Observations by a Digital Nomad in Bermuda

Once upon a time, there was a global pandemic. Bermuda, whose economy relies heavily on tourism, invited remote workers to their beautiful island to escape since they had almost zero COVID cases. As the travel opportunist that I am, I jumped at the opportunity to live somewhere beautiful that happened to be much safer and warmer than my apartment in Toronto’s winter. I was privileged to have a job and supportive leadership in order to live in Bermuda for about 3 months. In this article, I am speaking from my experience, filling in my gaps with research, and asking Bermudian friends to fact-check me. While I am certainly no expert on Bermudian culture, I appreciated it as much as I could while I was on the island.

First thing’s first: Bermuda, the Bahamas, Barbados and Barbuda are four different places. Here are some unique and fascinating things about Bermuda.

What is Bermuda?

Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory that is internally self-governing. Bermuda is tiny: the archipelago (large group of islands) is about 24 miles (40 km) long and averages less than 1 mile (1.6 km) in width(Britannica). Hamilton, referred to as “town” (i.e. going to town), is the capital.

Culture

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