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[179] Adventure Tips for Digital Nomads Navigating a New Location

By Natalie Sisson ·

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[179] Adventure Tips for Digital Nomads Navigating a New Location

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For those of you who have been following my journey on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook you’ll see I’ve been falling in love with Portugal and that I have been going on quite a few new adventures.

TSE 179 LisbonAs a digital nomad, when you’re settling into a new location or moving to a different country, the first couple of weeks can be some of the most fun yet unsettling, especially if you want to become a local fairly quickly.

It’s been quite an adventure for me, what with starting daily lessons in Portugese with my teacher Frederico who owns the Lisbon Language Cafe.

I also bought myself a new 125cc scooter – the first major investment I’ve made since I started traveling with my business that doesn’t fit in my suitcase!

Which means I’ve been getting lost a lot and driving all over the place, taking a new route daily to get to my Portugese language lessons as well as to Ultimate Frisbee practice on the beach.

I’ve also been trying to get a Fiscal number here so I can get proper insurance and visiting the Finacas to find out I need a proper contract first before they can do that.

To top it off I’ve been looking online at other apartments to rent in Lisbon so I can experience new areas to try out and then making real estate appointments to view apartments to buy too.

All of this has meant I’ve been in a constant state of learning new things daily, which is great but exhausting, and something we don’t often factor in when we’re traveling the world and exploring new countries.

You’re not only getting used to your all new surroundings, but also attempting to meet new people, socialize, find services you needs like supermarkets, post offices etc and discovering local cafes, bars and restaurants to enjoy.

In this podcast, I decided to tell you all about some of my favorite and more amusing adventures in the last two weeks of settling in to Lisbon, as well as tips for you to manage taking the leap into living in a new place, whether you intend to be there for a few weeks or longer.

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