In six nights, I am flying from Australia to Vietnam to do a stint as a digital nomad. I’m 62, female, and whilst I’ve visited Vietnam for holidays five times, I’ve never lived there, nor anywhere else overseas for that matter.
I’m extremely lucky to have been working from home for the last 14 years, two with the company I’m currently working for. And it doesn’t matter where I live…provided I have a decent internet connection, my work can happen anywhere in the world. The boss-fella is fine with me working in Vietnam (and Thailand and anywhere else I end up) and will pay me in AUD every fortnight regardless.
I figured I’m nearing the end of my working life, and so while being relatively healthy and somewhat fit, it was too good an opportunity to pass up. I’ve chosen Da Nang as the first port of call, but with VN only offering 30 day evisas at the moment, I’ve booked a ‘visa run’ to Bangkok for a couple of days to get a new visa and come back.
Not really sure if I want to be doing visa-runs every month to be honest, so I’ll see how the first one goes, then decide whether to move on to Thailand which offers more flexibility with staying for longer.
But anyway, I’m excited. It’s a new chapter! Of course I don’t know how long I’ll be in SE Asia, barring any health issues or homesickness, I imagine 6 months to a year away might be the go. Maybe longer, it might indeed be fabulous and all that!
Ask any questions, offer any advice, I’m all ears.