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In This Issue

Destinations: One nomad ranking puts Georgia #1. We put it 46th. Here's why we disagree.
Nomad Hack: The cable organizer hiding up front.
Index Spotlight: I haven't been to Chile yet. Here's how I'd do it.

DESTINATIONS:

One Nomad Ranking Puts Georgia #1. We Put It 46th.

A new ranking of the easiest countries for digital nomads to set up in puts Georgia first. Our PrideNomad Index ranks Georgia 46th of 65.

How the hell can both be true?

Because the two lists aren't measuring the same thing.

On October 2, Euronews reported a study by Holafly, an eSIM company, that scored 17 destinations on how much friction they put in front of remote workers. Georgia came first. Euronews lists factors such as visa complexity, banking access, healthcare, connectivity, cost of living and disruption risk. Those are useful things to know if you work from a laptop. But none of the factors listed is about LGBTQ+ rights, or how safe a country is for LGBTQ+ people.

That doesn't mean the study is wrong. It means it's answering a different question than ours, and for our readers we disagree with what its #1 implies.

Here's what changes when you add the missing piece. In our Index, Georgia's visa score is 8 out of 10. Its rights score is 3 out of 10. And on September 17, 2024, Georgia's Parliament adopted its Law on the Protection of Family Values and Minors, which, by Parliament's own description, covers, among other things, marriage, adoption and foster care, and medical gender transition.

So easy for who? For a remote worker who needs a visa and a bank account, maybe Georgia is easy. For a PrideNomad reader, the answer can change.

And if you're gay and working remotely, that's a pretty damn important distinction.

The two kinds of measurement can agree, too. Thailand is #4 on Holafly's list and #10 in our Index, with a rights score of 8. You just can't assume they will.

Next time someone publishes a best or easiest countries for nomads ranking, don't just look at who won. Look at what they measured. And just as important, look at what they didn't.

(These are our 2025 Index numbers, the latest published edition.)

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NOMAD HACK:

The Cable Organizer Hiding Up Front

I've used airline amenity-kit bags for years to organize my electronics wires and cables.

Forget the amenities. The bags are the point. It works because the pouch is already a small bag, and a small bag is exactly what a tangle of cables needs.

So here's the hack. When you get off an international flight, especially if you're not flying in the premium cabin, scan the business or first-class cabin for discarded amenity-kit pouches.

Or do what I did and ask. On one recent American Airlines flight, I'd gotten friendly with the flight attendant, and I asked whether they could check up front for an extra amenity kit. The flight attendant graciously went through first class before deplaning and found one. I had it in hand before I left the aircraft.

(We mentioned these pouches for pills back in March, in PN 212. Cables are the sequel.)

INDEX SPOTLIGHT:

I Haven't Been to Chile Yet. Here's How I'd Do It.

Every Tuesday, one country from the PrideNomad Index, and what its numbers actually mean.

I haven't been to Chile yet, but I came pretty close this year. I've always wanted to ski there, and I was almost on a ski trip. I tried to book it too late, though, and the accommodations I wanted were gone. So Chile got bumped to next year. Which means I might as well start planning now. (Yes, there’s a lesson here…)

The snow. The tourism board says Chile's ski season runs from late May or June to September, into October in some southern areas, with July and August the best months. Valle Nevado, La Parva, El Colorado and Farellones are all less than two hours from Santiago, and Portillo is about two and a half. Day tours to the snow run from the capital, too. For Patagonia, the tourism board gives October to March as the best time to travel.

Where I'd start. Santiago. As a base, I'd compare Providencia, Lastarria and Bellavista. The tourism board's guide calls Providencia a favorite for tourists to stay and rest, Lastarria a historic, cultural one, and Bellavista art by day and nightlife after dark.

What I'd do. Wine and a port, first. Casablanca Valley is about an hour from Santiago and known for cool-climate whites. Valparaiso is a UNESCO-listed historic port quarter, an hour and a half to two hours from Santiago by bus. Then dinner in Santiago at Borago or Yum Cha, ranked No. 6 and No. 28 on the 2025 Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants list. Farther out, I'd choose between the Atacama, Torres del Paine and Chiloe.

The LGBTQ+ reality. On June 27, Santiago's Pride march drew what the organizers estimated at more than 100,000 people, and marriage equality has been in force since March 2022. In our 2025 Index, Chile is #19 of 65, with a rights score of 8 and a safety score of 6, both out of 10. I'd read that as strong on rights and decent, not great, on safety. Canada's page says Chilean law doesn't prohibit sexual acts between people of the same sex, that homosexuality is generally tolerated, and that society remains fairly conservative. Its advice for Chile overall is to exercise a high degree of caution, citing demonstrations, civil unrest and crime, and it flags pickpocketing in larger cities such as Santiago and Valparaiso.

Trip or move? SERMIG, Chile's migration service, says a tourist stay doesn't authorize paid work, apart from narrow exceptions, and you generally apply for residency from abroad. Its page says nothing about remote work, so I'd ask SERMIG or a Chilean consulate before leaning on it. Check what your passport needs to enter, too.

CHILE FAST FACTS

• PrideNomad Index: #19 of 65 (2025 edition)

• LGBTQ+ rights: 8 out of 10

• Safety: 6 out of 10

• Nomad score: 2.90 out of 5

• One-bedroom in central Santiago: about $545 a month (crowd-sourced Numbeo data, updated October 2; a rough guide, not a quote for a furnished short stay)

• Airport bus to the city: 2,400 pesos, about $2.40 one way (Centropuerto, per the operator)

• Tourist stay: up to 90 days, plus one extension of up to 90 more (SERMIG)

• Digital nomad visa: none in SERMIG's list of temporary residency categories

• Remote work on a tourist stay: unclear; SERMIG's page says nothing and no official statement was found, so verify with SERMIG or a Chilean consulate before relying on it

My take. The open question is work. With no nomad visa in SERMIG's list and nothing official on remote work, I'd treat Chile as a trip first. A move is a different door.

The more I dig into Chile, the more I want to go. I'm not ready to move there, but wine, a port, the snow and the Atacama sound like one hell of a first trip. Chile stays on the list for next year, and this time I'm not waiting until the good places are gone. Who wants to come with me?

Want to come along, or have your own Chile plan or questions? Hit reply and tell me which, and whether it's a trip or a move.

Answer to Today's Quiz

C) Denmark.

Yes, Denmark! On October 1, 1989, Axel and Eigil Axgil became the first same-sex couple in the world to enter a registered partnership, at Copenhagen City Hall. Denmark's Registered Partnership Act, dated June 7, 1989, made it the first country in the world to allow it.

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