LABIN, Croatia — Melissa Paul described it as a “beautiful gift” when she became Croatia’s first official digital nomad earlier this year, benefiting from a visa scheme that the country hopes will help promote its pandemic-hit travel industry.
“Croatia is gorgeous, it’s beautiful living here, affordable compared to other places, has a great climate, good internet access,” says the American marketing consultant, who lives among cobblestone streets in Labin, a hilltop town overlooking the Adriatic.
Paul got her visa in January, joining a global army of workers plying their trades in foreign countries since the pandemic ushered in an era of working from home for millions.
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