We Struggle. You Benefit.
Feeling stressed during your whole trip in Thailand because you don’t know what is going to happen next. Getting grumpy because in real life those temples and views are less stunning than on youtube. Especially when that catchy background tune is lacking and replaced by the sound of honking traffic. Becoming a perfect traveler … Read more
Vietnam is beautiful, the nature in Vietnam is stunning and diverse. Vietnamese food is in the top 3 of the world cuisine I would say. Vietnam is very affordable. That is probably why it is so crowded. And I don’t mean crowded with locals, I am talking about the tourist crowds. Those crowds are very … Read more
Aggressive title isn’ t it? I agree. So why did I use this header? First of all I want to trigger your curiosity. Second. To point out that when you start to blog you must master copywriting. Without a good header (clickbait) you don’t have traffic, right? Equally important as amazing copywriting are the … Read more
I think everybody recognizes the following 2 questions: Is it it all worth it? And why am I doing this? For me as an entrepreneur these questions combined with mixed up feelings are very normal. But the feeling sucks. I am extremely driven to have an impact in other peoples lives. And not in a … Read more
JD and I are fighting now. The good thing is that it gives me some inspiration for writing this blog I had in mind for already a few weeks. The bad thing is, we are at the French countryside, I don’t know anyone here, cooperating is difficult now and I guess dinner tonight is not … Read more
The two main drivers for us to start working online were to be honest easy money making and boredom. We were stuck in our travels, were looking for something to sink our teeth in, and the idea of easy pocket money of a few hundred dollars or euros per month seduced us. Looking backward it … Read more
I realized I never wrote the “Breaking-my-back-in-Mongolia” story for theperfectstrugglersdotcom. So here it is: my ‘How did I break my back memoires’ in Mongolia during our Mongolia horse trek.
In 2014 we decided to go for it. Chase the dream and live the consequences. Which meant quitting the 9-till-5 and selling the house. And go … Read more
We justifiably can call ourselves very experienced house & pet sitters now. We did 17 sits, and took care of 18 cats, 10 dogs, 8 horses, 6 rabbits, and much more pets since our start as pet sitting virgins. And we are absolutely not done yet. House sitting has got so many benefits to offer! … Read more
This is my story how I was able to survive for three weeks without wifi. I was in a rural area in Portugal, wild boars were strolling around at night, the supermarket was a half an hour walk away, and we didn’t have any neighbors or entertainment close by. Let me tell you the story … Read more
I am from the 80’s. I didn’t grow up with a mobile phone. Something like Apps were only seen in Sci-Fi movies. A computer was a rare rare thing. Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and Google didn’t exist. Well Apple did. But not with the reign of IPods, Iphones and Ipads. When you wanted to explore your … Read more