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7 Oct

29d

5 Nov

5 Nov
7 Oct

Berlin

15°C

Germany

23 Sep

13d

6 Oct

6 Oct
23 Sep

Chania, Crete

27°C

Greece

19 Aug

1mo

23 Sep

23 Sep
19 Aug

Berlin

24°C

Germany

17 Aug

19 Aug

19 Aug
17 Aug

Gothenburg

19°C

Sweden

14 Aug

17 Aug

17 Aug
14 Aug

Kalmar

Sweden

30 Jul

15d

14 Aug

14 Aug
30 Jul

Grisslehamn

Sweden

10 Mar

5mo

30 Jul

30 Jul
10 Mar

Berlin

10°C

Germany

2 Mar

9 Mar

9 Mar
2 Mar

Bangkok

35°C

Thailand

22 Feb

1 Mar

1 Mar
22 Feb

Gili Air

29°C

Indonesia

17 Feb

22 Feb

22 Feb
17 Feb

Canggu, Bali

30°C

Indonesia

3 Jan

11d

14 Jan

14 Jan
3 Jan

Panglao

Philippines

2019

28 Dec '19

2 Jan

2 Jan
28 Dec '19

Bangkok

32°C

Thailand

14 Dec '19

14d

28 Dec '19

28 Dec '19
14 Dec '19

Da Nang

25°C

Vietnam

5 Dec '19

14 Dec '19

14 Dec '19
5 Dec '19

Mui Ne

29°C

Vietnam

3 Dec '19

5 Dec '19

5 Dec '19
3 Dec '19

Da Lat

22°C

Vietnam

26 Nov '19

3 Dec '19

3 Dec '19
26 Nov '19

Bangkok

32°C

Thailand

18 Nov '19

25 Nov '19

25 Nov '19
18 Nov '19

Chiang Mai

30°C

Thailand

8 Nov '19

10d

18 Nov '19

18 Nov '19
8 Nov '19

Bangkok

32°C

Thailand

26 Oct '19

12d

7 Nov '19

7 Nov '19
26 Oct '19

New York City, NY

17°C

United States

17 Oct '19

26 Oct '19

26 Oct '19
17 Oct '19

Ticino

Switzerland

13 Oct '19

17 Oct '19

17 Oct '19
13 Oct '19

London

14°C

United Kingdom

1 Aug '19

14d

15 Aug '19

15 Aug '19
1 Aug '19

New York City, NY

27°C

United States

25 Jul '19

1 Aug '19

1 Aug '19
25 Jul '19

Ticino

Switzerland

16 Jul '19

21 Jul '19

21 Jul '19
16 Jul '19

Grisslehamn

Sweden

11 Jul '19

14 Jul '19

14 Jul '19
11 Jul '19

Stintino

Italy

8 Jan '19

12d

20 Jan '19

20 Jan '19
8 Jan '19

Yangon

30°C

Myanmar

2018

24 Dec '18

14d

7 Jan '19

7 Jan '19
24 Dec '18

Ko Pha Ngan

25°C

Thailand

1 Dec '18

23d

24 Dec '18

24 Dec '18
1 Dec '18

Canggu, Bali

31°C

Indonesia

15 Sep '18

15d

30 Sep '18

30 Sep '18
15 Sep '18

Kathmandu

24°C

Nepal

2017

18 Mar '17

2mo

4 May '17

4 May '17
18 Mar '17

Antananarivo

24°C

Madagascar

2016

18 Jan '16

21 Jan '16

21 Jan '16
18 Jan '16

London

5°C

United Kingdom

6 Jan '16

12d

18 Jan '16

18 Jan '16
6 Jan '16

Berlin

3°C

Germany

2015

25 Dec '15

12d

6 Jan '16

6 Jan '16
25 Dec '15

Atlanta, GA

13°C

United States

23 Dec '15

25 Dec '15

25 Dec '15
23 Dec '15

Miami, FL

25°C

United States

2014

10 Sep '14

13d

23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14
10 Sep '14

Johannesburg

24°C

South Africa

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How to exchange money cheaply?

by @neutron | 5yr 4 years ago | 26 comments

Just thought I would give a tip for something thats been amazingly useful for me recently.

It’s basically a pre-paid debit card, where it’s free to exchange into Euro GBP and Dollar.

There are no costs to use it. You upload money into it and then it exchanges it at “inter-bank rates” - the same rates as the banks get I believe.

No commisions, No costs, No discrepancies in FX rates.

I reckon I must have saved around £150 this month in various fees for things.

Another good one is transferwise - if you have to send money direct to someones bank account - there are charges but very small (like £2 to send £400)

Hope it can help a few people out there and give the banks a good duff up at the same time

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✨ Recommended destinations

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

Lisbon is the next remote work hub of Europe. There's many reasons why I think that: 1) it already has somewhat of a startup/tech scene because of the annual Web Summit conference 2) which means internet is fast, and there's lots of meetups and it's easy to make friends 3) it's relatively affordable for foreigners compared to Spain and the rest of Europe 4) Portuguese people are super friendly, a lot more friendly than in the rest of the Mediterranean and Europe 5) Lisbon is ideal to go on day/w

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🌧 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°AQI 14

$2,173 / 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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🌨 Feels -2° 28° 0° 33°AQI 44

$2,357 / mo

30Mbps

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 40° 104° 30° 86°🥵AQI 67

$2,910 / 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 11° 52° 12° 54°AQI 32

$3,039 / mo

39Mbps

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 40° 104° 30° 85°🥵AQI 56

$1,111 / 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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🌧 Feels 1° 34° 3° 37°AQI 72

$1,532 / mo

44Mbps

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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🌧 Feels 34° 93° 28° 82°🥵AQI 24

$1,617 / mo

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Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

First time I was in KL was in 2015 as a backpacking student. I stayed for 2 weeks at an airbnb in Bangsar South and I loved it. Met up with Uni friends, made new friends and I really like the relaxed atmosphere, despite being in a huge city. Fast forward, 3 years later, I went by myself to KL for a 3 days stay on a visa run from Chiang Mai. I stayed in a hotel near Bukit Bintang. I actually really didn't like it - I think because I was by myself, in a fairly wild part of the city and got so us

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$1,278 / mo

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Germany

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🌤 Feels 1° 34° 3° 38°AQI 37

7mo

$2,908 / mo

30Mbps

Thailand

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🌧 Feels 33° 91° 28° 82°🥵AQI 35

2mo

$1,391 / mo

23Mbps

Madagascar

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🌧 Feels 29° 84° 26° 79°🥵AQI 46

2mo

$1,097 / mo

12Mbps

United States

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☀️ Feels 8° 46° 8° 46°AQI 31

1mo

$3,238 / mo

42Mbps