Live somewhere.
Don't just visit.
OUTPOST brings people into places and communities that conventional tourism rarely reaches. Spend a week or two going deeper than a visit ever could. Work alongside the people who live there. Leave something behind.
The Big Idea
OUTPOST is not simply coliving. OUTPOST is not a coworking retreat. OUTPOST is not a digital nomad resort. OUTPOST is not Airbnb with a community layer.
OUTPOST exists because most people experience the world through its tourist layer. They visit the famous places. They stay in the obvious neighbourhoods. They eat in restaurants designed for visitors. They take photos of places everyone else has already seen.
OUTPOST is designed around a different idea:
"Go somewhere almost nobody goes.
Stay a week or two — not a weekend.
Work alongside the people who live there.
Become part of the place, not just a visitor.
And leave something behind."
The purpose of OUTPOST is to bring remote workers, founders, creatives, professionals and curious people into places and communities that they would otherwise never experience. The goal is not to take people away from local communities. The goal is to bring people into them.
The OUTPOST Philosophy
Three core ideas.
Live
Don't just visit a place. Stay a week or two. Shop locally. Eat locally. Walk the streets. Learn the rhythms of the community. Meet people who actually live there.
Work
Remote work gives people something extraordinary: the ability to choose where they live. OUTPOST uses that freedom differently. Instead of working remotely from another tourist hotspot, OUTPOST gives people the opportunity to work from places where their presence can create genuine connections and new perspectives.
- Reliable Wi-Fi
- Comfortable workspace
- Beautiful surroundings
- A slower pace
- A completely different environment from home
Give Back
This is fundamental to OUTPOST. People shouldn't simply extract an experience from a community and leave. OUTPOST creates mechanisms for guests to contribute to the places they stay.
- Supporting local businesses
- Buying directly from local producers
- Working with local guides
- Supporting local projects
- Sharing professional skills
- Mentoring
- Volunteering where appropriate
- Helping local organisations
- Supporting community initiatives
- Creating opportunities for local people
- Investing a portion of OUTPOST activity back into the community
Your stay has roots.
Project ROOTS is the community and local economic impact programme behind OUTPOST. OUTPOST brings people into places. ROOTS makes sure the relationship goes both ways.
ROOTS should not feel like corporate CSR. It should feel human, local and tangible. Every OUTPOST identifies meaningful ways for guests and the OUTPOST itself to contribute to the surrounding community. The exact form differs from place to place.
- Local farmers
- Food producers
- Community spaces
- Environmental projects
- Local schools
- Marine conservation
- Local fishermen
- Beach restoration
- Local businesses
- Trails
- Conservation
- Local craftspeople
- Rural community projects
- Local entrepreneurs
- Independent businesses
- Community organisations
- Youth programmes
- Cultural projects
ROOTS is always locally relevant. Every OUTPOST identifies real local needs and creates practical ways for guests and the business to contribute. No generic sustainability language. No vague claims.
What makes OUTPOST different
Not another digital
nomad retreat.
There are already plenty of places designed to help you work remotely. OUTPOST is designed to help you experience somewhere.
We aren't interested in putting a coworking space, a pool and a few beanbags in another tourist destination and calling it community. We're interested in the places between the tourist maps.
The towns people drive through. The villages people don't know the name of. The communities that rarely appear on digital nomad itineraries. Places where you can become a familiar face rather than another visitor.
TRADITIONAL TOURISM
- 01Visit
- 02Consume
- 03Photograph
- 04Leave
TRADITIONAL COLIVING
- 01Arrive
- 02Work
- 03Socialise
- 04Leave
OUTPOST
- 01Arrive
- 02Live
- 03Work
- 04Connect
- 05Contribute
- 06Leave something behind
The 0.1% Idea
Become the 0.1%
99.9% of people never see these places.
Become the 0.1% who do.
This is not a scientifically literal statistic. It is a brand philosophy. It represents the places, people, businesses, landscapes and experiences that 99.9% of travellers never encounter.
OUTPOST Locations
First OUTPOSTs coming soon.
We're carefully selecting places with character, potential, and a strong connection to their surroundings. Each OUTPOST will have a story — not just a description.
The story of the place — not just square footage and amenities.
A locally relevant ROOTS impact programme specific to that community.
Accommodation, workspace, local connections, and ways to contribute.
Have a property that could become an OUTPOST? .
The Experience
Experience a place through multiple layers.
Where am I?
Who lives here?
What can I create here?
What can I learn here?
What is around me?
How can I contribute?
The Essentials
8 things every OUTPOST must have.
A real community
Not a destination built for tourists. A place where people actually live, work, and have roots.
Reliable internet
Enough connectivity for remote work. If you can’t work, you can’t stay.
Walkable daily life
Local shops, markets, and cafes within reach. Not car-dependent.
Local food
Access to local produce, markets, or kitchens. Not just imported supermarket fare.
A story worth telling
Every OUTPOST has a narrative — its history, its people, why it matters.
Nature nearby
Coast, mountains, countryside, or green spaces within reach. Room to breathe.
A ROOTS programme
Meaningful ways for guests to contribute to the local community. Not optional.
Space to slow down
Quiet, comfortable, unhurried. Not a hotel. Not a hostel. A place that lets you think.
Who is OUTPOST for?
OUTPOST is not purely a "digital nomad" product.
FOUNDERS
Step away from the noise and work on what actually matters.
CREATIVES
Change your surroundings. Change what you create.
REMOTE PROFESSIONALS
Work from somewhere that gives you more than a good Wi-Fi connection.
PEOPLE BETWEEN CHAPTERS
Take a week or two to figure out what’s next.
CURIOUS TRAVELLERS
Stop travelling through places. Start going deeper.
IMPACT-MINDED PEOPLE
Experience somewhere while contributing to the community around you.
The OUTPOST Journey
Seven steps. One transformation.
DISCOVER
Find somewhere you’ve never considered.
ARRIVE
Settle into your new temporary home.
LIVE
Start experiencing everyday life rather than tourism.
WORK
Build, create, focus and work remotely.
CONNECT
Meet local people and other OUTPOST guests.
CONTRIBUTE
Take part in something that benefits the community.
LEAVE
Go home with a deeper relationship to the place — and knowing that your stay contributed something positive.
The OUTPOST Promise
Stay long enough to matter.
A weekend lets you visit.
A week lets you start to understand.
Two weeks can change the way you see a place.
OUTPOST retreats run for 7–14 days — long enough to go deeper.
The OUTPOST model.
OUTPOST locations should deliberately be different. The architecture and setting can change. The philosophy cannot.
Every OUTPOST should have:
A strong sense of place
Quality accommodation
Reliable workspace
Access to nature or local culture
Genuine local connections
A community component
A ROOTS impact programme
The Story of the Place
"This is a former farmhouse outside a small village in northern Portugal. The nearest tourist town is 40 minutes away. The surrounding community is built around agriculture, local food and..."
The story creates the desire. An OUTPOST should never simply say "Beautiful 4-bedroom house in Portugal."
MOVARA + OUTPOST + ROOTS
The brand architecture.
MOVARA
The marketplace for mid-term living.
Movara helps people find places to live for 1–24 months.
Find somewhere to live.
OUTPOST
By Movara — the curated experience layer.
OUTPOST creates and curates 7–14 day retreats in overlooked communities — designed for living, working, connecting and giving back.
Experience somewhere differently.
PROJECT ROOTS
The impact layer.
ROOTS ensures the relationship between OUTPOST and the local community is mutually beneficial.
Give something back.
For Property Owners
Have a place that could become an OUTPOST?
We're looking for properties with character, potential and a strong connection to their surroundings. We're especially interested in places outside the obvious tourist destinations.
A property doesn't need to be perfect. It needs to have potential. The right place. The right community. The right story.
Where will you go
deeper?
Find somewhere most people never go.