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31 Aug '19

11d

11 Sep '19

11 Sep '19
31 Aug '19

Ho Chi Minh City

30°C

Vietnam

23 Aug '19

30 Aug '19

30 Aug '19
23 Aug '19

Hanoi

31°C

Vietnam

15 Aug '19

22 Aug '19

22 Aug '19
15 Aug '19

Luang Prabang

31°C

Laos

30 Jul '19

15d

14 Aug '19

14 Aug '19
30 Jul '19

Chiang Mai

31°C

Thailand

20 Jul '19

29 Jul '19

29 Jul '19
20 Jul '19

Bangkok

33°C

Thailand

11 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19
11 Jul '19

Phuket

31°C

Thailand

1 Jan '19

8mo

10 Sep '19

10 Sep '19
1 Jan '19

Houston, TX

15°C

United States

2018

20 Jul '18

10d

30 Jul '18

30 Jul '18
20 Jul '18

Traverse City

United States

1 Jul '18

13d

14 Jul '18

14 Jul '18
1 Jul '18

Bari

30°C

Italy

2017

1 Jul '17

16d

17 Jul '17

17 Jul '17
1 Jul '17

Seaside

United States

2016

31 Jan '16

7mo

10 Sep '16

10 Sep '16
31 Jan '16

Norman

United States

12 Jan '16

16 Jan '16

16 Jan '16
12 Jan '16

London

5°C

United Kingdom

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Are there any digital nomad fitness retreats?

by @ryanjames | 1yr 1 year ago | 1 comment

Hey all:

Does anyone here have any experience attending a full time fitness bootcamp or a fitness resort while working? I know there is one in Cambodia for digital nomads (Fitness Retreat Resort Kep Gym), unfortunately the time difference vs my work schedule would make my life suck if I tried to go there. I’m looking for a place between US and Europe timezones that lets you live with them, kicks your butt with fitness, but would also have good WiFi/accommodate working eight hours a day. I’m also open to other tangential ideas for something close-ish to get that same experience.

Thanks for any help!

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✨ Recommended destinations

This is an algorithmic recommendation based on @apugy'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

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 18° 64° 17° 62°AQI 11

$2,072 / mo

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Canggu, Bali

Indonesia

Bali is amazing, but Canggu isn't really that great -- actually there are SO MANY better places, like Uluwatu, Gili Islands or even Ubud that I can't understand the hype. As almost everyone said below, beaches are crappy, roads are terrible, sidewalks are non-existent and having a motorbike is a must. On the other side, food is great and cafes are pretty reasonable with all those incredible bowls. Anyway I wouldn't recommend it for more than a week.

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🌧 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86°🥵AQI 37

$1,387 / mo

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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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$3,063 / mo

33Mbps

Singapore

They say you get what you pay for. After having traveled the previous 4 months in India, Cambodia, VietNam, Myanmar and Thailand, Singapore was so easy! The subway system is a marvel, streets signs were easy to read, everyone speaks English (that just makes it easy for me as an English speaker) it is safe, clean, and parks are gorgeous. I was there as COVID 19 was breaking out fairly fast and that put a damper on my time but I was so happy to be there anyway and plan to go back. For digital

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🌥 Feels 36° 97° 30° 85°🥵AQI 49

$2,879 / mo

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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 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 35

$2,935 / mo

30Mbps

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 -1° 30° 1° 34°AQI 16

$2,146 / mo

34Mbps

Ubud, Bali

Indonesia

Honestly, this is an awesome place to be if you're actually trying to get work done. It's a bit of an older vibe than Canggu, and there's certainly a big chunk of yogi's kicking around — but I liked it much better than Canggu and found it less pretentious. Plus, you can drive down there in 45mins whenever you want some beach or party vibes. As others mentioned, there's some great coworking spaces, cheap warungs, some really nice spots to stay cheaply if you go just outside of the mad tourist

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🌧 Feels 34° 93° 29° 84°AQI 38

$1,088 / mo

13Mbps

Amsterdam

Netherlands

One giant tourist trap. Giant hordes of rich Europeans vacationing with their parents credit cards.

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🌧 Feels 2° 36° 5° 41°AQI 24

$4,493 / mo

25Mbps

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Warsaw

Poland

I already living more than 1 year in Warsaw and i still think it's one of the best cities to live as a nomad as well. there is plenty of meetups to meet other expats, the people are nice, its cheap, its very big and not crowded, and very clean, pros: cheap easy to make international friends , as there is many meetups great public transport plenty of cafes to work from warm and honest locals the cons : Not many nomads, big city so some places far from each other . expensive cowork places (

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🌫 Feels -3° 27° 1° 33°AQI 96😷

$1,852 / mo

26Mbps

Gili Air

Indonesia

Gili Air is a wonderful tropical island with good enough internet, amazing beaches and affordable accommodation and food. The locals are super friendly and it's super safe. There is a party and live music every night for those that feel like socialising(with the exception of Thursday nights). There's a well equipped gym, Salsa dancing Night every Monday at the schick-kitsch mexican restaurant, stand up paddle, lots of wonderful yoga shalas, kite surfing, snorkelling, diving and lots of food opti

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🌧 Feels 33° 91° 29° 84°AQI 59

$884 / mo

9Mbps

Ko Tao

Thailand

Truly a crime that Ko Tao is rated so low on NL at the moment. Incredible place to chill and get work done. Great community at TAOHUB, beautiful island, good/cheap diving, fast internet, very affordable, what's not to love?

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🌥 Feels 32° 90° 28° 82°AQI 69

$1,839 / mo

17Mbps

Pattaya

Thailand

Unbelievably a great place to live! Forget Pattaya downtown and go for Jomtiem instead, with a more family-oriented enviroment, delicious street food and russian/scandinavian communities. You can live in great places with seaview paying less than you would pay for a regular place in Bangkok, with all the traffic and pollution. Also, Koh Larn island, an island 20 minutes far by boat is a gift, with pristine and clean beaches like the most famous islands in Thailand.

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🌥 Feels 34° 93° 29° 84°AQI 106😷

$1,413 / mo

194Mbps

Nha Trang

Vietnam

City was cheap and pretty but there's not that many cafes to work from, plenty of tourists and it was hard to make friends. If you go here make sure to rent a motorbike and check out the nature but there are better places to live at in Vietnam.

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🌥 Feels 32° 90° 28° 82°🥵AQI 105😷

$687 / mo

12Mbps

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United States

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🌧 Feels 5° 41° 7° 44°AQI 26

1yr

$3,216 / mo

42Mbps

Thailand

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🌥 Feels 33° 91° 29° 85°AQI 90😷

1mo

$1,411 / mo

18Mbps

Vietnam

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🌥 Feels 25° 76° 25° 76°AQI 115😷

18d

$995 / mo

11Mbps

Italy

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☀️ Feels 6° 43° 7° 44°AQI 38

13d

$3,706 / mo

16Mbps

Laos

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☀️ Feels 30° 86° 28° 83°AQI 152😷

$1,011 / mo

2Mbps

United Kingdom

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🌧 Feels 2° 36° 4° 40°AQI 30

$3,884 / mo

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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 6° 43° 7° 45°AQI 46

$4,145 / mo

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Bari

Italy

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🌧 Feels 7° 45° 9° 48°AQI 1

$2,207 / mo

17Mbps

Houston, TX

United States

In it's current iteration, Houston is a wide-spread, vehicle dependent city and would be a difficult place to exist as a Nomad without a vehicle. Downtown Houston was once a desolate cluster of office buildings that was abandoned at sundown. But now, downtown is currently undergoing a transformation and will soon (5~ years) make for an inhabitable and nomad friendly destination.

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°AQI 44

$3,280 / mo

52Mbps

Phuket

Thailand

Living in Bangkok since 2015, I refused to go to Phuket longer than I could. I strongly believed in rumors that Phuket was all about prostitution and dirty beaches... oh, how I was wrong! Phuket is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I’d say you can find the same conveniences you’re used in Bangkok, but with a beach - actually many of them, ofter pristine and desert if you rent a motorbike and explore by yourself. Forget about Patong and go to Karon, Surin, Kattatani, Paradise and Freedom Beach instead... you’

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🌤 Feels 36° 97° 30° 86°🥵AQI 84😷

$1,633 / mo

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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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🌤 Feels 40° 104° 33° 91°🥵AQI 122😷

$1,462 / mo

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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 30° 86° 29° 84°AQI 149😷

$1,112 / mo

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Luang Prabang

Laos

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🌫 Feels 30° 86° 28° 82°AQI 105😷

$1,224 / mo

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Hanoi

Vietnam

I lived in Hanoi for 3 full months and I really loved it. Hanoi has a big foreigner district called 'Tay Ho'. If what you are looking for is somewhat foreigner(English) friendly, the spot is yours. However I preferred to stay in the Japanese area that was full of good sushi. The charm of the city comes from the people. Vietnamese are aggressively kind and way too friendly. I even rented a piano from a local shop, placed it at home and played it. Took private Muythai lesson from a local gym

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$1,058 / mo

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Houston, TX

United States

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°AQI 44

8mo

$3,280 / mo

52Mbps

Chiang Mai

Thailand

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15d

$1,112 / mo

22Mbps

Bari

Italy

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13d

$2,207 / mo

17Mbps

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

It used to have a lot of character and charm but all the construction is making the city lose its culture. Apartments and accommodation are ridiculously expensive. 300 to 500 a month for tiny rooms in a shared house. For single guys go elsewhere. Women here are rude, ultra conservative and have flat personalities with nothing going for them. Food is okay but plenty of MSG and food safety is atrocious. In addition motorists are aggressive and plenty of accidents take place. Don't live here i

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🌥 Feels 37° 99° 31° 88°🥵AQI 143😷

11d

$988 / mo

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