Working remotely from Cape Town

The work area at Steenberg’s Cape Colonial Suite   Working remotely and staying in touch with friends and family from Cape Town improved in the last couple of years. It used to be some high end hotels offered internet access, but it was low speed and from shared computers in a common business center area. [...]

Working remotely from the Florida Keys

Tranquility Bay resort in Marathon had WiFi When we visited the Florida Keys late last year we wanted to be able to relax and get away for a couple of days. Little did we know that there would be a crisis a work that would require our full attention for a part of the weekend regardless [...]

Working remotely from Bonaire

  The view from our patio in Crown Court 44A, our rental villa When we looked into an island getaway earlier this year, we wanted to work part of the time and vacation part of the time. To do that, we had to have a high speed Internet connection and a reliable phone line. We [...]

Working remotely from South Africa safari lodges, luxury hotels

Desk with laptop computer and WiFi access at Rattray’s Usually when we travel to Africa it’s for at least two weeks, sometimes longer. While we’re away, we need to stay in touch with work, family and friends. For phone access we  rely on multiple mobile phones for a combination of texting and calls. Although our [...]

Telecommuting from Sanbona, South Africa

  We worked from our suite at Sanbona near Cape Town During a business and pleasure trip to Southern Africa, we went to Sanbona, a luxury game reserve near Cape Town known for its beautiful landscapes and white lions. Although there was very little access to the Internet, we were able to work on our computer in the few [...]