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Sounds like commuting to me: he has work to do in London, and he could have stayed and done it there, but he was forced by rising rents to live elsewhere and come back 5-6 times a year to do it.

It's just not a daily commute.

I used to work for a company headquartered in Austin, TX. About once a year, we would have a company all-hands, and I would fly in.

I would not consider that "commuting"?

Furthermore, Mr. Leek has a job in Buenos Aires - he's making a documentary.

I'm not saying there isn't a problem here. I'm just saying that he's not commuting to work if he's traveling once every two months.

My 10 hour commute is ridiculous. I live in rural Canada where it’s cheap and visit the Boston HQ every few years…

Commuting is just about traveling to work. If you travel a long distance they call you a super commuter [1].

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_commuter

Yeah, the title really misrepresents the situation. This is someone who doesn't need to live in London, and visits a London few times a year.