Freedom and travels
for developers
Quick guide to
Freedom
Luc Bézier
Solutions architect
Architecture and drupal development
on large projects.
Remotely
2017 was none of this
2017
France
Philippines
Japan
Thailand
Australia
Belgium
Italy
Morocco
Hong kong
Taiwan
The company behind WordPress is
closing its gorgeous San Francisco
office because its employees never
show up.
Source: QUARTZ,
https://qz.com/1002655
Offices are (freedom) killers
Office hours.
Traffic.
Crowd.
Waste of time.
Expensive.
A cinema during office hours
Taking Freedom to the next level
To travel more:
travel smart … and cheap.
Travels tips
Compare flights: Skyscanner.com
Travels tips
Compare flights: kayak.com
Travels tips
Some companies do not appear,
check their own website (cebu pacific ..).
Travels tips
Compare hotels:
Only one night, use tripadvisor’s comparison tool.
Travels tips
More than one night:
Hotels.com, 1 free every 10 nights and look for
discount code.
Many Airbnb offer -25% to -50% on long stay
Travels tips
Get Online banking, and
a bank with 24h support.
Travels tips
N26: No-fee redrawal from any country (outside EU).
Also traveling insurance with N26 black.
(N26 is for people living in the EU)
Travels tips
Go where your friends are living.
No better way to travel than meeting a friend who lives
in another city / country.
Travels tips
Buy smart while traveling:
1. Only buy what you need.
2. Buy little, travel light.
3. Look for promo, discounts … etc.
4. Check for good places to buy.
Travels tips
Secure your wifi access.
Hotel with good connexion, pocket wifi, nearby
coffee shop … etc.
Travels tips
Going “Nomad”:
Which city/country is best for you?
https://nomadlist.com/
Deks in a co-working space.
https://workfrom.co/
Travel where events are!
https://www.drupical.com/
Travels tips
How I just traveled for FREE to Japan?
Travels tips
Apple Japan was ~22% cheaper than France.
Price in France: 2 488 €
Price in Japan: 1 941 €
Saved 527 € (840 SGD or 616 USD)
Coming from Cebu, round trip is around 250 €.
Compare at:
https://www.applecompass.com
Traveling is not forever
Many ways to enjoy freedom.
Traveling generates pollution,
please consider paying back your carbon footprint.
Calculate and pay back on:
carbonfund.org
Enjoy Freedom near you
Some ideas:
Find a good coffee shop with wifi
Go picnic using 3G or 4G
Rent a house with wifi in the countryside
Go camping using 3G or 4G
Thanks
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email: luc [at] prometsource.com

Quick guide to Freedom and travels for developers