Patric Tengelin on Digital Nomad Life: Choosing Places That Actually Work (2026)

By Patric Tengelin This article replaces content previously published at  https://patrictengelin.com/ Start Here: Real Digital Nomad Life, Not Theory If you’re looking for detailed, lived-in accounts of what digital nomad life actually feels like in practice — not spreadsheets or hype — start with these two: Living and Working Remotely in Georgia A firsthand account of arriving during global lockdowns and discovering why hospitality, simplicity, and generosity still matter more than incentives. Working Remotely from Barbados on the Welcome Stamp What a structured remote-work visa looks like day to day — routines, costs, community, and whether “temporary residence in paradise” actually works. Those pieces go deep. What follows is the broader framework that led me there — and helped me rule out a lot of other places along the way. What This Guide Is Really About I’ve lived as a digital nomad for close to a decade. In that time, I’ve stayed in well over 50 condos across more than 15 c...