Remote Work Abroad: The 4 Best Practices for Getting Work Done While Traveling

With the right planning and preparation, you can be a digital nomad too

Alex Bentley
5 min readOct 10, 2021

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A woman working remotely on a rooftop in Havana, Cuba. Image source: Unsplash.

Imagine this.

You’ve worked for corporations most of your adult life. And you make the tough decision to quit your corporate job to pursue your passion full-time.

With this newfound freedom, you decide to do a bit of traveling outside your home country. Maybe it’s the place you were born and raised, but regardless — you’ve got the travel bug now.

After all, you’ve been shackled to a desk for so many years, answering to the corporate overlords for too long, only getting so many vacation weeks per year.

It’s time to see and experience different parts of the world.

Eight months ago, that’s the bold decision I made.

And in those eight months of traveling abroad, I learned firsthand about the benefits of remote work. And also the drawbacks that come with it.

Here’s how I tackled those challenges to complete my first international journey as a digital nomad!

#1—Have a reliable Internet connection

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Alex Bentley

I write about crypto, personal finance, business & tech. Also, I publish a bit of humor to make you laugh.