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19 Jan '17

2mo

17 Mar '17

17 Mar '17
19 Jan '17

Buenos Aires

28°C

Argentina

2016

19 Nov '16

2mo

18 Jan '17

18 Jan '17
19 Nov '16

Santiago

26°C

Chile

9 Nov '16

18 Nov '16

18 Nov '16
9 Nov '16

Prague

8°C

Czechia

5 Nov '16

10 Nov '16

10 Nov '16
5 Nov '16

Lisbon

17°C

Portugal

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

by @coffeeshopceo | 6mo 5 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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What are the best Lisbon neighborhoods to live in?

in Lisbon, Portugal by @thefakekozy | 4yr 4 years ago | 12 comments

Hello friends

Moving to Lisbon with my gf for some slow nomadism in November '16 and could really use some recommendations as to where to set up a longer term residence! I just finished about 9 months in Brasil (Portuguese is still basic, but getting better everyday) and 10 months in Australia before that. I’ve applied for the residency visa so I won’t get the boot after 90 days like most US citizens in the Schengen zone.

Looking for something somewhat trendy, with good places to eat and near public transit. Would love to keep rent under $800/month for 1bd place, but can go up to $1000. I’ve heard about Santos and Alcantara from another nomadic blog, but would appreciate any insight on favorite hoods/locations and generally getting around Lisbon.

Cheers,
Kozy

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What’s the best mobile-data option in Portugal for nomads?

in Portugal by @swynt | 4yr 4 years ago | 6 comments

Hi everyone! I will be heading to Portugal next week for around one week. I will be mostly in Lisbon and Porto. For working purpose, I need to be online for most of the time. So, could anyone give any advise which sim card and mobile data option should I get? It doesn’t have to be cheap, but it should have good coverage area and big data plan (around 3 - 5 GB). Thanks.

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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 -5° 23° -2° 29°AQI 13

$3,042 / mo

33Mbps

Mexico City

Mexico

We stayed here for two months. This was an amazing experience. I plan to move back for a longer time. We came here from Los Angeles, we lived in Polanco and Roma, both great but I would recommend Roma as it has a younger crowd, a bit more active, and cheaper. Even with going out to dinner several times a week still found a hard to spend beyond $25 USD for a meal, even in more expensive neighborhoods like Polanco with amazing food around every corner!! It felt very safe and there were police

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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😀 Fun good

👮 Safety bad

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 65°AQI 72

$1,490 / mo

18Mbps

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 27° 81° 26° 80°AQI 66

$1,107 / mo

22Mbps

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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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

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☀️ Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 26

$2,914 / mo

30Mbps

Porto

Portugal

Better than Lisbon, much more cozy and welcoming. You can find cheaper places in the “other side of the bridge”, in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia. Public transports works and is pretty convenient, most part of the city is covered by tram stations. Beaches are freezing cold but nice for a running. Don’t miss the daily sunsets in the garden nearby the bridge, eating pastel de nata and drinking a bottle of Porto Wine. But please, don’t clap your hands to the sun — only Brazilian t

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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☀️ Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 9

$1,850 / mo

25Mbps

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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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

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🌥 Feels 34° 93° 29° 85°AQI 55

$2,868 / mo

95Mbps

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 -4° 25° -2° 28°AQI 36

$1,525 / mo

40Mbps

London

United Kingdom

London is a SO beautiful city. The historical center is cute, but also majestic and luxurious. You feel the culture at every step. British people are really kind and welcoming! Plus, more than just one, you can enjoy TWO skylines 😍 so many skyscrapers, nothing beats its collection in Europe.

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🌧 Feels 4° 39° 6° 44°AQI 55

$4,100 / mo

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Chile

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 20° 69°AQI 41

2mo

$1,894 / mo

12Mbps

Argentina

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 🙂 Good

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety bad

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🌧 Feels 26° 79° 25° 76°AQI 54

2mo

$1,092 / mo

7Mbps

Czechia

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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🌥 Feels -8° 18° -5° 24°AQI 19

$2,120 / mo

35Mbps

Portugal

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☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 24

$2,066 / mo

24Mbps

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Lisbon

Portugal

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 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 18

$2,058 / 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 -7° 19° -4° 25°AQI 19

$2,120 / mo

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Santiago

Chile

Maybe I’m a bit unfair here, but Santiago is so... boring. People don’t look so happy and aren’t welcoming, city has nothing special, currency with so many zeros is hard to get used... didn’t have a bad time, but it wasn’t great either. Just dull. Maybe I’m wrong and in a long term it worth it, but it lacks authenticity and don’t even compare to other cities in Latin America such as Mexico City or even Buenos Aires, both cheaper and funnier.

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☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 50

$1,507 / mo

9Mbps

Buenos Aires

Argentina

Been living here in Buenos Aires for almost three years. Right now, it's (relatively) cheap. I mean, it isn't for the people who currently lives here but it's if you're a foreign, as the inflation keeps going on the peso isn't that worthy now. But, as I'm saying, if you come with dollars is going to make a huge difference. (3 years ago: 20 pesos= 1 USD. June 2020: 95 pesos= 1 USD. and if you're selling dollars in the informal market they will pay you $124. and with that you can buy two small

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💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

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🌧 Feels 30° 86° 27° 80°AQI 61

$741 / mo

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