In 840 AD, the Vikings had established settlements along the coast of Hibernia. The settlements also gave them a home when they wish to spend the winter months there, rather than in their Nordic homelands.
They quickly realised that Irish winters were much milder than those of their northern homes. Source.
I find it very fascinating that centuries and eras later, we would do something similar. But rather than rely solely on plunder, looting and warfare we have a number of modern tools at our disposal. We have AirBnB and a number of accomodation-related platforms (both established and new) to aid us in seeking shelter. We make the use of Bitcoin, PayPal, electronic banking, and the currency exchange markets as innovations to the barter and coinage systems . We have LinkedIn, Twitter, email, Slack, HipChat, Tinder, blogging, Facebook, Snapchat, and more for communications. Encryption, passports, customs and border control to safeguard movements (electronic and physical). Our transport is aided by engineer (planes), customer relationship management (frequent flier miles) and technology (flight metasearch engines to scour the best deals).
But, it’s all the same really. How are you going to spend the winter months?
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