Digital Nomad in lockdown
19/10/2020It is itching, I need to travel, but I cannot. Currently, I am in Mexico, and I know I am lucky to be in a country that handles COVID19 that well, but at the same time, I am beginning to get impatient. The horizon is beckoning and I have nowhere to go. I am not the only nomad struggling with travel limitations. Many of my friends I met over the years are wondering when and if they can ever travel again in freedom like we use to do. Work is getting low since everybody feels the economic backlash int heir…
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