During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of workers have become accustomed to working from home. Some have moved hundreds of miles from the cities where their companies are based to live a cheaper, less stressful life. But now that office work is back, an increasing number of people are looking to have their cake and have it too, combining good jobs in urban centers with peaceful rural life. To accomplish this, they have to “ultra-commute,” traveling hours at a time to get to the office. But why do they do that? Isabelle talks to Mo Maricar, who commutes from North Wales to London, and Max Dawes, who takes the ferry, bus, train and tube from the Isle of Wight to London – a four-hour journey. She also speaks to Financial Times journalists Emma Jacobs and Andrew Hill to find out how mobility has changed since the pandemic.
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