The Nomag Pulse #20 - 🍋 We don’t do August naps.
We do planning, packing, posting, and pasta.
Hey Nomads,
Let’s just say it:
What. A. Week.
While the rest of the world is out looking for shade, pretending to “disconnect”, and getting third-degree burns from beach loungers, we’ve been onboarding, upgrading, planning, and plotting.
Basically: working.
🚀 First off: Welcome to the 1,000+ new members!
We’re now:
14,890 subscribers on Substack (yes, we’ll say 15k and manifest it)
3,700 nomads on LinkedIn
Spanning 74 countries
Top 3: 🇮🇹 Italy (29%), 🇬🇧 UK (29%), 🇺🇸 USA (20%)
Median age? 38. Prime age for life choices, good wine, and bad knees.
🌍 NOMAG GRAND TOUR – AUTUMN 2025 EDITION
Real places, real people, real plans.
From mid-September to early October, we’re back on the road with our friends at
.No stage lights. No real estate scams. Just a bunch of curious humans looking for beautiful places to live, work, and connect.
✨PART 1: TUSCANY & MARCHE
🗓️ Sept 15–26
Start from Lucca (Sept 15) or join us in Roccastrada (Sept 16).
Then: on to Saturnia, Maremma, and the Marche region (Ancona, Fermo, Ascoli).
You’ll:
Sleep in curated Airbnbs and historic B&Bs
Visit active coworking hubs
Meet international expats living the rural life
Explore ITS ITALY projects in Roccastrada (Tuscany) & Montedinove (Marche)
Evaluate spots where you might live, invest, or stay for months (without giving up your laptop or social life)
💶 Costs:
€100/night private room
€70/night shared
Breakfast included – the good kind
Transportation not included
Join for 3-4 days or the whole trip
Max 12 people – we like it intimate
📩 Need to bridge the gap between stops or customize your route?
Ask about our bespoke planning service (aka "the dinner-with-wine-priced package that saves you from Nurofen overdose").
Write us: info@itsfor.it — Subject: Remote Tour
✨PART 2: SICILY
🗓️ Sept 29 – Oct 5
This is not the usual Sicily brochure. No clichés, no wedding venues. Just community, culture, and regeneration in action.
Itinerary:
Catania: Base camp and city of contrasts
Remote-friendly villages with real coworking infrastructure
Mussomeli: The quiet revolution (and a pizza spot run by a Michelin-trained Aussie)
The Madonie Mountains: Clean air, slow days, deep chats
Palermo: Where history and future share an espresso
💶 Same setup as above: around €100/day, excl. transport and meals
📍 We help you find the perfect stay and the hidden side of Sicily
🎥 REMOTE WORKERS FOR REMOTE VILLAGES
Our new bilingual live series – proudly sponsored by Kinsta
10 live episodes from September to December 2025, exploring how people actually live and work remotely — in villages, not penthouses.
🖥️ Streaming live (and available in replay)
on Substack and LinkedIn profiles of: NOMAG, ITS Journal, Smart Working Magazine
Here’s the full lineup:
4 Sept Thursday 12:30 Where WiFi beats the train 🇮🇹
17 Sept Tuesday 18:00 Office-free enterprises 🇮🇹
1 Oct Wednesday 12:30 Work globally, live locally 🇮🇹
15 Oct Wednesday 18:00 Global Teams, Local Roots 🇬🇧
29 Oct Tuesday 12:30 Coworking & community in the villages 🇮🇹
12 Nov Wednesday 18:00 Rewriting Remote 🇬🇧
26 Nov Tuesday 12:30 The fatigue of remote work 🇮🇹
10 Dec Wednesday 18:00 Freelancing from anywhere 🇮🇹
17 Dec Wednesday 12:30 Digital nomads and resilient towns 🇮🇹
19 Dec Friday 18:00 From dream to routine 🇮🇹
🎧 Format: 30–40 mins, bilingual, 2/3 guests per episode
🎤 Conversations, not keynotes. Real talk, not marketing fluff.
💡 Want to pitch your story? Or co-host a future season? Write us!
💼 NEW: NOMAD DEALS + REVENUE SHARING
We’ve secured discounts and referral partnerships for:
Mobile data
VPNs & hosting
Coworking platforms
Travel & insurance tools
We share the perks. And yes — the referral earnings too.
You help spread good tools, we help you monetize your network.
Win-win.
Ask us about it → info@itsfor.it
💬 WANNA WORK WITH US?
Do you:
Write well?
Interview humans without sounding robotic?
Make short videos or memes?
Love podcasts or rural spaces?
Then you might just fit in with us.
Remote-friendly, async, minimal drama.
Reach out.
📚 TOP READS THIS WEEK ON NOMAG
🇷🇴 So, You’re Thinking About Romania?
No-nonsense guide for expats & nomads who want more than Dracula and cheap beer
→ Aug 3
💼 Entrepreneurial Apprentice to Eccentric Millionaire
This job offer reads like a Wes Anderson plot
→ Aug 1
📄 Bulgaria Just Dropped a Digital Nomad Visa
And it’s actually pretty good
→ Jul 30
📺 Remote Workers for Remote Villages (Pilot Recap)
Why we launched this, and what we learned
→ Jul 30
This week, The Nomag Team wrote to you from:
🏴☠️ London (grey skies, 17° and tea refills)
🏰 Prague (cozy and weirdly full of freelancers)
🌶️ A sleepy Calabrian village (no Wi-Fi, but figs for days)
We’re not tanning.
We’re building.
Come with us?
With love (and spreadsheets),
The Nomag Team
Proudly supported by Kinsta – powering our weird and wonderful ideas