Exploring Cancun, Mexico For Long Stays And As A Remote Office

Let’s go to Cancun! Was what I told my wife after I became tired of just researching where to work remotely as a location independent travel agent. “We never had the vacation we wanted last Christmas holidays, so why not do it after, when the prices are more reasonable?” That’s what I said after showing her that airfare to Cancun, Mexico from Toronto dropped to about $400 against more than $1,200 during the holiday seasons. She finally relented and I booked our flights before she can even change her mind. I am freakin’ desperate; desperate to get out of the winters of Canada and desperate to find out if Cancun can be a replacement to the Philippines to become my home – our home, to while the winter away as a location independent travel agent. As I explained in my last post, I’m hoping to find a Filipino in the [...]

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Where Is It Better To Locate – Cancun Or Medellin?

I mentioned in my last post that I will explore the possibility of taking our work with us somewhere in Latin America to prove to ourselves that it is possible to become location independent as travel agents. The city that we, or I rather, were setting my sights on was either Mexico or Colombia – proximity to Canada and no significant time difference being major factors considered. When I started my research, I was originally searching for the presence of any Filipino community in both countries, in any city, because by knowing a fellow overseas Filipino worker living like a local in a target destination, will make the adaptability easier because you don’t have to rush into learning the local language because a kababayan can somehow be a source of assistance. And also, another reason I was looking for a fellow Pinoy is because, if ever I find setting a [...]

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Remote Work For Location Independent Lifestyle – A Lifestyle Worth Looking At

I think I am a location independent lifestyler. There, I said it and I feel I really am. Maybe even before the term has become known to me, the itch to be one was embedded in my psyche ever since I became matured enough to live independently. In my teenage days, I was always thrilled to be able to work and be with people from out-of-town. I hitched rides on trucks picking up and delivering construction sand coming from mines very far from where I live, often staying at bunks. I work with people much older than me, who speak a dialect that I knew nothing about and would always try to learn by continuously bugging them. Those were the fun days and I think that was the beginning. In my 20’s, just after graduating from college, while my buddies opted to find work within Manila, I chose to get [...]

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Philippine Airlines Maiden Flight To Toronto From Manila Welcomed

Toronto, 30 November 2012 – This afternoon at around 5.22 pm Eastern Standard Time, the very first direct flight to Toronto of the Philippines’ flag carrier, Philippine Airlines (PAL), touched down at Pearson International Airport to the warm welcome of many excited patrons of the airline, including some Filipino travel agents based in Toronto who were invited for this special occasion. It has been a long time coming for the Philippine legacy carrier to finally decide to serve the Filipino population of Eastern Canada, who have been clamoring to have direct flights to Manila from Toronto for a long time. Toronto is home to more than 200,000 residents of Filipino roots. The environment at the airport terminal was of much anticipation, and you can feel that the preparations done by the staff of PAL, in cooperation with the airport authorities, was a special celebration – but only to a certain [...]

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