Could Budapest be the next digital nomad hotspot?

When mechanical engineering graduate and entrepreneur Lexi Vindisch wanted to run her business from a remote location, she didn't pick a town in North America where she lived. Instead, Budapest was top of her list. With its mix of grand sights, cafés, cultural events and inexpensive public transportation, the Hungarian capital has become a popular place for digital nomads — people embracing the "work from anywhere" trend that took off during the Covid-19 pandemic. Based at co-working space Create26 in Budapest, Vindisch runs a domestic cleaning company based in Victoria, Canada, as well as overseeing Lead Machine, a marketing software firm for home service businesses.