Just curious if anyone else has done this. Being a digital nomad in your own country. Exploring other states/cities. Does this qualify? Or is the essence of being a digital nomad usually about moving somewhere cheap, where your money goes further, i.e. Southeast Asia or Latin America?
I live on a really big island near Antartica and there’s heaps to explore, even if it isn’t a new culture per se.
I don’t like poor countries.
The only places I’ve worked and stayed at have fairly HCOL.
So no, the essence of being a digital nomad is not to be somewhere where your money goes further. I’ve been to 7 countries this year and none have a cost of living lower than an average city in the USA.
That being said, it’s pretty lame to travel exclusively around your “own country”.
The whole point is to experience different languages, cultures, and uncomfortable situations.