Originally Posted by : The No. 1 city in the world to travel and work remotely is in the US—and it isn’t New York or LA
Published Fri, Jun 24 20229:00 AM EDTUpdated Fri, Jun 24 20229:15 PM EDT
Jennifer Liu @JLJENNIFERLIU
Americans don’t need a passport to get to the No. 1 global city to take a working vacation.
Kansas City, Missouri, was named the best city in the world to work during the day and explore after hours without having to use too much of your PTO time, according to a recent analysis from Icelandair.
Kansas City — known for its barbecue, jazz scene and for having more fountains than Rome — is home to attractions including The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kauffman Stadium, Worlds of Fun and a bustling downtown. It comes out on top of 115 global cities in the ranking, which were chosen because of their prominence in the tourist industry and availability of “slow” travel options.
Tourist attractions aside, the Icelandair ranking considers metrics that paint a picture of each city’s quality of life (like cost of living, safety, health-care access), how easy it is to work there (internet speed, average working hours, commute time), environmental factors (climate index, noise and light pollution, air quality) and data from the United Nations’ World Happiness Report.
Here are the top 10 best global cities to take a working vacation, according to Icelandair.
Kansas City, United States
Vienna, Austria
Wellington, New Zealand
Copenhagen, Denmark
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Victoria, Canada
Perth, Australia
Frankfurt, Germany
Brisbane, Australia
Helsinki, Finland
Travelers may be surprised to find typical big cities like New York or Los Angeles don’t top the list. That’s because these metros “aren’t always best when you’re looking to take a step away from the busy hustle of a usual working day,” says Gisli S. Brynjolfsson, director or global marketing at Icelandair.
“Slow travel” is a growing trend that “emphasizes connections, whether that be with the local people, businesses, culture, food, and to leave places in a condition future travelers can explore, too,” he tells CNBC Make It.
Slow travel is especially attractive to people planning working vacations, who are more likely to travel alone and spend longer periods of time at their destination. “It’s about being mindful, not burning yourself out and taking your time to get to know the places around you,” Brynjolfsson says.
While remote work makes it easier than ever to take a working vacation, a lot of people are coming back from these “breaks” more burned out than when they left. Some 61% of Americans who took a working vacation in the last year didn’t consider them to be “true” vacations, according to Expedia’s latest Vacation Deprivation study of 14,500 working adults across 16 countries. What’s more, 72% of people who worked through their vacation reported feeling more burned out than ever.
The Icelandair report recommends travelers find balance by connecting with nature, staying active and practicing mindfulness while on vacation. For days you’re working, take mini-breaks from devices and find an accountability buddy who can help you prioritize your rest, whether they’re a remote colleague or a travel partner.
Finally, even though these cities have the infrastructure for remote work, make sure some of your trip is spent logged off — delete email, practice proactive recovery and immerse yourself in your new destination.
Makes sense that it’s on a list like this but of course I have no knowledge on how it compares to the rest. Seems a lot of issues people from bigger cities might have with it are actually the reasons it tops the list. [Reply]
Originally Posted by |Zach|:
I would rather be launched into the deadly vacuum of outer space than live in Florida.
It's.... not ideal.
Every state thinks they have the worst drivers, but the only true answer is Florida. It's a fucking death trap.
Everything is moist. Rinse off a dish and leave it sitting overnight.... yeah, it'll still be wet the next morning. Don't even think about hanging wet clothes, they'll be wet 3 days later.
70° inside sounds amazing, right? No heat or A/C needed? Nah... it'll get stuffy as hell in your house, so you gotta run either the heat or A/C... or maybe just alternate between the two throughout the day to push the humidity down to tolerable 60-70% range.
Ever been camping when it's fucking cold outside and you're cold-sweating in your sleeping bag, and have to decide if you're better off freezing to death or sweating to death? Yeah, welcome to bedtime in Florida.
Go workout at 6am and while it's 60° outside, it's 75° inside at 95% humidity with no air movement at all.
And don't forget the mosquitoes. In January, when you're enjoying that 70° 85% humidity day outside, before heading to the beach with 4 million other people. Or the cockroaches that will crawl out of your drain or from behind the stove or wander into your living room completely unannounced.
And this is just January/February, two of the 3 nicer months of the year. [Reply]
Every state thinks they have the worst drivers, but the only true answer is Florida. It's a ****ing death trap.
Everything is moist. Rinse off a dish and leave it sitting overnight.... yeah, it'll still be wet the next morning. Don't even think about hanging wet clothes, they'll be wet 3 days later.
70° inside sounds amazing, right? No heat or A/C needed? Nah... it'll get stuffy as hell in your house, so you gotta run either the heat or A/C... or maybe just alternate between the two throughout the day to push the humidity down to tolerable 60-70% range.
Ever been camping when it's ****ing cold outside and you're cold-sweating in your sleeping bag, and have to decide if you're better off freezing to death or sweating to death? Yeah, welcome to bedtime in Florida.
Go workout at 6am and while it's 60° outside, it's 75° inside at 95% humidity with no air movement at all.
And don't forget the mosquitoes. In January, when you're enjoying that 70° 85% humidity day outside, before heading to the beach with 4 million other people. Or the cockroaches that will crawl out of your drain or from behind the stove or wander into your living room completely unannounced.
And this is just January/February, two of the 3 nicer months of the year.
Everything you said there reminds me of living in Houston. Warm weather south is definitely overrated climate wise. [Reply]
Every state thinks they have the worst drivers, but the only true answer is Florida. It's a ****ing death trap.
Everything is moist. Rinse off a dish and leave it sitting overnight.... yeah, it'll still be wet the next morning. Don't even think about hanging wet clothes, they'll be wet 3 days later.
70° inside sounds amazing, right? No heat or A/C needed? Nah... it'll get stuffy as hell in your house, so you gotta run either the heat or A/C... or maybe just alternate between the two throughout the day to push the humidity down to tolerable 60-70% range.
Ever been camping when it's ****ing cold outside and you're cold-sweating in your sleeping bag, and have to decide if you're better off freezing to death or sweating to death? Yeah, welcome to bedtime in Florida.
Go workout at 6am and while it's 60° outside, it's 75° inside at 95% humidity with no air movement at all.
And don't forget the mosquitoes. In January, when you're enjoying that 70° 85% humidity day outside, before heading to the beach with 4 million other people. Or the cockroaches that will crawl out of your drain or from behind the stove or wander into your living room completely unannounced.
And this is just January/February, two of the 3 nicer months of the year.
Nebraska drivers are the worst absolute fucking idiots [Reply]
Every state thinks they have the worst drivers, but the only true answer is Florida. It's a ****ing death trap.
Everything is moist. Rinse off a dish and leave it sitting overnight.... yeah, it'll still be wet the next morning. Don't even think about hanging wet clothes, they'll be wet 3 days later.
70° inside sounds amazing, right? No heat or A/C needed? Nah... it'll get stuffy as hell in your house, so you gotta run either the heat or A/C... or maybe just alternate between the two throughout the day to push the humidity down to tolerable 60-70% range.
Ever been camping when it's ****ing cold outside and you're cold-sweating in your sleeping bag, and have to decide if you're better off freezing to death or sweating to death? Yeah, welcome to bedtime in Florida.
Go workout at 6am and while it's 60° outside, it's 75° inside at 95% humidity with no air movement at all.
And don't forget the mosquitoes. In January, when you're enjoying that 70° 85% humidity day outside, before heading to the beach with 4 million other people. Or the cockroaches that will crawl out of your drain or from behind the stove or wander into your living room completely unannounced.
And this is just January/February, two of the 3 nicer months of the year.
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There are a lot of places that are not Kansas City I would be perfectly happy to call home but Florida is literally terrible. [Reply]
Every state thinks they have the worst drivers, but the only true answer is Florida. It's a ****ing death trap.
Everything is moist. Rinse off a dish and leave it sitting overnight.... yeah, it'll still be wet the next morning. Don't even think about hanging wet clothes, they'll be wet 3 days later.
70° inside sounds amazing, right? No heat or A/C needed? Nah... it'll get stuffy as hell in your house, so you gotta run either the heat or A/C... or maybe just alternate between the two throughout the day to push the humidity down to tolerable 60-70% range.
Ever been camping when it's ****ing cold outside and you're cold-sweating in your sleeping bag, and have to decide if you're better off freezing to death or sweating to death? Yeah, welcome to bedtime in Florida.
Go workout at 6am and while it's 60° outside, it's 75° inside at 95% humidity with no air movement at all.
And don't forget the mosquitoes. In January, when you're enjoying that 70° 85% humidity day outside, before heading to the beach with 4 million other people. Or the cockroaches that will crawl out of your drain or from behind the stove or wander into your living room completely unannounced.
And this is just January/February, two of the 3 nicer months of the year.
All of this is completely offset by the high quality people who call the sunshine state thier home. Good, wholesome, salt of the earth folks that would give you the shirt off of their backs right before they get really redneck drunk and stab you for wearing their shirt. [Reply]
