29 Apr | 2mo | 30 Jun | 30 Jun 29 Apr |
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San Francisco, CA13ยฐC 55ยฐF |
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25 Apr | 4d | 29 Apr | 29 Apr 25 Apr |
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Salvador26ยฐC 79ยฐF |
Brazil | |||
Checkout out Salvador startup scene |
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20 Apr | 5d | 25 Apr | 25 Apr 20 Apr |
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Poรงรตes |
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Visiting Brasil interior |
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9 Apr | 11d | 20 Apr | 20 Apr 9 Apr |
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Rio de Janeiro26ยฐC 79ยฐF |
Brazil | |||
Attended Websummit Rio |
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13 Aug '23 | 8mo | 9 Apr | 9 Apr 13 Aug '23 |
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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 |
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Las Vegas, NV35ยฐC 95ยฐF |
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Attending BsidesLV and Defcon 31 |
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17 May '23 | 3mo | 8 Aug '23 | 8 Aug '23 17 May '23 |
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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 |
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Lisbon21ยฐC 69ยฐF |
Portugal | |||
11 May '23 | 4d | 15 May '23 | 15 May '23 11 May '23 |
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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 |
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Lisbon15ยฐC 58ยฐF |
Portugal | |||
12 Mar '23 | 2mo | 30 Apr '23 | 30 Apr '23 12 Mar '23 |
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San Francisco, CA13ยฐC 55ยฐF |
United States | |||
8 Mar '23 | 4d | 12 Mar '23 | 12 Mar '23 8 Mar '23 |
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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 |
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San Francisco, CA11ยฐC 52ยฐF |
United States | |||
24 Dec '22 | 24h | 25 Dec '22 | 25 Dec '22 24 Dec '22 |
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Carson City, NV3ยฐC 37ยฐF |
United States | |||
25 Nov '22 | 29d | 24 Dec '22 | 24 Dec '22 25 Nov '22 |
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San Francisco, CA14ยฐC 57ยฐF |
United States | |||
23 Nov '22 | 2d | 25 Nov '22 | 25 Nov '22 23 Nov '22 |
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Reno, NV10ยฐC 50ยฐF |
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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.
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Absolutely beautiful country. Everything functions well. Cost is low. Endless beautiful cafes and sights. Cons: The locals are not very friendly. Need an app for everything because English is not common.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 38° 100° 30° 87° ๐ฅต AQI 17 0 $2,557 / mo 85 Mbps![Prague](/assets/pixel.gif)
Lived 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 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 69 ๐ท 0 $3,018 / mo 66 Mbps![Buenos Aires](/assets/pixel.gif)
As a local living in Buenos Aires, renting a one bedroom apartment by myself, working from home and being very frugal (I don't dine out, I don't get take-out, I don't travel), I spend around USD 800 a month. If I buy myself something like a new bag or pair of jeans that number goes up by at least USD 100 (current value of USD 1 is ARS 1400). The cost of living for a local is severely outdated. It's more like the cost of living for an expat now.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° 0 $1,540 / mo 79 Mbps![Mexico City](/assets/pixel.gif)
Love 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 ๐ง Feels 22° 72° 22° 71° 0 $1,950 / mo 58 Mbps![Kuala Lumpur](/assets/pixel.gif)
I try to like this city and been many times (twice for 1 month and few times for few days) but it's been pretty rough. Overall malaysia is not that easy for slow nomads (if you want to stay for 1-3 months) and I still preferred penang much more. This might be good place for family to settle or if you having base for most of the year with many friends around. LOGISTICS You will waste a lot of time to move around: - if you hate malls you won't be able to avoid it - crossing some street sometimes
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 35° 95° 30° 86° ๐ฅต AQI 65 ๐ท 0 $1,267 / mo 64 Mbps![Ubud](/assets/pixel.gif)
Ubud is dead. I plan to stay here for a month starting today, but my heart is already breaking. The traffic is too much. The center of Ubud is always crowded with cars and motorcycles, not a very relaxing environment. It's a pity.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 50 0 $1,955 / mo 62 Mbps![Budapest](/assets/pixel.gif)
Budapest was on my list about cities for living. I stayed for 7 days and was a little disappointed People are not very friendly, lots os places very dirty, people smoke a lot and the costs isn't affordable as people indicated here. Its a beautiful place, walkable, people have a good level of education, lots of things to do, but not as i imagined. Even so its a nice place.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 27° 81° 28° 82° AQI 38 0 $2,690 / mo 85 Mbps![Canggu](/assets/pixel.gif)
Canggu has changed quite a lot. Inmigration treats tourist like shit. Congestion and traffic is a nightmare. Horrible Pollution. Been living here 2 years and I am def closing this chapter. I am a high net worth individual and I will go with my money somewhere else where they respect me and the place has a good energy.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 29° 84° 26° 79° AQI 50 0 $1,844 / mo 50 Mbpsโค๏ธ Favorites
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๐ Top countries
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โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 31° 88° 27° 81° 20yr $3,999 / mo 56 Mbps
![Japan](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 38° 100° 31° 87° ๐ฅต AQI 19 1yr $2,759 / mo 35 Mbps
![United Kingdom](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° 1mo $4,679 / mo 30 Mbps
![Portugal](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 24° 75° 24° 74° 1mo $2,949 / mo 51 Mbps
![Mexico](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 32° 89° 29° 83° 30d $2,217 / mo 19 Mbps
![Ukraine](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 28° 82° 27° 80° 24d $1,202 / mo 29 Mbps
![Spain](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 29° 84° 27° 81° 23d $3,558 / mo 39 Mbps
![Brazil](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 25° 77° 25° 76° 20d $1,433 / mo 18 Mbps
๐ฌ Most visits
![San Francisco](/assets/pixel.gif)
I just came back after 12 years, last time I lived in SF for 3 months in 2012. Back then it was a walkable and clean and fun, pretty safe city. The only place back then that you'd avoid was the Tenderloin. There was homeless but they actually weren't aggressive. There wasn't much robberies either. San Francisco in 2024 is very different, as you've probably seen from social media. The homeless problem has grown a lot since then, and they're not just clustered in the Tenderloin, they're all over
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 20° 68° 19° 66° 32x $6,318 / mo 105 Mbps![Las Vegas](/assets/pixel.gif)
Dirty. 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 43° 109° 42° 107° ๐ฅต 5x $4,095 / mo 81 Mbps![Lisbon](/assets/pixel.gif)
Hello i am agreed with previous comment . I was very passionate about Portugal pend here two and half years even more just living living here , not travel abroad . So my opinion its very beautiful country people are also very nice . Ideally if you working abroad . British and French expats are here . Nepal people hard workers and afro colonies people who came from Mozambique . Its totally fine no racism and totally solidarity . But , if you searching housing , and move in city of course , it wi
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 28° 82° 26° 80° AQI 29 4x $3,872 / mo 110 Mbps![Tokyo](/assets/pixel.gif)
2nd 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 ๐ฅ Feels 40° 104° 34° 93° ๐ฅต AQI 42 3x $3,081 / mo 75 Mbps![London](/assets/pixel.gif)
I 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 21° 70° 21° 69° AQI 25 3x $5,697 / mo 29 Mbps![Frankfurt](/assets/pixel.gif)
Very 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 25° 77° 25° 77° 3x $3,569 / mo 27 Mbps![Chiang Mai](/assets/pixel.gif)
Chiang 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 ๐ง Feels 32° 90° 27° 81° ๐ฅต AQI 27 2x $994 / mo 87 Mbps![Kyoto](/assets/pixel.gif)
Kyoto is definitely one of the most beautiful cities Iโve ever stayed in - my only regret was not staying longer and spending more time in Tokyo.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 40° 104° 32° 90° ๐ฅต AQI 50 2x $3,059 / mo 83 Mbps๐ Most time spent
![San Francisco](/assets/pixel.gif)
I just came back after 12 years, last time I lived in SF for 3 months in 2012. Back then it was a walkable and clean and fun, pretty safe city. The only place back then that you'd avoid was the Tenderloin. There was homeless but they actually weren't aggressive. There wasn't much robberies either. San Francisco in 2024 is very different, as you've probably seen from social media. The homeless problem has grown a lot since then, and they're not just clustered in the Tenderloin, they're all over
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 20° 68° 19° 66° 20yr $6,318 / mo 105 Mbps![London](/assets/pixel.gif)
I 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 21° 70° 21° 69° AQI 25 1mo $5,697 / mo 29 Mbps![Puerto Vallarta](/assets/pixel.gif)
It'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 ๐ฅ Feels 35° 95° 29° 84° ๐ฅต 30d $2,678 / mo 17 Mbps![Las Vegas](/assets/pixel.gif)
Dirty. 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 43° 109° 42° 107° ๐ฅต 25d $4,095 / mo 81 Mbps![Lisbon](/assets/pixel.gif)
Hello i am agreed with previous comment . I was very passionate about Portugal pend here two and half years even more just living living here , not travel abroad . So my opinion its very beautiful country people are also very nice . Ideally if you working abroad . British and French expats are here . Nepal people hard workers and afro colonies people who came from Mozambique . Its totally fine no racism and totally solidarity . But , if you searching housing , and move in city of course , it wi
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 28° 82° 26° 80° AQI 29 24d $3,872 / mo 110 Mbps![Barcelona](/assets/pixel.gif)
Difficult to find places to work in the evenings if you work for a western company. Hard to find a good quality restaurant, Google reviews are very inflated here.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 30° 86° 29° 85° AQI 34 23d $4,598 / mo 85 Mbps![Tokyo](/assets/pixel.gif)
2nd 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 ๐ฅ Feels 40° 104° 34° 93° ๐ฅต AQI 42 17d $3,081 / mo 75 Mbps![Kyiv](/assets/pixel.gif)
Kyiv 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 ๐ฅ Feels 28° 82° 27° 81° 13d $1,040 / mo 29 Mbps