Talked to a guy in Medellin who convinced me to stop worrying about visas and just go.

Met a guy at a coworking space in Dallas last week. He'd been hopping around South America for 3 years on tourist entry stamps. Said he never overstayed, just moved to a new country every 90 days. I was stressing over digital nomad visas and paperwork. He just said "just go, figure it out when you get there." That hit different because he was doing it without any fancy planning. Has anyone else just ignored visas and worked on tourist entry for a while?

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mason_murray81d ago

Found that going with the flow usually beats overthinking it, same with most things in life.

the_nancy1d ago

Wait, 3 years on tourist stamps with no issues? That's wild, I'd be terrified of getting flagged at immigration. Living that free sounds amazing but my anxiety could never.

the_nancy2h ago

Mason talking like he's a zen master but probably just forgot which country he was even in that week. My anxiety would need a spreadsheet and three backup plans for that kind of lifestyle.