About Patric Tengelin

About This Blog

Working Remotely from Barbados on the Welcome Stamp is written by Patric Tengelin, a remote professional who chooses to live and work from places long enough to understand their real rhythm.

This blog grew out of living and working from Barbados not as a short escape or a postcard version of island life, but as a true base. That means real workdays, real costs, real schedules, and the quiet trade-offs that come with choosing a slower, more intentional environment while remaining professionally active.

The writing here sits at the intersection of remote work and daily life — how work fits into a place, rather than the other way around. Topics include housing, visas, cost of living, routines, internet reliability, social life, faith, solitude, and what productivity actually looks like when you are no longer optimizing every minute.

I am most interested in what happens after the fantasy wears off — when the beach becomes background scenery and you still need to focus, deliver, and build a sustainable rhythm. Much of this blog reflects learning how to work well without rushing, how to live simply without feeling deprived, and how clarity often comes from staying put instead of constantly moving on.

This is not a guide to “winning” remote work or chasing ideal conditions. It is a firsthand account of settling in, paying attention, and allowing a place like Barbados to quietly reshape how work, time, and ambition relate to each other.