Comments on: Location Independent Myths Busted

By: Thailand’s Most Dangerous Island – Nomadic Matt's Travel Site

Thailand’s Most Dangerous Island – Nomadic Matt's Travel Site — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:12:54 +0000

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By: Born Naked

Born Naked — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:50:00 +0000

[...] that are telling me to quit my non-existent 9-5 hell and start the wonderful self-sustaining and location independent business that I already have. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, I legally tied myself to this [...]

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By: Living In The Big City On The Cheap: A Hacker’s Guide — Experiments In Unconventional Thought And Living

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:54 +0000

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By: Introducing the SEAchange Tour « SEA|change Project

Introducing the SEAchange Tour « SEA|change Project — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:45:37 +0000

[...] the ball rolling. Like Sean Ogle from Location 180 recently reflected over in his post “Location Independence Myths Busted” – it is damn hard to work AND travel. Challenges (and distractions) abound. I have [...]

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:37:51 +0000

Very good points.. i spent some time in thailand in 2008 and because i was just traveling i did spend quite a bit. as strange as it sounds, with thailand being so cheap it’s very easy to spend a lot. when bottle service is $30, why not, right?

By: Graham Phoenix

Graham Phoenix — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:19:38 +0000

You are correct in that you can’t ‘travel’ and work at the same time. Somehow people associate travelling with a constant movement from place to place like someone with ADHD. I live totally on the road, I have no home, and I work at the same time. I write and I freelance. I need to stay in places for an average of a month at a time and I am looking for longer. Not only do I need the time to work I also want to get to know a place and the people who live there. I am not a tourist who just moves around taking as much as he can, I am a traveller, an Earth Pilgrim

By: Ash

Ash — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:15:15 +0000

I had issues with this just recently, and the only thing I had to worry about was the blog – I can only imagine! And you’re so right – it’s tempting to splurge on things because “it’s a once in a lifetime experience” and it’s so easy to justify everything that way.

By: Magnus

Magnus — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:47:33 +0000

Hey dude, great insights. We found that taking our two days away to visit you guys was a great trip, and I enjoyed NOT taking the laptops and just bringing one bag – doing it traveller style… and then returning to our luxury apartments here

We’re going to do it again soon, I’m thinking of hopping over to Ankor Wat for my next visa run.

By: Earl

Earl — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:20:20 +0000

Hey Sean – Typically, I try to stay in one place for 3-4 weeks at a time in order to concentrate solely on work and then spend 1 month or so traveling. Of course, each person needs to work out the balance that works best for them but I remember discovering that travel and being location independent are not the same thing. And it was indeed quite an expected realization at the time.

It does take a lot of sacrifice at the beginning but as soon as you find your balance, the sacrifices aren’t so difficult. After all, hopefully you enjoy the work you do as well!