Combined route · 4 bases

Digital Nomads: One Year, Four Bases

Twelve months of remote work, well lived: CDMX, Lisbon, Thailand and Buenos Aires.

12 months · 4 bases 4 countries Concierge 24/7

The essence

A whole year designed as a single journey

Working from anywhere is easy to say and hard to do well: visas that expire, apartments that had a desk only in the photos, wifi that drops mid-meeting. This route turns the dream into a system: a full year split across four quarterly bases (Mexico City, Lisbon, Bangkok or Chiang Mai and Buenos Aires) chosen so that climate, visa and cost of living always play in your favor. Three months is the exact measure: long enough to have a go-to café and local friends, short enough that routine never catches up with you.

The CocoVolare difference is that the year arrives solved before it starts. The apartment with an ergonomic desk and wifi we measured (not promised) in Roma Norte, the Portuguese D8 or the Thai DTV visa processed calmly and on time, the coworking space reserved ten minutes away on foot, the health insurance that actually covers you on four continents. You focus on working and living; we carry the logistics for all twelve months, with a concierge who knows your time zone because it changes along with yours.

4 quarterly bases on 3 continents

12 months with housing and visas solved

<25 ms average latency at your four desks

365 days of concierge in your time zone

Mexico 3 months Portugal 3 months Thailand 3 months Argentina 3 months

Stage by stage

The route, in 4 acts

Quarter one: starting in your own language · Digital Nomads: One Year, Four Bases

01 · Mexico City

3 months

Quarter one: starting in your own language

Roma Norte, Mexico City, Mexico

The year begins without friction: your language, your usual time zone and Roma Norte, the neighborhood that pairs specialty coffee with ten-peso tacos one block away. Mexico grants 180 days as a visitor, so the first quarter requires no paperwork at all. A restored 1930s apartment, coworking under the jacarandas and weekends that escalate on their own: Oaxaca, Guanajuato, the Pacific coast. It is the perfect base for building the routine that will carry you through the whole year.

Highlights: Apartment with a desk in Roma Norte or Condesa · Coworking under the jacarandas, ten minutes on foot · Weekend escapes to Oaxaca and Guanajuato · 180 days as a visitor: zero visa paperwork

Quarter two: the European spring · Digital Nomads: One Year, Four Bases

02 · Lisbon

3 months

Quarter two: the European spring

Lisbon, Portugal

You land in Lisbon just as Europe switches on its spring. The Portuguese capital is the kindest European base for a nomad: Atlantic light, a huge remote-work community and the D8 visa, which we process with you months in advance. An apartment with rooftop views in Príncipe Real or Campo de Ourique, a coworking space with a terrace and a city that rewards those who stay: by week three, the barista knows your name. On weekends, Sintra, the Alentejo or a cheap flight to half of Europe.

Highlights: D8 visa processed with our guidance · Apartment with a view in Príncipe Real · Nomad community and weekly networking · Weekends in Sintra and the Alentejo

Quarter three: Asia in deep mode · Digital Nomads: One Year, Four Bases

03 · Bangkok or Chiang Mai

3 months

Quarter three: Asia in deep mode

Bangkok or Chiang Mai, Thailand

The third quarter crosses the world with a safety net: Thailand's new DTV visa was designed precisely for remote workers, and we arrange it before you take off. You choose the register: Bangkok, with its towers, rooftops and megacity energy, or Chiang Mai, the historic nomad capital, greener, slower, cheaper. In both: a serviced apartment with a pool, world-class coworking spaces and a cost of living that turns your salary into a superpower. Your nine a.m. meeting will be at nine p.m.: we call it the inverted workday, and it has its charm.

Highlights: Thailand's DTV visa arranged by us · Your pick of base: urban Bangkok or serene Chiang Mai · Serviced apartment with pool and gym · Islands and temples on long weekends

Quarter four: the porteño grand finale · Digital Nomads: One Year, Four Bases

04 · Buenos Aires

3 months

Quarter four: the porteño grand finale

Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The year closes in Palermo as Buenos Aires enters spring: jacarandas in bloom, parrillas smoking and a city that lives by night the way you learned to in Asia. Argentina's digital nomad visa is processed online and welcomes you with open arms. You return to your language and almost to your time zone, with a quarter to write the year's balance among cafés notables, rooftop asados and weekends in Mendoza's vineyards or Patagonia. The perfect ending: close to home, still far from routine.

Highlights: Argentina's digital nomad visa, online · Loft with a terrace in Palermo Soho · Asados, cafés notables and porteño nightlife · Escapes to Mendoza and Patagonia

In motion

A preview of the route

Climate

When this route works best

The route is chained to the seasons: starting in January gives you Mexico City's dry, sunny winter, spring in Lisbon, Thailand's green summer and a jacaranda spring in Buenos Aires to close. Starting between March and April or in September–October also works: we rotate the order of the bases so the weather always plays in your favor.

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When to go · season & budget

Seasons & estimated cost CocoVolare recommends High Mid Low

In our recommended dates, the estimated cost ranges from $55,200 to $57,600 per person/trip (Premium level, international flights not included).

Investment

What it costs, no fine print

The budget is annual, per person, and covers furnished housing with a workspace at all four bases, coworking, visa management, international health insurance and concierge for the full twelve months. Transcontinental flights between bases are quoted separately.

Experience levels · guide budget

USD · per person/trip

Indicative 2026 values per person, per year. They exclude transcontinental flights between bases and vary with neighborhood, season and the type of housing chosen.

CocoVolare recommends

What we would tell a friend

Advice from our travel designers: what we book first, what we avoid, and the details that turn a good trip into an unforgettable one.

Four visas, zero surprises

Mexico grants 180 days as a visitor, Portugal asks for the D8 residence visa for remote workers, Thailand launched the five-year DTV and Argentina offers an online digital nomad visa. The four processes run on different clocks: we orchestrate them on a single calendar so no document ever catches you late.

Choose the coworking before the sofa

Your productivity lives at the desk, not on the balcony. At every base we reserve verified coworking less than fifteen minutes' walk from your home, with a serious chair, call booths and redundant internet. The apartment, in turn, is handed over with wifi speeds we measured, not ones the listing promised.

Health insurance without fine print

Your home health plan does not cross borders. We arrange a real international health insurance policy with you (not travel insurance) with coverage in all four countries, telemedicine in Spanish and evacuation included. It is the least glamorous expense of the year and the only non-negotiable one.

Banking and taxes: order before departure

A year abroad touches your tax residency. Before takeoff we connect you with tax advisors and build your financial kit: multi-currency accounts, cards with no foreign-exchange fees and a protocol in case a bank freezes transactions from Bangkok. Boring today, a lifesaver in April.

Packing for a year fits in 23 kilos

The rule: pack for three weeks, not twelve months. One large suitcase plus a carry-on with the office (laptop, foldable second screen, good headphones) is enough: every base has a washing machine and plenty of places to shop. Whatever you accumulate between quarters, we ship home by courier.

Community is half the journey

A year abroad is best enjoyed in company. We plug you into the nomad communities of each base (Roma Norte breakfasts, Lisbon meetups, the Chiang Mai classics and Palermo afterworks) from your first week. Working far away never has to feel lonely.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can I change the order or swap one of the bases?

Of course: the four bases are a proven backbone, not a straitjacket. We can rotate the order around your start date so the weather always cooperates, or swap a base (Medellín instead of Mexico City, Bali instead of Thailand) recalculating visas and budget. The design is yours; the engineering is ours.

What exactly does CocoVolare include during the year?

Furnished housing with a workspace at all four bases, coworking, full visa management, international health insurance, arrival and departure transfers in every city and a concierge with you for all twelve months, from renewing a lease to finding a doctor at two in the morning. Flights between bases are quoted separately.

Can the internet handle video calls at all four bases?

Yes, and not on faith: we measure each apartment's connection before confirming it and require a real symmetric 100 Mbps minimum. Every base also includes coworking with redundant internet, and we hand you a backup 4G/5G modem. In a year of meetings, dropped wifi will not be your anecdote.

What happens with my taxes if I spend a year abroad?

It depends on how many days you spend in each country and where you keep your center of life: none of the four bases automatically makes you a tax resident on a three-month stay. Before the trip we connect you with tax advisors specialized in Colombia and in each destination, so the year is impeccable in April too.

Does the route work as a couple or with family?

As a couple, beautifully: per-person budgets drop when sharing housing, and several visas accept a spouse as a dependent. We have designed it with children too, adding international schools or online education and more residential neighborhoods. Tell us your configuration and we build the year to that measure.

Digital Nomads: One Year, Four Bases

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