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22 Jul '19

24 Jul '19

24 Jul '19
22 Jul '19

Vientiane

31°C

Laos

11 Jul '19

10d

21 Jul '19

21 Jul '19
11 Jul '19

Saint-Jean-de-Monts

France

5 Jul '19

11 Jul '19

11 Jul '19
5 Jul '19

Ljubljana

27°C

Slovenia

7 Jun '19

28d

5 Jul '19

5 Jul '19
7 Jun '19

Ischia

Italy

19 May '19

18d

6 Jun '19

6 Jun '19
19 May '19

Valencia

22°C

Spain

4 May '19

14d

18 May '19

18 May '19
4 May '19

Lisbon

22°C

Portugal

27 Apr '19

3 May '19

3 May '19
27 Apr '19

Nantes

13°C

France

24 Apr '19

26 Apr '19

26 Apr '19
24 Apr '19

Paris

15°C

France

28 Mar '19

26d

23 Apr '19

23 Apr '19
28 Mar '19

Bangkok

35°C

Thailand

25 Mar '19

27 Mar '19

27 Mar '19
25 Mar '19

Vientiane

34°C

Laos

25 Jan '19

2mo

24 Mar '19

24 Mar '19
25 Jan '19

Bangkok

32°C

Thailand

22 Jan '19

24 Jan '19

24 Jan '19
22 Jan '19

Kuala Lumpur

32°C

Malaysia

10 Jan '19

11d

21 Jan '19

21 Jan '19
10 Jan '19

Taipei

19°C

Taiwan

2018

15 Oct '18

3mo

9 Jan '19

9 Jan '19
15 Oct '18

Bangkok

33°C

Thailand

10 Oct '18

14 Oct '18

14 Oct '18
10 Oct '18

Nantes

17°C

France

3 Oct '18

9 Oct '18

9 Oct '18
3 Oct '18

Leeds

12°C

United Kingdom

28 Sep '18

2 Oct '18

2 Oct '18
28 Sep '18

Nantes

21°C

France

12 Sep '18

15d

27 Sep '18

27 Sep '18
12 Sep '18

Bangkok

33°C

Thailand

15 Aug '18

27d

11 Sep '18

11 Sep '18
15 Aug '18

Canggu, Bali

27°C

Indonesia

2 Aug '18

12d

14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18
2 Aug '18

Singapore

31°C

Singapore

20 Jul '18

12d

1 Aug '18

1 Aug '18
20 Jul '18

Bangkok

33°C

Thailand

4 Jul '18

15d

19 Jul '18

19 Jul '18
4 Jul '18

Nantes

26°C

France

21 May '18

1mo

3 Jul '18

3 Jul '18
21 May '18

Bangkok

35°C

Thailand

22 Mar '18

2mo

21 May '18

21 May '18
22 Mar '18

Canggu, Bali

30°C

Indonesia

5 Mar '18

16d

21 Mar '18

21 Mar '18
5 Mar '18

Hakuba

Japan

28 Feb '18

4 Mar '18

4 Mar '18
28 Feb '18

Tokyo

11°C

Japan

26 Feb '18

28 Feb '18

28 Feb '18
26 Feb '18

Busan

10°C

South Korea

25 Feb '18

26 Feb '18

26 Feb '18
25 Feb '18

Tokyo

11°C

Japan

7 Feb '18

19d

26 Feb '18

26 Feb '18
7 Feb '18

Hakuba

Japan

6 Feb '18

7 Feb '18

7 Feb '18
6 Feb '18

Tokyo

11°C

Japan

8 Jan '18

29d

6 Feb '18

6 Feb '18
8 Jan '18

Fuerteventura

Spain

2 Jan '18

8 Jan '18

8 Jan '18
2 Jan '18

Nantes

8°C

France

2017

31 Dec '17

2 Jan '18

2 Jan '18
31 Dec '17

London

9°C

United Kingdom

1 Nov '17

2mo

31 Dec '17

31 Dec '17
1 Nov '17

Canggu, Bali

30°C

Indonesia

26 Oct '17

31 Oct '17

31 Oct '17
26 Oct '17

Bangkok

33°C

Thailand

5 Oct '17

20d

25 Oct '17

25 Oct '17
5 Oct '17

Kata Beach

Thailand

3 Oct '17

5 Oct '17

5 Oct '17
3 Oct '17

Khao Lak

Thailand

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

by @coffeeshopceo | 9mo 8 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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Any digital agency owners living the nomad lifestyle?

by @nicolas | 4yr 4 years ago | 9 comments

I’d like to get into conversations with other agency owners with employees, or even create a mastermind group and share experiences around questions like:

how you manage teams remotely
how you keep them motivated without daily face-to-face discussions
how you find and work with customers remotely
whether your goal is growth and exit or just lifestyle entrepreneurship
etc.

Anyone interested? Thanks!

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✨ Recommended destinations

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

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 13° 55° 13° 55°AQI 28

$3,007 / 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 37° 99° 30° 85°🥵AQI 55

$1,104 / mo

18Mbps

Seoul

South Korea

Seoul is an amazing experience. Even though it's a massive city, it's thoroughly Korean rather than cosmopolitan and overflowing with authentic local culture. It's extremely clean, modern and futuristic with neon lights and flashing screens everywhere. The modern architecture in this city is impressive and beautiful. It wouldn't take much to convince yourself that you've travelled 100 years into the future. The food is amazing and you have to try Korean barbecue at least once if you visit this

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☀️ Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 50

$2,366 / mo

20Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

Lived in Barcelona for a year and a half. I would agree that the weather is perfect and Barcelona does have a great tech scene as well as food and has everything landscape and lifestyle wise that you could think of. Bureaucracy isn't too bad if you nip it in the bu** early and have patience. Also, some clubs are free. (Jamboree!). The metro is also, very efficient with red and purple being the busiest lines. Very walkable city too. Plenty of opportunity to meet people as well. The beaches are ok

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☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°AQI 24

$3,150 / mo

31Mbps

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 11° 52° 11° 51°AQI 49

$1,508 / mo

36Mbps

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 11° 52° 11° 51°AQI 52

$2,227 / mo

36Mbps

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 32° 90° 28° 83°🥵AQI 45

$1,782 / mo

17Mbps

Madrid

Spain

The bar & restaurant scene in Madrid is unparalleled, next level. I can't imagine what this place must have been like without COVID.

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 63°AQI 49

$2,859 / mo

28Mbps

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Thailand

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🌧 Feels 35° 95° 30° 86°🥵AQI 56

9mo

$1,182 / mo

21Mbps

Indonesia

⭐️ Overall Score

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 Internet 🙂 Good

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 36° 97° 30° 86°🥵AQI 47

5mo

$812 / mo

10Mbps

Spain

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 18° 64°AQI 35

2mo

$2,823 / mo

30Mbps

France

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🌥 Feels 13° 55° 14° 56°AQI 34

2mo

$3,654 / mo

29Mbps

Japan

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🌥 Feels 13° 55° 14° 57°AQI 33

1mo

$2,780 / mo

30Mbps

Italy

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28d

$3,605 / mo

19Mbps

Portugal

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👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 48

14d

$2,351 / mo

28Mbps

Singapore

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12d

$2,894 / mo

87Mbps

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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 39° 102° 32° 90°🥵AQI 61

$1,426 / mo

27Mbps

Nantes

France

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🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 41

$2,650 / mo

30Mbps

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 18° 64° 18° 65°AQI 13

$3,297 / mo

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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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$1,342 / mo

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Vientiane

Laos

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$983 / mo

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London

United Kingdom

How did you guys classified Penge as rich? It is one of the worst neighbourhood I have ever been in London, the ammount of people I know that have been robbed there is appalling.

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🌤 Feels 13° 55° 13° 55°AQI 21

$4,241 / mo

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Busan

South Korea

Great place if you like Korean cuisine and fresh fish in general. Haedong Yonggungsa seaside temple is the absolute highlight. Locals are helpful, too bad 8/10 won't speak english. Young people included! Remember: Uber, Grab, Google Maps won't work in Korea, in favour of Kakao app which is pure garbage and all in Korean. And by the way pornography is illegal.

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$2,265 / 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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$2,894 / mo

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Bangkok

Thailand

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🌧 Feels 39° 102° 32° 90°🥵AQI 61

8mo

$1,426 / mo

27Mbps

Canggu, Bali

Indonesia

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5mo

$1,342 / mo

22Mbps

Nantes

France

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1mo

$2,650 / mo

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Valencia

Spain

I spent 8 days in Valencia with my boyfriend for new years. We really enjoyed it honestly. We found the city quite walkable, even though it's relatively big, very bike-friendly, felt super safe riding around. Didn't find the public transport to be bad at all, but then again we come from a capital with much shittier public transport. Food is affordable, there's tons of cafes and restaurants everywhere (they were constantly full though). My biggest issue was that barely anyone speaks any English,

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18d

$2,456 / mo

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Lisbon

Portugal

It's great if you're woke, young & artsy. If you're just a regular guy in your 30's with no connections, you'll have a miserable time. Especially during the pandemic. It's not inexpensive and you get offered cocaine every 200 meters in the city center.

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 69°AQI 48

14d

$2,121 / mo

28Mbps

Singapore

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12d

$2,894 / mo

87Mbps

Taipei

Taiwan

Definitely check out The Key (on near Zhong Xiao Dun Hua station) if living here for more than a month. Cafe + Gym + Bar all in one, monthly membership about $50 USD. English-friendly, no contracts. Made my 3 month stay here immensely better with fast wifi in the cafe and it's a great feeling to be able to work out immediately after working.

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11d

$2,043 / mo

20Mbps