🎄 Ho Ho Ho (Citizenship Hacking, Favorite Travel Gifts, and My Home Office Setup)

 Hey everyone, it's Matt. I hope you had a happy Thanksgiving, as happy as is possible during all this. We cooked our first Thanksgiving Turkey together as a family here in Utah, jumping on a video call to celebrate with family out of state. Like many people, we've started decorating for Christmas way too early, to help cheer ourselves up. For fun I decided to record a new YouTube video, sharing some of my favorite gift ideas for travelers, and even dressing up for the occasion! I love making these videos, and am hoping to do more in the future. Let me know what you'd like to see! Best Travel Gift Ideas For 2020 [Travel Gifts]( ➜ [Click Here To Watch The Video!]( [dashed-line.jpg] Working From Home [Home Office] Because we haven't been traveling a ton this year, and recently bought a home, I decided to update my home office a bit to make working from home more fun & comfortable. If you're curious what it looks like, I published a blog post featuring gift ideas for people who work from home -- based largely on my setup. Go check it out! ➜ [My Home Office Setup]( [dashed-line.jpg] Citizenship Hacking: How To Become Mexican In a few months Anna, Dylan, and I will be traveling to Mexico to give birth to our newest member of the family. Why Mexico? Well, to keep it short, COVID-19 has made the birth process here in Utah pretty unpredictable. It should be more straightforward at a private international hospital in Mexico. Not to mention FAR cheaper -- for equal quality care. The health system in the US is really screwed up. Medical tourism is a thing for a reason. Even with US health insurance, and renting an apartment in Mexico for a few months, we'll save thousands of dollars. As a bonus, if we have our baby in Mexico, he's eligible for Mexican citizenship. Also known as "jus soli" or birthright citizenship, Mexico has similar rules as the United States and Canada does. Not only him, but the rest of us can become Mexican too. And quite soon actually. If you've been following along, that means our kids will have: US, Polish, Irish, and now Mexican citizenship. Sure, it's a bit overkill. We've both lived in Mexico for a few years in the past, and while we're not planning a move to Mexico anytime soon, it gives us and our kids more opportunities for where to live in the future. Who knows what the world will look like... (speaking of, make sure to read my new book recommendation below!) I'll make sure to write an article all about the experience when I can. Yes, COVID is a concern. Getting it or giving it to others. And we'll be traveling as safely as possible. Getting tested, wearing masks, and staying away from crowds. [dashed-line.jpg] My Re-Launched Print Shop (25% Holiday Discount!) [prints-newsletter.jpg] Finally, I re-launched my online print shop where I sell high-end photography prints from different locations around the world (Antarctica, Costa Rica, Afghanistan, Cuba, Iceland, etc). So if you or someone you know is looking to decorate their home or office walls with some landscape or wildlife photography, go check it out! My favorite option is the floating metal prints, they really make these images pop! For the next week, you can get 25% off all my prints using the code below at checkout: VAGABOND25 And, if you don't find what you're looking for, you can also browse my [website]( or [Instagram feed]( and let me know which images you'd like to order, and I'll have them uploaded right away. ➜ [View My Best Selling Prints Here]( [dashed-line.jpg] Cool Stuff From The Web Fascinating articles/videos I enjoyed on the internet this month: - [Lessons In Travel Planning During COVID]( - Tips for traveling during the pandemic, from some of the most responsible travelers I know. - [5 Boring Ways To Become More Creative]( - Mark Manson shares ideas for how to get your creative juices flowing again. - [COVID Observations Around The World]( - My friend Jodi has been sharing anecdotes about how people are handling COVID in different countries/states. It's pretty interesting. What I'm Reading [Parable Of The Sower]( by Octavia Butler This Is Awesome [Peak Design Travel Tripod]( - The people who make my favorite travel tripod are having a holiday sale! Thanks For Following Along! [Image] If you haven't yet, make sure to come say hello on [Instagram]( [Youtube]( and [Facebook](. I'm usually pretty active on social media. 🙂 - Matt Karsten (The Expert Vagabond) [dashed-line.jpg] TAKE BETTER PHOTOS: Articles about travel photography & gear [here](. DIGITAL NOMAD TIPS: Articles about remote work & blogging [here](. ADVENTURE TRAVEL: Plan your next outdoor adventure [here](. PS. Remember to check out my [Budget Travel Resources Page]( where I share tips for finding cheap flights, saving money on accommodation, packing advice, and much more!   Matt Karsten ExpertVagabond.com  To unsubscribe or update your details, just [click here](. To ensure you receive future emails, please add matt@expertvagabond.com to your contacts. To reply, please do so in the blog comments [here](. Who am I? Matt Karsten, owner of the adventure travel & photography blog [ExpertVagabond.com]( 21750 Hardy Oak Blvd. STE 104 San Antonio, TX 78258 [open]