Connectivity and communication are vital for me, both for work purposes and to keep in touch with people.

The first priority is always an excellent mobile network signal, along with fast, reliable fixed-line broadband (though HSDPA+ or 4G mobile broadband can get you by).

My second priority was finding a country/city/central town to live in that is good value for money, where I speak the local language well enough to exist day-to-day, or where a high percentage of the locals can say my first language well. I find that being in towns/cities is helpful for easy access to day-to-day needs, such as food, social life, exercise facilities, health facilities, etc.

The third priority was proximity to a good airport hub. Ideally, either direct access by public transport or only a 45–60 minutes flight from my nearby regional airport to a central international hub, with lots of extended haul options, that can then get you to other countries, or, in the case of the US, lots of different states.

Fourth was simplifying what I needed to utilize to exist - clothes, cooking utensils, electronic devices, toiletries, and so on. That could also be impacted by where I lived, when, and for how long. Living in a location with a full four seasons is more complicated to pack and prepare for, so I either move quarterly (via my ‘hub’ where any stored belongings are) or keep to places that have less of a variation in weather patterns…or, you could always go for the mobile home approach and migrate as the seasons change.

Other minor tweaks were finding ways to exercise without requiring facilities or too much equipment (e.g., bodyweight exercising, swimming, running) and changing what and how I cooked to prepare excellent, healthy food without requiring many ingredients, equipment, and utensils.