Nomad Research Lab

Firsthand field notes on flying, highlining, festivals, vanlife, and the cities in between — from someone who actually went.

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4h 11m

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  1. Chengdu Travel Guide: Sichuan's Capital Is Weirder and Better Than You ThinkCitiesChina10 min
  2. Highlining Community: Why You Can't Learn to Rig Safely AloneHighlining—6 min
  3. Long Highlines: What Actually Changes Above 300 MetersHighlining—8 min
  4. Highline Webbing and Hardware: Spider Silk, Silk 99, and the Sandwich SystemHighlining—8 min
  5. Valle de Guadalupe: Baja Wine Country Without the PretensionCitiesMexico9 min
  6. Speedflying in Salt Lake City: What a 5-Day Crossover Clinic Actually Teaches YouFlyingUnited States12 min
  7. Mexico City Food Guide: Eating Through Condesa and RomaCitiesMexico10 min
  8. Burning Man 2025 Storm Survival: Type-2 Fun on the PlayaFestivalsUnited States4 min
  9. Houghton Festival Guide: What Actually Happens During 4 Days of Nonstop Music in NorfolkFestivalsUnited Kingdom10 min
  10. Amsterdam Festivals: Why the City Itself Is the VenueFestivalsNetherlands10 min
  11. Berlin's Underground Scene: Warehouse Clubs, LED Art, and What Makes It Actually DifferentCitiesGermany4 min
  12. Paragliding in Norway: What Flying Voss and Stavanger Is Actually LikeFlyingNorway12 min
  13. Romsdal Climbing Guide: Norway's Tallest Walls, Longest Days, and Best StrawberriesClimbingNorway12 min
  14. Norway's DNT Hut System: The Best Way to Hike Southern NorwayHikingNorway11 min
  15. Southwest Norway Travel Guide: Stavanger, Voss, and the Fjords BetweenHikingNorway15 min
  16. Amsterdam Local Guide: Thrifting, Biking, and the Music Scene Beyond the Tourist CircuitCitiesNetherlands12 min
  17. Lightning in a Bottle: What I Actually Learned After Multiple Years (and Building Art There)FestivalsUnited States11 min
  18. Building a 2,800 LED Installation: What I Learned Pushing Pixelblaze to Its LimitsLED Art—6 min
  19. Learning Cross-Country Paragliding in Roldanillo: What a Week at Eagle Paragliding Actually Looks LikeFlyingColombia9 min
  20. Guatape, Colombia: What to Actually Do (and What to Skip)CitiesColombia9 min
  21. Digital Nomad in Medellín: What Actually Works for Remote WorkCitiesColombia10 min
  22. W Trek Packing List: The Ultralight Gear Guide Most People OvercomplicateHikingChile12 min
  23. W Trek Preparation Guide: Logistics, Gear, and What Nobody Tells YouHikingChile10 min
  24. The W Trek Is Not a Backpacking Trip (And That's Fine)HikingChile10 min
  25. Everything I Got Wrong Building My Van (And What Actually Matters)Vanlife—14 min
  26. Hong Kong Travel Guide: Food, Neighborhoods, and the Day Trip You Shouldn't SkipCitiesHong Kong7 min