29 Apr | 2mo | 30 Jun | 30 Jun 29 Apr |
San Francisco, CA13ยฐC 55ยฐF |
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25 Apr | 4d | 29 Apr | 29 Apr 25 Apr |
Salvador26ยฐC 79ยฐF |
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Checkout out Salvador startup scene |
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20 Apr | 5d | 25 Apr | 25 Apr 20 Apr |
Poรงรตes |
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Visiting Brasil interior |
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9 Apr | 11d | 20 Apr | 20 Apr 9 Apr |
Rio de Janeiro26ยฐC 79ยฐF |
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Attended Websummit Rio |
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13 Aug '23 | 8mo | 9 Apr | 9 Apr 13 Aug '23 |
San Francisco, CA16ยฐC 61ยฐF |
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Return home. |
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8 Aug '23 | 5d | 13 Aug '23 | 13 Aug '23 8 Aug '23 |
Las Vegas, NV35ยฐC 95ยฐF |
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Attending BsidesLV and Defcon 31 |
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17 May '23 | 3mo | 8 Aug '23 | 8 Aug '23 17 May '23 |
San Francisco, CA14ยฐC 57ยฐF |
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Returning home. Open to meeting tech, artists, designers. |
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15 May '23 | 2d | 17 May '23 | 17 May '23 15 May '23 |
Lisbon21ยฐC 69ยฐF |
Portugal | ||||
11 May '23 | 4d | 15 May '23 | 15 May '23 11 May '23 |
Porto17ยฐC 62ยฐF |
Portugal | ||||
Checking out the neighborhoods and food |
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30 Apr '23 | 11d | 11 May '23 | 11 May '23 30 Apr '23 |
Lisbon15ยฐC 58ยฐF |
Portugal | ||||
12 Mar '23 | 2mo | 30 Apr '23 | 30 Apr '23 12 Mar '23 |
San Francisco, CA13ยฐC 55ยฐF |
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8 Mar '23 | 4d | 12 Mar '23 | 12 Mar '23 8 Mar '23 |
Las Vegas, NV15ยฐC 59ยฐF |
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Attending Dice Tower West |
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25 Dec '22 | 2mo | 8 Mar '23 | 8 Mar '23 25 Dec '22 |
San Francisco, CA11ยฐC 52ยฐF |
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24 Dec '22 | 24h | 25 Dec '22 | 25 Dec '22 24 Dec '22 |
Carson City, NV3ยฐC 37ยฐF |
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25 Nov '22 | 29d | 24 Dec '22 | 24 Dec '22 25 Nov '22 |
San Francisco, CA14ยฐC 57ยฐF |
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23 Nov '22 | 2d | 25 Nov '22 | 25 Nov '22 23 Nov '22 |
Reno, NV10ยฐC 50ยฐF |
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โจ Recommended destinations they haven't been
This is an algorithmic recommendation based on @ballew's trips history to find places they haven't been to yet that other people with similar travels also went and liked.
Decent city, mainly because the people are so kind. But, it is a pain to get cash (spent a few hours every couple weeks trying Western Union after WU and never finding one with enough cash), and a lot of places don't take cards/the current exchange rate is a ripoff. However, BRING REPELLENT. The place is littered with mosquitos, and my partner and I both contracted dengue. He ended up in the hospital, and it was not a blast. The healthcare system is decent, but long wait times even in the nicest
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 74 ๐ท 0 $1,542 / mo 81 MbpsLove it! Don't expect them to speak English, that is NOT their native language. If you're going to go, learn some Spanish and respect their culture. No gentrification in Mexico, please.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 27° 81° 28° 83° 0 $2,129 / mo 63 MbpsDefinitely worth visiting but not particularly attractive as a remote work destination. I can't think of anything Seoul does better than other Asian cities outside of just being cool because it's South Korean (and I don't mean that sarcastically at all, South Korea is a very cool place). But again, do visit.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 55 ๐ท 0 $2,358 / mo 85 MbpsThe other reviews are rightโit's a good city with excellent value for money. The people are nice enough. The infrastructure is good. You *should* like it, but you don'tโit's incredibly, incomprehensibly boring. The vibe is aggressively lukewarm. You will find more excitement in a rural Japanese village than hereโI'm not joking.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 38° 100° 30° 86° ๐ฅต AQI 63 ๐ท 0 $1,220 / mo 70 MbpsLived in Prague for 8 years. It's a beautiful international European city. Never learned Czech, but was fine. Almost all cafes and restaurants have English menus. Superb food delivery apps (Wolt is the best). All the food you can imagine. Vietnamese food is world-class because of the huge Vietnamese population. If you want hipster bars and cafes, there's plenty of that. If you want old-world-charm there's plenty of that. If you want posh luxury there's some of Europes best restaurants and cockta
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 47 0 $3,229 / mo 51 MbpsCanggu has changed quite a lot. Inmigration treats tourist like shit. Congestion and traffic is a nightmare. Horrible Pollution. Been living here 2 years and I am def closing this chapter. I am a high net worth individual and I will go with my money somewhere else where they respect me and the place has a good energy.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 31° 88° 27° 81° ๐ฅต AQI 50 0 $1,848 / mo 43 MbpsBudapest was on my list about cities for living. I stayed for 7 days and was a little disappointed People are not very friendly, lots os places very dirty, people smoke a lot and the costs isn't affordable as people indicated here. Its a beautiful place, walkable, people have a good level of education, lots of things to do, but not as i imagined. Even so its a nice place.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 21° 70° 21° 70° AQI 59 ๐ท 0 $2,578 / mo 112 MbpsCanโt recommend Ubud. Itโs just the same overdeveloped and overpriced mentally isolated tourist trap that is Canggu, just a bit worse. If you have never been anywhere else, it might be okay for 2 weeks, but to any seasoned traveller itโs a the type of place you dread.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 32° 90° 28° 83° ๐ฅต AQI 50 0 $1,869 / mo 39 Mbpsโค๏ธ Favorites
๐ Regions collected (4 of 8)
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โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 24° 75° 24° 74° 20yr $4,019 / mo 56 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 23° 73° 23° 73° AQI 34 1yr $2,434 / mo 35 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 16° 61° 16° 60° 1mo $4,327 / mo 30 Mbps
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๐ฌ Most visits
How did SF get scored #98 on Nomad score? I agree with most of the reviews posted here. I generally work from home, but we recently rented a small conference room for a meeting. It was $250 per hour.. (yes Per Hour... no typos here).
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 18° 64° 17° 62° 32x $5,792 / mo 130 MbpsDirty. Hospital system is atrocious. Its like having a bunch of shiny glossy hospitals with poorly educated doctors everywhere. Most people end up going to 'Quickcare ER' places that are plastered all over town. Lets put it this way... The school system fast tracks people to become teachers in almost no time at all & they still quit in droves all the time because kids are out of control. Las Vegas desperately tries to buy status & sophistication but its always cartoony and not organic. Its a tow
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 31° 88° 34° 94° ๐ฅต 5x $4,410 / mo 81 MbpsHello i am agreed with previous comment . I was very passionate about Portugal pend here two and half years even more just living living here , not travel abroad . So my opinion its very beautiful country people are also very nice . Ideally if you working abroad . British and French expats are here . Nepal people hard workers and afro colonies people who came from Mozambique . Its totally fine no racism and totally solidarity . But , if you searching housing , and move in city of course , it wi
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 19° 66° 19° 66° AQI 33 4x $3,972 / mo 122 Mbps2nd time to Tokyo in 2 years. So much to see and do and great value in the past few years due to a declining yen against the USD & Euro. Wework (not open past 6pm & only iceberg open on weekends), Airalo Esim, and Wise Visa are your friend. Check out my Youtube for some nomad guides (Chicvoyage, @digitalnomadworld). I like Roppongi area. Stay in a hotel
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 27° 81° 27° 80° AQI 38 3x $2,977 / mo 75 MbpsI don't understand why London has so high safety rating. Your phone could be stolen and your bicycle WILL be stolen here (or a part of it). I live here 8.5 years and I experienced the above multiple times. Police seems only cares about crime against person by whatever reason. Insure everything expensive that you own. I would also add that antisocial behaviour is quite common here and teenagers are heavily involved in crimes as police don't do anything with them because of their age. Basically th
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 42 3x $5,741 / mo 30 MbpsVery luxurious yet has some parts of the city that are charming and have gothic architecture. A lot of tourists and people from Balkans who work in region. Pretty expensive. If you are not very rich just visit it and choose to stay in some other, more modest german city. In my opinion Frankfurt is city nr 3 in Germany after Berlin and Munich and I have travelled through much of Germany. Hamburg and Cologne are somewhere with the Frankfurt, but Frankfurt is more luxurious.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 16° 61° 16° 61° 3x $3,744 / mo 29 MbpsChiang Mai has had a deep Buddhist influence running over the last 1,000 years and this can be felt in the helpfulness, patience and generosity of the Thai and long-term transplants you come across. The city has an active community scene (nomads, spiritual seekers, hikers, creatives), several mountains with hiking spots and waterfalls surrounding the city, over 20 water bodies inside the city -- many have cafes and walks around, several public parks, and over 13 national parks with campgrounds w
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 44° 111° 35° 96° ๐ฅต AQI 58 ๐ท 2x $957 / mo 67 MbpsKyoto is definitely one of the most beautiful cities Iโve ever stayed in - my only regret was not staying longer and spending more time in Tokyo.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 63 ๐ท 2x $2,545 / mo 86 Mbps๐ Most time spent
How did SF get scored #98 on Nomad score? I agree with most of the reviews posted here. I generally work from home, but we recently rented a small conference room for a meeting. It was $250 per hour.. (yes Per Hour... no typos here).
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 18° 64° 17° 62° 20yr $5,792 / mo 130 MbpsI don't understand why London has so high safety rating. Your phone could be stolen and your bicycle WILL be stolen here (or a part of it). I live here 8.5 years and I experienced the above multiple times. Police seems only cares about crime against person by whatever reason. Insure everything expensive that you own. I would also add that antisocial behaviour is quite common here and teenagers are heavily involved in crimes as police don't do anything with them because of their age. Basically th
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 42 1mo $5,741 / mo 30 MbpsIt's a safe area of Mexico, and also even the people who try to sell you crap, 'vendors' is less aggressive here. I have done about 2.5 months total in PV (two separate trips). Airbnbs are plentiful near the centro and december 5, more expensive in the romantic zone and even more expensive in Sayulita. But central PV is pretty cheap, even inland from Hotel Zone is nice and cheap. Roads and walkways are narrow and horrible. Internet is OK. If you stay in PV central, the beach isn't so great for s
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 34° 93° 30° 86° ๐ฅต 30d $2,863 / mo 17 MbpsDirty. Hospital system is atrocious. Its like having a bunch of shiny glossy hospitals with poorly educated doctors everywhere. Most people end up going to 'Quickcare ER' places that are plastered all over town. Lets put it this way... The school system fast tracks people to become teachers in almost no time at all & they still quit in droves all the time because kids are out of control. Las Vegas desperately tries to buy status & sophistication but its always cartoony and not organic. Its a tow
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 31° 88° 34° 94° ๐ฅต 25d $4,410 / mo 81 MbpsHello i am agreed with previous comment . I was very passionate about Portugal pend here two and half years even more just living living here , not travel abroad . So my opinion its very beautiful country people are also very nice . Ideally if you working abroad . British and French expats are here . Nepal people hard workers and afro colonies people who came from Mozambique . Its totally fine no racism and totally solidarity . But , if you searching housing , and move in city of course , it wi
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 19° 66° 19° 66° AQI 33 24d $3,972 / mo 122 MbpsI don't know exactly how Barcelona is still considered safe but it's far from it. It's probably the most dangerous city to live in Madrid and one of the most dangerous in europe, with constant pick-pocketing and even violent crimes to get your wallet and phone in certain areas. If you like a peaceful life, Barcelona is not the place anymore!!
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° AQI 50 23d $4,894 / mo 93 Mbps2nd time to Tokyo in 2 years. So much to see and do and great value in the past few years due to a declining yen against the USD & Euro. Wework (not open past 6pm & only iceberg open on weekends), Airalo Esim, and Wise Visa are your friend. Check out my Youtube for some nomad guides (Chicvoyage, @digitalnomadworld). I like Roppongi area. Stay in a hotel
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 27° 81° 27° 80° AQI 38 17d $2,977 / mo 75 MbpsKyiv is a seriously not a good place for nomads to stay in. People don't speak english and are not friendly to foreigners at all, either you're white, asian, black, arab, latino, whatever. Food isn't really good specially when it comes to delivery, expensive and tasteless. The metro is cheap which is a good thing, and there is a nice architecture and places to go to.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° 13d $1,083 / mo 31 Mbps