Resources
You have reached my resources page, a complete list of websites, apps, products, and services I use to travel and operate my business. Finding resources can sometimes be exhausting and time-consuming so I figured this is a good way to help anyone that might be looking for similar resources.
My recommendations in the following categories.
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Disclaimer: Any use of these products and websites is at your own risk. Please conduct your own due diligence and research when considering to use or buy any products or services. Please see the Terms and Conditions section for more info.
Website Tools
Astro Pro Theme
A lightweight fast and responsive WordPress theme used on this website. They also have a free version. Below is my affiliate link.
Bitly
I use this website to shorten long URLs. They have a free version and a paid version for more features like adding a unique URL domain name.
Travel Resources
12Go Asia
One of my goto websites for booking buses, trains, and ferries in Asia. Disclaimer book days in advance as some services do NOT offer instant bookings.
Airbnb
I sure you already know what Airbnb is, but if you don’t it’s a service that lets your rent out rooms, private apartments, private homes, treehouses, and other unique accommodations.
Omio
My go-to app to book train tickets in Europe. You can digitally receive instant train tickets with most carriers, saving time on the go.
Skyscanner
My personal favorite website to look up and find the cheapest flights around the world. It’s my number one online tool to research flights.
Investing and Finance Platforms
Ally Invest
An online banking and investment platform. They offer savings, checking, and stock investment trading.
Betterment
A robo-advisor investment platform. Set up specific financial goals to achieve and build your investment portfolio. Easy for first-time investors an seasoned investors that want less hands-on investing.
Charles Schwab
My personal checking account. They currently offer a debit card with no international transaction fees and some other great perks like unlimited ATM fee rebates. See terms on their website.
Coinbase
Buy, sell, and hold popular cryptocurrencies with this online wallet. Bitcoin, Ethereum, EOS, Tezos, USD Coin, BAT, Compound, and other assets.
Transferwise
Send and receive money in different currencies with very competitive exchange rates. Great tool for a digital nomad. Free accounts are available. I save money when withdrawing money overseas with my debit card.
Wealthfront
A robo-advisor investment platform that will manage your investments for you. You choose your risk tolerance and it does the rest.
Graphic Design
Adobe Creative Cloud
I use mostly Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, and Illustrator to edit photos, videos, and illustrations. It’s subscription-based, and simply the industry standard.
Canva
Quick and easy design tool for social media posts, videos, flyers, and more. Great for beginners but also good for pros. I also use this to create Pinterest Pins.
Envato Elements
A large marketplace for design templates, graphic elements, audio, photos and videos. Subscription based.With easy to understand license.
Figma
Awesome free tool mostly used for UX/UI design, but I use it for quick illustrations and designs. They also have a great community and loads of plugins.
Shutterstock
Stock photos, audio, and videos. A large library with single purchases and subscription services availbe on a royalty-free license.
Productivity & Internet Services
Grammarly
This helps me write my blog post while being grammatically correct. A great free tool and plugin with a paid pro version for those that need more.
NordVPN
I use this VPN app while traveling, it’s very easy to use. It allows me to watch Netflix while I’m in a different country, but thats not all I use it for.
Tailwind
A great auto-scheduling tool for Pinterest. I use it to help drive traffic to my website so people can actually read my articles. A must-have for bloggers.
Trello
For planning tasks and projects this is a great free tool and a paid pro version for larger project management. Great for getting organized.
Photography Gear
DJI
I love my DJI Osmo Pocket, such a good company with innovative thinking. My next purchase will be a drone after I lost my other one in Bali.
Peak Design
Nice stylish camera bags and accessories, they really put a lot of thought into their product design which I value. Currently using their camera clips and 3L day bag.
Polar Pro Filters
Innovative camera filters for drones, and action cams, and gimbals. They also make great attachments for the DJI Osmo Pocket.
Sony Cameras
I currently own the Sony A6300 mirrorless APS-C sensor camera. It’s a great traveling camera. I hope to upgrade to the A7 line in the future.
Tenba Camera Bags
Very cool and stylish camera bags. Well thought out designs for practical everyday use. High quality with the traveler in mind.
Learning Platforms
Print On Demand
Printful
A print-on-demand service. I use Printful to fulfill my orders on my Etsy Store. I just upload my designs and Printful handles printing and shipping items.
Merch Titans
Uploading designs to print on demand is very time-consuming. Use this tool to speed up the process with automation.
Web Stores & Stock Photo / Video Portfolios
Another way to support this website is by shopping at one of my web stores or buying any of my stock photos or videos on these external websites. Once again thank you for any support.
Etsy
Here you can find all of my Etsy designs to merchandise. Illustrations, Patterns, and other Designs. Currently items are fulfilled by Printful.
Redbubble Store
Here is where you will find all my designs, photos, and illustration work on merchandise brought to you by Redbubble. Kinda a side hustle.
Adobe Stock Portfolio
Here is my portfolio of photographs and videos you can license. Mostly travel, editorial and food-related. This portfolio is ever growing.
Shutterstock
My portfolio of stock illustrations, photos, and videos. Again mostly travel photos, and food-related items you can license.