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Naz Avo

Been nomadic over a decade while building my financial independence. Currently playing with SaaS projects, endurance sports, and organizing HackaMai community

An illustration of Chiang Rai White Temple with words "Thailand's Digital Nomad Visa. For Entrepreneurs: Workcation Application Guide"

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Scoring Thailand's Digital Nomad Visa for Entrepreneurs: Workcation Application Guide

Are you not a typical remote 9to5 worker? This guide cuts through the noise, showing how entrepreneurs and non-payroll professionals can successfully get Thailand's 5-year Workcation Visa. All based on my real-world application insights and hacks.

Illustration of Naz Avo sitting on the porch overlooking Chiang Dao mountain while sipping on a cofee

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Early Retirement Diary: First Six Months of Financial Freedom, Exploration, and Discoveries

Listen in a podcast format (made with NotebookLM)0:00/558.41× Hello from beautiful Northern Thailand. I’m back to where I started my early retirement journey. The last six months feel like three years. They were filled with numerous new experiences, feelings, and life lessons. I lived so

Colorful boats docked off the coast of South Sri Lanka

Cost Of Living as A Surfer in Sri Lanka

Introduction Planning a surfing trip to Sri Lanka? This detailed guide will help you budget your adventure, covering essential costs such as housing, food, transportation, and surf gear rentals. Whether you're staying short-term or planning a longer surf odyssey, this post will provide the information you need to

Burglary in Sri Lanka: Experiencing Theft While on The Road

Burglary in Sri Lanka: Experiencing Theft While on The Road

Burglary Story Discussion In Podcast Form0:00/432.481× I've been moving around the world for 17 years and experienced my first serious burglary two weeks ago. It happened in Sri Lanka. They stole money. I lived in a gated, nice-looking, CCTV-protected place. I thought I was safe.

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A Digital Nomad's Guide to Sri Lanka: Exploring the Beauty of Ceylon

Listen to the post in a podcast format (AI generated)0:00/439.481× I've been in Sri Lanka for over two months now. My trip here started in late 2023, at the beginning of the South surf season. I started with Midigama, in between Galle and Weligama.

Down Memory Lane: Reminiscing about my First PC

Down Memory Lane: Reminiscing about my First PC

Would you sell your apartment to gift a close relative an unlimited subscription to the latest OpenAI APIs and the best deep learning rig money could buy? If you're like me and can't resist a good nostalgia trip, keep reading. Maybe you'll get into

☠️ Dead and very alive!

☠️ Dead and very alive!

Map of Indonesia with the route hopping between Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, and Komodo islands

Eat. Surf. Hike.

The rest of June is officially adventure time! All the colleagues at work are getting a full month off to do whatever the heck we want. I'm extremely excited! Yew! Unlike with a recent two-month sabbatical, there was no planning for the June adventure up until this moment.

Setting up DNSSEC in Porkbun with CloudFlare DNS

Setting up DNSSEC in Porkbun with CloudFlare DNS

Stuck with an obscure DNSSEC configuration error on your Porkbun account? Seeing "We were unable to create the DNSSEC record." with no further pointers was frustrating to me so writing a short note on solving the problem :) I've had the DNSSEC configuration for this domain on

Time saving tricks to get the COVID vaccine in Dubai & UAE

Time saving tricks to get the COVID vaccine in Dubai & UAE

This post is about registering a new MRN (a medical record number) for fresh Dubai residents and EID holders.

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A Step-by-step Guide to Creating a "Now Page" with Ghost

A guide through creation of "now page" using Ghost with convenient automations like tweeting or posting on Facebook when the page is updated. The post covers use of Ghost's Dynamic Routing to persist now page history.

Naz Avó on a surgical bed durrounded by the doctors and nurses

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Health emergency with a SafetyWing nomad travel insurance? Have $11.5k ready!

How would you feel if asked to pay an unexpected five-figure bill on which your life depended?

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Complete Guide to Remote from Dubai One Year Residency in 2021

This post will guide your through my personal experience of applying for a residency in UAE through Work remotely from Dubai program to getting a UAE ID. You can find the "theory" about the program on the official site. I'll describe the "practical" part from my perspective below. Let's go!

COVID escape from the Island of Gods

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COVID escape from the Island of Gods

Ever been to the same international airport twice in two days without knowing where you'll land next day? How would you like adding last minute border closures and a pinch of virus that is turning the world into a pandemic?