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Welcome to The Blond Travels

Let me show you how to live, work and travel everywhere in the world!

Hi, I’m Joanna! I moved from my home country Poland to England about 13 years ago. Since then I have also lived in Thailand, Vietnam and Portugal teaching English online and blogging. On my blog you’ll find useful tips and information on how to make your dreams of living abroad and becoming your own boss a reality. Let’s get started!

Recent Articles

Living Abroad

Guide to buying expat medical insurance in Portugal

Are you an expat living in Portugal? Are you looking for a good medical insurance? This post will make the job easier for you and help you to choose the right one! I have lived in Portugal for a couple of years now. During that time I have met a lot of people struggling to […]

how to get a portuguese nif
Living Abroad

An easy and stress-free way of getting your Portuguese NIF

If you want to live in Portugal legally, the first thing you would need to do is to get your NIF – fiscal or tax number. Those who are already here know that it’s not so easy and it requires a fair amount of patience. However, nowadays, there are ways of going around it. In […]

kobieta naklada medyczne rekawiczki
Living Abroad

My experience with Cigna Global

There are so many private insurance policies for expats and digital nomads on the market that it’s hard to choose the right one. I chose Cigna and have been using it on and off for a couple of years now. Here is what I think about it and what my experiences have been with them. […]

Remote work

The best cafés for remote work in Lisbon

Lisbon is full of cafés. On every corner you can find a small place selling strong coffee and snacks. But, not all of them are good for remote work. Check out the best places in the city, where you can bring your laptop and enjoy a nice drink, and choose something for yourself! I visited […]

kobieta pracująca zdalnie w lizbonie, portugalia
Remote work

Remote work in Lisbon: What’s worth knowing?

Lisbon is another place where digital nomads come every year. Here they work remotely on their businesses and enjoy the sun. There are some that stay here longer, like me, and decide to have their permanent base. Do you think of coming to Lisbon and working remotely from here? Below you will find all the […]

Diary

What’s next for The Blond Travels?

The Blond Travels is almost 10 years old. I started to write this blog when I first went to Thailand. I wanted to live off of travels, create and be an influencer. Today these dreams seem to be far away. A lot has changed and with those changes came some decisions, which I needed to […]

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