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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

This is an algorithmic recommendation based on @alexanderjoo's trips history to find places they haven't been to yet that other people with similar travels as them also went and liked.

Lisbon

Portugal

poor signaling, disorientation, cleaning and disorganizing of the streets in Lisbon is similar to Naples in my opinion

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°AQI 20

$2,030 / mo

27Mbps

Mexico City

Mexico

I'm the one who left the review complaining about how people don't speak English 2-3 months ago. I think it's only fair to leave another review as I projected a pretty negative overall picture of the place. I came back a second time and boy, I'm glad I did. The language barrier didn't disappear, but I came with a different mindset and made efforts to learn some basic Spanish. Being able to explain how you want your coffee even makes a huge difference. Mexican people are kind and warm-hearted.

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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😀 Fun good

👮 Safety bad

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🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°AQI 38

$1,417 / mo

20Mbps

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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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

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😀 Fun great

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🌧 Feels 6° 43° 7° 45°AQI 17

$3,036 / mo

32Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

Don't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high class condo, right in the city centre and seconds away from the BTS(train station). Just remember this, people working at supermarkets make 2 usd/per hour. If you want to live like a local, then you can save a lot of money. If you don't mind a 5-10 minute walk from the BTS, then you can easily get a one bedroom apartment for 300 USD per month, in a high class condo, plus with free golf cart ser

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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😀 Fun good

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🌧 Feels 42° 108° 31° 88°🥵AQI 69

$1,375 / mo

25Mbps

London

United Kingdom

How did you guys classified Penge as rich? It is one of the worst neighbourhood I have ever been in London, the ammount of people I know that have been robbed there is appalling.

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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

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😀 Fun great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°AQI 22

$4,255 / mo

22Mbps

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 43° 109° 33° 91°🥵AQI 51

$1,035 / 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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👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 13° 55° 13° 56°AQI 42

$1,529 / mo

37Mbps

New York City, NY

United States

I've lived in New York City - Brooklyn - for over 20 years. For visiting tourists, the best neighborhood to stay in is NOT Bushwick. Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Ft. Green or Brooklyn Heights is preferable. Plenty of good transportation in those areas - subway, buses or Uber. Easy access to beaches in Long Island and New Jersey. There's plenty to do in NYC. Great restaurants, Broadway plays (!), and in the summer you frequently can catch a free concert.

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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

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🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 7

$4,736 / mo

31Mbps

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Brazil

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety very bad

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🌥 Feels 28° 82° 26° 80°🥵AQI 16

2mo

$1,086 / mo

11Mbps

United States

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

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☀️ Feels 19° 66° 18° 65°AQI 28

1mo

$3,192 / mo

44Mbps

Peru

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69°AQI 33

18d

$1,033 / mo

14Mbps

Canada

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

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😀 Fun mediocre

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🌧 Feels 12° 53° 12° 54°AQI 21

14d

$3,013 / mo

24Mbps

Argentina

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💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety bad

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🌤 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°AQI 105😷

13d

$960 / mo

16Mbps

Chile

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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😀 Fun bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66°AQI 53

10d

$1,988 / mo

15Mbps