20 Mar '20 | 3mo | 19 Jun '20 | 19 Jun '20 20 Mar '20 |
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Sydney22ยฐC 72ยฐF |
Australia | |||
14 Mar '20 | 6d | 20 Mar '20 | 20 Mar '20 14 Mar '20 |
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Da Nang26ยฐC 79ยฐF |
Vietnam | |||
27 Jan '20 | 2mo | 13 Mar '20 | 13 Mar '20 27 Jan '20 |
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Ho Chi Minh City30ยฐC 86ยฐF |
Vietnam | |||
23 Jan '20 | 3d | 26 Jan '20 | 26 Jan '20 23 Jan '20 |
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Bangkok31ยฐC 87ยฐF |
Thailand | |||
19 Jan '20 | 3d | 22 Jan '20 | 22 Jan '20 19 Jan '20 |
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Ko Phi Phi28ยฐC 82ยฐF |
Thailand | |||
16 Jan '20 | 3d | 19 Jan '20 | 19 Jan '20 16 Jan '20 |
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Ao Nang28ยฐC 82ยฐF |
Thailand | |||
14 Jan '20 | 2d | 16 Jan '20 | 16 Jan '20 14 Jan '20 |
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Ko Samui27ยฐC 80ยฐF |
Thailand | |||
12 Jan '20 | 24h | 13 Jan '20 | 13 Jan '20 12 Jan '20 |
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Ko Tao27ยฐC 81ยฐF |
Thailand | |||
2019 | |||||||||
30 Dec '19 | 12d | 11 Jan '20 | 11 Jan '20 30 Dec '19 |
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Chiang Mai26ยฐC 79ยฐF |
Thailand | |||
25 Dec '19 | 5d | 30 Dec '19 | 30 Dec '19 25 Dec '19 |
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Luang Prabang22ยฐC 72ยฐF |
Laos | |||
9 Dec '19 | 16d | 25 Dec '19 | 25 Dec '19 9 Dec '19 |
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Chiang Mai26ยฐC 79ยฐF |
Thailand | |||
2 Dec '19 | 6d | 8 Dec '19 | 8 Dec '19 2 Dec '19 |
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Bangkok30ยฐC 85ยฐF |
Thailand | |||
25 Nov '19 | 7d | 2 Dec '19 | 2 Dec '19 25 Nov '19 |
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Uluwatu, Bali27ยฐC 80ยฐF |
Indonesia | |||
16 Nov '19 | 8d | 24 Nov '19 | 24 Nov '19 16 Nov '19 |
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Ubud, Bali28ยฐC 82ยฐF |
Indonesia | |||
2 Nov '19 | 14d | 16 Nov '19 | 16 Nov '19 2 Nov '19 |
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Canggu, Bali27ยฐC 80ยฐF |
Indonesia | |||
22 Mar '19 | 4d | 26 Mar '19 | 26 Mar '19 22 Mar '19 |
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Melbourne19ยฐC 66ยฐF |
Australia | |||
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โจ Recommended destinations they haven't been
This is an algorithmic recommendation based on @joelmattinson's trips history to find places they haven't been to yet that other people with similar travels also went and liked.
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2nd time to Tokyo in 2 years. So much to see and do and great value in the past few years due to a declining yen against the USD & Euro. Wework (not open past 6pm & only iceberg open on weekends), Airalo Esim, and Wise Visa are your friend. Check out my Youtube for some nomad guides (Chicvoyage, @digitalnomadworld). I like Roppongi area. Stay in a hotel
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 40° 104° 34° 93° ๐ฅต AQI 42 0 $3,081 / mo 75 Mbps![Hong Kong](/assets/pixel.gif)
Hong Kong is a great city with dense urban areas but also nature and hiking routes only 15 minutes away. There are restaurants for every taste and budget, from the best US fast casual chains to high end Michelin star restaurants. It's also extremely safe, despite recent political instability.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 36° 97° 29° 84° ๐ฅต 0 $2,925 / mo 66 Mbps![Barcelona](/assets/pixel.gif)
Difficult to find places to work in the evenings if you work for a western company. Hard to find a good quality restaurant, Google reviews are very inflated here.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 30° 86° 29° 85° AQI 34 0 $4,598 / mo 85 Mbps![Ko Pha Ngan](/assets/pixel.gif)
It's veryyyy chill (especially compared to Bali, Chiang Mai, Da Nang and Kuala Lumpur). Houses and villas are a bit simpler. There are like 30+ great cafes, restaurants and Thai places to eat and enjoy. There are hardly any hotspots here, so don't expect much exploration and culture. It's mainly relaxing (read: chilling, sunsets, beaches, coconuts, thai food, parties, weed, alcohol, fun people). We got some solid work and gym training in there as well during the day. We are coming back for sure
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 34° 93° 29° 84° 0 $1,624 / mo 29 Mbps![Kuala Lumpur](/assets/pixel.gif)
I try to like this city and been many times (twice for 1 month and few times for few days) but it's been pretty rough. Overall malaysia is not that easy for slow nomads (if you want to stay for 1-3 months) and I still preferred penang much more. This might be good place for family to settle or if you having base for most of the year with many friends around. LOGISTICS You will waste a lot of time to move around: - if you hate malls you won't be able to avoid it - crossing some street sometimes
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 35° 95° 30° 86° ๐ฅต AQI 65 ๐ท 0 $1,267 / mo 64 Mbps![Berlin](/assets/pixel.gif)
Berlin used to be nomad base in Europe... but it's not the same anymore. The 'pandemic' changed many things -- the cost of course, but also the culture -- the freedom and liberty have been contained. The police presence and size of the state have grown -- definitely doesn't feel so relaxed anymore. It's also important to note here -- there is limited ambition. Most are looking for an easy, fun and peaceful life -- which is great, but if you are building something or running a business it can fee
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 46 0 $3,831 / mo 77 Mbps![Osaka](/assets/pixel.gif)
Stay 3 months. Great stay with everything you need. Great food and transportation like any japanese city. I think it's better positioned than Tokyo to visit the highlights of the country. Has everything a digital nomad needs and more. I'm not much of partier but their is a scene with all music genres. People are very friendly but of course helps if you can speak Japanese. Don't have any cons. Would definitely recommend.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 39° 102° 32° 90° ๐ฅต AQI 38 0 $2,467 / mo 42 Mbps![Lisbon](/assets/pixel.gif)
Hello i am agreed with previous comment . I was very passionate about Portugal pend here two and half years even more just living living here , not travel abroad . So my opinion its very beautiful country people are also very nice . Ideally if you working abroad . British and French expats are here . Nepal people hard workers and afro colonies people who came from Mozambique . Its totally fine no racism and totally solidarity . But , if you searching housing , and move in city of course , it wi
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 28° 82° 26° 80° AQI 29 0 $3,872 / mo 110 Mbpsโค๏ธ Favorites
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Budapest was on my list about cities for living. I stayed for 7 days and was a little disappointed People are not very friendly, lots os places very dirty, people smoke a lot and the costs isn't affordable as people indicated here. Its a beautiful place, walkable, people have a good level of education, lots of things to do, but not as i imagined. Even so its a nice place.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 27° 81° 28° 82° AQI 38 0 $2,690 / mo 85 Mbps![Lisbon](/assets/pixel.gif)
Hello i am agreed with previous comment . I was very passionate about Portugal pend here two and half years even more just living living here , not travel abroad . So my opinion its very beautiful country people are also very nice . Ideally if you working abroad . British and French expats are here . Nepal people hard workers and afro colonies people who came from Mozambique . Its totally fine no racism and totally solidarity . But , if you searching housing , and move in city of course , it wi
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 28° 82° 26° 80° AQI 29 1 $3,872 / mo 110 Mbps๐ Regions collected (2 of 8)
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๐ Top countries
![Australia](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 17° 63° 17° 62° AQI 30 24yr $4,083 / mo 24 Mbps
![Vietnam](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 37° 99° 31° 88° ๐ฅต 2mo $1,054 / mo 15 Mbps
![Thailand](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 33° 91° 29° 84° ๐ฅต 2mo $1,386 / mo 29 Mbps
![Indonesia](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 31° 88° 28° 81° 29d $953 / mo 16 Mbps
![Japan](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 38° 100° 31° 87° ๐ฅต AQI 19 14d $2,759 / mo 35 Mbps
![Laos](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 34° 93° 28° 81° ๐ฅต 5d $1,025 / mo 7 Mbps
๐ฌ Most visits
![Chiang Mai](/assets/pixel.gif)
Chiang Mai has had a deep Buddhist influence running over the last 1,000 years and this can be felt in the helpfulness, patience and generosity of the Thai and long-term transplants you come across. The city has an active community scene (nomads, spiritual seekers, hikers, creatives), several mountains with hiking spots and waterfalls surrounding the city, over 20 water bodies inside the city -- many have cafes and walks around, several public parks, and over 13 national parks with campgrounds w
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 32° 90° 27° 81° ๐ฅต AQI 27 2x $994 / mo 87 Mbps![Bangkok](/assets/pixel.gif)
(It seems my paragraph formatting is being removed due to the length of my comment, so sorry you'll have to deal with the wall of text if you want to read this, haha) Have been in Bangkok for the past 6 months. I've been nomadic for the past 4 years across Europe & the US, and as someone who is used to walking everywhere and greenery, I found it quite difficult living here. I spent my first 5 months living in Airbnbs, which were fine for around $6-800/m, and for the last month decided to live in
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 31° 88° 27° 81° ๐ฅต AQI 60 ๐ท 2x $1,358 / mo 90 Mbps![Sydney](/assets/pixel.gif)
Amazing city. Absolutely loved it. Yes, expensive sooooo worth it! I was only here for 5 days but absolutely hooked and will be coming back.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° AQI 29 2x $3,887 / mo 126 Mbps![Kyoto](/assets/pixel.gif)
Kyoto is definitely one of the most beautiful cities Iโve ever stayed in - my only regret was not staying longer and spending more time in Tokyo.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 40° 104° 32° 90° ๐ฅต AQI 50 1x $3,059 / mo 83 Mbps![Melbourne](/assets/pixel.gif)
Melbourne is a fun and cute compact city. There are so many fun things to do here such as visit is beaches, go to its theme parks out of the CBD area. Its city CBD is so much fun as well. You can visit the Queen Victoria market which is the largest outdoors market in the world! You can also visit Federation Square which is a beautiful park on the edge of the CBD, and you can visit the Eureka Skydeck and Australia 108 which are the tallest buildings in Australia if you exclude the antenna from th
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 13° 55° 14° 56° AQI 33 1x $3,497 / mo 74 Mbps![Canggu](/assets/pixel.gif)
Canggu has changed quite a lot. Inmigration treats tourist like shit. Congestion and traffic is a nightmare. Horrible Pollution. Been living here 2 years and I am def closing this chapter. I am a high net worth individual and I will go with my money somewhere else where they respect me and the place has a good energy.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 29° 84° 26° 79° AQI 50 1x $1,844 / mo 50 Mbps![Ubud](/assets/pixel.gif)
Ubud is dead. I plan to stay here for a month starting today, but my heart is already breaking. The traffic is too much. The center of Ubud is always crowded with cars and motorcycles, not a very relaxing environment. It's a pity.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 50 1x $1,955 / mo 62 Mbps![Uluwatu](/assets/pixel.gif)
Amazingly calm and chill place. I loved it here. It still has a lot of peaceful roads to drive around on your motorbike. It feels like you're driving through the jungle a lot. The food quality is great here, a lot of organic options, because the Ubud hippies apparently all moved here in 2020 COVID and it shows. Great nature around. Very calm and silent place overall. High recommendation. Could see myself living here for longer!
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 29° 84° 26° 79° ๐ฅต AQI 50 1x $2,399 / mo 52 Mbps๐ Most time spent
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Amazing city. Absolutely loved it. Yes, expensive sooooo worth it! I was only here for 5 days but absolutely hooked and will be coming back.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° AQI 29 24yr $3,887 / mo 126 Mbps![Ho Chi Minh City](/assets/pixel.gif)
You could do worse, you could do better. Filthy & stressful, you have to Grab everywhere, even a short walk results in dodging aggressive motorbikes. Locals are super unfriendly, way worse than Hanoi, so not sure why everyone raves about how friendly they are in comparison. Poor quality in everything, even the luxury experiences are a total rip-off. Surprisingly underdeveloped too, not even a bar on their observation deck in Bitexco. Internet is really good, but stay as far from D1 as you can -
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 37° 99° 30° 85° ๐ฅต AQI 3 2mo $1,030 / mo 53 Mbps![Chiang Mai](/assets/pixel.gif)
Chiang Mai has had a deep Buddhist influence running over the last 1,000 years and this can be felt in the helpfulness, patience and generosity of the Thai and long-term transplants you come across. The city has an active community scene (nomads, spiritual seekers, hikers, creatives), several mountains with hiking spots and waterfalls surrounding the city, over 20 water bodies inside the city -- many have cafes and walks around, several public parks, and over 13 national parks with campgrounds w
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 32° 90° 27° 81° ๐ฅต AQI 27 28d $994 / mo 87 Mbps![Kyoto](/assets/pixel.gif)
Kyoto is definitely one of the most beautiful cities Iโve ever stayed in - my only regret was not staying longer and spending more time in Tokyo.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 40° 104° 32° 90° ๐ฅต AQI 50 14d $3,059 / mo 83 Mbps![Canggu](/assets/pixel.gif)
Canggu has changed quite a lot. Inmigration treats tourist like shit. Congestion and traffic is a nightmare. Horrible Pollution. Been living here 2 years and I am def closing this chapter. I am a high net worth individual and I will go with my money somewhere else where they respect me and the place has a good energy.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 29° 84° 26° 79° AQI 50 14d $1,844 / mo 50 Mbps![Bangkok](/assets/pixel.gif)
(It seems my paragraph formatting is being removed due to the length of my comment, so sorry you'll have to deal with the wall of text if you want to read this, haha) Have been in Bangkok for the past 6 months. I've been nomadic for the past 4 years across Europe & the US, and as someone who is used to walking everywhere and greenery, I found it quite difficult living here. I spent my first 5 months living in Airbnbs, which were fine for around $6-800/m, and for the last month decided to live in
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 31° 88° 27° 81° ๐ฅต AQI 60 ๐ท 9d $1,358 / mo 90 Mbps![Ubud](/assets/pixel.gif)
Ubud is dead. I plan to stay here for a month starting today, but my heart is already breaking. The traffic is too much. The center of Ubud is always crowded with cars and motorcycles, not a very relaxing environment. It's a pity.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 50 8d $1,955 / mo 62 Mbps![Uluwatu](/assets/pixel.gif)
Amazingly calm and chill place. I loved it here. It still has a lot of peaceful roads to drive around on your motorbike. It feels like you're driving through the jungle a lot. The food quality is great here, a lot of organic options, because the Ubud hippies apparently all moved here in 2020 COVID and it shows. Great nature around. Very calm and silent place overall. High recommendation. Could see myself living here for longer!
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 29° 84° 26° 79° ๐ฅต AQI 50 7d $2,399 / mo 52 Mbps