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In Today’s Email:

Nomad Life: Spain Wins. Again.

Nomad Loneliness Help: Special Event Invite

Nomad Events: IGLTA takes over Palm Springs.

Nomad News: Australia’s New Digital Nomad Visa?

NOMAD LIFE:

🇪🇸 Spain Tops the 2025 Global Digital Nomad Index — and We’re Not Surprised

Most digital nomad guides are written by people who’ve never had to Google “is it safe to be gay in [insert country here]” before booking a flight.

Lucky them.

The rest of us have been doing our homework.

Which is why we weren’t shocked when TimeOut recently announced Spain claimed the #1 spot on the 2025 Global Digital Nomad Index.

We literally called this months ago on the PrideNomad Index.
Not because we’re psychic — but because we pay attention to what actually matters when you’re queer and nomadic.

Sure, the Global Citizens Solutions report scored countries on economics, mobility, quality of life, and tech.

All important stuff.

But they missed the big one —
the “Can I exist here without constantly looking over my shoulder?” factor.

That’s where Spain doesn’t just win.It dominates.

From Barcelona’s ocean-lit coworking cafés (where holding hands won’t get you stares)…
To Valencia’s late-night plazas (where “family” means whoever shows up)…
To Gran Canaria’s thriving queer-nomad scene (where the Wi-Fi is fast and the vibes are immaculate)…

Spain built something most countries are still too scared to attempt:
a place where you can actually exhale.

It’s not just the visa or the fiber-optic internet.

It’s the emotional infrastructure.

You can arrive knowing no one and end up celebrating Pride on a rooftop with twenty new friends by sunset.

While half the world treats LGBTQ+ people like we’re a political debate,

Spain just shrugs and says, “Bienvenidx.”

No performance required.

No “tone it down for the locals” nonsense.

Madrid’s Chueca still shines as a beacon of joy and visibility.
But even smaller spots — Sitges, Torremolinos, rural Andalucía — now host micro-Prides and queer-owned guesthouses that blur the line between tourism and belonging.

Spain doesn’t ask us to edit ourselves to fit in.
It invites us to expand.

For those of us who’ve spent years researching which countries won’t arrest us for existing,
that freedom hits different.

Success isn’t just about monthly recurring revenue.
It’s about measuring your life in afternoon laughter, lingering kisses after tapas,
and the wild luxury of being yourself without apology.

The spreadsheets finally caught up to what we knew all along.

¡Salud a España!
And salud to us for calling it first.

🏳️‍🌈 Drop a rainbow if you’re done having to research your safety before every workation.

NOMAD LONELINESS HELP:

The Thing No One Warns You About

Let’s talk about the part of nomad life that doesn’t make it to Instagram.

The 3 AM moments in a gorgeous Airbnb…

When you realize you’ve been chasing freedom —
but somewhere along the way, you left connection behind.

Every morning, over 5,100 of us start the day with a Hug.

But this Thursday night, we’re doing something different.

Something that might actually reach the part of you that daily affirmations can’t touch.

I’m hosting a live session:

The 24-Minute Connection Framework

It’s for PrideNomads who are done being lonely in paradise.

Because here’s the truth:

You can nomad your way out of a toxic hometown…
But you can’t nomad your way into real belonging.

That takes something else. Something more intentional.

And that’s exactly what we’ll walk through — together.

🕗 Thursday, 8 PM EST.

Free. Gentle. No BS.

Just 24 minutes that might change how you build relationships on the road.

Because freedom without connection isn’t freedom.

It’s just expensive loneliness with better Wi-Fi.

👉 [Reserve your spot here]

Trust me on this one.

You’ll thank yourself for showing up.

NOMAD EVENTS:

 🌴 IGLTA 2025 Kicks Off Today in Palm Springs!

The world’s most powerful gathering of LGBTQ+ travel leaders begins today — and this year, it’s personal.

With over 600 attendees from 30+ countries, the IGLTA Global Convention isn’t just a conference — it’s a movement. A movement for queer freedom, inclusive tourism, and economic power in every passport.

This year marks the first-ever IGLTA Convention in Palm Springs — the queer oasis of the desert — and the programming is stacked:

✈️ Global networking across cultures

🏳️‍🌈 Spotlight sessions on trans inclusion, women in leadership, and emerging LGBTQ+ destinations
💼 Real tools to build, fund, and grow queer-centered businesses
🎟️ And of course… VOYAGE, the glittering gala that fuels the Foundation’s life-changing work

As the community shows up — proudly and purposefully — PrideNomad is honored to be here live, sharing stories, sparks, and a little queer magic.

Want a peek behind the curtain? Follow along next week.

#IGLTA2025 #VisitGPS #PrideNomad

NOMAD NEWS:

🇦🇺 Australia Joins the Fray — Sort Of

Untangling the truth behind the “Digital Nomad Visa” headlines.

Every few months, some clickbait blog announces that [insert country] has finally launched a digital nomad visa.

This week, Australia was the lucky winner.

An Australian travel site gleefully declared a brand-new visa tailor-made for remote workers.

Here at the PrideNomad Letter, we started doing a happy dance.

Until we fact-checked.

Spoiler alert: They lied.

Australia, as of late 2025, has no official digital-nomad visa.

What they do have is something way more important for PrideNomads:

🏳️‍🌈 Marriage equality since 2017
🏳️‍🌈 Sydney WorldPride still echoing through Oxford Street
🏳️‍🌈 Workplace protections that make most countries look medieval

What they don’t have? A visa system built for this century.

Instead, you get three overlapping options that nomads have learned to finesse:

ETA (Electronic Travel Authority)

💰 AUD $20  •  ⏱ 90 days max  •  🔁 Leave and re-enter as much as you want
Perfect for “slow-travel” nomads who hop to Bali every few months.

Visitor Visa (Subclass 600)

💰 AUD $150 – 380  •  ⏱ 3 – 12 months depending on luck
Sometimes pitched online as a “digital nomad visa.” (It’s not

Working Holiday Visa (Subclass 417)

💰 AUD $670  •  🎂 Ages 18 – 35 only  •  🧑‍🌾 Up to 3 years if you do manual labor
The closest thing to a real remote-work permit — wrapped in an outdated label.

All of them technically allow remote work for foreign clients.
None of them were designed for laptop life.

But here’s the thing…

Despite the bureaucratic mess, Australia remains a queer paradise.
Near-universal English. Stellar healthcare. More coastline than your calendar can handle.

It’s a nation practically engineered for wellbeing — even if you have to hop out every 90 days to reset the clock.

So yes, the “Australia Digital Nomad Visa” is fiction.

But the lifestyle isn’t.

Consider it an open secret: paradise available in 90-day installments.

Who else is tired of G20 countries treating remote workers like we’re trying to smuggle contraband?

Drop a 🇦🇺 if you think it’s time for Canberra to join 2025.

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