The world is getting to know Live it up, Las Palmas!. Check all interviews and media appearances below. Did you see us somewhere? Please share the link!

Nomad City Festival – The secret behind Gran Canaria’s comunity

01-08-2023 In 2023 I was invited to speak at the Nomad City Festival about our community. Unfortunately the first minutes of my talk didn’t make it in the recording due to technical issues; in these first minutes I emphasize that our community is for digital nomas, expats, immigrants, local professionals and remote workers, plus everyone who wants to connect with our international community.

Sergio Sala – Living in Gran Canaria as a digital nomad

14-08-2022 Sergio Sala, digital nomad and YouTuber, made an amazing video about life in Gran Canaria as a digital nomad. Ofcourse our community and some of our events were also featured!

Crosby Grace Travels – Las Palma de Gran Canaria for Digital Nomads

26-05-2022 Crosby is a freelancer and content creator, travelling full-time! She visited Gran Canaria, because she heard there is an incredible community here, and she was not disappointed.

NikaTeacher – Nelly, digital nomads and Live it up, Las Palmas!

18-05-2022 Nika from language school NikaTeacher is a member of our community and invited me to speak on her blog. We spoke about how the community grew and what my dreams for the future are. Read the full interview here.

Nuestro Gran Destino – Nelleke Meijer manages to connect more than 3.000 digital nomads in ‘Live it up, Las Palmas!’

13-04-2022 Live it up, Las Palmas! was interviewed by Ana Sanchéz for the official tourism blog from Gran Canaria, Nuestro Gran Destino. Read the full interview here.

Dean Kuchel – Gran Canaria for Digital Nomads Webinar

24-02-2022 In this webinar Nelly (Live it up, Las Palmas!) teamed up with Nacho Rodriguez (RePeople), Valentín Gonzalez (Turismo de Gran Canaria), Oren Chazan (digital nomad) and Dean Kuchel (digital nomad), to discuss Gran Canaria as a destination for digital nomads. Seasoned traveller and digital nomad Dean Kuchel states that our community in Gran Canaria is the best community a digital nomad can be a part of!

ARTE – The Canary Islands of the future

27-05-2021 In March 2021 Live it up, Las Palmas! teamed up with RePeople for a pop-up coliving project in Maspalomas. While being there, the European public service channel ARTE came to visit us for a short documentary. The documentary has been broadcasted in Germany and France. Watch the documentary here.

La Brújula Ocio y Cultura – Nelly Meijer: Digital Nomad, a new way of living

08-02-2021 During the covid pandemic the interest in remote work and digital nomads grew fast. Local magazine La Brújula Ocio y Cultura reached out right around the time the name Live it up, Las Palmas! was born. Read the full interview here.

Antena 3 – Digital nomads work in any corner of the world thanks to technology

23-11-2019 This way of working allows you to travel and gives you unparalleled freedom. This has been highlighted by the digital nomad Nelleke Meijer: “I can decide where to work, when to work and how to do it”. Watch the item here.


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