If you are a digital nomad with kids, are you like me? Do you base some of your decisions on where to spend time with your offspring wholly or in part on whether that establishment has a good WiFi connection?
Is that bad? I think not, as long as you keep and set your own personal work/life balance boundaries. After all, I do not always want to jump around on the Moon Walker, although I know I could dominate six-year-olds on that inflatable Wrecking Ball thing all day long. Those times when I do not feel inclined to see-saw or do wicked sweet pikes on the trampoline, I need a WiFi connection and my trusty old lappy to get some emails knocked out while keeping one eagle eye trained on the little ones.
My wife, Amy, and I found a place where we live called Hoppin’ Hippo. They feature 6,000 square feet of inflatable fun for the kids and a little section I have grown to love called the “Hippo Hangout,” where parents can lounge and survey the chaos before them. I get about 3 MBpS download and a comfy couch to sit on. My niece and nephew have a ball burning off energy and generally getting their ya-ya’s out. So, it’s a win-win for everybody.
A few more of our favorite nomad-kid-friendly places around Austin:
- Pho Hoang Restaurant when I gotta get my pho on.
- Anywhere in the central downtown Austin district.
- Any McDonald’s with a Playland and WiFi.
- The Hutto, TX Public Library.
But I have to admit, I spend more time jumping around with the kids doing sweet pikes than I do Tweeting and emailing. What are some of your favorite kid-friendly places with WiFi?
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