At A Glance
The phrase “location independent” refers to the ability to be able to live and work from anywhere you choose. That could be from the comfort of your own home, a coffee shop down the road or a beach bar halfway around the world. The ability to be location independent is usually underpinned by a business run via the internet. There is a growing community of location independent people – enabled & supported by the work we do here at the Location Independent network.
Background
The term “location independent” was first coined by Lea Woodward to describe the lifestyle she & her husband, Jonathan, inadvertently created for themselves when they left the UK in early 2007, to search for their new “home” somewhere other than the UK.
Supported by a business they could run on the internet, they first headed to Panama. Realising that they could go wherever the mood took them – and that they were’t ready to settle down yet, they have so far lived & run their business from Buenos Aires, Toronto, Grenada, South Africa, Dubai, HK and Thailand.
Having realised the joys, challenges and benefits of this lifestyle, they started a blog – www.LocationIndependent.com – to chronicle their experiences and share them with anyone else who wants to create a location independent lifestyle. This has now blossomed into a network of sites and an active community of 20,000+ members.
Previous Press
The Guardian, Travel, UK ~ The escapees travelling the world while working online
The Guardian, Life & Style, UK ~ This column will change your life: 9-to-5 or free and easy?
BBC, Fast:Track, World News ~ Best Of The Web
China Trends Magazine, China ~
Help Spread The Word
If you can help us spread the word about the concept of location independence and the work we’re doing to enable more people to join us, please get in touch.
We’re available for interviews, documentaries and features in both online and offline publications. Just drop us a line by email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
