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23 Dec '17

12d

4 Jan '18

4 Jan '18
23 Dec '17

Barcelona

16°C

Spain

1 Dec '17

22d

23 Dec '17

23 Dec '17
1 Dec '17

Granada

15°C

Spain

1 Nov '17

1mo

1 Dec '17

1 Dec '17
1 Nov '17

Paris

10°C

France

27 Sep '17

1mo

31 Oct '17

31 Oct '17
27 Sep '17

Florence

26°C

Italy

19 Sep '17

27 Sep '17

27 Sep '17
19 Sep '17

Vienna

21°C

Austria

1 Sep '17

18d

19 Sep '17

19 Sep '17
1 Sep '17

London

19°C

United Kingdom

1 Aug '17

1mo

31 Aug '17

31 Aug '17
1 Aug '17

Lisbon

25°C

Portugal

1 May '17

3mo

31 Jul '17

31 Jul '17
1 May '17

Los Angeles, CA

19°C

United States

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Anyone travel with a folding bicycle?

by @gigigriffis | 3yr 3 years ago | 17 comments

Hey guys,

I’m in the process of buying a Brompton folding bike (I love cycling, but sold my full-sized bike last year after a cycle trip across France since it was just too much trouble to be constantly packing and shipping it - the solution: folding bike!) and I’m wondering if anyone else travels with one?

I’m trying to find a hard-sided suitcase that will fit the Brompton for plane travel and would love any recommendations! Most luggage is the wrong dimensions as far as I can tell, so hoping someone with first-hand experience might be out there to weigh in.

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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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$3,040 / mo

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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 34° 93° 29° 85°AQI 34

$2,865 / 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 29° 84° 27° 81°AQI 88😷

$1,106 / mo

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Porto

Portugal

Better than Lisbon, much more cozy and welcoming. You can find cheaper places in the “other side of the bridge”, in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia. Public transports works and is pretty convenient, most part of the city is covered by tram stations. Beaches are freezing cold but nice for a running. Don’t miss the daily sunsets in the garden nearby the bridge, eating pastel de nata and drinking a bottle of Porto Wine. But please, don’t clap your hands to the sun — only Brazilian t

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☀️ Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 3

$1,849 / mo

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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 -4° 25° -4° 24°AQI 17

$2,119 / mo

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Budapest

Hungary

I stayed here for a month in July last year. There's lots of cool aspects to the city but I hated it when I was there. The city has a problem with British stag parties, so if you look like you're a British male and speak English expect to be treated with disdain (it's fair enough) The Hungarians can just generally be unfriendly, especially bartenders. It's a weird experience waiting to be served while 3 people ignore you. Or buying the same drink and getting charged whatever they want (700-1500

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🌥 Feels -4° 25° -2° 29°AQI 48

$1,524 / mo

39Mbps

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 35° 95° 31° 87°🥵AQI 111😷

$1,454 / mo

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Amsterdam

Netherlands

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

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🌦 Feels 4° 39° 6° 43°AQI 12

$4,459 / mo

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United States

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☀️ Feels 7° 45° 8° 47°AQI 33

3mo

$3,216 / mo

42Mbps

Italy

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1mo

$3,678 / mo

15Mbps

Spain

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☀️ Feels 14° 57° 15° 58°AQI 33

1mo

$2,847 / mo

29Mbps

Portugal

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1mo

$2,065 / mo

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France

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1mo

$3,523 / mo

25Mbps

United Kingdom

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18d

$3,840 / mo

23Mbps

Austria

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🌥 Feels -3° 27° -2° 29°AQI 23

$2,972 / mo

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Los Angeles, CA

United States

Nothing does a better job of explaining LA’s beautiful diversity and different neighborhoods than the documentary about the late Jonathan Gold, our city’s greatest amabassador and the only food critic to ever win a Pulitzer Prize. It is called, “City of Gold” and if you want to know LA, just watch this film. Trailer link: https://youtu.be/DmKTRDfz1zM

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☀️ Feels 24° 75° 27° 80°AQI 34

$4,286 / mo

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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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$2,057 / 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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$4,098 / mo

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Vienna

Austria

Vienna is nice if you're a tourist and want to see beautiful old architecture. And I guess it's nice if you want to live here for a long time, since it's quite safe and clean. But it's borderline impossible to live and work here short-term as a nomad. There's no good cafes to work from, the coworkings here are of extremely mediocre to bad quality here. Except for greaaaat Asian food, other food is difficult to get, there's either affordable takeaway fast food or expensive in-door fancy dining re

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🌥 Feels -5° 23° -2° 28°AQI 32

$2,778 / mo

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Florence

Italy

Fantastic to visit... picturesque, amazing food and wine, cathedrals, museums, galleries, you name it. All without being as large and chaotic as Milan or Rome; you can really see all the hotspots within a day or two. It's hard to anticipate what the post-Corona experience will be like but the pre-Corona life was dominated by tourism with several large walking tours of cruise passengers clogging the streets, which can obviously get frustrating and ultimately off putting. It's an extremely arty an

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🌥 Feels 7° 45° 7° 44°AQI 22

$3,313 / mo

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Paris

France

Super fun and beautiful city. I find Parisians are actually very patient and warm if you at least attempt to speak French; in my experience, most people who complain that they're rude are the ones making zero effort to speak the language. Expensive though and not very easy to meet other nomads.

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🌥 Feels 5° 41° 6° 44°AQI 47

$4,282 / mo

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Granada

Spain

This city is amazing: beautiful, lively, great food, cheap and great surroundings. Beaches and mountains within 1 hour of your doorstep. The only downside is that the airport has very few flights and it’s not as easy to get here as for other bigger Spanish cities. This should be one of the top ranked cities in Spain imho.

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☀️ Feels 13° 55° 13° 56°AQI 18

$2,868 / mo

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