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Gave away most of my furniture and electronics, packed the rest in a cheap storage unit and fled London to a pristine and mostly unoccupied south Indian beach,
by _wmd 9y ago
Gave away most of my furniture and electronics, packed the rest in a cheap storage unit and fled London to a pristine and mostly unoccupied south Indian beach, where I spent 5 months worth of mornings going for a swim before sitting down to remote freelance work, at a table overlooking the ocean.
It wasn't a perfect move (the working holiday part), but damn it's by far the best winter I've had in a decade. 10/10 would flee again!
Currently writing from Bangalore, had to head central for good Internet and power, and a quiet desk, but that's a story for another time.
- austinjp 9y agoWell this sounds absolutely incredible, congratulations. I'm curious, do you experience any loneliness? Presumably the internet facilitates communication with distant friends and family, but how about meeting people in meatspace?
- dilippkumar 9y agoBangalore is my home town! Hit me up if you want a Bangalorean perspective on how to deal with the city. I live in San Diego now and have been out of touch with the most recent developments, but I’m sure the city is still the same at heart.
- jmkni 9y agoThat's amazing!
- vram22 9y agoMind sharing the name / location of that beach? I might want to check it out some time. I did something like that but on the Western coast of India some years ago, for some months. In fact in that period, for about a month, I stayed in a beach hut, about 10 seconds walk from the water's edge. Used to hear the roaring of the waves at night (and in the day too, but it tends to sound louder in the night). A great experience.