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20 Dec '20

1mo

19 Jan

19 Jan
20 Dec '20

Lisburn

United Kingdom

20 Nov '20

1mo

20 Dec '20

20 Dec '20
20 Nov '20

Berlin

8°C

Germany

13 Nov '20

20 Nov '20

20 Nov '20
13 Nov '20

Amsterdam

8°C

Netherlands

15 Sep '20

2mo

13 Nov '20

13 Nov '20
15 Sep '20

Berlin

19°C

Germany

26 Mar '20

6mo

16 Sep '20

16 Sep '20
26 Mar '20

Belfast

10°C

United Kingdom

18 Mar '20

26 Mar '20

26 Mar '20
18 Mar '20

Bangkok

35°C

Thailand

21 Jan '20

2mo

18 Mar '20

18 Mar '20
21 Jan '20

Ho Chi Minh City

31°C

Vietnam

12 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20
12 Jan '20

Cairo

18°C

Egypt

7 Jan '20

12 Jan '20

12 Jan '20
7 Jan '20

Sibiu

Romania

2019

14 Dec '19

24d

7 Jan '20

7 Jan '20
14 Dec '19

Lisburn

United Kingdom

12 Dec '19

14 Dec '19

14 Dec '19
12 Dec '19

New York City, NY

6°C

United States

21 Nov '19

21d

12 Dec '19

12 Dec '19
21 Nov '19

Mexico City

21°C

Mexico

16 Sep '19

2mo

21 Nov '19

21 Nov '19
16 Sep '19

Toronto

21°C

Canada

9 Sep '19

16 Sep '19

16 Sep '19
9 Sep '19

Montreal

20°C

Canada

2018

4 Oct '18

1yr

21 Nov '19

21 Nov '19
4 Oct '18

Toronto

14°C

Canada

1 Aug '18

5 Aug '18

5 Aug '18
1 Aug '18

Boston, MA

26°C

United States

30 Jun '18

2mo

31 Aug '18

31 Aug '18
30 Jun '18

Baltimore, MD

27°C

United States

31 May '18

1mo

30 Jun '18

30 Jun '18
31 May '18

Shelter Island Heights

United States

18 May '18

25 May '18

25 May '18
18 May '18

Hutchinson

United States

2017

3 Dec '17

7 Dec '17

7 Dec '17
3 Dec '17

Paris

9°C

France

27 Oct '17

1 Nov '17

1 Nov '17
27 Oct '17

Dublin

13°C

Ireland

30 Aug '17

3 Sep '17

3 Sep '17
30 Aug '17

New York City, NY

27°C

United States

26 Aug '17

30 Aug '17

30 Aug '17
26 Aug '17

Philadelphia, PA

29°C

United States

21 Aug '17

26 Aug '17

26 Aug '17
21 Aug '17

Niagara Falls

Canada

16 Aug '17

21 Aug '17

21 Aug '17
16 Aug '17

Atlanta, GA

31°C

United States

13 Aug '17

16 Aug '17

16 Aug '17
13 Aug '17

New Orleans, LA

32°C

United States

12 Aug '17

13 Aug '17

13 Aug '17
12 Aug '17

Houston, TX

33°C

United States

6 Aug '17

12 Aug '17

12 Aug '17
6 Aug '17

Austin, TX

35°C

United States

3 Aug '17

6 Aug '17

6 Aug '17
3 Aug '17

Phoenix, AZ

40°C

United States

31 Jul '17

3 Aug '17

3 Aug '17
31 Jul '17

Washington, DC

31°C

United States

31 May '17

2mo

31 Jul '17

31 Jul '17
31 May '17

Ocean City

United States

2016

1 Sep '16

2yr

31 May '18

31 May '18
1 Sep '16

Stirling

United Kingdom

1 Feb '16

8 Feb '16

8 Feb '16
1 Feb '16

Reykjavik

3°C

Iceland

2015

1 Aug '15

14d

15 Aug '15

15 Aug '15
1 Aug '15

Santander

Spain

1998

14 Apr '98

19yr

1 Sep '16

1 Sep '16
14 Apr '98

Belfast

11°C

United Kingdom

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What's the best thing to do with your phone/ your phone number when travelling?

in Poland by @davda1546 | 4mo 4 months ago | 6 comments

Hey, hope everyone is well!

We're leaving in a month to go travelling. Our first destination is still to be confirmed, but will likely be Poland or Slovakia. We will be moving around every month or two to different destinations.

The question we have is: what do people do with phones/ phone numbers when hopping from country to country? Ideally we'd just like one number for the whole trip (even better, the number we already have) wherever we go, rather than getting new SIMs with different numbers.

This is just so it's easier to keep in contact with family/ clients/ etc.

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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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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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$1,107 / mo

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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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$2,914 / 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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$2,120 / 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° 84°AQI 50

$2,867 / 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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$1,524 / mo

39Mbps

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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🌥 Feels 3° 37° 4° 38°AQI 53

$4,099 / mo

19Mbps

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

First time I was in KL was in 2015 as a backpacking student. I stayed for 2 weeks at an airbnb in Bangsar South and I loved it. Met up with Uni friends, made new friends and I really like the relaxed atmosphere, despite being in a huge city. Fast forward, 3 years later, I went by myself to KL for a 3 days stay on a visa run from Chiang Mai. I stayed in a hotel near Bukit Bintang. I actually really didn't like it - I think because I was by myself, in a fairly wild part of the city and got so us

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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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🌫 Feels -4° 25° -1° 31°AQI 16

$3,041 / mo

32Mbps

Cape Town

South Africa

Beautiful place but the crime is really bad. You can't really enjoy it at night and you have to be constantly aware of your surroundings. Im not sure how this ended up in the top 10 on NomadList.

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🌧 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°AQI 21

$1,731 / mo

7Mbps

Singapore

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🌤 Feels 34° 93° 29° 84°AQI 50

$2,867 / mo

95Mbps

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 36° 97° 29° 85°🥵AQI 30

$1,076 / mo

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Stockholm

Sweden

I absolutely love living in this city. It's very clean, safe and things generally always work! This is something I miss when I travel to other cities in Europe and rest of the world. Also co-working spaces are growing tons. Though night life might be pretty "boring", it truly is what you make it. Get to know other expats and friends through meetups or friend of a friend, and you'll have an awesome time here!

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🌫 Feels -11° 12° -7° 20°AQI 17

$3,448 / mo

40Mbps

Seoul

South Korea

Really enjoying Seoul so far. It is very hard to make friends at first as not many people will speak English or are too afraid to. Maybe easier in Itaewon. For phone service, I was able to get month to month service on KT with unlimited data for only 35,000 won a month. Check out the desk with a sign in Thai on the electronics floor at IPark Mall connected to Yonsan station for this deal. They speak great English as well.

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🌤 Feels 5° 41° 6° 42°AQI 146😷

$2,372 / mo

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Moscow

Russia

I'm from Moscow though do not live there at the moment. Actually it's a good city to live in if you enjoy big cities. Lots of activities (including lots of free ones), huge parks, very walkable, great public transportation, groceries are cheap, people are nice but seem cold because of their mentality. You can go to Moscow region by commuter train to enjoy the countryside or swim. Safety is underrated. Moscow is very safe, it's totally ok to walk at night, I had nothing stolen in 7 years of my li

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🌫 Feels -21° -6° -17° 1°AQI 82😷

$1,849 / mo

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Tokyo

Japan

Tokyo has so much to offer and so much to do. It is easily overwhelming. Whereas I usually take my first week to explore a place Tokyo’s sights just kept on going. I remember ending up in a hidden cocktail bar, a mexican rooftop party with 1 meter margaritas, spending a whole day going only to French places(?), visiting a store that only imported 2nd hand hiphop apparel, and throughout it all the best michelin star ramen. It just seemed endless, completely unrelated and incredibly fun. Six wee

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🌤 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46°AQI 49

$3,391 / mo

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United Kingdom

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21yr

$3,841 / mo

23Mbps

Canada

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1yr

$2,792 / mo

22Mbps

United States

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7mo

$3,216 / mo

42Mbps

Germany

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3mo

$2,951 / mo

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Vietnam

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🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°AQI 101😷

2mo

$989 / mo

10Mbps

Mexico

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21d

$1,445 / mo

12Mbps

Spain

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14d

$2,847 / mo

29Mbps

Egypt

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°AQI 85😷

$991 / mo

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Berlin

Germany

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$3,041 / mo

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Belfast

United Kingdom

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$2,940 / mo

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New York City, NY

United States

Having spent a total of two weeks in London on two separate occasions and having lived in NYC for two years, both are among my favorite cities in the world. Londoners are quite internationally and ethnically diverse, and seemingly better educated and more intellectual than New Yorkers in aggregate. The city very clean with a stunning mix of modern and historic architecture, and arguably has Europe's best public transit in terms of signage, availability, cleanliness and general efficiency. Meanw

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$4,636 / mo

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Toronto

Canada

Literally the worst traffic in North America, 6th worst in the world, grotesquely expensive, Horrible weather much of the year, Cold and distant people. Possibly the most Anti-American people In the world. Surging crime and homelessness since Orwellian government lockdown On a good note, decent waterfront in the summer and fall, if you dig around You can't find decent food though very expensive. Overall you're much better off in NYC or elsewhere. Trying to defect from here as asap.

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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 34° 93° 31° 87°🥵AQI 144😷

$1,455 / mo

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Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

It used to have a lot of character and charm but all the construction is making the city lose its culture. Apartments and accommodation are ridiculously expensive. 300 to 500 a month for tiny rooms in a shared house. For single guys go elsewhere. Women here are rude, ultra conservative and have flat personalities with nothing going for them. Food is okay but plenty of MSG and food safety is atrocious. In addition motorists are aggressive and plenty of accidents take place. Don't live here i

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🌥 Feels 36° 97° 30° 85°🥵AQI 119😷

$982 / mo

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Cairo

Egypt

I stayed in Cairo for a week as a solo female (21 years old). I was followed a lot and cat-called / asked for a 'view' or a kiss every 5 minutes even though I was completely covered up, so this is definitely not a place for the faint hearted. It was never with malicious intent though (no one forced themselves on me or even tried to mug me), the culture is just very different than western culture. Whilst they're pushy, they won't do anything unless you let them. It took a couple of days for me to

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°AQI 97😷

$880 / mo

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Mexico City

Mexico

We stayed here for two months. This was an amazing experience. I plan to move back for a longer time. We came here from Los Angeles, we lived in Polanco and Roma, both great but I would recommend Roma as it has a younger crowd, a bit more active, and cheaper. Even with going out to dinner several times a week still found a hard to spend beyond $25 USD for a meal, even in more expensive neighborhoods like Polanco with amazing food around every corner!! It felt very safe and there were police

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66°AQI 82😷

$1,490 / mo

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