Series
Second-Stage Paradises
An ongoing series. Each entry is one place, told from the inside while I live it.
Living in Albania: the honest version
A week in Vlore on the Albanian Riviera: the real costs, the food, and why a bag stolen on the bus means I am not going back.
Second-Stage Paradises: the 2026 nomad map
Where digital nomads are going in 2026, before it gets famous. The map of second-stage places: already livable, still real, not yet ruined.