1MN #135 — Georgia's new visa is actually a big deal
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📰 What’s Happening
Georgia’s parliament just passed the C5 digital nomad visa — multiple-entry, valid for five years, with stays of up to 12 months at a time. It’s aimed at remote workers employed by foreign companies, and it formalizes what a lot of nomads were already doing there informally. Low cost of living, great food and wine culture, and now a proper legal framework to back it up. If Georgia’s been sitting on your list, this is a solid reason to move it up. Read more →
Skytrax just dropped its 2026 airport rankings for dining and shopping. Singapore Changi leads on food (no surprise — they’ve won best airport 13 times). London Heathrow takes shopping, with Cartier, Harrods, and Prada all under one roof. Seoul Incheon, Tokyo Haneda, Rome Fiumicino, and Istanbul round out the dining top 10. Worth bookmarking for your next layover routing. See the full rankings →
🌍 City Spotlight
Tbilisi, Georgia — Wine bars in old town, mountain day trips, and now a five-year nomad visa to go with it. Cost of living is low, the hospitality is genuinely warm, and the food scene keeps surprising people who show up expecting very little. A good base if you want something off the Western Europe circuit.
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Reykjavik, Iceland — September through November is the most underrated window. Crowds thin out, the landscape goes amber and red, the Northern Lights start showing up, and Iceland Airwaves music festival takes over the city. Still very much Iceland, just easier to actually enjoy it. Good time to book.
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