[jamespcole2]

I have worked remotely for companies in other countries for extended periods of time quite a bit. I'm Australian but have worked remotely for companies in Canada from Australia for over a year, I have worked for companies in the UK while living in Canada and Australia for over 18 months. I have also worked for Australian companies from Nepal. In addition to this I have spent time travelling around various parts of Europe and Asia while working remotely for companies in Australia and the UK.

It's definitely doable and provides great freedom in your lifestyle. The different timezones can get a bit annoying though, the time difference between the UK and Australia is 11 hours so I would often find myself on Skype calls until 5am local time.

Using good collaboration tools like google docs and hangouts/skype really make this all go a bit easier. In some places around Asia(particularly Nepal, Burma etc.) internet can be a bit sketchy so it can be difficult to get fast turnaround times on communication/bug fixes etc.