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I think there can be nice overlap with "slowmads" and this. The issue of insufficient holiday can be remedied by working fully remotely, but that's not without
by TheCapeGreek 4y ago
I think there can be nice overlap with "slowmads" and this.
The issue of insufficient holiday can be remedied by working fully remotely, but that's not without drawbacks:
- 1/3 of your time (assuming an 8h day) travelling is actually working. If you're stuck in a train it's not too bad, but otherwise you're sacrificing travel time to work.
- Your destination and transit methods MUST have internet access. There are few async/remote roles that would work without internet access in terms of communicating and being able to work.
That being said, I don't think that crosses out this method of travel entirely. As with other "alternative" forms of living (eg tiny homes, van life, homesteading), you always have to make compromises for what you want.
- prawn 4y agoAlso, not overly compatible with parenting school-age children. If you pull kids out of school, you generally want to be efficient with your travel. And if you elect to homeschool, it's difficult to work or fully experience the destination at the same time.
- josephcsible 4y agoRemember that outside of the HN bubble, a lot of people aren't capable of working remotely, e.g., surgeons.
- TheCapeGreek 4y agoTrue, hadn't even touched on that. It's a particular point of privilege for the knowledge workers that we can do this.
- roeles 4y agoYou say that, but on the other hand we (at least here in NL) complain that there is so much administration to do for medical staff.