{"id":40215,"date":"2022-09-01T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=40215"},"modified":"2022-08-30T11:47:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T18:47:22","slug":"van-conversions-office-backlash-negotiating-hotel-discounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/van-conversions-office-backlash-negotiating-hotel-discounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Conversions\/Office Backlash\/Negotiating Hotel Discounts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Remote Work Country Rankings<\/strong>
The recently released Global Remote Work Index from Nordlayer is mostly only useful for the The recently released\u00a0Global Remote Work Index<\/a>\u00a0from Nordlayer is mostly only useful for the overall rankings if you\u2019re wealthy or you\u2019re getting a corporate transfer: the data it focuses on tends to favor expensive developed countries with high taxes. It\u2019s fun to play with the individual lists for the four categories though: Cybersecurity\u2019s top entrants include Slovakia, Lithuania, and Estonia. Portugal and Slovenia do well for \u201cEconomic and social conditions.\u201d Thailand is #2 for handling Covid-19 (though the USA being at #1 makes us question the whole methodology\u2026)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Van Life Conversions<\/strong>
There are myriad of channels on YouTube celebrating living and working from a mobile home, oThere are myriad of channels on YouTube celebrating living and working from a mobile home, otherwise known as Van Life.\u00a0A few channels will take you through the process of converting a van into a portable home or office. For a fabulous overview of the wonderful variety of possible ways to build a roaming home, check out the new photobook\u00a0Rolling Homes<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Lloyd Khan. It will give you a hundred inspiring ways young makers have turned a vehicle into a stunning living and working place \u2014 and in a much better format than YouTube.\u00a0– Kevin Kelly<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Back-to-office Backlash
<\/strong>If the current rebellion among\u00a0Apple HQ employees<\/a>\u00a0is any indication, even the tech workers that enjoyed gourmet lunches and free gyms have no desire to go back to commutes and cubicles, even for three days a week. Imagine what it\u2019s like at companies without all the perks\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Asking for a Hotel Discount<\/strong>
As it has become easier and easier to book accommodation online without interacting with As it has become easier and easier to book accommodation online without interacting with another human, most travelers have forgotten that it\u2019s possible to negotiate. This\u00a0Daily Mail article<\/a>\u00a0profiles a traveler who frequently saves 25-30% \u2014 what online booking sites often charge hoteliers in commissions and fees \u2014 with a simple e-mail script making the ask in exchange for booking direct.\u00a0– Mark Frauenfelder<\/em><\/p>\n

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