I got some bad news yesterday. The HR department for the company I am working for is unwilling to bend on giving me more than 30 days out of the country as a remote worker. (for the record: I had 90 days of travel planned before I left and had gained support for working remote from every single co-worker I have a direct working relationship with (including my boss and the CEO of the company). My job can be done from anywhere on a laptop where I have an internet connection and

About 60km north of Bogota lies Colombia's rock climbing capitol, Suesca. A friend and fellow roamer, Dasha, organized a trip out the last Saturday for a group of us to have a guided rock climbing session. The town was tiny and a backpacker haven. We arrived and sat down in a cafe attached to a hostel to have a much needed Americano before finding the shop that would lead our tour. Our guides were Freddy and Robin. While Freddy's English was excellent, we had fun exchanging l

The first thing I noticed when walking around Bogotá was the big mountain to the city's east side. I quickly learned to use it to coordinate myself within the city. This past Saturday morning, a group of digital nomads met at the base of this mountain, Monserrate. Billed as "the perfect cure from a hangover," many of us arrived that morning after a long Friday night. A walk in fresh air, we thought, what could go wrong? One thing to consider about this "walk," is that Bogotá

Quite unassuming, in one of Bogota's most upscale neighborhoods, a red storefront sits nestled in between a row of houses. Inside lies arguably Colombia's best coffee roasters and baristas. Although Colombia is very well known for their most popular export, the coffee bean, in the past no roasters in Colombia took coffee seriously. The best beans were exported for a premium price. The beans that stayed in the country were the beans that were picked out because of their small

In a way, today felt like the first day at a new job. I had a new commute, new office mates, and a new morning routine. The co-working space, called AtomHouse, is super cool. It's kind of a start-up incubator. The energy reminded me a lot of the energy in SF. Young people, excited, huddled in rooms, hunched over laptops... There are 3 conference rooms we can book for meetings and I sat down and reserved a room for all of my meetings this week. The first floor at AtomHouse is