Eva and I visited Rincon from 12/6/2020-1/9/2021. I always wanted to do New Years on a beach. Mission accomplished. Here are our observations about our stay. What was the most surprising thing about Rincon?Eva: Getting back to US territories and having US grocery stores and amenities.Ehren: There’s not reliable public transportation anywhere on Puerto Rico…
Eva and I spent 10 days in Morocco at the end of November/beginning of December, 2020. We purchased a tour from Tihya Tours and it was worth every dollar. What was the most surprising thing about Morocco?Eva: It seems cosmopolitan as everyone does business with everyone.Ehren: The constant traffic stops and nitpicking various traffic regulations…
Eva and I spent one week in Dubrovnik at the end of November. They were setting up for Christmas and being here as pretty magical. Below we debrief our brief visit including getting COVID tests in preparation for a flight out of the country. What was the most surprising thing about Dubrovnik?Eva: Coming in on…
Eva and I stayed in Markaska, Croatia for 10 days from at the end of November. We had a tiny but cute and comfortable apartment where we played tons of backgammon. Sadly, we didn’t make it up to the Skydeck, but as you’ll see, we both absolutely loved Makarska. Our last two days were crazy…
Eva and I spent 15 days in Sibenik, Croatia from October 30 until November 14th. It’s another great little town on the Aegean sea with magnificent plazas and much more. What was the most surprising thing about Sibenik?Eva: The library built on top of ruins. It was super-modern, but the bottom half has ruins coming…
This is a follow up to Part 1 posted in October. Shortly after posting Part 1 of this article, a new HR Remote Work policy was published declaring that employees cannot work outside of their country of residence and/or citizenship. I was shown the policy to compare the before & after, and this seemed to…
We spent the last 2 weeks of October in Pula, Croatia. It’s starting to get cooler and rainy, but it was nice to have more space. Pula is a great walking town. Lots to see. What was the most surprising thing about Pula?Eva: While people are very friendly, they don’t eat out at all.Ehren: I…
Evalynn and I spent 4 glorious weeks in Split, Croatia, from September 18th until October 18th, in an apartment slightly to the west of Diocletian Palace. After 6 months in Asia, it was liberating to have access to good restaurants and meat again, but the price difference was a bit unsettling as you’ll see below….
When you’re working and enjoying a location independent lifestyle, you’re always aware that things work a little differently. In my case, I try to keep U.S. hours to be as minimally disruptive and regularly available to my team as I’m able. I’ve never hidden the fact that I took this job because it afforded us…
Working from anywhere/everywhere is great until technology fails. You do your best to find solid internet and make allowances for power conversion, but what happens when your equipment fails? Excuse any perceived overdramatization of a first world problem, but my second monitor started blinking off and on due, seemingly, to Windows Update. I NEED my…
