that meet standard building codes. Previous page, top: Digital project manager Daphnée Laforest likes to work at KoHub, in Uji, Japan. Above: Josh Zweig, co-owner of virtual accounting firm LiveCA, answers a call on a cliff in Lake Louise, Alta.


abundant beaches, dynamic cities and low cost of living — that still holds the most appeal. Among those who have gravitated toward the region is Daphnée Laforest, a digital project man- ager from Montreal. Laforest, who was based on the island of Koh Lanta in Thai-


land at the time of writing, has been a nomad since 2012, when a trip to India made her wonder why she couldn’t satisfy her long-standing wanderlust while holding down a job. Nowadays she does both, while helping others make the transition them- selves. At the moment, she has been contracted by WordPress agency Human Made to market Nomadbase, an app designed specifically for digital nomads. “It’s a map of the world that


shows where nomads are in real-time, based on their social media check-ins,” she explains. “My paid job is now to inspire and help people go remote — that’s really nice.” At 26, Laforest is part of the millennial generation — the


18-to-34 demographic that many say is redefining the face of work. According to Karl Moore, an associate professor of leader- ship and strategy at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management, millennials’ tech-savviness, combined with their multicultural mind-set and disillusionment with the reali- ties of an insecure job market, make them logical candidates for nomadic living. Millennials also place a strong premium on work-life balance. In Laforest’s words, “It’s about fitting


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