Guest LIP Writers
Why Brazil Could Be Your Next Location Independent Destination
Illustration by Jonathan Woodward
Exotic, raw, exciting, dangerous and poetic. All these words encapsulate Brazil in a nutshell.
The stereotypical view of this country is a heady mix of trendy beaches, swaying samba hips, football heroes, heart-breaking poverty and crime. One minute you’re in awe of its natural beauty, the other you’re fighting back the tears [...]
Illustration by Jonathan Woodward
Exotic, raw, exciting, dangerous and poetic. All these words encapsulate Brazil in a nutshell.
The stereotypical view of this country is a heady mix of trendy beaches, swaying samba hips, football heroes, heart-breaking poverty and crime. One minute you’re in awe of its natural beauty, the other you’re fighting back the tears as you see street kids sleeping in cardboard boxes.
But is it an ideal country for the Location Independent Professional looking for a cheaper, more relaxed lifestyle with good weather and friendly locals? Read the rest of this entry
5 LIP Exercises You Can Take Anywhere
Here’s a confession for you!
I’ve been slacking off going to the gym recently. Ok, it’s not much of a confession really. Everyone slacks off now and again don’t they? Even Wellbeing coaches
I do enjoy my routine once I get started but it takes 50 minutes to complete and I can’t be bothered with [...]
Here’s a confession for you!
I’ve been slacking off going to the gym recently. Ok, it’s not much of a confession really. Everyone slacks off now and again don’t they? Even Wellbeing coaches 
I do enjoy my routine once I get started but it takes 50 minutes to complete and I can’t be bothered with the travelling to and from the gym.
So I thought, as we’re so busy preparing for next year, it’s a good idea to slim down my exercise routine down to 5 “big bang” exercises that I can do in our apartment. In fact, I could do these exercises pretty much anywhere.
So what do I mean by big bang? Read the rest of this entry
First LIP Location: Realistic choice for your start-up business?
When we were researching all the wonderful places that we wanted to visit during our first LIP year abroad we had visions of sun, beaches, relaxation and beautiful scenary to wake up to. We still do!
Our LIP year starts in February, which in London means the middle of a cold, dark and wet winter! To [...]
When we were researching all the wonderful places that we wanted to visit during our first LIP year abroad we had visions of sun, beaches, relaxation and beautiful scenary to wake up to. We still do!
Our LIP year starts in February, which in London means the middle of a cold, dark and wet winter! To find the sun and the warm climate that we want usually means jumping on a plane for at least seven hours or as long as 30 hours.
When you run an online business that provides a coaching service to clients in one or more countries around the globe things can get a little tricky… Read the rest of this entry
LIP Plans: Are we allowed to change our minds?
A month or so ago Claudia and I had pretty much determined how our LIP year abroad in 2008 would look like. It’s a mishmash of places we know and love (Zurich and Rio) and places we have always dreamt of visiting and exploring (New Zealand, Australia and the Caribbean). We’re pretty excited about it [...]
A month or so ago Claudia and I had pretty much determined how our LIP year abroad in 2008 would look like. It’s a mishmash of places we know and love (Zurich and Rio) and places we have always dreamt of visiting and exploring (New Zealand, Australia and the Caribbean). We’re pretty excited about it and we’ve been furiously planning and researching for flights, accommodation, internet connection and car rental ever since! Here’s how it looks:
Feb - March: New Zealand and Australia
April - August: Switzerland
September: Caribbean
October - Dec: Brazil
But what happens if, come January, we don’t want to spend two months in New Zealand or five months in Switzerland for whatever reason? Perhaps we won’t have as much money as we thought we would have. Perhaps we would feel too isolated too early on in New Zealand. Perhaps Switzerland and Brazil are both too familiar and we want to explore more of the unknown.
Are we allowed to change?
