Uruguay: Top 7 Hidden Gems (That Most People Miss) + Testing the Remote Work Lifestyle with Lucia Krygier
Ever considered traveling to or working from Uruguay?
Lucia Krygier is a Uruguayan entrepreneur and innovation consultant based in Montevideo. In early 2025, she spent two months working remotely from Cape Town, South Africa, an experience she describes as a turning point in her life. That trip led her to found Work From Uruguay, a community-driven workation program bringing together remote workers, digital nomads, and entrepreneurs to co-live and co-work in Uruguay.
In this episode, Lucia shares her journey from first-time remote worker to budding business owner, and makes a strong case for why Uruguay deserves a spot on your radar.
There is something worth sitting with in this conversation about what happens when you stop waiting for the right moment and just go. Lucia's path touches on trusting yourself through uncertainty, building a life around how you actually want to live, and what travel to Uruguay's hidden gems can unlock when you give a place more than a few days.
If you had the chance to spend a few months working and traveling somewhere completely new, would you take it? I'd love to hear your thoughts, and I hope you'll share by sending me an audio message.
Tune In To Learn:
Why Lucia's first remote work trip to Cape Town changed the direction of her life
How she decided between constantly moving and staying in one place for an extended time
The hidden costs and benefits of spending more time in one place instead of country hopping
The mindset shift that helped her leave a stable job and launch a business from abroad
How she handled the uncertainty of starting a consulting career while traveling across Europe
Why she built her business around her home country instead of continuing to travel indefinitely
What Uruguay's digital nomad permit is and how it works for long-term visitors
The off-grid beach village that gets a "wow effect" from every single visitor who goes there
Seven specific places in Uruguay worth visiting, from a colonial port town to a bohemian surf village
What to eat in Uruguay, from the national sandwich to a dish tracing back to Italian immigrants
Advice for testing the work-travel lifestyle before committing to a full nomadic year
And so much more
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Lucia Krygier is a Uruguayan entrepreneur and innovation consultant based in Montevideo. In early 2025, she spent two months working remotely from Cape Town, South Africa, an experience she describes as a turning point in her life. That trip led her to found Work From Uruguay, a community-driven workation program bringing together remote workers, digital nomads, and entrepreneurs to co-live and co-work in Uruguay.
In this episode, Lucia shares her journey from first-time remote worker to budding business owner, and makes a strong case for why Uruguay deserves a spot on your radar.
There is something worth sitting with in this conversation about what happens when you stop waiting for the right moment and just go. Lucia's path touches on trusting yourself through uncertainty, building a life around how you actually want to live, and what travel to Uruguay's hidden gems can unlock when you give a place more than a few days.
If you had the chance to spend a few months working and traveling somewhere completely new, would you take it? I'd love to hear your thoughts, and I hope you'll share by sending me an audio message.
Tune In To Learn:
Why Lucia's first remote work trip to Cape Town changed the direction of her life
How she decided between constantly moving and staying in one place for an extended time
The hidden costs and benefits of spending more time in one place instead of country hopping
The mindset shift that helped her leave a stable job and launch a business from abroad
How she handled the uncertainty of starting a consulting career while traveling across Europe
Why she built her business around her home country instead of continuing to travel indefinitely
What Uruguay's digital nomad permit is and how it works for long-term visitors
The off-grid beach village that gets a "wow effect" from every single visitor who goes there
Seven specific places in Uruguay worth visiting, from a colonial port town to a bohemian surf village
What to eat in Uruguay, from the national sandwich to a dish tracing back to Italian immigrants
Advice for testing the work-travel lifestyle before committing to a full nomadic year
And so much more
Resources:
Sign up for our FREE newsletter
Work From Uruguay
Want More?
Building a Travel Lifestyle: Digital Nomadism, Slow Travel, Exploring Latin America with Kyle Cohenour
From Expat to Digital Nomad: Finding Your Travel Rhythm, Balancing Burnout, and the Digital Nomad Lifestyle with Kristin Wilson
Creating A Life Abroad + Expert Remote Work Advice with Chase Warrington
Thanks To Our Sponsors
Become a Fora Advisor today at foratravel.com/zerototravel
Check out Morning Brew Daily for business news that's actually fun.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices