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Re:Senior Google exec opposes remote work, moves to New Zeal... by zachberger on Thursday July 08, 2021 @07:59PM (#27779046)
Agreed. I did this in December in Thailand and I had no problems. Just come in with a plan to stay busy the two weeks. I was able to work remotely which took up the majority of my time.
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Re:Senior Google exec opposes remote work, moves to New Zeal... by neither_color on Thursday July 08, 2021 @08:24PM (#27779243)
I've spent months in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia pre-Covid. I'm very familiar with the nomad spots. I love it there but not worth a quarantine for me. There are tropical beaches and coworking spaces in latin America too.
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Re:Senior Google exec opposes remote work, moves to New Zeal... by zachberger on Friday July 09, 2021 @11:50AM (#27784947)
Over the winter covid case rates were pretty bad in Latin America. Thailand was at less than 100 cases/day, with a large fraction being caught in these quarantine facilities. Thailand seemed like the safer option.

Also it was a 7 week stay, so 2 weeks of quarantine was quite short compared to the duration of the trip.

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