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Ask HN: Nomads, what do you think about fully managed travel programs?

12 points by a2x0 ↗ HN
I've always had a desire to travel and just recently got a 100% remote job. Since I don't know much about the topic and want to travel outside my comfort zone (which - as a German citizen - is Europe) I've started to look into these fully managed programs like Remote Year.

Does anyone have experience with them? How did you start your journey?

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thijsvandien
I have no experience, because TIL this even exists. Thank you so much—it could be a life changer for me! Will be watching this area closely.
a2x0
There are a lot of other sites too. WifiTribe offers roughly the same (but w/ a 500$/year fee). Then there a sites like Nomadlist where you can find informations about different countries and cities (cost of living, network speed, safety, racism, ...) but where you have to handle the planning yourself.
rootsudo
I hate them 100%. I think they're worthless, and ruin the experience.

You're paying money for a curated experience and put trust into a company that promises high, but can deliver low.

So you can work remote? Great! Why give up so much of your income to a company that curate it's content on social media?

The whole point of travel, is to experience new things. I enjoy booking airbnbs, having co-working spaces, private hotels, etc - I don't really enjoy booking it city to city with the same people, or "same group of foreigners." I value making local friends and connections - and that only happens if you go out cold, venture out, and not stick to a curated experience.

Travel is fun because of the risk, the less risk that's accepted, the more and more it becomes a beige experience.

Remote work and Travel isn't for everyone. I've lost jobs/clients simply because they were uncomfortable with me being out of the office for a while, or exhaustion.

At the same time I've learned and experienced so much that I wouldn't have it any other way, financially and mentally I've prospered so much.

alsogerman
Hey, how can I contact you? Also a German guy and I didn’t know this before. Maybe there’s a chance to talk about it together. I’m a lazy person and probably wouldn’t pull this off alone.
a2x0
I've added some contact information to my profile, just drop me a mail.
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[dead] RandyGoldy
I think these programs are attractive but few are real, I only see it because of how complicated it has been to process some visas in my case the easiest was the one for Russia from the website https://www.russia-travel.com/visa-services/ with that I had to get an idea that traveling is expensive and above all that it is not for everyone or you are a person who knows how to move or you are a person who has a lot of money.