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25 Sep '16

2mo

1 Dec '16

1 Dec '16
25 Sep '16

Lima

19°C

Peru

19 Sep '16

24 Sep '16

24 Sep '16
19 Sep '16

Guayaquil

29°C

Ecuador

18 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16
18 Sep '16

Piura

Peru

12 Aug '16

1mo

17 Sep '16

17 Sep '16
12 Aug '16

Lima

18°C

Peru

7 Aug '16

11 Aug '16

11 Aug '16
7 Aug '16

Cusco

14°C

Peru

23 Jul '16

14d

6 Aug '16

6 Aug '16
23 Jul '16

Arequipa

21°C

Peru

24 Jun '16

29d

23 Jul '16

23 Jul '16
24 Jun '16

Lima

20°C

Peru

16 Jun '16

24 Jun '16

24 Jun '16
16 Jun '16

São Paulo

23°C

Brazil

8 Jun '16

15 Jun '16

15 Jun '16
8 Jun '16

Salvador

27°C

Brazil

11 May '16

28d

8 Jun '16

8 Jun '16
11 May '16

Recife

30°C

Brazil

2015

26 Dec '15

5mo

11 May '16

11 May '16
26 Dec '15

Rio de Janeiro

28°C

Brazil

19 Oct '15

2mo

25 Dec '15

25 Dec '15
19 Oct '15

Royal Leamington Spa

United Kingdom

19 Oct '15

2mo

24 Dec '15

24 Dec '15
19 Oct '15

Royal Leamington Spa

United Kingdom

14 Oct '15

17 Oct '15

17 Oct '15
14 Oct '15

Amsterdam

14°C

Netherlands

11 Mar '15

7mo

14 Oct '15

14 Oct '15
11 Mar '15

Royal Leamington Spa

United Kingdom

28 Feb '15

11d

11 Mar '15

11 Mar '15
28 Feb '15

San Francisco, CA

11°C

United States

26 Jan '15

1mo

28 Feb '15

28 Feb '15
26 Jan '15

Royal Leamington Spa

United Kingdom

20 Jan '15

26 Jan '15

26 Jan '15
20 Jan '15

Phuket

31°C

Thailand

17 Jan '15

20 Jan '15

20 Jan '15
17 Jan '15

Bangkok

32°C

Thailand

10 Jan '15

17 Jan '15

17 Jan '15
10 Jan '15

Ko Samui

26°C

Thailand

2014

29 Dec '14

12d

10 Jan '15

10 Jan '15
29 Dec '14

Phuket

30°C

Thailand

23 Dec '14

29 Dec '14

29 Dec '14
23 Dec '14

Antwerp

8°C

Belgium

10 Dec '14

13d

23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14
10 Dec '14

Lyon

10°C

France

28 Jul '14

5mo

10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14
28 Jul '14

Royal Leamington Spa

United Kingdom

2013

30 Dec '13

7mo

28 Jul '14

28 Jul '14
30 Dec '13

Mons

Belgium

23 Dec '13

30 Dec '13

30 Dec '13
23 Dec '13

Paris

9°C

France

1 Aug '13

5mo

23 Dec '13

23 Dec '13
1 Aug '13

Kajaani

Finland

2009

2 Nov '09

4yr

1 Aug '13

1 Aug '13
2 Nov '09

Antwerp

8°C

Belgium

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

by @coffeeshopceo | 3mo 3 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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✨ Recommended destinations

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

Please stop going to Lisbon, stop telling people to go Lisbon. It is a beautiful city, yes. The Portuguese people are some of the nicest, warmest I've ever had the privilege to meet, yes. But the housing crisis in Portugal is real and terrible. Airbnb and temporary accommodation for tourists / nomads, combined with rich foreigners who can afford exorbitant rents, are pushing locals out of their homes: literally. Search about the housing crisis, the police-enforced evictions of families and the e

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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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$1,284 / 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 36° 97° 29° 84°🥵AQI 32

$1,104 / mo

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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 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 23

$2,938 / mo

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Prague

Czechia

My husband and I spent about 6 weeks testing Prague in Nov-Dec 2018 as we were considering it as a semi-permanent base of operations for the next year or two. Honestly it was great and we plan on leaving Malta where we have been for the past year. Pluses - transportation is very good and quite cheap, tons of restaurants, lots to do. People are more reserved, perhaps even a bit suspicious, so I would not say it was an OVERLY welcoming vibe, however there are a lot of expats from the US, CA, UK

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$1,944 / mo

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London

United Kingdom

London is the best city in the world - you just can't do it on a budget. It's got an amazing tech scene but ALSO world class media, fashion, finance, art industries and many others. If you don't want to live in a tech / expat mono-culture then it's for you. It is a genuine melting pot with a huge range of nationalities and cultures living together (the US has a large number of nationalities but there seems to be hard segregations between them geographically, economically, culturally - so they

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🌧 Feels 14° 57° 15° 59°AQI 21

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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 37° 99° 30° 87°🥵AQI 56

$2,759 / 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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$1,429 / mo

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Belgium

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4yr

$3,398 / mo

43Mbps

United Kingdom

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1yr

$3,610 / mo

24Mbps

Brazil

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6mo

$969 / mo

11Mbps

Peru

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5mo

$1,131 / mo

10Mbps

Finland

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5mo

$3,087 / mo

31Mbps

Thailand

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28d

$1,206 / mo

23Mbps

France

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20d

$3,395 / mo

28Mbps

United States

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11d

$3,228 / mo

42Mbps

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Lima

Peru

One of the most horrendous cities I've ever been to. Too much traffic, ugly architecture and even the food is very much hit and miss. Oh and housing is not that cheap. People can range from very friendly to very much not caring but on average, they're neither unfriendly nor easy to connect with, even if you speak good Spanish. More than anything, from someone used to the lively vibe in Colombia or Mexico, the place is as lively as a cemetery. No music, not even a peep at night... There's a reaso

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 67°AQI 6

$1,131 / mo

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Antwerp

Belgium

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🌧 Feels 14° 57° 15° 59°AQI 25

$3,480 / mo

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Phuket

Thailand

Living in Bangkok since 2015, I refused to go to Phuket longer than I could. I strongly believed in rumors that Phuket was all about prostitution and dirty beaches... oh, how I was wrong! Phuket is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I’d say you can find the same conveniences you’re used in Bangkok, but with a beach - actually many of them, ofter pristine and desert if you rent a motorbike and explore by yourself. Forget about Patong and go to Karon, Surin, Kattatani, Paradise and Freedom Beach instead... you’

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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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$3,852 / mo

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Lyon

France

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Ko Samui

Thailand

I stuck here due COVID 19 quarantine. And it's best place to be right now. There are no big diifference compare to normal life. Locals are still friendly. Goverment doesn't pushes too much if you follow 2 simple rules: no partys due carantin and wear mask. Beaches are one of the best i've ever been and now they empty and even more clean. Food delivery works fine, Internet is good if you use your own line, and it's cheap to do. Great place to be here!

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$1,644 / mo

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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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$1,430 / mo

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San Francisco, CA

United States

I've been living in SF since 2014 and I have to say Cost of Living is misrepresented. It's a lot more expensive now (2020) than posted. 1-bdr in center is $3,500-$4,000 + $200-$300 for parking + $100-$200 for utilities. Almost impossible to find month-to-month rent, so this is for 1-year lease. Coffee for two + a pastry is easily $20. Dinner for two never less than $50, unless it's fast food (+20% tips are expected) and if you want actually something good it's at least $100 for two. Airbnb is $1

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$5,440 / mo

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Antwerp

Belgium

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4yr

$3,480 / mo

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Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Stunning city! The beach + mountains + buildings combination is extremely unique. The most beautiful big city I have ever visited! Brazilians are also very friendly, and Brazil's culture is one of a kind. I loved everything about the trip and even learned some potuguese, which is a beautiful language

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🌧 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°AQI 13

5mo

$1,341 / mo

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Lima

Peru

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4mo

$1,131 / mo

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Recife

Brazil

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28d

$905 / mo

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Phuket

Thailand

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18d

$1,121 / mo

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Arequipa

Peru

I spent two months in Arequipa and loved most of it! Lovely people and a lot of nature around. The beautiful Colca Canyon is near, where you can also see the Andean Condor or book multiple-day hiking tours. It is close to Puno which you should visit as well and it's easy to go to Cusco from here, to see the famous Macchu Picchu. For working it wasn't that great, unfortunately, with slow internet and the available coworking spaces not quite as nice as I had hoped. It's still okay though, so not

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14d

$889 / mo

8Mbps