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27 Jan '20

29d

25 Feb '20

25 Feb '20
27 Jan '20

Auckland

24°C

New Zealand

2019

17 Mar '19

24 Mar '19

24 Mar '19
17 Mar '19

Portland, OR

12°C

United States

11 Mar '19

17 Mar '19

17 Mar '19
11 Mar '19

Ko Tao

30°C

Thailand

6 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19
6 Mar '19

อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาสก (Khao Sok National Park)

Thailand

28 Feb '19

5 Mar '19

5 Mar '19
28 Feb '19

Chiang Mai

32°C

Thailand

24 Feb '19

26 Feb '19

26 Feb '19
24 Feb '19

Bangkok

34°C

Thailand

2018

15 Oct '18

4mo

24 Feb '19

24 Feb '19
15 Oct '18

Portland, OR

15°C

United States

17 Sep '18

28d

15 Oct '18

15 Oct '18
17 Sep '18

Amsterdam

17°C

Netherlands

17 Jan '18

8mo

16 Sep '18

16 Sep '18
17 Jan '18

Portland, OR

8°C

United States

12 Jan '18

17 Jan '18

17 Jan '18
12 Jan '18

Austin, TX

14°C

United States

10 Jan '18

12 Jan '18

12 Jan '18
10 Jan '18

Dallas, TX

12°C

United States

2017

7 Nov '17

2mo

9 Jan '18

9 Jan '18
7 Nov '17

Portland, OR

11°C

United States

4 Nov '17

7 Nov '17

7 Nov '17
4 Nov '17

Philadelphia, PA

10°C

United States

2 Nov '17

4 Nov '17

4 Nov '17
2 Nov '17

Washington, DC

10°C

United States

11 Sep '17

2mo

2 Nov '17

2 Nov '17
11 Sep '17

Portland, OR

20°C

United States

7 Sep '17

11 Sep '17

11 Sep '17
7 Sep '17

Lima Region

Peru

2 Sep '17

7 Sep '17

7 Sep '17
2 Sep '17

Cusco

14°C

Peru

31 Aug '17

2 Sep '17

2 Sep '17
31 Aug '17

Lima Region

Peru

25 Aug '17

31 Aug '17

31 Aug '17
25 Aug '17

Minneapolis, MN

25°C

United States

18 Jul '17

1mo

31 Aug '17

31 Aug '17
18 Jul '17

Portland, OR

24°C

United States

6 Jul '17

12d

18 Jul '17

18 Jul '17
6 Jul '17

Havana

31°C

Cuba

28 Mar '17

2mo

6 Jun '17

6 Jun '17
28 Mar '17

Portland, OR

12°C

United States

8 Mar '17

20d

28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17
8 Mar '17

Ho Chi Minh City

33°C

Vietnam

2016

1 Oct '16

5mo

8 Mar '17

8 Mar '17
1 Oct '16

Portland, OR

15°C

United States

1 Jan '16

9mo

1 Oct '16

1 Oct '16
1 Jan '16

San Diego, CA

17°C

United States

2015

12 Dec '15

19d

31 Dec '15

31 Dec '15
12 Dec '15

Panama

2014

13 Sep '14

1yr

12 Dec '15

12 Dec '15
13 Sep '14

San Diego, CA

24°C

United States

13 Jul '14

2mo

12 Sep '14

12 Sep '14
13 Jul '14

Ubud, Bali

28°C

Indonesia

13 May '14

2mo

13 Jul '14

13 Jul '14
13 May '14

Portland, OR

20°C

United States

6 May '14

10d

16 May '14

16 May '14
6 May '14

Bangkok

35°C

Thailand

2010

2 Sep '10

2yr

1 Jan '13

1 Jan '13
2 Sep '10

Portland, OR

20°C

United States

25 Aug '10

2 Sep '10

2 Sep '10
25 Aug '10

Dublin

19°C

Ireland

8 Aug '10

17d

25 Aug '10

25 Aug '10
8 Aug '10

Wiesbaden

Germany

1 Aug '10

8 Aug '10

8 Aug '10
1 Aug '10

London

22°C

United Kingdom

21 Jul '10

10d

31 Jul '10

31 Jul '10
21 Jul '10

Greece

14 Jun '10

1mo

21 Jul '10

21 Jul '10
14 Jun '10

Padova

28°C

Italy

7 Jun '10

14 Jun '10

14 Jun '10
7 Jun '10

Nice

25°C

France

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June 2017: Prague or Budapest?

in Prague, Czechia by @joshua | 4yr 3 years ago | 5 comments

Hi guys!

I’m currently in Vietnam, then heading back to Portland, Oregon for a couple months.

It’s been awhile since I’ve been to Europe, and I’ve never been to Eastern Europe.

For those who have spent time in both Prague and Budapest, is there a city you prefer over the other? I realize they’re relatively close, and I can always take weekend trips to the city that I don’t choose to stay in.

Thinking I will be there for at least a month. Will be working, but I’ll also take some time off. Prefer walkability. Decent internet.

Any input or opinions on this would be great! Thanks.

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

by @coffeeshopceo | 7mo 7 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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I’m a U.S. accountant who works with Americans who live abroad, ask me anything!

by @olwagner | 3yr 2 years ago | 100 comments

Hi everyone,

If you have a U.S. tax question or would like some U.S. tax insight on your business/structure, ask away!

I have been preparing tax returns for US citizens abroad since 2012. I can answer any question in US tax with an international flavor. I operate 1040abroad.com and I have maintained a blog at taxsamurai.com

I look forward to answering all your questions. And if you are in Ho Chi Minh City in December, let’s meet !!!

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Any digital nomads in Morocco?

in Morocco by @felisworldcom | 4yr 3 years ago | 10 comments

Hi fellow digital nomads - someone traveling around Fes, Morocco?

My boyfriend and I are currently here and we would love to get to know some more digital nomads, bloggers, travelers on the road.

Would be awesome to meet up!

Feli and Daniel

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Anyone have experience with in-flight wifi when crossing the ocean?

by @karlbecker_com | 5yr 5 years ago | 13 comments

I’m curious about a few airlines, but I’ll ask about China Airlines since that’s my most upcoming long haul flight.

Does it stay connected for the duration of the flight?
Will there be any hope that I might be able to do real-time voice on it?
I’ll do text chat most of the time, but are any ports closed on it? I imagine I’ll use a VPN

Anything else I should be aware of?

Thanks!

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Lisbon

Portugal

Lisbon and portugal reality its not a fairytale locals tell to expats and tourist only good things all good and nice but the reality is hiding like many portuguese try to do about expats and tourists, unfurnoly many locals dont want progress and evolution they always want be the same year by year

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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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🌧 Feels 35° 95° 30° 86°🥵AQI 9

$1,352 / 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 18° 64° 17° 62°AQI 52

$3,045 / mo

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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 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 54

$2,156 / 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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🌥 Feels 34° 93° 30° 87°🥵AQI 50

$2,829 / 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 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 55

$2,951 / mo

30Mbps

New York City, NY

United States

Having spent a total of two weeks in London on two separate occasions and having lived in NYC for two years, both are among my favorite cities in the world. Londoners are quite internationally and ethnically diverse, and seemingly better educated and more intellectual than New Yorkers in aggregate. The city very clean with a stunning mix of modern and historic architecture, and arguably has Europe's best public transit in terms of signage, availability, cleanliness and general efficiency. Meanw

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☀️ Feels 1° 34° 4° 39°AQI 53

$4,782 / mo

33Mbps

Las Vegas, NV

United States

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☀️ Feels 13° 55° 14° 57°AQI 18

$2,877 / mo

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United States

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☀️ Feels 9° 48° 10° 50°AQI 30

7yr

$3,203 / mo

45Mbps

Indonesia

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🌧 Feels 35° 95° 29° 84°🥵AQI 28

2mo

$839 / mo

11Mbps

Italy

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☀️ Feels 17° 63° 17° 62°AQI 99😷

1mo

$3,517 / mo

18Mbps

New Zealand

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29d

$3,350 / mo

28Mbps

Netherlands

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🌤 Feels 10° 50° 11° 52°AQI 27

28d

$4,117 / mo

42Mbps

Thailand

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☀️ Feels 34° 92° 30° 86°🥵AQI 126😷

28d

$1,386 / mo

19Mbps

Vietnam

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20d

$945 / mo

13Mbps

Panama

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🌥 Feels 35° 95° 29° 85°AQI 38

19d

$2,861 / mo

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Portland, OR

United States

-Very well situated between the ocean and mountains -Cloudy winters -Not much snow -Large Asian minority -LGBTQ+ friendly -High quality of living -Very expensive -Very good nightlife -A lot of parks -A lot of outdoor activities -1 of the best education systems in the USA -Healthcare is excellent -Good transit system

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🌧 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46°AQI 23

10x

$3,235 / 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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🌥 Feels 41° 106° 33° 92°🥵AQI 134😷

$1,465 / mo

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San Diego, CA

United States

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 53

$3,719 / mo

71Mbps

Nice

France

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 62°AQI 94😷

$3,307 / mo

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Ko Tao

Thailand

I really loved Koh Tao. It's an amazing place to work from. Having everything so close and accessible really spoils you. No long rides to trips to get anywhere. Amazing restaurants, walks, snorkels etc all within 10-15 minutes on a scooter. The internet is wicked fast and very reliable, as was the power. Even during COVID times there were lots of places open to eat and hang out. TaoHub Coworking was a great home base to work from and hang out at. I felt totally safe on the island the en

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☀️ Feels 30° 86° 28° 83°AQI 127😷

$1,815 / 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 34° 93° 32° 89°🥵AQI 149😷

$1,108 / mo

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Amsterdam

Netherlands

I lived in Amsterdam for three years in three different apartments in the center. The place is very noisy and during the lockdown it became painfully obvious that the dutch in general don't really care about whether they bother their neighbors or not. After reading expat Facebook groups, it seems I'm not alone with this opinion. The city is gorgeous, but to be frank, I'm not eager to live there again.

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$4,575 / mo

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Austin, TX

United States

Grew up here in the 80s/90s, moved back in 2015 after 10 years in LA and 10 years abroad. I don't get why it's so highly rated. It's a far cry from the free-living, cheap to live, music-infused past. The old music venues are being torn down to build condos. Tech bros moving en masse has caused housing demand to spike, and with it, property values, rent, and cost of living, and no scale with increases in pay. All the musicians and artists are leaving, and everyone here is young, white, and has

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°AQI 53

$3,439 / mo

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Portland, OR

United States

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🌧 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46°AQI 23

5yr

$3,235 / mo

72Mbps

San Diego, CA

United States

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 53

2yr

$3,719 / mo

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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 35° 95° 29° 84°🥵AQI 15

2mo

$1,797 / mo

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Padova

Italy

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 50

1mo

$2,429 / mo

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Auckland

New Zealand

Busy city. Lots of fun. Lots of different choices for food. Great night life

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🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°AQI 30

29d

$3,389 / mo

26Mbps

Amsterdam

Netherlands

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28d

$4,575 / mo

24Mbps

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

Usually goes dead after one month. Polluted streets and antisocial locals. It’s okay for a few weeks, but the fun diminishes quickly and boredom sets in. You are left with high rent and no fun after about a month.

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20d

$964 / mo

21Mbps