… Tour companies want you to think it’s complicated to visit Machu Picchu. Here’s the simplest way to day trip it. … I just finished up a lovely 5 week trip to Lima and Cusco, Peru, working remotely in both cities and exploring in my free time. Months before my trip, I had started researching[…]
… A checklist for everything to have, research and do when going to a new destination It’s been almost a year and a half since my post about starting a nomadic lifestyle! During this time, I have been to Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, NYC, back home to California, then to Mexico, Ecuador and Peru! Working while[…]
.. Best strategies for maintaining a vibrant, high-performance work culture for remote and co-located teams This blog post was originally published to the Abstracta blog. Millennials. Avocado toast. Self-driving cars. Remote work. All of these are today’s hot topics that don’t seem to be going anywhere any time soon (Well, except for the toast, let’s[…]
For the mobile worker, how do these two cities stack up? I’ve been in love with the region, the Río de la Plata (the river along which Montevideo, Uruguay and Buenos Aires, Argentina are located), for quite some time now. I believe that speaking Spanish plays a huge part in this. I went to[…]
… Uruguay and wine country, who knew the two were synonymous? Two nights ago I spent one night in Carmelo, a very small town in western Uruguay along the coast that has garnered international attention lately for its beautiful countryside and wineries. When I told my Uruguayan colleagues I wanted to go to Carmelo, several of[…]
Hello, 2018! You may have read my post about my experience with and the benefits of taking your first job abroad. Well, it’s been over a year since my return to the states and if anything, my travel bug has only worsened! For a couple of years, I’ve mulled over the idea of traveling and working full-time.[…]
Every taxi ride for me always starts out in the exact same way, with the driver incredulously asking, “Really? You’re an American and out of all places, you came to Uruguay to work? ¿Por qué?” And then I usually get taken the long way… Never mind being ripped off by taxis, this is the story[…]