SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 ITINERARY 1) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2) Koh Phangan, Thailand3) Phnom Penh, Cambodia 4) Split, Croatia 5) Prague, Czech Republic6) Lisbon, Portugal7) Mexico City, Mexico 8) Bogotá, Colombia 9) Medellín, Colombia10) Lima, Peru11) Córdoba, Argentina 12) Buenos Aires, Argentina SEPTEMBER: KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA Live the modern big city life in Malaysia’s cultural and political hub OCTOBER: […]
Its hard to believe that we are already half way through our time here in Croatia. It is flying by! Every day is relaxing and beautiful, which has helped Remotes begin to think deeply about their professional lives. The chatter about passion and purpose is palpable as people explore what impact they want to have […]
Growth. I’ve always grown the most when I travel. I get unplugged from media influences. I experience new adventures. I gather new ideas and perspectives. However, traveling also includes a lot of hassles. I don’t like to plan things, coordinate transportation, book lodging. Remote Year takes care of all of that. I get stable infrastructure […]
After our first week of exploring far and wide in Istanbul, week two was more focused on connecting professionally with each other and the local community. Cassie lead a group of people on a tour of the Eaton plant in Istanbul. Andrew lead the first week of the newly formed Remote Accelerator. The plan […]
Product & QA Specialist, Doxie Mobile Scanners (http://www.getdoxie.com/) Taichung, Taiwan What are you working on for the year? As usual, I’m learning more about the world and the people in it. There is always more out there! For my day job, I’m working with the company behind Doxie Mobile Scanners to develop new products and […]
As we round out our last week in Istanbul, we crossed out the last items on our bucket lists and continued our focus on great work. A big group of Remotes working late in the lobby of our building. Temporary ‘co-worker’ at a cafe in Ortaköy Cassie and Paul working at a cafe in Cihangir […]
There are so many amazing things to do and see in Vietnam and Remotes have been exploring far and wide! Lots of people at the work space for our community lunch. As we crossed the half-way mark of our journey, we transitioned from the Thai beaches to the crazy bustle of city life in Hanoi, […]
What are you working on for the year? I’m continuing my work with real estate investment platform Fundrise. We’ve built an online marketplace where anyone can invest in real estate around the US in an effort to displace a very broken and unfair Wall Street system. I head up all of our marketing efforts, which […]
Videos Ad Operations Manager, Dashbid Media, Adtech from New York, New York What are you working on for the year? I am working for a video advertising start-up called Dashbid. I will be doing operations work which mainly entails optimizing the ad source revenue for our video publishers. We help publishers make more money! I’ll […]
Week 1 began without a bang – it was really quiet in the office as everybody got to work right away. Chris found a great nook to get some work done next to his rolled up Remote Year t-shirt. We walked to Riegrovy Sady, a grass covered hill that has a great beer garden at the […]
We are now over three weeks into Prague and with heavy hearts we look toward our move to Ljubljana on Saturday. Remotes really began to feel settled in our new home, seamlessly navigating around Prague. Sarah took in some culture while working in old town. Trish and Jesse got comfortable in Trish’s hammock on a […]
What do you have a knack for? I’ve an eye for trends and a unique point of view to showcase my ideas. But I think my “talent”, so to speak, is to be spontaneous, unafraid of taking risks, being ridiculous or awkward. What’s the most fortuitous or lucky experience you’ve had while traveling? A couple […]
Software Engineer Toronto, Canada What are you working on for the year? I’m working as a software engineer for a digital media boutique called REDspace based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. I’m currently doing Android engineering for REDspace clients. I’m also working on a 4K web series called Where In The World Is Haseeb (www.whereintheworldishaseeb.com). […]
Our first week in the Asian leg of our journey was amazing! We really soaked up the explosion of culture and flavor in our new home Penang. Penang is truly a melting pot of many different cultures and the diversity comes through in amazing food, art, music, architecture and more. George Town, where we live, […]