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30 Mar '19

7mo

12 Oct '19

12 Oct '19
30 Mar '19

Juba

36°C

South Sudan

24 Mar '19

29 Mar '19

29 Mar '19
24 Mar '19

Kigali

26°C

Rwanda

2018

24 Oct '18

5mo

23 Mar '19

23 Mar '19
24 Oct '18

Muizenberg

South Africa

23 Jul '18

3mo

24 Oct '18

24 Oct '18
23 Jul '18

Sliema

29°C

Malta

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Introduce yourself — who are you, where are you and what do you do?

by @coffeeshopceo | 6mo 6 months ago | 672 comments

tl;dr: introduce yourself in this thread.

We must all get sick of the same backpacker travel questions when we meet new friends, I know I do.

You know the ones - where are you from, where’ve you been, where are you going, what do you do, how long have you been doing it - etc.

The novelty of answering these questions wears off after maybe a week, but they’re nonetheless insightful and no matter how much we hate them, we find ourselves asking others.

So let’s bring the dreaded backpacker questionnaire to NomadForum and introduce ourselves shall we?

what’s your name?
where are you from?
how long have you been away from home?
what do you do?
where are you currently?
where are you going?
what has been memorable for you so far?
will you go home anytime soon?
what have you learnt during your time as a nomad?
[insert your own question here]

No need to answer them all if you don’t want to
But the more you share… The merrier!

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Andorra as a break from the schengen?

in Andorra by @gigigriffis | 3yr 2 years ago | 1 comment

Nomads who bounce around Europe: Has anyone tried to use Andorra as their non-schengen time? I’ve read that you don’t get a stamp at the border, so I’m guessing if you wanted to do this you’d need to go to a govt office for a stamp? Is this even possible? If you’ve done this, would love to hear your experience!

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✨ Recommended destinations

This is an algorithmic recommendation based on @disasterrelief's trips history to find places they haven't been to yet that other people with similar travels as them also went and liked.

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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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 27

$2,074 / mo

18Mbps

Canggu, Bali

Indonesia

Bali is amazing, but Canggu isn't really that great -- actually there are SO MANY better places, like Uluwatu, Gili Islands or even Ubud that I can't understand the hype. As almost everyone said below, beaches are crappy, roads are terrible, sidewalks are non-existent and having a motorbike is a must. On the other side, food is great and cafes are pretty reasonable with all those incredible bowls. Anyway I wouldn't recommend it for more than a week.

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🌧 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86°🥵AQI 37

$1,384 / mo

23Mbps

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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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

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😀 Fun great

👮 Safety okay

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🌦 Feels 1° 34° 2° 36°AQI 31

$3,066 / mo

32Mbps

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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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast

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🌥 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86°🥵AQI 43

$2,871 / 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° 28° 82°AQI 125😷

$1,111 / 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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🌤 Feels 13° 55° 14° 58°AQI 40

$2,937 / mo

30Mbps

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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$2,141 / mo

34Mbps

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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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

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🌧 Feels 1° 34° 3° 38°AQI 53

$4,130 / mo

19Mbps

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South Sudan

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💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 Internet 😡 Slow

😀 Fun very bad

👮 Safety very bad

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🌥 Feels 36° 97° 33° 91°🥵AQI 56

7mo

$773 / mo

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South Africa

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 🙂 Good

😀 Fun okay

👮 Safety bad

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🌧 Feels 27° 80° 26° 78°AQI 43

5mo

$1,900 / mo

7Mbps

Malta

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

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🌥 Feels 15° 59° 16° 62°AQI 7

3mo

$2,677 / mo

24Mbps

Rwanda

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 😡 Slow

😀 Fun okay

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🌧 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 65

$1,412 / mo

2Mbps

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Sliema

Malta

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

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🌥 Feels 15° 59° 16° 62°AQI 7

$2,677 / mo

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Kigali

Rwanda

Spent 1 month here with my girlfriend. The place has potential, but is not quite there yet. Pollution can be pretty bad. Otherwise it's very pretty and the people are helpful. You can find workable Internet, but not everywhere. Try Nyarutarama, which has a lot of embassies. Not extremely cheap, but affordable. Definitely take a trip to Lake Kivu and Volcanoes National Park in the North. Food isn't that great. The most common and cheapest way of getting around is by mototaxi, but beware, they can

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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🌧 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 65

$1,412 / mo

2Mbps