Working remotely from Argentina

Week 1 - Working remotely from Argentina
Having spent most of this week waiting around in Buenos Aires for the bikes to be released from customs, there's been plenty of time for sightseeing and testing the remote working setup. Both have been fantastic!

We've had our Virtual PA texting us about any emails that we need to see and actions she's taken - so we get these when we're out and about - and the texts are free. First thing in the morning (UK lunchtime) and in the evening we've checked our emails and responded to the remaining ones and provided our Virtual PA with any instructions for the next day. We've been keeping a blog of our travels and synchronising photos back to the UK for backup, just in case the camera or laptop get stolen. And we can do all this for free.

Both the Buenos Aires hotel and the Holiday Inn in Santa Fe, where I'm writing from now, have free wireless internet. There's a wireless access point on each floor and the connection speed is excellent - its just like working in the office! We've sync'd 100MB+ of photos in a minute or two max and uploading photos to Blogger takes 15-20 seconds. So far, I'm really impressed.

Next week we travel high up into the Andes, to Bolivia and across the Alto Plano at 10,000 ft to La Paz. The hotels are not as good as Argentina, although we're told they all offer free wireless internet too. Nevertheless, I'm preparing myself for a reality check. Maybe I'll have to resort to internet cafes after all - we'll see.

After my 300 mile ride across the Pampas, I'm off for a well deserved beer!

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