Finding The Beach, aka Never Never Land — A Map For Digital Nomads (The Ghost of Daffy Duck)

Illmatical
Digital Global Traveler
11 min readJul 4, 2024

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You may envision the dream lifestyle of remote work, but there are some things you need to know to avoid a digital nomad nightmare

You see, there is a beach, it’s too beautiful, it’s on an island, it’s perfect, real perfection. And no one can ever go there — EVER!

But, a few digital nomads went, men and women with ideals, you understand? Not the usual fucking travel wanks.

Do you believe in that place?

I know you do, and you’re envisioning your life once you get there.

You’ll casually work a few hours in the morning, with afternoons of language learning, evenings of yoga, salsa dancing, a few rounds of muay thai, and your favorite narcotic in between. A foreign romance or two.

Your life will be an ongoing adventure.

Nah pal.

I’ve got news for you; the laptop lifestyle doesn’t work like that. Life abroad is not an ongoing vacation, neither for so-called expats and definitely not for digital nomads.

Living abroad is hard work.

You could be one of these trustafarians fronting as a backpacker, or one of these loud mouth travel Youtubers, who is constantly pleasure

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Illmatical
Digital Global Traveler

Writer and Director - Queens native, Down by law. 無敵將軍.