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6 Dec '15

3mo

6 Mar '16

6 Mar '16
6 Dec '15

Canggu, Bali

31°C

Indonesia

2 Nov '15

1mo

6 Dec '15

6 Dec '15
2 Nov '15

Budapest

12°C

Hungary

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Has anybody worked from Ulaanbaatar?

in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia by @replay | 5yr 5 years ago | 15 comments

I have been travelling and working from quite a few of the common places in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America over the past two years and I’m looking for areas that are a little more off the common path of DNs.

Two years ago I was supposed to go to Mongolia for some trip, I already had my visa ready, but then I ended up not going because of some other incident. Since then Mongolia is a place that I really wanted to go to, and basically do some of the things I’ve planned to do two years ago:).

I don’t care much about the pollution in the city or (some people say) high crime rate, but I’m quite worried about the quality of the internet connections there. The speed of the connection is not that important for me, but the reliability is, so I would be very interested in hearing experiences of people who have tried to work from there.

Has anybody here tried working from Ulaanbaatar before?

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✨ Recommended destinations

This is an algorithmic recommendation based on @attila'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 14° 57° 15° 59°AQI 24

$2,066 / 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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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

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$3,053 / mo

33Mbps

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 28° 82° 26° 78°AQI 83😷

$1,110 / mo

22Mbps

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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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

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🌤 Feels 34° 93° 29° 84°AQI 56

$2,870 / mo

91Mbps

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° 13° 56°AQI 37

$2,925 / 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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$2,131 / mo

34Mbps

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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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

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🌧 Feels 9° 48° 11° 52°AQI 21

$4,115 / mo

19Mbps

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 33° 91° 28° 82°🥵AQI 21

$1,081 / mo

13Mbps