Off topic: Freelance location Vestluse postitaja: Toralf Mjelde
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Toralf Mjelde 
Local time: 04:01
Liige (2007)
inglise - norra
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Hi everyone,
What location in the world do you feel is the best for doing freelance translation? I'm situated in Australia, on the beautiful beaches of the Gold Coast, and I'm thinking there can't be a better place for this occupation. Or....?
Have a great weekend!
Toralf
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Läti
Local time: 14:01
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For me that perfect location is where my heart and soul feels the best and that is Italy.:)
| | | | | I think you're right | Aug 31, 2007 |
Toralf Mjelde wrote:
I'm situated in Australia, on the beautiful beaches of the Gold Coast, and I'm thinking there can't be a better place for this occupation.
Toralf
Period. (Sigh)
[Edited at 2007-08-31 11:04]
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Suurbritannia
Local time: 12:01
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If it weren't so hot (45°C in summer), Dubai would be the ideal place for me.
0% taxes. No worries about VAT, income-tax ....
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| Somewhere near the equator, at 1500 to 2300 m altitude | Aug 31, 2007 |
At these places you have the same moderate (springtime) climate the whole year round.
The only problem is that there are not many places in that region where you also have a broadband access, and where the streets are reasonably safe from bandits and other diseases..
I am going to check out Addis Ababa in 2 weeks and Guadalajara next year.
[Edited at 2007-08-31 10:21]
| | | | | You mean ANY location? | Aug 31, 2007 |
Regardless of the availability of an internet connection, a mobile network and food? I'd go and sit on top of Roy's Peak (Wanaka, New Zealand) or in one of the huts of one of NZ's Great Walks. Beautiful and very inspirational views, no noise... Too bad I wouldn't be able to carry my laptop, clothes and a sustainable supply of food and drinks all the way up there...
But sitting in my roof garden in summer is not that bad either ... See more Regardless of the availability of an internet connection, a mobile network and food? I'd go and sit on top of Roy's Peak (Wanaka, New Zealand) or in one of the huts of one of NZ's Great Walks. Beautiful and very inspirational views, no noise... Too bad I wouldn't be able to carry my laptop, clothes and a sustainable supply of food and drinks all the way up there...
But sitting in my roof garden in summer is not that bad either ▲ Collapse
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Ameerika Ühendriigid
Local time: 04:01
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In memoriam | Depends on your language pairs | Aug 31, 2007 |
And where your clients are located.
You can live in the most beautiful country on earth, but as long as you have to cater to bizarre time zones and your clients just LOVE communicating with you at 4 in the morning, you won't get to see much of the landscape around you. At least not during daytime.
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Ameerika Ühendriigid
Local time: 05:01
inglise - hispaania
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In memoriam
For me it's the Border. It's where two cultures and two countries come together. It's where both languages are lived on a daily basis on all levels.
Plenty of direct clients, lots of paper documents, no quirky agencies, and if they don't pay, they are close enough for me to go over and strangle them.
Plus there is no guessing as to whose version of the language is best; it's always "our" version.
And its "our" rates too.
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Pro-Trans
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| Australia too! But there might be some time zone problems... | Sep 1, 2007 |
Hi Toralf,
I would love to be a translator in Australia as well but I think it could be a bit difficult due to East Australia timezone...
I would be curious to know how you deal with timezone problems. Do you work during the day or at night?
If you work at night, do you have time to enjoy Australia during the day?
I try to figure out how European translators would organize their business and personal life in Australia due to timezone problems...
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Soome
Local time: 14:01
inglise - soome
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| Plenty of places | Sep 1, 2007 |
Phuket's not too bad I suppose - I can go for a walk on the beach when I feel like it, it's warm all year round if a bit wet around now, it's cheap to live...
Timezones are mostly beneficial to me when I work for European companies, I get a headstart of 4-6 hours before they even come to work (read: uninterrupted worktime) and I can still be in contact with them during their office hours. And I can work for Asian companies easily.
There are plenty of places I'd like th... See more Phuket's not too bad I suppose - I can go for a walk on the beach when I feel like it, it's warm all year round if a bit wet around now, it's cheap to live...
Timezones are mostly beneficial to me when I work for European companies, I get a headstart of 4-6 hours before they even come to work (read: uninterrupted worktime) and I can still be in contact with them during their office hours. And I can work for Asian companies easily.
There are plenty of places I'd like though, Australia being home to many beautiful spots, for example Port Stephens near Newcastle. If I had been able to work in Kadidiri, Sulawesi, Indonesia, that would have been a great location... too bad they didn't have internet or phones, or even 24-hour electricity for that matter ▲ Collapse
| | | | | My best freelance location? | Sep 1, 2007 |
Anywhere in front the sea.
Yess.
| | | | Toralf Mjelde
Local time: 04:01
Liige (2007)
inglise - norra
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TOPIC STARTER
Hi,
It could be a problem yes, but mainly when it comes to getting the job. It's late here before Europe comes alive, but I ususally check my websites late at night and apply for the jobs open then. Then I wake up early to see if I get them, and start working! It's nice to have almost all day to work before things start happening over the pond. So I'm liking it!
Cheers,
Toralf
Pro-Trans wrote:
Hi Toralf,
I would love to be a translator in Australia as well but I think it could be a bit difficult due to East Australia timezone...
I would be curious to know how you deal with timezone problems. Do you work during the day or at night?
If you work at night, do you have time to enjoy Australia during the day?
I try to figure out how European translators would organize their business and personal life in Australia due to timezone problems...
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irishpolyglot
Iirimaa
Local time: 12:01
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I spent a few weeks in Montréal this summer, still working for European clients. Since they need a response immediately it DID mean that I would occasionally get woken up at 4am (Outlook's "Rules and Alerts" option and a dramatic wave file set at 80dB will do the trick...), but since I never take same-day deadlines I would only need a minute to glance over the document to make sure I could translate it and respond with ok and go back to sleep! ... See more I spent a few weeks in Montréal this summer, still working for European clients. Since they need a response immediately it DID mean that I would occasionally get woken up at 4am (Outlook's "Rules and Alerts" option and a dramatic wave file set at 80dB will do the trick...), but since I never take same-day deadlines I would only need a minute to glance over the document to make sure I could translate it and respond with ok and go back to sleep! One advantage was that it also meant that if I was having a slow week I could leave the house just after lunch for the rest of the day and enjoy the wonderful city and not worry about missing any emails/calls.
If you like travelling as a translator, a SkypeIn number is a great tool and means you don't have to worry your clients with your location if they call you as well as email. I intend to go to the beaches in the north-east of Brazil in January for a two months while still working! Maybe after that I'll gradually go through the rest of South America ▲ Collapse
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