Friends,

I’m writing this one from my home office on what is only the third day of being at home, out of the past 15 or so.

I’m home next week before living out of a suitcase again for another fortnight. All great training before doing it for 5 weeks solid in Europe.

Sometimes I feel a bit like one of those serialised travelling salesmen from tv and movies. Looking at my flight booking dashboard confirms it: 29 flights so far in 2025.

I’ve always hated working from my laptop (and particularly my phone) for long periods. Probably something to do with my millennial trait of big screen being for big work. It’s most difficult when it comes to spreadsheets. Coming off a 32-inch wide screen monitor onto a 15 inch MacBook is a difficult transition to make. Although I’m now surprisingly comfortable looking at Google sheets zoomed out to 60%. Sorry to any optometrists reading this.

Something I’ve developed an appreciation for is minimalist travel. Getting around with literally the bare minimum needed. I hate being weighed down when traversing places like airports, plus it’s a nice excuse to buy cool looking (and functional) bags, suitcases, laptop gear, tech pouches, or other ‘everyday carry’ for which there is a whole obsession with.

I often think about how much the roles reverse when you’re travelling for business vs pleasure. When travelling for pleasure the outbound flight is the most exciting. When travelling for business it’s the inbound one, and the return to home, that I find the most appealing.

Despite all this, I still really enjoy travel (of all kinds). Sure, sometimes it’s a lot. But I love the variety, and I love being in a new place. I also miss home a lot (my own bed in particular).

If you travel lots (or even a little) and have some amazing travel hacks, let me know. Especially because I’m always open to hearing about a new piece of gear 😄

OK, that’s a little snapshot into the solopreneur life.

Enjoy this weeks edition ✌

Matt

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