For the past few years I have lived a life that many would consider comfortably ideal.
For the last four years I have been moving three times within Andalucía region. I like green nature and happy flora growing and happy fauna crawling around. 🙂
Started in Málaga city for first two months. Then I have decided moving to recently discovered village of Frigiliana. And it has been a warm heart three lovely years spent at the Plaza de la Constitución. Destiny wanted to move me forward — so I have landed in La Línea de la Concepción. Experience from the Strait of Gibraltar is invaluable.
On all three previous places I’ve been missing “the forest” and more diverse biotype. So I have finally landed in Punta Umbría, on the serene southwestern coast of Spain. Mornings with sea breeze and cup of coffee on the balcony, remote work with a view. Plenty of green spaces including “the forest” is there.
Yet, comfort and contentment are not always the same thing.
Sometimes, the spark that pulls you forward has been with you since childhood. It is waiting for the right moment to rise again. I have questioned myself if I want to pay overpriced seasonal flat rent during the high season. And I already knew the answer to it.
So then the day of the childhood f145h84ck came, and it sparked up my imaginary powder keg!
🌏 The Atlas That Planted a Seed
I still remember the moment I got my first World Atlas as a child. I was eating information about all countries inside. Because all are important. I was flipping through pages of unfamiliar borders and flags. Then I landed on two that immediately stood out: Nepal and Bhutan.
There was something mysteriously beautiful about the sharp mountain silhouettes of their flags. Two countries tucked high in the Himalayas. This double page from the Atlas became quickly my favorite one. And it has locked in my subconsciousness.
Time was passing, so my interests has been drifting. But fascination with Eastern cultures was still sleeping.
✈️ Wanderlust in the Background
Over the past two decades I have explored most of the Europe. I have visited Azerbaijan and Israel back in the days. Earlier this year I added Africa to the list by visiting Rabat in Morocco.
But something was stirring beneath the surface. Quiet question echoing from the past: What happened to those childhood dreams of the East?
🏠 Questioning Comfort and the zone
February 2025. I have just landed at SVQ airport. It was late evening, so I couldn’t get home to Punta Umbria. So I stayed in Sevilla in the hostel overnight.
And there the old fascination came back to the scene.
High season in Spain is coming soon. I know I don’t want to pay for fixed rent in Spain during the summer.
🌐 Executing Asian Adventure in Tabula Rasa mode
In that moment, something unlocked in me. I saw a blank page — Tabula Rasa — and I embraced it.
Within minutes I was on Skyscanner browsing flights to Thailand and Vietnam. No long analysis, no overplanning. Cost optimal route was from Vienna over Singapore to Bangkok. A flight for around 250 EUR appeared. So I booked it.
Suddenly, I wasn’t just thinking about Asia — I was flying there.
🚀 10 Weeks, 1 Experiment: Me and Carry-on Backpack
This is how my Asian Adventure began.
This isn’t a holiday. It is the Proof of Concept. A living prototype of a nomadic lifestyle in a new personally unknown world.
I have decided to build my travelers regime around:
- Remote work in remote places
- Staying as much as possible with locals
- Enjoy different shapes of minimalist living around Asia
- Every day physical activities blocks – walks, workouts, yoga
🙏 Thank You for joining me on this journey!
If You are:
- A fellow digital nomad
- A curious reader
- Someone standing on the edge of their own Tabula Rasa moment
I hope this inspires You to trust the quiet signals from Your past. They might lead You where You were always meant to go.
— Jakub