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Where do I begin to learn about travelling whilst working my WFH job in the UK (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Pineappleaki@alien.top to c/digitalnomad@expats.zone

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I’ve browsed YouTube and Reddit for a bit but can’t seem to find a good place of where to start for research.

Some context: I’m 24 years old and working as a software developer from home. I’ve been given the green light from my manager/ceo etc (everyone is encouraging it before I start renting!). I’ve been looking at south east Asia specifically as someone in my company already works near by.

My ideal travel plan is as follows - stay out for 3 months visiting a country a month I believe this will let me settle down yet still give me time to explore (essentially 6-8 days in each country)

To begin with I’m trying to find a place in Bali (ideally Uluwatu as I want to learn surfing on the weekends). Although, I have no idea where to begin looking for accommodation with solid internet (6pm-1am) or even legal issue like visas, from my understanding they don’t care if you’re there on a travel visa for short term.

I’m sure I’m missing some key factors so any advice or stories of how you got started digital nomading would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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[–] Wamnation@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you want to work closer to home try Durres

https://digitalalbania.wordpress.com

[–] Pineappleaki@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Oooo that is tempting, maybe in the summer it would be nice - I want to run to the southern hemisphere for the summer haha. Chose SEA because i like the time one difference and would want to visit Australia while I’m out (as a holiday)

[–] DJ_Beardsquirt@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why not Chad?

[–] Pineappleaki@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Africa is on my list as well, would love to travel around in a van or something similar :)

[–] bananabastard@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The key things you need to know are:

Is your passport within date?
Do you need a visa for where you intend to travel?
Is your flight booked?

That's basically it.

[–] Pineappleaki@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Great! So simple, that’s reassuring!

[–] HansProleman@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A country a month would be way too fast for me. I like to spend two or three months in places. But I also spend a lot of time unemployed, during which I backpack, so I get to travel more quickly at other times.

You should technically have a work visa, but none of us do. Getting found out is very, very unlikely.

RE accommodation, you could look at accommodation specifically for DNs (so probably coliving). But also you can just message hosts and ask for speed test results (many put them on listings anyway).

I always like to have some sort of backup internet access. Redundancy on this is very important seeing as we need it to work. For me, this just means tethering to my phone (local SIM).

[–] Pineappleaki@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for! I wanted to do a sort of “taster” before I commit to travel full time. I think I will be just booking an one way ticket and play it by ear whilst I’m out there.

Are there any specific sites I could use to look up accommodation - shared with other DNs would be great as I want to socialise while I’m out.

As you said redundancy is key, I will definitely be looking into it - I will likely have to get an E-Sim while I’m out. Do you have any experience with these? Are they reliable for internet?

Thanks again, really appreciate the response:)