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BrazilThe Amazon Doesn't Submit. You Negotiate With It.
You think it's a trip. The Amazon thinks it's a job interview. No resume. White sneakers.
What I Learned About Switzerland: A Country of Cows, Cheese, and Eternal Order
In Switzerland, trains are accountants, cows are the intelligentsia, and plastic is sorted with religious devotion.
BrazilIf Cities Wrote Year-End Reviews for 2025
Berlin closed more than it opened. Paris is in love with itself. New York burned out. Which city was your city of the year?
LifeHow to Actually Feel a New City
The best way to get to know a new city isn't through cathedrals and museums — it's through ordinary streets and morning coffee among the locals.
AIHow Self-Driving Cars Are Already Changing Cities and People
Robotaxis in San Francisco, the disappearing taxi profession, and vanishing parking lots — autopilot is reshaping the economy and how people behave
Portugal Tightens Migration Rules
Portugal is tightening its immigration laws: work visas now only for skilled professionals, family reunification getting harder. So what do you do?
Shopping Inside ChatGPT: How Buying Stuff Works Now
ChatGPT has become a marketplace: you can now order gifts and food right from the chat. How does the new feature work?
How AI Affects the Brain: MIT's Study
An MIT study reveals how ChatGPT and other LLMs affect memory, thinking, and job satisfaction.
AIMeta Ray-Ban Display Review: Smart Glasses With a Lens Built-In Screen
Meta Ray-Ban Display are glasses with a tiny built-in screen, gesture control, and AI. Translation, maps, calls, and camera in a stylish $799 frame.
Why Revolut Hired Societe Generale's Former Chief
Revolut is betting big on government relations: why a fintech upstart just hired a banking veteran to conquer Europe
LifeApple Paints the Same Old Fence: Impressions from the Keynote
iPhone 17 Air, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and AirPods Pro 3 — what's the fresh coat of paint on that old fence hiding?
LifeHow Strengths Help You Reach Your Goals
Why focusing on your strengths boosts effectiveness, motivation, and joy in life
ParaguayHow Digital Nomads Should Choose Their Tax Residency
Why managing your tax residency matters, and how to make it part of your freedom strategy
Support for a super-rich tax is growing across Europe
EU residents are rallying behind taxes on the super-rich to fund healthcare and close loopholes. Why are millions on board?
LifeBurning Man Isn't a Festival — It's a Transformation in the Desert
Why Burning Man isn't a festival but a cultural experience that changes you from the inside out.
BusinessWhere are millionaires moving in 2025?
London is losing the rich, Dubai is reeling them in. Why are millionaires suddenly changing addresses en masse?
Consulting and AI: The Rules of the Game Are Changing
Neural networks are reshaping the consulting market, from McKinsey to freelancers. Who survives the new reality?
AIHow ChatGPT Booked Me a Haircut... on a Bus
I put ChatGPT's agent mode to the test: the booking went perfectly, until I saw the salon was inside a city bus.
How the Universe Will End: 6 Scenarios for the Cosmic Finale
From the Big Crunch to heat death: 6 scientific hypotheses about how the Universe ends.
Industrial Capitalism on the Edge: Who Wins in a Crisis
In an age of emergency procurement, the winner isn't the best product — it's whoever can sell fastest. Here's why Big Tech is betting on nuclear and AGI.
The US Cracks Down on Stablecoins: the GENIUS Act
The new GENIUS crypto regulation bans free-floating stablecoins and introduces mandatory licensing. What does this mean for DeFi and the crypto market?
EuropeHow to Pack for Burning Man in One Day
I'd known about Burning Man for a long time. Several years running, I'd taken part in side events: our camp built an art sauna out in the desert. But that particular year I wasn't planning to go anywhere: my wife and I, with our newborn son, were living a quiet life in a cozy house outside Buenos Aires, running a business, enjoying the calm. And then, out of nowhere, a message in a friends' chat: someone selling Burning Man tickets for the day after tomorrow […]
Lawsuit Against Argentina: Burford and the $16 Billion YPF Case
How Burford Capital won a case against Argentina and gained access to billions of dollars in YPF shares.
LifeHow a Failed Flight Turned Into a Trip Around the World
The story of how a missed flight to a conference became the start of a nine-month journey with no plan at all.
CitizenshipsEmigration: Why It's Time to Leave, Even If You're Scared
Scared to emigrate? Everyone is. But leaving means being in time. Here's why you can't afford to wait any longer.
BusinessHow Bezos Optimizes His Taxes, and Why the Venice Protests Are a Waste of Breath
How Jeff Bezos cuts his tax bill using stock, loans, and trusts — and what any of that has to do with the protests in Venice
Why Being the "Nice Guy" Is a Dead End
Being agreeable isn't a path to success. How No More Mr. Nice Guy changed my view on kindness and strength.
CitizenshipsPortugal Is Making It Harder to Get Citizenship
Portugal is doubling the time it takes to get citizenship. Why a residence permit isn't the best plan for 2025 anymore.
LifeHow One Business Card Changed My Career
A story about a stray business card, a Hail Mary email, and the first project that changed everything.
EuropeMinsk, Like an Interrogation
A city where everything is dead serious: beauty with a verdict attached, potato pancakes with suspicion, and a metro ride with no ending.
LifeWhat It Really Means to Be a Father
A father isn't a performance. He's the one who's there — every single day, even when it's all held together by coffee and duct tape.
How Much Does It Cost to Be the Family's Operations Director?
Are you ready to give up your career for full-time household operations? And what amount would make you say "I'm in"?
The Future of AI: What's Coming in the Next Three Years
AI is changing the world faster than we think. Here's what's coming for jobs, science, and technology in 2025-2027.
ParaguayParaguay: How to Legally Pay 0% Tax on Foreign Income
Paraguay is one of the few options for founders and investors offering 0% tax on income earned abroad. How it works and who it's for.
The USALA Protests: California Sues Trump
National Guard in the streets, the governor threatened with arrest, a 24th lawsuit in 19 weeks — California and the White House lock horns again.
LifeNo Time to Write — and Thank God for That
On why building a rocket with your kid sometimes matters more than writing a post. Life, love, autumn, and a bit of quiet.
Argentina7 Encounters in Buenos Aires: A City of Absurdity, Magic, and Medialunas
A lawyer turned chef, a DJ from city hall, a necromancer from Recoleta — Buenos Aires, where every encounter turns into a movie scene.
Why Social Intelligence Beats Diplomas and Skills
Success, happiness, and health depend less on skills than on your ability to build connections. What social intelligence gives you and how to develop it.
BusinessMusk-Trump Feud Tanks Tesla Stock by 14%
The clash between Elon Musk and Donald Trump cost Tesla $152 billion in market value. A lesson in how emotions can wreck a business.
AI Is Exploding Everything: Why It's the New Internet and You Can't Sit This One Out
AI is reshaping the world: record-breaking user growth, an investment boom, entirely new professions. Here's why you can't afford to miss this trend.
The USAUS Supreme Court Clears the Way for Mass Deportations
A new US Supreme Court ruling opens the door to deporting hundreds of thousands of migrants holding humanitarian visas and temporary status.
ArgentinaArgentina's New Decree: Entering as a Tourist Is Now a Survival Quest
Argentina is rolling out tough new rules for tourists: loyalty oaths, the risk of having your child taken away, deportation without trial. Here's what you need to know.
Life6 Meetings in Sydney: A City of Contrasts and Unexpected Stories
In just a few weeks in Sydney I met a surfer turned ex-banker, a digital bedouin, a philosopher-nutritionist, and other heroes of Australian life.
Argentina Scraps Fast-Track Citizenship for Parents of Newborns
New decree: parents now have to hold residency for 2 years before applying for Argentine citizenship.
ArgentinaArgentina Launches a $500,000 Investment Citizenship
Argentina's new "golden" passport: invest $500,000 and get citizenship with visa-free access to 172 countries.
How to Skip Passport Control Lines: 4 Proven Methods
How to save hours at the airport: Global Entry, eGates, PARAFE, and the APEC card — the best ways to breeze through passport control without waiting in line.
BusinessHow Marcos Galperin Built Mercado Libre
Galperin's story: how he built Latin America's biggest company against all odds.
How AI Is Affecting Our Critical Thinking
Generative AI can help you think better — or stop you from thinking at all. It all comes down to how you use it.
ArgentinaMoving to Buenos Aires
The story of our move to Argentina: heat, Spanish, pregnancy, and the growing sense that we were going to stay.
EuropeFrench and Cultural Perfectionism: Where's the Line?
Learning French isn't just about grammar — it's about cultural nuance too. Where's the line between attention to detail and sheer absurdity?
BrazilWhat Surprises You About Brazil: 3 Unexpected Observations
Brazil's surprises: a week that starts on Sunday, the magic of the language, and an even slower pace of life.
CitizenshipsWhy Caribbean Passports Are Losing Their Shine
The era of citizenship-by-donation is fading fast. Here's what to consider instead — solid investments in Paraguay and beyond.
ArgentinaNorthern Argentina by Car: How to Make It to Jujuy
The best road trip routes through Salta and Jujuy: Martian landscapes, salt flats, the Turrell museum, and tips for beating altitude sickness.
How MrBeast Built a YouTube Empire by Age 26
MrBeast started out gaming on YouTube and grew into a company pulling in $500M in revenue. The story of the most popular YouTuber on the planet.
How $10,000 Turned Into $1.5 Billion: The Bezos Family Case
Jeff Bezos's brother and sister each invested $10,000 in Amazon. Today their stake is worth $1.55 billion. A story of long-term compounding magic.
ArgentinaBest and Worst Helicopter Tours in South America
Where to fly by helicopter so you won't regret it: a ranking of South American routes, from Rio to Machu Picchu.
BusinessWhat to Teach Kids in the 21st Century: Skills, Not Encyclopedias
How do you prepare kids for the future? It's not academic knowledge that matters most, but skills in communication, entrepreneurship, and thinking.
CitizenshipsThe Case for a Second Citizenship: Why You Need a Backup Runway
A strong passport isn't the main thing. Why a second (and third) citizenship is really a matter of personal security and freedom.
PeruRainbow Mountain, Peru: How to Get There Without Losing Your Breath
How to climb to 5,000 meters in Peru without the stress: when to go, how to rent a horse, and how to deal with the tourist bureaucracy.
PeruDriving Across Peru: What You Need to Know About Road-Tripping a High-Altitude Country
What to know before a road trip through Peru: drivers, hairpin turns, altitude, and places you simply can't reach by car. Notes from a real trip.
Best Weekend Spots in Berlin: Food, Coffee, Walks
Where to drink coffee, have breakfast, and go for a walk in Berlin. My personal list for an unhurried weekend: from coffee bars to the Devil's Mountain.
A Checklist for Traveling to Remote Natural Locations
What to confirm with your hotel before heading into a national park or the wilderness. A full checklist of questions and tips from a seasoned road-tripper.
CitizenshipsHow I Entered Armenia with Lithuanian Plates and Two Passports
What do you do when the border demands a $25,000 deposit to clear your car through customs? A passport life hack and the surreal comedy of customs bureaucracy.
ArgentinaHow I Got an Argentine Passport by Having a Baby There
Citizenship in half a year, visa-free access to 174 countries, and childbirth at a top-clinic level — my personal experience getting an Argentine passport.
BusinessTech Founder Emigration: To the US or From the US?
Why tech entrepreneurs are fleeing California in droves and where they're looking next: Peter Thiel's take, and a question for each of us.
BusinessThe entrepreneur's most valuable resource isn't time or money
Focus beats everything: how to protect your attention, get into flow, and stop losing entire days to a courier at the door. A personal take plus three life hacks.
ArgentinaValdés Peninsula: A Road Trip to Argentina's Whales
When and why do whales show up at Valdés? How to get there, where to watch, and which village to sleep in — a guide to the peninsula.
ArgentinaMate in Argentina: A Cult, Boiling Water, and a Cultural Code
Why Argentines never leave the house without a thermos, how the cult of mate works, and what it has in common with gas stations and politics.
ArgentinaWhere to Get Good Coffee on the Road to the Ocean from Buenos Aires
A map, a coffee, and a secret spot on the highway: Cafequevá, a rest stop halfway between Buenos Aires and the ocean.
ArgentinaTurrell's Skyspace in Jujuy: the best museum of light in South America
Contemporary art in the mountains: how to get into Argentina's only Turrell museum, even without a reservation. The journey, the road, and the tricks.
Where to Meet Capybaras in Argentina: From Parks to Swamps
Capybaras in Argentina aren't a myth. Where to find them, from downtown Buenos Aires to the wild marshes of Iberá. A personal guide.
PeruHow kids help you learn a language, and how my Spanish got mistaken for Quechua
A story from the road: how Spanish gets learned with kids, what Quechua is, and what you can pick up at a tire shop in Peru.
ArgentinaHow Safe Is It to Road-Trip Around Latin America?
Personal experience road-tripping across Latin America: how to avoid risks, where it's safe, and where to keep your guard up. Tips and reality check.
How to Cross Borders Fast by Car in Latin America
A road-trip life hack for Latin America: why you should avoid the popular border crossings, and how to save hours at the checkpoint.
ArgentinaArgentina: Two Years of Living and Investing Here, an Update
What's changed in Argentina over two years? Legalization, bureaucracy, the market, prices, the president, and memes — a personal update.
CitizenshipsPeru: Cuisine, Mountains, Incas, and an Easy Path to Citizenship
Peru is the country with the best food in Latin America, unique nature, ancient traditions, and simple immigration rules.
Los Caracoles: The Most Scenic Mountain Pass on the Chile–Argentina Border
The most spectacular mountain road in Latin America — Los Caracoles What I love most about traveling is beautiful roads. The most epic mountain pass is Los Caracoles, on the border of Argentina and Chile. Total inspection at the border — not even apples get through It's also the longest border crossing in Latin America: guards unload absolutely everything from the car and search it with dogs. […]
CitizenshipsParaguay: A Tax Haven and Quiet Harbor in the Heart of Latin America
Where Paraguay is and why you'd even go there. I'm continuing my series on which Latin American countries are great for living and doing business. Last time was Argentina, and today I'll tell you about a country you're probably hearing about for the first time: Paraguay. Where is it, and why do people move here? Imagine throwing a dart at the center of South America. The most accurate throws […]
ChileAtacama Desert: A Road Trip Guide to the Best Spots and Routes
The Atacama Desert — the driest place on Earth and a road-trip paradise. The Atacama Desert in Chile is the driest place on Earth. A fantastical land with a brutal climate and out-of-this-world mountain scenery. I'll walk you through the coolest spots — get your 4x4 ready and hit the road! Hand of the Desert — a nod to Burning Man in the middle of nowhere 👋 Hand […]
How to Save Up to 60% on Hotels in Argentina
How I Managed to Pay 60% Less for a Hotel in Argentina. Over the past year I've driven more than 40,000 kilometers around Argentina and Latin America and stayed overnight in all sorts of places: from tiny rooms in the middle of nowhere in the mountains of Jujuy to luxury boutique hotels. As you know, pricing in Argentina is never straightforward. Just recently, for instance, I paid 60% less than the price I was first quoted. Want to pull off the same trick? Here are the hacks!
ArgentinaArgentina — a Top Country for Living and a Second Citizenship
Easy legal residency, a powerful passport, nature, food, and prices — everything you need to live in and relocate to Argentina.
ArgentinaArgentina: A Paradise for Digital Nomads
How inflation turned Argentina into the perfect country for anyone earning in dollars. Prices, examples, lifestyle.
ArgentinaArgentina Just Rewrote Its Naturalization Rules in 2025
Nothing in this world lasts forever. Windows for fast citizenship open — and close. On May 14, presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni announced a tightening of Argentina's 2025 migration law. Two points matter most: