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29 Aug '18

2 Sep '18

2 Sep '18
29 Aug '18

Madrid

30°C

Spain

28 Jan '18

1mo

27 Feb '18

27 Feb '18
28 Jan '18

Ko Lanta

31°C

Thailand

2017

11 Jul '17

13d

24 Jul '17

24 Jul '17
11 Jul '17

Palma, Mallorca

30°C

Spain

28 Apr '17

27d

25 May '17

25 May '17
28 Apr '17

New York City, NY

15°C

United States

8 Apr '17

19d

27 Apr '17

27 Apr '17
8 Apr '17

Birmingham

12°C

United Kingdom

12 Mar '17

25d

6 Apr '17

6 Apr '17
12 Mar '17

Ko Lanta

31°C

Thailand

9 Mar '17

12 Mar '17

12 Mar '17
9 Mar '17

Bangkok

35°C

Thailand

5 Feb '17

1mo

9 Mar '17

9 Mar '17
5 Feb '17

Melbourne

24°C

Australia

30 Jan '17

4 Feb '17

4 Feb '17
30 Jan '17

Brisbane

29°C

Australia

28 Jan '17

29 Jan '17

29 Jan '17
28 Jan '17

Melbourne

27°C

Australia

2016

2 Dec '16

2mo

25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17
2 Dec '16

Liverpool

7°C

United Kingdom

1 Oct '16

29d

30 Oct '16

30 Oct '16
1 Oct '16

Palma De Mallorca

Spain

29 Sep '16

30 Sep '16

30 Sep '16
29 Sep '16

London

19°C

United Kingdom

27 Sep '16

29 Sep '16

29 Sep '16
27 Sep '16

Birmingham

17°C

United Kingdom

26 Aug '16

1mo

26 Sep '16

26 Sep '16
26 Aug '16

Brighton

20°C

United Kingdom

16 Jul '16

22 Jul '16

22 Jul '16
16 Jul '16

Palma De Mallorca

Spain

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I'm beginning my Nomadic journey - what advice do you have?

by @jacob_tr | 4yr 3 years ago | 8 comments

Hello Everyone,

On January 8, I set off on my Nomadic Journeys. I have a one way ticket to Iceland booked for a film shoot, and a flight into mainland Europe on the 20th, and from there I have no idea, and I am completely on my own.

What advice do you have? Right now I am feeling everything, from bad to good about it all, really can feel that safety/wool from underneath me get pulled away, I know I’m jumping out of my shell here.

(To give some background, I’m starting my nomad journey after having started a successful business, so financially I am set. It’s the question personally, mentally how do you cope in the beginning of leaving everything and going?)

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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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$2,074 / mo

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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 36° 97° 29° 85°🥵AQI 36

$1,379 / 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 9° 48° 10° 49°AQI 37

$3,065 / 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 35° 95° 29° 84°🥵AQI 46

$2,880 / 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 14° 57° 15° 60°AQI 39

$2,937 / 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 28° 82° 27° 81°AQI 133😷

$1,110 / 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 1° 34° 3° 38°AQI 16

$2,144 / 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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United Kingdom

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4mo

$3,879 / mo

24Mbps

Thailand

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🌥 Feels 29° 84° 27° 81°AQI 114😷

2mo

$1,409 / mo

18Mbps

Spain

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☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 62°AQI 33

2mo

$2,870 / mo

29Mbps

Australia

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🌥 Feels 26° 79° 26° 78°AQI 26

1mo

$3,690 / mo

16Mbps

United States

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27d

$3,216 / mo

42Mbps

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Melbourne

Australia

Not cheap, but you get what you're paying for. Really nice, comfortable city, not too dirty or crowded, awesome food, and lots to do

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🌥 Feels 28° 82° 28° 83°AQI 49

$3,299 / mo

14Mbps

Birmingham

United Kingdom

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$3,700 / mo

24Mbps

Ko Lanta

Thailand

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🌥 Feels 33° 91° 29° 84°AQI 89😷

$1,478 / mo

17Mbps

Brighton

United Kingdom

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🌧 Feels 4° 39° 7° 45°AQI 50

$3,988 / mo

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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 5° 41° 7° 45°AQI 19

$4,141 / mo

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Liverpool

United Kingdom

Very lovely and accessible city. Many cafes and workspaces to work from, including the Nero chain. Per Europe, data rates are very cheap and vendors are plentiful. Liverpool ONE's grassy roof was a perfect spot to take an important business call. Find all the Liver birds you can! Museums and galleries here are fantastic workspaces too as most have not terribly expensive cafes and VERY quiet workspaces. Student town, so take note. Also a great town for reinforcing and reflecting on basic human ri

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🌧 Feels 2° 36° 6° 42°AQI 28

$3,383 / mo

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Brisbane

Australia

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🌦 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77°AQI 34

$3,722 / 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 31° 88° 30° 85°🥵AQI 177😷

$1,460 / mo

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Ko Lanta

Thailand

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2mo

$1,478 / mo

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Liverpool

United Kingdom

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2mo

$3,383 / mo

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Melbourne

Australia

Not cheap, but you get what you're paying for. Really nice, comfortable city, not too dirty or crowded, awesome food, and lots to do

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🌥 Feels 28° 82° 28° 83°AQI 49

1mo

$3,299 / mo

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Brighton

United Kingdom

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1mo

$3,988 / mo

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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 2° 36° 4° 39°AQI 58

27d

$4,636 / mo

32Mbps

Birmingham

United Kingdom

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21d

$3,700 / mo

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Palma, Mallorca

Spain

Pretty racist to those that arent white, you feel unwelcome, locals stare at you like your alien, you get served last even when your 1st in line, you get ignored and when you walk into a shop you get followed around because the workers think your going to steal something. However for white people im sure Palma is great.

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13d

$3,150 / mo

29Mbps