Coworking Space on tropical island in Panama - with accommodation
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Rick Outscape
Mar 25, 2009, 12:56:57 PM3/25/09
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Hello everyone,
We're finally launching the "coworking retreat" that I've been talking about for over a year:
http://www.cocovivo.com
If you don't need to be at a traditional office and have the freedom to cowork, why not take off for a while and work from somewhere else?
I've enjoyed this lifestyle for 8 years, traveling all over the world, and am setting up a network of places to make this "traveling coworking" lifestyle easier and even more fun.
The first location is on a remote island in Bocas del Toro, Panama, right on the ocean, by a coral reef, on an island with no cars. We use solar power, have running water, propane refrigerators, and, of course, reliable Wifi. We're right on the border to Costa Rica, and the closest airport is 30 min away by boat.
This is definitely a place for seriously adventurous souls - you can be working online one minute, and snorkel or kayak the next, or go for a hike in the jungle, or snorkel, waterski, ...
We have lots of space -- several common areas to hang out, and a place to stay for everyone. We plan to have 6-10 people there at a time... We have a cook who prepares breakfast and lunch; dinner is self-organized; there are a few restaurants in the area, or we cook together.
As far as I know, this is still a very new idea, and I'm curious how it works out... We're also looking for anchors/volunteers who would like to spend more time there and help run and improve the place, and to help shape the community. Any thoughts on the idea in general would also be appreciated.
I have a software company doing Ruby on Rails development, but we're of course very open to any adventurous coworkers!
We're finally launching the "coworking retreat" that I've been talking about for over a year:
http://www.cocovivo.com
If you don't need to be at a traditional office and have the freedom to cowork, why not take off for a while and work from somewhere else?
I've enjoyed this lifestyle for 8 years, traveling all over the world, and am setting up a network of places to make this "traveling coworking" lifestyle easier and even more fun.
The first location is on a remote island in Bocas del Toro, Panama, right on the ocean, by a coral reef, on an island with no cars. We use solar power, have running water, propane refrigerators, and, of course, reliable Wifi. We're right on the border to Costa Rica, and the closest airport is 30 min away by boat.
This is definitely a place for seriously adventurous souls - you can be working online one minute, and snorkel or kayak the next, or go for a hike in the jungle, or snorkel, waterski, ...
We have lots of space -- several common areas to hang out, and a place to stay for everyone. We plan to have 6-10 people there at a time... We have a cook who prepares breakfast and lunch; dinner is self-organized; there are a few restaurants in the area, or we cook together.
As far as I know, this is still a very new idea, and I'm curious how it works out... We're also looking for anchors/volunteers who would like to spend more time there and help run and improve the place, and to help shape the community. Any thoughts on the idea in general would also be appreciated.
I have a software company doing Ruby on Rails development, but we're of course very open to any adventurous coworkers!
I'm in the SF bay area for the rest of this week, then headed to Panama on Sunday.
Come visit!
-Rick
Come visit!
-Rick
Steve Purkiss
Mar 25, 2009, 1:08:34 PM3/25/09
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Awesome.
That's all I can say!
That's all I can say!
Chris Canney
Mar 25, 2009, 1:29:01 PM3/25/09
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WOW ! Some other small business owners and I were talking
yesterday about shutting down Apex, NC and moving to Costa Rica, but maybe
we’ll hit Panama instead! Place looks great – Good Luck!
Chris
SoCo Studio
Apex, NC
Fernando Maclen
Mar 26, 2009, 9:23:42 AM3/26/09
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Wow! This is really cool!
I've heard that someone was trying to open a space in north Brazil, a
space next to a tropical beach but this... this is something else!
Fernando Maclen
Cowork Central - Buenos Aires, Argentina
fern...@coworkcentral.com
http://www.coworkcentral.com
I've heard that someone was trying to open a space in north Brazil, a
space next to a tropical beach but this... this is something else!
Fernando Maclen
Cowork Central - Buenos Aires, Argentina
fern...@coworkcentral.com
http://www.coworkcentral.com
Alex Hillman
Mar 26, 2009, 12:45:03 PM3/26/09
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I'm totally in. Looks and sounds amazing!
-Alex
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Susan Evans
Mar 26, 2009, 1:09:27 PM3/26/09
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This now answers the question brought up many times at SXSW..."What
comes next?"
Count me in, team Panama.
Susan
On Mar 26, 9:45 am, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm totally in. Looks and sounds amazing!
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> -Alex
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comes next?"
Count me in, team Panama.
Susan
On Mar 26, 9:45 am, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm totally in. Looks and sounds amazing!
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> -Alex
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> Alex Hillman
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> On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Fernando Maclen <fmac...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Wow! This is really cool!
> > I've heard that someone was trying to open a space in north Brazil, a
> > space next to a tropical beach but this... this is something else!
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> > Fernando Maclen
> > Cowork Central - Buenos Aires, Argentina
> > ferna...@coworkcentral.com
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> > Wow! This is really cool!
> > I've heard that someone was trying to open a space in north Brazil, a
> > space next to a tropical beach but this... this is something else!
>
> > Fernando Maclen
> > Cowork Central - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Steven Heath
Mar 26, 2009, 3:31:28 PM3/26/09
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The commute to the office is a bitch thou :-)
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Rick Outscape
Mar 27, 2009, 1:11:05 AM3/27/09
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Ah, who wants to go to the office anyway, when you can waterski on the way to the grocery store?
:-)
It's great to see all the enthusiastic responses - I'm really excited to have a cool group there, and to explore where this idea will go!
NZ sounds great too, hope to be able to visit some time...
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