Why Are Digital Nomads Flocking To The Arctic?
Although, a better question might be, why not?
Remote work may be trending in the news, but society is still in the early adoption phase of “digital nomadism.” And, while it might be hard to conceive of flying to the Arctic Circle to find a place to open your laptop, that’s exactly what I’m doing right now. I’m typing this article on a flight from Atlanta to London, en-route to the Arctic Coworking Lodge, a co-living and working space in Norway’s Lofoten Islands.
My journey will entail:
- Three flights
- Two hotels
- One (ten-hour) train ride
- A ferry
- Two bus rides
- Hitchhiking (Note: I was encouraged to “ask around on the ferry” to find a ride from the port to the next town. Apparently, Ubers and taxis are hard to come by.)
It will all be worth it, though, because waiting for me on the coast of the Norwegian Sea is a building full of remote workers and travelers who are living their best lives — hiking, surfing, and adventuring while working online. As one former resident put it, “[it’s] probably the healthiest work/life balance you can imagine.”
The isolated archipelago of Lofoten, with it’s towering mountains, scraggy cliffs…
