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Free to Work Remotely, Young Americans Are Covid Road Tripping

No kids. No mortgage. Flexible work options. Why stay in one place?

Amber Sanchez, pictured, and her roommate Riley Porter ditched their Austin apartment, went on a road trip and were staying in Portland, Oregon. They plan to try out California next, or maybe even Hawaii.

Amber Sanchez, pictured, and her roommate Riley Porter ditched their Austin apartment, went on a road trip and were staying in Portland, Oregon. They plan to try out California next, or maybe even Hawaii.

Photographer: Riley Porter

You might think that a global pandemic isn’t a great time for a road trip. For some young Americans, it’s the perfect time.

Over the summer, Bret Collazzi and his fiancee Di Gao decided to give up the lease on their New York apartment, buy a car and spend the foreseeable future traveling throughout the country while working remotely. They first spent a few weeks in the Catskills, and the plan for the fall is to drive from New York to Seattle, then head to cities in California, Texas and back through Louisiana.