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30 Dec '19

16d

15 Jan '20

15 Jan '20
30 Dec '19

Rio de Janeiro

28°C

Brazil

23 Dec '19

30 Dec '19

30 Dec '19
23 Dec '19

Iquitos

Peru

16 Dec '19

23 Dec '19

23 Dec '19
16 Dec '19

Lima

24°C

Peru

12 Dec '19

16 Dec '19

16 Dec '19
12 Dec '19

Cusco

14°C

Peru

8 Dec '19

11 Dec '19

11 Dec '19
8 Dec '19

La Paz

16°C

Bolivia

6 Dec '19

8 Dec '19

8 Dec '19
6 Dec '19

Montevideo

25°C

Uruguay

23 Nov '19

13d

6 Dec '19

6 Dec '19
23 Nov '19

Buenos Aires

24°C

Argentina

18 Nov '19

20 Nov '19

20 Nov '19
18 Nov '19

Valparaíso

19°C

Chile

15 Nov '19

23 Nov '19

23 Nov '19
15 Nov '19

Santiago

26°C

Chile

6 Nov '19

14 Nov '19

14 Nov '19
6 Nov '19

Playa del Carmen

29°C

Mexico

23 Oct '19

14d

6 Nov '19

6 Nov '19
23 Oct '19

Toronto

14°C

Canada

17 Oct '19

23 Oct '19

23 Oct '19
17 Oct '19

Rio de Janeiro

27°C

Brazil

12 Oct '19

17 Oct '19

17 Oct '19
12 Oct '19

São Paulo

27°C

Brazil

5 Oct '19

11 Oct '19

11 Oct '19
5 Oct '19

Fortaleza

30°C

Brazil

29 Sep '19

5 Oct '19

5 Oct '19
29 Sep '19

Salvador

27°C

Brazil

23 Sep '19

29 Sep '19

29 Sep '19
23 Sep '19

Rio de Janeiro

26°C

Brazil

22 Aug '19

1mo

22 Sep '19

22 Sep '19
22 Aug '19

Los Angeles, CA

27°C

United States

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Is Panama a good destination for tax residency for digital nomads?

in Panama by @anonym | 5yr 4 years ago | 23 comments

I’m from Europe and is looking for a country where I can declare my residency, mostly for tax purposes. Panama seems to fit everything. The plan is:

Get permanent residency using “Friendly Nations Visa”
Create a company and get a work permit
Get clients to pay me in that company

Since Panama has territorial tax, all income earned outside Panama has zero taxation.

Is it just that good or is there some hidden catch? I live in a Scandinavian country and they just hate to let people go. Will there be problems in paradise?

The plan is to visit Panama once a year and after five years get a passport.

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Which Indonesian visa is the most hassle-free for staying there for 6-12 months?

in Indonesia by @david | 6yr 5 years ago | 6 comments

Which Indonesian visa is the most hassle-free for staying there for 6-12 months? By hassle free I mean reasonably easy to obtain, not too expensive, and ideally without frequent renewals. I will arrive in Bali in April 2015.

The visas that come to mind are:

1 year business visa (but the first stay can only be 60 days, any following stay as long as I want?)
Half-year sosial visa (but I have to renew monthly and cannot leave for a few days without an exit/re-entry permit?)
Tourist visa which I convert into a sosial visa (probably it’s cheaper and more hassle-free to do the sosial right away before arrival?)

Which did you try, and which were easiest? Do I need a local invitation, and what is the easiest way to get one without getting into obligations?

Would anyone be so nice and invite me for a business visa? If yes please PM me, we can talk of course before you agree to help me out on this one.

What I want to do in Indonesia (starting in Bali) is surfing, looking into starting an online business, or ‘looking into investment opportunities’ (if arriving on a business visa).

By the way, I have an EU passport.

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✨ Recommended destinations

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Lisbon

Portugal

Lisbon is the next remote work hub of Europe. There's many reasons why I think that: 1) it already has somewhat of a startup/tech scene because of the annual Web Summit conference 2) which means internet is fast, and there's lots of meetups and it's easy to make friends 3) it's relatively affordable for foreigners compared to Spain and the rest of Europe 4) Portuguese people are super friendly, a lot more friendly than in the rest of the Mediterranean and Europe 5) Lisbon is ideal to go on day/w

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☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 5

$2,058 / mo

19Mbps

Berlin

Germany

Berlin is overall a great city to be. Food is cheap and everywhere, easy to go out and have fun/meet for business. Rent has crept up but still far better value than where I came from. Internet: 36 EUR/month get me 450/40 mbps (cable -> DOCSIS 3.0) Public transport is 2.70 EUR/ticket. No woman I know has said they felt unsafe. Some really odd, xenophobic sounding comments on here. Biggest downsides IMO: service quality at restaurants - not that people are rude, but they don't seem to particular

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🌥 Feels -5° 23° -2° 29°AQI 14

$3,042 / mo

33Mbps

Mexico City

Mexico

We stayed here for two months. This was an amazing experience. I plan to move back for a longer time. We came here from Los Angeles, we lived in Polanco and Roma, both great but I would recommend Roma as it has a younger crowd, a bit more active, and cheaper. Even with going out to dinner several times a week still found a hard to spend beyond $25 USD for a meal, even in more expensive neighborhoods like Polanco with amazing food around every corner!! It felt very safe and there were police

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 65°AQI 61

$1,490 / mo

18Mbps

Chiang Mai

Thailand

Chiang Mai used to be N.1 for the digital nomad life. It is still great and you can find really cheap apartments (300-400$) and restaurants (2-3$ for a main). Wouldn't recommend staying there during the burning season. The best area is Nimman, but it's also the most expensive. You can stay in the old city that's very nice but that gets noisy during the weekend for the night markets. Last but not least, very safe city. All in all would go back in a heartbeat.

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☀️ Feels 27° 81° 26° 80°AQI 78😷

$1,107 / mo

22Mbps

Prague

Czechia

I visited Prague on more than one occasion and tried something new each time. I really wanted to enjoy it, but unfortunately it turned out to be one of my least favourite cities. Perhaps it was just me, but there was an overwhelming sense of distrust and dislike towards foreigners, you have to try pretty hard to blend in if you want to experience the life of a local & avoid the tourism. I met some wonderful people and and there’s some cool communities to be part of, but another extended stay

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🌥 Feels -7° 19° -4° 25°AQI 19

$2,120 / mo

35Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

During winter is quite safe plus much cheaper. Some nightclubs are free and yet there is still a lot of people. Great por lgbtq+ community.

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☀️ Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 35

$2,914 / mo

30Mbps

London

United Kingdom

London is a SO beautiful city. The historical center is cute, but also majestic and luxurious. You feel the culture at every step. British people are really kind and welcoming! Plus, more than just one, you can enjoy TWO skylines 😍 so many skyscrapers, nothing beats its collection in Europe.

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🌧 Feels 4° 39° 6° 44°AQI 25

$4,102 / mo

19Mbps

Budapest

Hungary

I stayed here for a month in July last year. There's lots of cool aspects to the city but I hated it when I was there. The city has a problem with British stag parties, so if you look like you're a British male and speak English expect to be treated with disdain (it's fair enough) The Hungarians can just generally be unfriendly, especially bartenders. It's a weird experience waiting to be served while 3 people ignore you. Or buying the same drink and getting charged whatever they want (700-1500

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🌫 Feels -4° 25° -2° 28°AQI 40

$1,525 / mo

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Brazil

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🌧 Feels 32° 90° 28° 83°AQI 17

2mo

$1,095 / mo

9Mbps

United States

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☀️ Feels 6° 42° 7° 44°AQI 32

1mo

$3,216 / mo

42Mbps

Peru

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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🌤 Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°AQI 35

18d

$1,077 / mo

9Mbps

Canada

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🌥 Feels -2° 28° 1° 33°AQI 31

14d

$2,790 / mo

22Mbps

Argentina

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🌧 Feels 26° 79° 25° 76°AQI 34

13d

$1,092 / mo

7Mbps

Chile

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 20° 69°AQI 42

10d

$1,895 / mo

11Mbps