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Full Stack Web Developer originally from Pittsburgh, PA, USA, but have been traveling without a home base for over 4 years, mostly in Latin America and Europe. Love outdoor adventures as well as city.

Interested to get into the startup space and build things I am passionate about. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
48

trips

127,236

km

7%

of the world

13

countries

42

cities



Near people All people 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
 
 
  1 Oct 2mo 19 Nov 19 Nov
1 Oct

Buenos Aires

20ยฐC 67ยฐF
Argentina
 
 
  10 Sep 21d 1 Oct 1 Oct
10 Sep

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Bolivia
 
 
  13 Aug 28d 10 Sep 10 Sep
13 Aug

Cochabamba

20ยฐC 68ยฐF
Bolivia
 
 
  16 Jul 28d 13 Aug 13 Aug
16 Jul

Sucre

Bolivia
  3 Jul 13d 16 Jul 16 Jul
3 Jul

La Paz

14ยฐC 57ยฐF
Bolivia
  25 Jun 8d 3 Jul 3 Jul
25 Jun

Cali

26ยฐC 79ยฐF
Colombia
 
 
  6 Mar 4mo 25 Jun 25 Jun
6 Mar

Medellรญn

22ยฐC 72ยฐF
Colombia
 
 
  15 Feb 19d 6 Mar 6 Mar
15 Feb

Cartagena

30ยฐC 86ยฐF
Colombia
 
 
  15 Jan 1mo 15 Feb 15 Feb
15 Jan

Santa Marta

28ยฐC 82ยฐF
Colombia
  7 Jan 8d 15 Jan 15 Jan
7 Jan

Bogota

16ยฐC 61ยฐF
Colombia
  6 Jan 24h 7 Jan 7 Jan
6 Jan

Miami, FL

22ยฐC 72ยฐF
United States
  4 Jan 2d 6 Jan 6 Jan
4 Jan

Sioux Falls, SD

-1ยฐC 30ยฐF
United States
2022
  23 Dec '22 12d 4 Jan 4 Jan
23 Dec '22

Pittsburgh, PA

8ยฐC 46ยฐF
United States
  20 Dec '22 3d 23 Dec '22 23 Dec '22
20 Dec '22

Chiang Mai

26ยฐC 79ยฐF
Thailand
  17 Dec '22 2d 19 Dec '22 19 Dec '22
17 Dec '22

Pattaya

30ยฐC 85ยฐF
Thailand
  10 Dec '22 6d 16 Dec '22 16 Dec '22
10 Dec '22

Ko Phi Phi

28ยฐC 82ยฐF
Thailand
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๐ŸŒŽ Regions collected (4 of 8)

๐Ÿšฉ Flags collected (13 of 275)

๐ŸŒ Top countries

  • Mexico

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  bad
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  22°  72°   22°  72° AQI 33
    1yr
    $2,263 / mo
    18 Mbps
    ร—
  • Colombia

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  very bad
    Tap to open
    โ˜€๏ธ  Feels  26°  79°   26°  79° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 57 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    8mo
    $1,359 / mo
    14 Mbps
    ร—
  • Brazil

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  very bad
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  37°  99°   30°  85° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 19
    7mo
    $1,626 / mo
    18 Mbps
    ร—
  • Croatia

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  bad
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels    46°   10°  49° AQI 30
    4mo
    $1,898 / mo
    24 Mbps
    ร—
  • Argentina

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  bad
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  22°  72°   23°  73° AQI 26
    3mo
    $1,741 / mo
    19 Mbps
    ร—
  • Portugal

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ™‚ Okay
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿš€ Super fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  14°  57°   15°  60° AQI 16
    3mo
    $2,883 / mo
    53 Mbps
    ร—
  • Bolivia

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿ™‚ Good
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  bad
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  17°  62°   17°  62° AQI 50
    3mo
    $1,371 / mo
    8 Mbps
    ร—
  • Spain

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Pricey
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  13°  55°   14°  56° AQI 29
    3mo
    $3,325 / mo
    39 Mbps
    ร—
  • ๐Ÿ›ฌ Most visits

  • Florianopolis

    Bali for grownups. It's perfectly safe. I could walk in 95% areas of Floripa at night with my phone taken out without any feeling of danger. Safer than Rio, for sure. All types of water sport and hikes are available here, so it's a good place for people who are into nature. Place isn't very trendy and service sometimes isn't that good but it's getting there. As anywhere in Brazil, people here don't in general speak English. But they're so friendly that they will always try to help you out and sm

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿš€ Super fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  great
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  very bad
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  34°  93°   28°  82° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 23
    3x
    $1,898 / mo
    80 Mbps
    ร—
  • Rio de Janeiro

    Love it! The sun, the weather, the beach, the relaxing vibe! People are friendly, acommodations and food are affordable! And living here, for 1 year, as a woman, I never felt unsafe! It is crowed but I like frenetic cities!

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ™‚ Okay
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  great
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  very bad
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  37°  99°   29°  84° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 33
    2x
    $2,744 / mo
    35 Mbps
    ร—
  • Sรฃo Paulo

    Stay in one of these neighborhoods: Itaim Bibi, Jardim Europa, Jardim Paulista, or Pinheiros, and it will be great.

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿš€ Super fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  great
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  very bad
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  35°  95°   29°  85° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 46
    2x
    $1,960 / mo
    99 Mbps
    ร—
  • Medellรญn

    The stats are stats are super misleading and the reviews here as well. Locals are staring to recent digital nomads for the rise of housing prices and for it not paying taxes. It is really unfortunate, but I am let down by this city and the people. The only reason this city is popular is because all the single male wanting to go to parties and passport bros, if you are a female digital nomad you wonโ€™t feel any of this because most people that go there are male and are the ones causing the probl

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  very bad
    Tap to open
    โ˜€๏ธ  Feels  23°  73°   23°  73° AQI 70 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    2x
    $1,442 / mo
    48 Mbps
    ร—
  • Buenos Aires

    I love BA! And I wanted to say that you can use Visa card and get the "blue" dollar rate, that's been happening for one year now. Also you can withdraw and change money in WU at a good rate. You won't have a problem with paying by card in most of the places.

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿš€ Super fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  25°  77°   25°  76° AQI 21
    2x
    $1,691 / mo
    71 Mbps
    ร—
  • Playa del Carmen

    Not my favourite place, but it has some positive qualities. If you want American comforts like Walmart, Costco, Sam's Club and live abroad, this is a good spot. You can also shop from both Amazon US and MX; there are many US/Canadian people here. It's a very comfortable place to be in many ways. For many people, it's a great first digital nomad spot as many things are catered to tourists, making it easier for nomads. There are a lot of great, cheap gyms for every activity you can think of. Th

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ™‚ Okay
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿš€ Super fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  great
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  bad
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  33°  91°   28°  83° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 16
    1x
    $2,564 / mo
    52 Mbps
    ร—
  • Cuenca

    I really enjoyed my month in Cuenca, but mostly because I wanted a chill place to focus on work and practice my Spanish. there isn't much to do, but it's very clean and safe and there's music everywhere. beautiful churches, people are very friendly (although very little English is spoke) and it's ridiculously cheap. they use the USD as official currency and it was easy to find a huge, hearty, multi-course lunch for $2.25. no joke. there are ice cream and pastry shops every few feet it seems. th

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  15°  59°   15°  59° AQI 15
    1x
    $1,863 / mo
    12 Mbps
    ร—
  • Quito

    I have been living in Quito for almost 3 years, and at this moment in time, I can not recommend it as a travel or remote work destination. A number of high profile terrorist attacks have rocked the country, and the prevalence of random violence and kidnappings in urban areas is increasing. Drug trafficking has decreased safety throughout the country, and no one is out at night past 8 pm. The streets are literally empty once it gets dark. I wish it weren't so, but I'm not considering leaving beca

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  17°  63°   17°  63° AQI 68 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    1x
    $1,728 / mo
    12 Mbps
    ร—
  • ๐Ÿ›Œ Most time spent

  • Medellรญn

    The stats are stats are super misleading and the reviews here as well. Locals are staring to recent digital nomads for the rise of housing prices and for it not paying taxes. It is really unfortunate, but I am let down by this city and the people. The only reason this city is popular is because all the single male wanting to go to parties and passport bros, if you are a female digital nomad you wonโ€™t feel any of this because most people that go there are male and are the ones causing the probl

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  very bad
    Tap to open
    โ˜€๏ธ  Feels  23°  73°   23°  73° AQI 70 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    6mo
    $1,442 / mo
    48 Mbps
    ร—
  • Playa del Carmen

    Not my favourite place, but it has some positive qualities. If you want American comforts like Walmart, Costco, Sam's Club and live abroad, this is a good spot. You can also shop from both Amazon US and MX; there are many US/Canadian people here. It's a very comfortable place to be in many ways. For many people, it's a great first digital nomad spot as many things are catered to tourists, making it easier for nomads. There are a lot of great, cheap gyms for every activity you can think of. Th

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ™‚ Okay
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿš€ Super fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  great
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  bad
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  33°  91°   28°  83° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 16
    3mo
    $2,564 / mo
    52 Mbps
    ร—
  • Mexico City

    Stayed in for a month and it was enough for me. Pros: -Great weather. -Great Restaurant scene -Amazing areas to walk around and super green for a major city -Lots to do, was never bored here -Good healthcare -Good shopping Cons: -The pollution is quite bad and very noisy - Cost, one of the most expensive places in Latin America, maybe Cancun & Cabo are the only places more expensive -The traffic was probably the worst I have ever witnessed, very chaotic. -Starting to become westernised so a

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿš€ Super fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  bad
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  19°  66°   18°  64° AQI 47
    3mo
    $1,927 / mo
    51 Mbps
    ร—
  • Sayulita

    I have a different experience than the other review. It's a fantastic little town - there are lots of tourists but there are many local joints and great spots with less people if you're willing to get out of the town square. Everyone is super friendly and it's easy to meet people here. There are a few good spots to co-work and the internet has been fine (not the best but more than usable for remote work i.e. software engineer). There's a good spot for surfing as a beginner, then there are the mo

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Pricey
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  bad
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  25°  77°   25°  77° AQI 37
    3mo
    $3,609 / mo
    19 Mbps
    ร—
  • Florianopolis

    Bali for grownups. It's perfectly safe. I could walk in 95% areas of Floripa at night with my phone taken out without any feeling of danger. Safer than Rio, for sure. All types of water sport and hikes are available here, so it's a good place for people who are into nature. Place isn't very trendy and service sometimes isn't that good but it's getting there. As anywhere in Brazil, people here don't in general speak English. But they're so friendly that they will always try to help you out and sm

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿš€ Super fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  great
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  very bad
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  34°  93°   28°  82° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 23
    2mo
    $1,898 / mo
    80 Mbps
    ร—
  • Barcelona

    I 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 OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Pricey
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿš€ Super fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  great
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  11°  52°   11°  52° AQI 30
    2mo
    $3,739 / mo
    124 Mbps
    ร—
  • Zagreb

    I quite liked Zagreb. People are fairly warm, and it's charmingly laid out. Lots of good cafes and restaurants, and the center is pretty walkable. As someone else said there are the commie block vibes, but those are in more peripheral neighborhoods. I felt it was safe, and had no issues getting around by tram mostly. As someone mentioned there is definitely the traditional Southern European cafes are for socializing, not working kind of vibe but still a decent number had wifi and didn't bat an e

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿš€ Super fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  bad
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels    36°     36° AQI 78 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    2mo
    $1,557 / mo
    90 Mbps
    ร—
  • San Cristรณbal de las Casas

    San Cris is actually dangerous and getting more dangerous, so know that if you go there. Of course, nomads in their bubbles will rarely see it but do a simple google search of news related, there's been a huge uptick in violence over the past few years. I experienced it while living there. Personally really wouldn't recommend to people unless you like the idea of being in a city that is going to eventually become a warzone

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  bad
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  22°  72°   22°  72° AQI 38
    2mo
    $1,584 / mo
    29 Mbps
    ร—
  • ๐Ÿ•บ People they cross paths with most