I finally took my dream trip to Hawaii. I'm glad I did it sober.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Terri Peters is wearing a lei in Oahu, Hawaii.
Terri Peters marked nearly two years sober with a getaway to Hawaii with her friends.

Provided by Terri Peters

I moved to Shanghai and made my mark on its restaurant scene. Now I'm bringing Chinese wine to New York.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Camden Hauge at Egg restaurant in Shanghai, China.
Camden Hauge moved to Shanghai for a six-month job — and ended up launching a restaurant career.

Photographer Bess Friday

I've lasted 15 years as a digital nomad. A different approach to travel made it possible.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
Cait Charles swinging above water with a mountian in the background.
Cait Charles learned that slowing down helped her become a happier digital nomad.

Provided by Cait Charles

I moved to Phuket to restart my career. $1,500 a month covers everything.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Andre Neveling standing with the sea and palm trees in Phuket, Thailand.
Andre Neveling moved to Phuket to recover from career burnout.

Provided by Andre Neveling

Bali made sense for business. Moving back to the US was right for our family — for now.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Travel
Carey Bentley posing near rice fields in Bali.
Carey Bentley left her corporate job in Los Angeles and started a company in Bali.

Provided by Carey Bentley

Getting laid off ended my Big Tech career. I needed that push to do work I love.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Alaina Appleman is posing in a Facebook sign.
After being laid off from Meta in 2023, Alaina Appleman decided she was done with Big Tech and global media.

Provided by Alaina Appleman

My parents didn't approve when I dropped out of high school. But it became the first step toward starting my own company in China.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports
Christopher Zhang at CryoZone, a cryotherapy center in Shanghai, China.
Christopher Zhang had no interest in college, so he dropped out of high school and focused on his career in Shanghai.

Provided by Christopher Zhang

Silicon Valley wasn't what it used to be, so I left. I'm now starting an AI company in Tokyo as a foreigner.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Style
Eric Fung standing on a street in Tokyo with Japanese writing on the signs.
Eric Fung left California to AI startup in Tokyo

Provided by Eric Fung

I left my job to travel after a hard breakup. Starting over in China gave me the life I wanted.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
David Fun posing with San Francisco skyline in the background.
After a difficult break-up, David Fun took some time off from work, and California, and eventually settled down in Guangzhou, China.

Provided by David Fun

This Chinese EV has gullwing doors and a light show. I drove it to see if it's a Tesla rival.

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Technology
Guangzhou Automobile Group's Hyptec HT photographed with Marina Bay Sands in the background.
The Hyptec HT is a Chinese EV rival to Tesla's Model Y.

Azfar Hashim

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