The full time slow travel lifestyle we’ve carefully crafted has been in the works for over 15 years. Along the way, we’ve performed thorough research to determine the best services for us to engage to support our unique blend of needs and desires. This page includes a list of our tried and true favorite services which we use and recommend to others.
We’ll be creating more comprehensive blog posts over the coming months to share more details about our experience with each of the services listed below. If you end up using these services, it supports us on our journey with no added cost to you. We hope you find some of these recommendations helpful.
Health Insurance with global comprehensive coverage. “Genki” is a Japanese word that roughly translates to healthy, energetic, and full of spirit :) Genki’s mission is to help nomads, and travelers live well, be healthy, and overcome typical health challenges while exploring and living all over the world. We are thoroughly happy with the coverage and service from the healthcare provider we use and recommend.
NordVPN has the fastest speeds, and is the most consistent at enabling streaming abroad, of all the VPNs we’ve used. We depend quite heavily on the use of VPNs when connecting to unsecured networks, both while traveling abroad and while back in the US. But, our primary use case for VPNs is to enable us to access our US based streaming services while abroad. We’ve used a number of services over the years, so can confidently confirm that the hype around Nord VPN (the only one we use now) is legit.
We’ve used Nomad eSIM all over the world, and it’s never failed us. Nomad eSIMs enable you to avoid dealing with airport eSIM kiosks which are always priced 50-100% higher than carrier’s city store fronts, with lesser quality plans on offer. Named eSIM is one of the most affordable “buy before you fly” eSIM companies with the best service. Their platform is really easy to use, and they do a great job of walking you through the relatively simple process of loading and activating your eSIM upon arrival at your destination country.