What is the digital nomad dream exactly? I used to think it was working from your laptop, in a hammock alongside a pool, for just a few hours a day (or, according to Tim Ferriss, just four hours a week). You may know people who live like this. Although maybe you've unfollowed them after one-too-many social media posts saying ‘Office for the day’.
I have my own dreams of a life like this. The Wi-Fi is as strong as the mojitos, every day involves a skinny dip or scooter adventure, and I make money in my sleep.
South East Asia, with its affordable lifestyle and palm-lined beaches, is always where my mind seems to drift. Yet, since Covid came along, it has been Portugal that's risen to the top of every remote worker's wish list. But why?
I went to find out and discovered a number of convincing reasons for Portugal's popularity. Its location in Europe (during the pandemic, nomads wanted to be