13 Nov '23 | 3d | 16 Nov '23 | 16 Nov '23 13 Nov '23 |
Lisbon16ยฐC 61ยฐF |
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Attending websummit |
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7 Nov '23 | 3d | 10 Nov '23 | 10 Nov '23 7 Nov '23 |
Frankfurt6ยฐC 42ยฐF |
Germany | ||||
Attending formnext |
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13 Aug '23 | 3mo | 7 Nov '23 | 7 Nov '23 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 |
United States | ||||
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 |
United States | ||||
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 |
United States | ||||
8 Mar '23 | 4d | 12 Mar '23 | 12 Mar '23 8 Mar '23 |
Las Vegas, NV15ยฐC 59ยฐF |
United States | ||||
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 |
United States | ||||
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 |
United States | ||||
23 Nov '22 | 2d | 25 Nov '22 | 25 Nov '22 23 Nov '22 |
Reno, NV10ยฐC 50ยฐF |
United States | ||||
21 Nov '22 | 2d | 23 Nov '22 | 23 Nov '22 21 Nov '22 |
San Francisco, CA14ยฐC 57ยฐF |
United States | ||||
17 Nov '22 | 4d | 21 Nov '22 | 21 Nov '22 17 Nov '22 |
Barcelona14ยฐC 57ยฐF |
Spain | ||||
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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.
It's getting better. I came here just before the Chinese New Year, and the city was very lively. Lots of people, live music, etc. The decorations in the shopping mall were beautiful, and there were so many food options that it would take a year to try them all.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 25° 77° 30° 85° AQI 63 ๐ท 0 $1,297 / mo 97 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 25° 77° 25° 77° 0 $2,033 / mo 70 MbpsI only stayed for 3 weeks cause the life is kind of boring compared to Tokyo or Osaka. It helps a lot if you speak some korean since not many people speak english and most restaurants don't have english menu. The internet is fast but the public transportation is always crowded.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 10° 50° 10° 50° AQI 30 0 $2,483 / mo 75 MbpsStayed for 2 weeks after almost a year n a half in LatAm. Beautiful city; great food options- especially for Asian food lovers. Plenty of authentic Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese options for about 50% of what you would pay in a Western city. Decent hostels will cost $11-$15 weekdays and between $18-$30 on weekends.... Good internet; beautiful architecture and people but it is true Hungarians can be very cold at times. Overall a good stay with many destinations just a quick and cheap flight/tr
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 10° 50° 11° 52° AQI 53 ๐ท 0 $2,345 / mo 117 MbpsWas here in Mid-2023. Bali has completely changed from when I last visited in 2017. Full of arrogant influences and degenerate party people who are entitled and have no respect for the locals. Many Uber drivers told me they are starting to get annoyed because a lot of Westerners donโt respect anythingโฆ. Pollution and traffic are on the rise. It is turning into Kuta. Probably one of the least walkable places, forget walking on the sidewalk unless you want to get taken out. A lot of accidents
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 32° 90° 28° 82° AQI 50 0 $1,940 / mo 45 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 ๐ง Feels 29° 84° 26° 79° ๐ฅต AQI 50 0 $1,913 / mo 36 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 6° 43° 7° 45° AQI 112 ๐ท 0 $3,968 / mo 57 MbpsWe stayed in Munich for 2 weeks, and more specifically, we were in Dachau. Amazing city that is very clean, safe, and full of history. Dachau has a lot to offer as well, so I recommend staying a bit further out and take the train to the city center. The English garden is a fantastic place to surf, swim, layout, walk, bike, or have a picnic. I will definitely come back here!
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 9° 48° 10° 50° AQI 18 0 $4,071 / mo 64 Mbpsโค๏ธ Favorites
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โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 16° 61° 16° 60° 19yr $3,891 / mo 56 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 9° 48° 11° 51° AQI 37 1yr $2,809 / mo 33 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 11° 52° 12° 53° 1mo $4,263 / mo 30 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° 1mo $2,763 / mo 58 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 25° 77° 27° 80° 30d $2,246 / mo 19 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 6° 43° 7° 44° 24d $1,295 / mo 31 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 20° 68° 19° 66° 23d $3,243 / mo 43 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 9° 48° 10° 49° 18d $3,656 / mo 35 Mbps
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 โ๏ธ Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° 31x $5,978 / mo 127 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 18° 64° 17° 63° 5x $4,556 / mo 100 MbpsOnce you figure out housing (not an easy thing but doable, especially once you stop looking in the touristic areas), Lisbon is a very charming, safe (even though I'll admit this is getting worse in certain areas), and fun city to live in. In most neighbourhoods you have the feeling of living in a small town instead of an urban area. There's aways something to do or see so it's hard to be bored living here. I still find Lisbon (and Portugal in general), to be one of the most attractive places in
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° 5x $3,578 / mo 135 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 9° 48° 10° 49° 4x $3,927 / mo 49 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 ๐ค Feels 9° 48° 11° 51° AQI 36 3x $2,982 / mo 54 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 ๐ฅ Feels 14° 57° 14° 57° AQI 38 3x $5,642 / 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 36° 97° 36° 98° ๐ฅต AQI 174 ๐ท 2x $973 / mo 68 Mbpsโญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 4° 39° 6° 43° AQI 57 ๐ท 2x $4,215 / mo 71 Mbps
๐ 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 โ๏ธ Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° 19yr $5,978 / mo 127 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 ๐ฅ Feels 14° 57° 14° 57° AQI 38 1mo $5,642 / mo 29 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 22° 72° 22° 72° 30d $3,078 / mo 16 MbpsOnce you figure out housing (not an easy thing but doable, especially once you stop looking in the touristic areas), Lisbon is a very charming, safe (even though I'll admit this is getting worse in certain areas), and fun city to live in. In most neighbourhoods you have the feeling of living in a small town instead of an urban area. There's aways something to do or see so it's hard to be bored living here. I still find Lisbon (and Portugal in general), to be one of the most attractive places in
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 20° 68° 19° 67° 27d $3,578 / mo 135 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 18° 64° 17° 63° 25d $4,556 / mo 100 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 ๐ฅ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 72 ๐ท 23d $4,205 / mo 97 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 ๐ค Feels 9° 48° 11° 51° AQI 36 17d $2,982 / mo 54 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 ๐ง Feels 3° 37° 5° 42° 13d $1,092 / mo 78 Mbps