There are casual remote workers – people who set up a small home office space and telecommute occasionally, and then there are extreme remote workers – those who travel the world with a laptop and Skype headset in hand. The latter category is definitely experiencing a boom, and the most epic example we’ve seen so far is Remote Year, a new initiative that unites 75 “digital nomads” to spend 12 months in 12 different cities, traveling together around the world (literally), while continuing in their respective jobs.