline news everywhere: “Ireland is paying people to move to its islands”! As with many news stories, you need to dig deeper beyond the headline to learn about what is really happening. First things first: the news about Ireland supposedly paying people
This article is in partnership with Day Translations. Why Cyprus? In 2025 Cyprus introduced a digital nomad visa to attract foreign remore workers into the country. The Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa Scheme allows international workers from outside the European Union to apply for a residence permit who have a remote contract with a company based
This article is in partnership with Day Translations. Have you ever heard of a language called Papiamento? According to Wikipedia, the definition of Papiamento or Papiamentu (as said in English, or Papiaments as said in Dutch) is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean. The Dutch Caribbean comprises a number of islands which
This article is in partnership with Day Translations. Could you just pick up a new language by simply watching TikToks in that language? Well, the jury is still out as it may not be this straightforward to learn and become fluent in a new language through consuming short video content, however this could be part
This article is in partnership with Day Translations. Each year on the 17th of March Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated around the world. “Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit!” That means “Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to you!” in Gaelic or Irish. It is pronounced “Law leh Paw-drig suna ghit”. If we break down this greeting, it
Eurovision is an international phenomenon, not just a singing competition, and it has put languages on the map