Lifestyle

Reality Check

Aug 2, 2026

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5 min read

Everybody Passes The First Month

Everyone tells you to go for a month and see if it suits you. Month one is a holiday with a laptop in it. The month that decides it is month 4.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

Jul 31, 2026

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4 min read

It Took Me Months To Eat Dinner Alone

I spent a year eating standing up, at carts and on the edge of a bed. The problem was never being alone. It was the second set of chopsticks getting taken away.

Andrew No Refunds

Lifestyle

Every Room Is Starting To Look Like The Same Room

Jul 3, 2026

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3 min read

Every Room Is Starting To Look Like The Same Room

Every room in every city is the same room now. So the place moved out into the street, where the smart lock can't reach it.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

Jun 27, 2026

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3 min read

Work Was Never Supposed To Be The Dream

"Do what you love" was never permission. It was a quota. And the bar just went up to two million dollars.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

Kampot Is The Compromise. Most People Can't Handle That Word.

Jun 19, 2026

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5 min read

Kampot Is The Compromise. Most People Can't Handle That Word.

You pick what you're optimising for. Then you live with it.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

The Antenna. You Either Build It Or You Don't.

Jun 17, 2026

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4 min read

The Antenna. You Either Build It Or You Don't.

You either build the antenna or you don't, and the only way to build it is being out here long enough to get it wrong and live through it.

Andrew No Refunds

Minimalism

If You Can Live Without It For Three Months, You Can Live Without It Forever

Jun 4, 2026

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4 min read

If You Can Live Without It For Three Months, You Can Live Without It Forever

The storage unit is not a logistics solution. It is an unanswered question, billed monthly.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

Escaping And Chasing A Dream Are Not The Same Thing.

May 31, 2026

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5 min read

Escaping And Chasing A Dream Are Not The Same Thing.

The destination is identical. The architecture underneath is completely different.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

May 26, 2026

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5 min read

The Dark Side Of The Smile.

Thailand smiled at me for two years before I understood what the smile actually was.

Andrew No Refunds

Money

May 13, 2026

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4 min read

The Exit Strategy Nobody Built.

Plan the entry. Plan the exit. Know what happens in year five.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

80% Happy. The Most Honest Number In Remote Work.

May 9, 2026

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4 min read

80% Happy. The Most Honest Number In Remote Work.

Not the cheat code. Not the dream. 80%. And why that's enough.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

The City Didn't Fail You. You Might Have Failed The City.

May 2, 2026

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4 min read

The City Didn't Fail You. You Might Have Failed The City.

Before you add it to the list of mistakes, ask yourself what you actually gave it.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

The 10pm Tax. Nobody Told Me About The Timezones.

Apr 30, 2026

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4 min read

The 10pm Tax. Nobody Told Me About The Timezones.

The freedom to work from anywhere comes with a quiet asterisk.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

The Lifestyle Only Works If You're Actually Changing How You Live.

Apr 29, 2026

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4 min read

The Lifestyle Only Works If You're Actually Changing How You Live.

The location is not the variable. You are.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

The Most Productive Thing I Do Every Year Is Nothing.

Apr 28, 2026

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4 min read

The Most Productive Thing I Do Every Year Is Nothing.

Twice a year I disappear for two weeks. I come back better at everything. Here's what that actually costs.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

Six Countries In Six Months. A Polite Warning.

Apr 27, 2026

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5 min read

Six Countries In Six Months. A Polite Warning.

That itinerary will cost you more than money. Here's what it actually takes.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

Malaysia Doesn't Have A Vice. That's Why Nobody Talks About It.

Apr 26, 2026

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4 min read

Malaysia Doesn't Have A Vice. That's Why Nobody Talks About It.

The digital nomad content machine runs on hedonism. Malaysia won't play along. You should go anyway.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

Apr 21, 2026

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3 min read

The Itch

Nothing is wrong. Everything is fine. The itch doesn't care about fine.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

Apr 20, 2026

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3 min read

Stop Moving. Or Don't. But Pick One.

The mover gets the stamps. The stayer gets the coffee shop that knows their order. Both cost something.

Andrew No Refunds

Money

Everyone In The Café Is Watching Charts. Nobody Is Working.

Apr 18, 2026

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3 min read

Everyone In The Café Is Watching Charts. Nobody Is Working.

A field observation from a Southeast Asian coworking café during a bull market.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

Apr 16, 2026

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3 min read

The Good Day

The wifi held. The client paid. The light was doing something to the street. Those days exist.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

Apr 14, 2026

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5 min read

The Parent Call

Every Sunday. Soon. Two years. She knows.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

Apr 13, 2026

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5 min read

The routine

I left for the freedom. I built the same routine in a foreign country. The chair is better though.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

Apr 12, 2026

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5 min read

The Comparison

He bought a house. I was on a bus to a border. I looked at the photo for longer than I meant to.

Andrew No Refunds

Reality Check

The Question: what do you actually do all day?

Apr 11, 2026

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4 min read

The Question: what do you actually do all day?

I thought about it for longer than I should have.

Andrew No Refunds

Lifestyle

Everybody Passes The First Month

It Took Me Months To Eat Dinner Alone

Every Room Is Starting To Look Like The Same Room

Work Was Never Supposed To Be The Dream

Kampot Is The Compromise. Most People Can't Handle That Word.

The Antenna. You Either Build It Or You Don't.

If You Can Live Without It For Three Months, You Can Live Without It Forever

Escaping And Chasing A Dream Are Not The Same Thing.

The Dark Side Of The Smile.

The Exit Strategy Nobody Built.

80% Happy. The Most Honest Number In Remote Work.

The City Didn't Fail You. You Might Have Failed The City.

The 10pm Tax. Nobody Told Me About The Timezones.

The Lifestyle Only Works If You're Actually Changing How You Live.

The Most Productive Thing I Do Every Year Is Nothing.

Six Countries In Six Months. A Polite Warning.

Malaysia Doesn't Have A Vice. That's Why Nobody Talks About It.

The Itch

Stop Moving. Or Don't. But Pick One.

Everyone In The Café Is Watching Charts. Nobody Is Working.

The Good Day

The Parent Call

The routine

The Comparison

The Question: what do you actually do all day?

Andrew - No Refunds