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To Move or Not to Move: Is the Global Pandemic Helping or Hurting?
Conventional wisdom tells us that when it comes to choosing where to live, like most other things in life, we can’t have it all. But that was before the days of a global pandemic.

Unsettled Community | State of Travel Report 2020
Your responses showed that a travel trend that has been building the last several years is finally arriving for many more who want it: longer term and more intentional opportunities where working remotely is possible. We are eagerly anticipating the day we get to do just that with all of you.

How To Inspire A Great Company Culture…Remotely
With a global paradigm shift on multiple fronts, we are provided with an opportunity, or some may say a duty, to look inward, especially when we can’t venture as far outward as we usually do.

7 Ways We Can Help Our Community in Beirut
The events on August 4th have directly impacted so many of our community members. We want to share ways to help our Lebanese family in the wake of the terrible explosion that occurred in central Beirut on August 4th.

Eager to Travel? How to Hit the Road Safely
If you’re looking for a vacation or change of scenery, you can always use your own private vehicle, or rent one, to reach your chosen destination. Are you looking for some tips to help you travel safely from city to city or across state lines? Keep reading.
WORK & TRAVEL INSPIRATION
Are You Thinking of Quitting Your Job? – Part 4
Unsettled Co-founder Jonathan Kalan has worked as a foreign correspondent in conflict zones, an office manager who’s cleaned toilets, an employee at multiple startups to eventually founding a few companies. What does he know about transition? This…
“I Quit Drinking… And Saved Enough Money To Travel To Bali”
“On January 1, 2019 I made the choice to quit drinking for a year… and with all the money I’ve saved by being sober, I have signed up for Unsettled in Bali in January 2020”
Building a Life You Do Not Need a Vacation From
“I resigned from the company where I had worked for the past 12 years and was eventually about to start living my own dream.”
How I Reclaimed My Digital Nomad Story
“But something that I had learned pretty quickly after leaving New York was that I owed it to myself and no one else to make decisions that would only serve me the best.”
Thoughtfully Quitting with Courage
“Over time, the business changed. Over time I changed. Eventually my attachment to this company felt like quicksand, and I was stuck in an unhealthy and unfulfilling situation. I had to detach myself. I had to let it go.”
Do Something and Do It Big
“My decision to trust, believe in not knowing, and put one foot in front of the other, opened doors I knew were there, but I was too afraid to knock on them or enter.”
Feeling the Robotic Routine? Keyon’s Story of Quitting
“So here I am renewed and refreshed and building again from the truth of my heart and soul, ready to travel the world unhinged.”
How To Live Boldly By Quitting With Intention
“You are not weak to quit. You’re strong. Put yourself first and know when too much is enough.”
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