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  • Digital Nomad LifeEuropePersonal Stories

    The One With The Digital Nomad Festival in Bansko Bulgaria

    by Bianca Caruana July 9, 2023July 9, 2023
    July 9, 2023July 9, 2023

    One would hardly think a small town in rural Bulgaria would attract over 700 digital nomads but here we are – Bansko Nomad Fest 2023 recap.

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    All You Need To Know About Bianca’s New Memoir – Soul Truth

    by Bianca Caruana March 29, 2023August 28, 2023
    March 29, 2023August 28, 2023

    Dearest readers, I wrote a book! If you have been following my journey this past year, you may have noticed I’ve been working on the creation of my first memoir – a…

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  • AfricaCommunity DevelopmentPersonal Stories

    The one with the impact marathon in Sierra Leone

    by Bianca Caruana June 15, 2022June 19, 2022
    June 15, 2022June 19, 2022

    ___ This June, on behalf of RunTheWorld, I joined the Sierra Leone Marathon – an annual event hosted by the NGO, Street Child, with the aim to bring supporters together for a…

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  • AfricaCommunity DevelopmentPersonal Stories

    The one before the marathon in Sierra Leone

    by Bianca Caruana May 21, 2022June 17, 2022
    May 21, 2022June 17, 2022

    This June, I will challenge myself in a rather unique and unconventional way and run my first ever half-marathon in West Africa’s Sierra Leone

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  • Personal Stories

    Why and How I Invested in Universal Basic Income (UBI)

    by Bianca Caruana December 21, 2021January 18, 2022
    December 21, 2021January 18, 2022

    If you’re wondering if this blog post seems a little off-topic, I initially did too. Until I realised that Universal Basic Income (UBI) is, at its very core, a form of altruism,…

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  • Personal Stories

    The one with the reflections of 33

    by Bianca Caruana June 30, 2020
    June 30, 2020

    I really do love birthdays, I find they hold a kind of significance; the turn of a new chapter, a chance to reflect on achieving an incredible milestone in life. One year…

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  • Personal Stories

    The One After Vipassana | 6 Days of Silence

    by Bianca Caruana March 7, 2020March 8, 2020
    March 7, 2020March 8, 2020

    I think we often underestimate how difficult the journey inwards can really be. Perhaps that’s why many of us never go there. Perhaps there’s a reason why we lock our deepest emotions/…

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  • NepalPersonal Stories

    The One Before Vipassana – 10 Days of Silence

    by Bianca Caruana February 28, 2020February 29, 2020
    February 28, 2020February 29, 2020

    I consider myself to be a generally calm person. I wouldn’t say, at this point in time,  I’m in a particularly challenging period in my life. I don’t carry much stress, I…

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  • Community-Based TourismPersonal StoriesSustainable Travel

    The Altruistic Traveller partners with Nomads Giving Back

    by Bianca Caruana October 15, 2019October 16, 2019
    October 15, 2019October 16, 2019

    One the 1-year anniversary of becoming a digital nomad it only seems fitting to announce I’ll be joining the Nomads Giving Back! team, as an ambassador! Nomads Giving Back! (NGB!) is a…

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  • Personal Stories

    The one with the story about how I became a nomad

    by Bianca Caruana October 3, 2019October 4, 2019
    October 3, 2019October 4, 2019

    It started in March of 2018. I was going through a period of my life where I was determined to grow. I had consciously and subconsciously surrounded myself with people that inspired…

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