The Professional Hobo

A long-term travel and digital nomad resource from Nora Dunn, with practical money and lifestyle advice.

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Written By

Nora Dunn

Travellers

Solo

Focus

Digital Nomad

Popularity

33 / 100

Running Since

2007

Posts

999

Last Updated

Sep 2026

About The Professional Hobo

The Professional Hobo is the personal travel site of Nora Dunn, a long-time digital nomad who turned a financial planning background into travel-first advice and services. Nora left her practice in 2006 and began traveling full-time in 2007, and the site has grown into a substantial resource with roughly a thousand posts and many country pages. She frames travel around the idea of financially sustainable travel and offers instructional content, case studies, videos, consulting, online courses, books and speaking. The site mixes narrative travel tales with practical guides and a heavy catalogue of video content and gear reviews.

A money-minded nomad's diary with practical scaffolding, The Professional Hobo reads like getting advice from a well-traveled friend who also happens to be a former CFP. Nora writes with a frank, anecdotal voice - expect colourful stories (yes, butter-in-the-eye level honesty) alongside methodical how-to material. We find the site is best for people planning long-term travel or a location-independent lifestyle who want concrete financial case studies, remote-work interviews, and detailed how-tos. The site is actively maintained, rich in video content and long-form posts, and the standout pieces are the financial breakdowns and the Remote Work & Travel interviews that show real-life setups.