I moved to 3 countries in 5 years searching for the perfect remote-work base. One city made life feel easy. Elka Requinta lived in three countries over five years and decided to settle down in Thailand. Provided by Elka Requinta It took Elka Requinta, now 41, five years and three countries to decide where to settle down. While living on islands in the Philippines and Indonesia, she felt like she was always waiting for something to go wrong. Now, with a Destination Thailand Visa to stay in Chiang Mai, Thailand, she's found the right pace of life. I'm writing this for anyone under the spell of the digital nomad highlight reel, and for my younger self, who confused suffering with adventure. This is the story of when I stopped asking, "Where should I go next?" and started asking, "What do I need to thrive?" Siargao, a surf island in the southern Philippines, gave me two of the best pandemic years of my life, until it started telling me it was time to leave.…