Field notes
Guides for finding places that actually work
These pages explain the problem behind NomadSpots, the trust model around the community, and the standards we want the guide to hold as it grows.
12 guides
one cluster instead of isolated posts
2 focus cities
Bremen and Lisbon lead the public story
240+
venues already show why quality beats bulk
The short answer
Start here if you want the thinking behind the guide, not just the map. These articles explain why stale blog posts are frustrating, why community signal matters, and what future trust features need to get right before they deserve to exist.
Read next
Which guide should you read first?
Pick the problem you care about most. The pages are linked, but each one should stand on its own.
origin story
How to find up-to-date places to work while traveling
A practical answer to the stale-blog problem, and the story of why starting a fresh LLM chat for every city still felt unreliable.
Open guidefocus cities
Why NomadBadge starts with Bremen and Lisbon
Why the public story starts in two cities with real founder context, and why Berlin, Vienna, and Madrid make more sense than a rushed global launch.
Open guidephone setup
How to add NomadBadge to your phone Home Screen
The iPhone and Android steps for saving the app view to your phone, without accidentally saving only the landing page.
Open guideproduct direction
Where NomadBadge is heading
Why the product starts as a PWA, when app stores should come next, and why one useful invite matters.
Open guidewhy this works
Many tried. We make it work.
Why a faster add flow, human field reports, and AI speed without data slop give NomadBadge a better shot.
Open guidebuild process
How Tim and I used AI without faking the reviews
Why AI helped us build faster, while real field reports still decide what belongs in the guide.
Open guidecommunity quality
Why a small paid nomad community works
Why a symbolic fee can improve signal, reduce junk, and protect the time of the people who actually contribute useful reports.
Open guidereview quality
Why Google Maps reviews fail remote work
Why five-star cafes can still be bad work spots, and what remote workers need to check instead.
Open guideworkspace criteria
What makes a cafe good for work
The practical difference between a quick laptop stop and a full workday.
Open guidefield reports
Why nomads need field reports, not influencer lists
Why creators are welcome, but useful recommendations still need practical work details.
Open guidefuture direction
Why contributor badges could make nomad reviews more trustworthy
A future-facing argument for visible contributor context, from a first report to repeat field notes across multiple cities.
Open guidebuild together
Help build NomadBadge as a community project
How feature requests, bug reports, future open code, and small contributions can keep the guide useful.
Open guideUse the guide
These pages are meant to send you back to the product
The editorial side explains the standards. The working tool is still the map, the city hubs, and the place pages.
Why this exists
The map matters more when you can see the thinking behind it.
Search engines can crawl a map. They understand a point of view even better. This guide cluster gives the product more surface area without turning it into generic content sludge.