Retreat in Cutigliano: Hiking, Chestnuts, and Italian Mountain Life

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

After a busy Parisian summer and a hectic back-to-school period, I needed a break. I decided to work remotely somewhere peaceful, ideally in Europe. After scouting around Lucca (awesome city, check it out!), I chose Cutigliano — a tiny medieval village in Tuscany’s mountains. Let me tell you about this little gem that became my home for a month.

Introduction to being Location Independent, aka Digital Nomad

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000

The concept is far from new, but it’s taking a new dimension for since mid 2010s. People want to get away from “big cities”, be “free”, “experience” more, etc. And with the Uberisation (e.g. AirBNB for the accommodation), it has never been easier to jump into the unknown. Who wants to only start traveling when they are 60yo+? In my case, I’ll probably be in a chair watching weird content through a virtual reality device (or whatever improvement we got!); or just maybe live in a “tiny house” deep inside the forest to avoid what civilisation became, who knows. There is no age to start this kind of life, but it’s definitely easier when you’re “young”, or let’s say without “obligations” (aka: limitations you created, or limitations you feel obligated to).

Lifestyle on Vincent Germain, Product Engineer in Paris

Retreat in Cutigliano: Hiking, Chestnuts, and Italian Mountain Life

Introduction to being Location Independent, aka Digital Nomad