I've worked remotely from 15 different countries. Here's what I've learned. | Business Insider

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I tried to convince my agency to let me go remote, but legal wouldn't let me do it. So I told them I was quitting. When I started doing this in 2018, remote working like this wasn't as common as it is now. I knew no one else who had this life, so I started with a program to help take care of the logistics and take that off my plate.

These programs usually range between R34,000 and R65,000 a month now. When I was doing them more, they were about R30,000 including flights, so it made financial sense. The prices now mean that many people have US tech salaries and are coming from the big expensive cities.I was in Santa Fiora for the entire month of October in 2022, via a program organized by a company calledThey had a real passion for these small communities in Italy.

One of the activities included was hiring a driver to take us to Siena, which is one of the closest bigger towns. Then Kino's two founders gave us a tour. We had a whole day, and it was all included except for food.Some of these programs I've tried — definitely not all of them — are designed to have maximum social-media appeal.

Also, there are a lot of companies out there building long-term resorts where you only talk to other nomads. You don't really integrate with local communities. It doesn't really feel like travel. I would travel slower if I could do it over

'Place to Space' - wrote an article with that title for studies in 2003 postulating the increasing prevalence remote work and distinct online persona - got good marks for it but the Prof remarked that 'while an interesting hypothesis it's highly unlikely' 😂

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