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24

trips

69,879

km

7%

of the world

14

countries

18

cities



Near people All people 2023 2022 2020 2019
 
 
  25 Mar 2mo 20 May 20 May
25 Mar

Ko Pha Ngan

29ยฐC 84ยฐF
Thailand
 
 
  12 Feb 1mo 25 Mar 25 Mar
12 Feb

Osaka

11ยฐC 51ยฐF
Japan
  5 Feb 6d 11 Feb 11 Feb
5 Feb

Singapore

30ยฐC 86ยฐF
Singapore
 
 
  7 Jan 28d 4 Feb 4 Feb
7 Jan

Phuket

29ยฐC 84ยฐF
Thailand
2022
  17 Dec '22 21d 7 Jan 7 Jan
17 Dec '22

Perth

27ยฐC 81ยฐF
Australia
 
 
  1 Oct '22 3mo 17 Dec '22 17 Dec '22
1 Oct '22

Seoul

17ยฐC 63ยฐF
South Korea
  17 Sep '22 14d 1 Oct '22 1 Oct '22
17 Sep '22

Singapore

30ยฐC 86ยฐF
Singapore
 
 
  30 Jul '22 1mo 11 Sep '22 11 Sep '22
30 Jul '22

Leeds

20ยฐC 68ยฐF
United Kingdom
 
 
  3 Jul '22 27d 30 Jul '22 30 Jul '22
3 Jul '22

Tbilisi

30ยฐC 86ยฐF
Georgia
  25 Jun '22 8d 3 Jul '22 3 Jul '22
25 Jun '22

Bansko

19ยฐC 66ยฐF
Bulgaria
 
 
  30 Apr '22 2mo 25 Jun '22 25 Jun '22
30 Apr '22

Istanbul

16ยฐC 60ยฐF
Turkey
 
 
  12 Mar '22 2mo 30 Apr '22 30 Apr '22
12 Mar '22

Leeds

10ยฐC 50ยฐF
United Kingdom

Driving lessons

 
 
  11 Feb '22 29d 12 Mar '22 12 Mar '22
11 Feb '22

Istanbul

11ยฐC 51ยฐF
Turkey
2020
  3 Jan '20 2mo 15 Mar '20 15 Mar '20
3 Jan '20

Canggu, Bali

29ยฐC 84ยฐF
Indonesia
2019
  8 Nov '19 24h 9 Nov '19 9 Nov '19
8 Nov '19

Chiayi City

Taiwan
 
 
  1 Sep '19 24h 1 Sep '19 1 Sep '19
1 Sep '19

Seoul

25ยฐC 77ยฐF
South Korea
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๐ŸŒŽ Regions collected (3 of 8)

๐Ÿšฉ Flags collected (14 of 275)

๐ŸŒ Top countries

  • United Kingdom

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜ณ Way too expensive
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  10°  50°   12°  53° AQI 30
    3mo
    $5,117 / mo
    18 Mbps
    ร—
  • Turkey

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿ™‚ Good
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  17°  62°   16°  61° AQI 65
    3mo
    $1,838 / mo
    7 Mbps
    ร—
  • South Korea

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  great
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  21°  70°   21°  69° AQI 80 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    3mo
    $2,248 / mo
    25 Mbps
    ร—
  • Indonesia

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  39°  102°   30°  87° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 111 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    2mo
    $1,195 / mo
    17 Mbps
    ร—
  • Japan

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Too expensive
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  great
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  21°  70°   21°  69° AQI 36
    2mo
    $4,158 / mo
    27 Mbps
    ร—
  • Thailand

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  38°  100°   31°  87° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 63
    1mo
    $2,066 / mo
    28 Mbps
    ร—
  • Georgia

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿ˜ก Slow
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  15°  59°   15°  60° AQI 25
    27d
    $2,024 / mo
    5 Mbps
    ร—
  • Australia

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜ณ Way too expensive
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  bad
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  25°  77°   25°  78° AQI 13
    21d
    $5,335 / mo
    11 Mbps
    ร—
  • ๐Ÿ›ฌ Most visits

  • Istanbul

    Taxis in Istanbul are a big problem even for locals. Public transport is convenient and comfortable. If you need to call a taxi, I recommend using an app. "Bitaksi" can be used. Agree with the taxi driver using google translate and negotiate in advance if necessary. Always make public transportation your first choice. There are millions of refugees in this city against a registered population of 15 million. A significant number of asylum seekers do not have any registered documents and this cre

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿ™‚ Good
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  12°  54°   12°  54° AQI 59
    2x
    $2,210 / mo
    6 Mbps
    ร—
  • Leeds

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜ณ Way too expensive
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  great
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  11°  52°   12°  54° AQI 28
    2x
    $7,117 / mo
    18 Mbps
    ร—
  • Seoul

    Seoul has many good things in every perspective. Safety! IT infra! Food! many shops until night, Super fast Delivery, Kind and fast service, Hip places opens in every minute, Kind & Educated people(Education in Seoul is crazy, almost social issue), and even nature everywhere(huge river, mountains are in the city, you can easily find mountains to climb)

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Pricey
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  20°  68°   20°  69° AQI 112 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    2x
    $3,005 / mo
    20 Mbps
    ร—
  • Singapore

    Not gonna lie, I was pretty curious and kinda hyped before I came to Singapore. However, within 24 hours all of my curiosity turned into disappointment. Yes, Singapore is clean by any standards but especially by Asian standards. And yes, you have shopping malls, fancy skyscrapers and free toilets everywhere. But beside from that Singapore is boring and has no soul. It just seems like Singapore tries to copy interesting parts of other countries and their nature. Take Cloud Forest for example wh

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜ณ Way too expensive
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿš€ Super fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  great
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  39°  102°   30°  86° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 50
    2x
    $5,621 / mo
    102 Mbps
    ร—
  • Osaka

    Pros: Friendly people, safe, stable government, efficient and fast public transportation, established foreigner (gaijin) population due many English teachers, many great food options, many festivals (cherry blossom fest), onsens! Cons: Expensive, work til you die at your desk mentality, drunken businessman culture, groping on packed public transit, lack of mental health services so be cautious around the destitute, over sexualization of underage females, high risk if caught with illegal substan

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜ณ Way too expensive
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  23°  73°   23°  73° AQI 46
    2x
    $5,709 / mo
    24 Mbps
    ร—
  • Phnom Penh

    Only to PP briefly but I can say it's much, much busier than other cities in Cambodia. Having said that, seemed to calm down about 8/9pm so wasn't so crazy. Nice place to visit and probably much more to do than we saw briefly. Can say that we really enjoyed Kampot too - awesome food, lots of people. Has a bit more of a Backpacker/ drinking culture than Siem Reap. It's still getting going again after COVID but seems to be coming back to life now.

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿ˜ก Slow
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  45°  113°   34°  94° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 5
    1x
    $1,631 / mo
    4 Mbps
    ร—
  • Bangkok

    I agree so much with this review from 11 months ago. "A city right out of a dystopian novel" - that's what I was thinking on the way to the Airport after spending just a week in Bangkok. A city right out of a dystopian novel - soulless and cynical. The air is polluted and no trees are in sight. Its inhabitants manipulative and cold-hearted - hidden behind fake smiles. A Disney Land for senile retirees. Everything is for sale and nothing has value. The streets are filled with rats - both human o

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  45°  113°   34°  93° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 80 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    1x
    $2,084 / mo
    27 Mbps
    ร—
  • Kuala Lumpur

    Just arrived in KL, we are 30/35yrs+, a married couple and digital nomads, and wow.. What a city! This is the New York City of Asia. These appartments are epic. Grand views, very affordable, luxurious! You would pay 10-fold for the same deal in NYC or Tokyo or Dubai. And the food is fantastic. Indian, Malay, Indo, Chinese, American, European. The world is here!

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  bad
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  42°  108°   31°  88° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 70
    1x
    $1,783 / mo
    11 Mbps
    ร—
  • ๐Ÿ›Œ Most time spent

  • Leeds

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜ณ Way too expensive
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  great
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  11°  52°   12°  54° AQI 28
    3mo
    $7,117 / mo
    18 Mbps
    ร—
  • Istanbul

    Taxis in Istanbul are a big problem even for locals. Public transport is convenient and comfortable. If you need to call a taxi, I recommend using an app. "Bitaksi" can be used. Agree with the taxi driver using google translate and negotiate in advance if necessary. Always make public transportation your first choice. There are millions of refugees in this city against a registered population of 15 million. A significant number of asylum seekers do not have any registered documents and this cre

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿ™‚ Good
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  mediocre
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  12°  54°   12°  54° AQI 59
    3mo
    $2,210 / mo
    6 Mbps
    ร—
  • Seoul

    Seoul has many good things in every perspective. Safety! IT infra! Food! many shops until night, Super fast Delivery, Kind and fast service, Hip places opens in every minute, Kind & Educated people(Education in Seoul is crazy, almost social issue), and even nature everywhere(huge river, mountains are in the city, you can easily find mountains to climb)

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Pricey
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  20°  68°   20°  69° AQI 112 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    3mo
    $3,005 / mo
    20 Mbps
    ร—
  • Canggu

    Really hard to get a decent price for accomodation. Prices are riddiculous as for Indonesian standards and how much locals earn. New restaurants and buildings popping up taking away rice fields. More and more traffic jams and congestion. Too much influencers vs. too little vibe of authentic Balinese culture.

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  great
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  41°  106°   31°  87° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 111 ๐Ÿ˜ท
    2mo
    $2,018 / mo
    31 Mbps
    ร—
  • Osaka

    Pros: Friendly people, safe, stable government, efficient and fast public transportation, established foreigner (gaijin) population due many English teachers, many great food options, many festivals (cherry blossom fest), onsens! Cons: Expensive, work til you die at your desk mentality, drunken businessman culture, groping on packed public transit, lack of mental health services so be cautious around the destitute, over sexualization of underage females, high risk if caught with illegal substan

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜ณ Way too expensive
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒง  Feels  23°  73°   23°  73° AQI 46
    1mo
    $5,709 / mo
    24 Mbps
    ร—
  • Phuket

    I've been in Phuket for about a month now. Most of that time I've spent in Ka Ron and Kata beach area, but also have been to Chalong, Pa Tong, Rawai, and Kathu. Karon and Kata beaches are my favorite. Beaches are beautiful, especially Karon. Overall most everything is reasonably priced, but not the bargain I was told it is. I eventually found a hotel I like, where I pay 12-13 euro per night (below 500 baht atm) and that is by far the lowest I found for the quality I expect. Considering the loc

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ™‚ Okay
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  good
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  41°  106°   31°  87° ๐Ÿฅต AQI 59
    28d
    $2,914 / mo
    28 Mbps
    ร—
  • Tbilisi

    The city is quite pleasant. There are some good streets to walk. It never feels crowded, except the most touristic areas. Architecture is interesting (but nothing to write home about) in a small touristic area, outside of it it's mostly ugly Soviet-era apartment blocks and ramshackle small houses. A couple of years ago the city was cheap, but now it's more expensive than many European cities and Asian capitals. When it was cheap, it was nice to stay there despite its drawbacks. Now it is very q

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿ˜™ Affordable
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐Ÿ™‚ Good
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  good
    Tap to open
    ๐ŸŒฅ  Feels  18°  64°   17°  63° AQI 25
    27d
    $2,024 / mo
    10 Mbps
    ร—
  • Perth

    This city is so beautiful by the water! I loved going for runs in a loop around Swan River. There's a cute coffee shop and cafe by the water that I enjoyed. It's a great city, but pretty small. I wanted to check out Fremantle too when I was there, but ran out of time.

    โญ๏ธ OverallAll 
    ๐Ÿ’ต Cost  ๐Ÿง Pricey
    ๐Ÿ“ก InternetWiFi  ๐ŸŽ Fast
    ๐Ÿ˜€ Fun  mediocre
    ๐Ÿ‘ฎ Safety  great
    Tap to open
    โ˜€๏ธ  Feels  30°  86°   28°  82° AQI 8
    21d
    $3,873 / mo
    11 Mbps
    ร—
  • ๐Ÿ•บ People they cross paths with most