Nomads Without Laptops: Craft Culture and Borderless Living

The “digital” part of the nomad movement is often overemphasized. More interesting is the global, borderless culture that unites nomads—or “global natives”—whether they’re knowledge workers or not.

I’ve been nomadic for more than a decade, but I almost never experience the feeling of being “homesick.” People are often surprised to hear that. But when you live a borderless life, you begin to notice a curious consistency across the different places you spend time.

As you travel, you realize that it’s easy to seek out the same indulgences, comforts, a…