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4 Jan

6mo

7 Jul

7 Jul
4 Jan

Cuenca

18°C

Ecuador

3 Jan

4 Jan

4 Jan
3 Jan

Guayaquil

30°C

Ecuador

2020

15 Dec '20

19d

3 Jan

3 Jan
15 Dec '20

Dubai

25°C

United Arab Emirates

4 Nov '20

1mo

15 Dec '20

15 Dec '20
4 Nov '20

Tokyo

18°C

Japan

1 Nov '20

4 Nov '20

4 Nov '20
1 Nov '20

Sendai

13°C

Japan

31 Oct '20

1 Nov '20

1 Nov '20
31 Oct '20

Lake Tazawa

Japan

29 Oct '20

31 Oct '20

31 Oct '20
29 Oct '20

Akita Shi

Japan

26 Oct '20

29 Oct '20

29 Oct '20
26 Oct '20

Aomori Shi

Japan

17 Sep '20

1mo

26 Oct '20

26 Oct '20
17 Sep '20

Hakodate Shi

Japan

14 Sep '20

17 Sep '20

17 Sep '20
14 Sep '20

Shikotsuko Lake

Japan

12 Sep '20

14 Sep '20

14 Sep '20
12 Sep '20

Shiraoi District

Japan

9 Sep '20

12 Sep '20

12 Sep '20
9 Sep '20

Rausu Cho

Japan

12 Aug '20

28d

9 Sep '20

9 Sep '20
12 Aug '20

Sapporo

25°C

Japan

1 Aug '20

11d

12 Aug '20

12 Aug '20
1 Aug '20

Kōchi

Japan

1 Jul '20

1mo

1 Aug '20

1 Aug '20
1 Jul '20

Tamano Shi

Japan

25 Mar '20

3mo

1 Jul '20

1 Jul '20
25 Mar '20

Kyoto

13°C

Japan

20 Mar '20

25 Mar '20

25 Mar '20
20 Mar '20

Tokyo

14°C

Japan

12 Mar '20

20 Mar '20

20 Mar '20
12 Mar '20

Luang Prabang

32°C

Laos

10 Mar '20

12 Mar '20

12 Mar '20
10 Mar '20

Vang Vieng

33°C

Laos

6 Mar '20

10 Mar '20

10 Mar '20
6 Mar '20

Vientiane

34°C

Laos

3 Mar '20

6 Mar '20

6 Mar '20
3 Mar '20

Hanoi

25°C

Vietnam

29 Feb '20

3 Mar '20

3 Mar '20
29 Feb '20

Ho Chi Minh City

32°C

Vietnam

22 Feb '20

29 Feb '20

29 Feb '20
22 Feb '20

Hanoi

26°C

Vietnam

18 Feb '20

22 Feb '20

22 Feb '20
18 Feb '20

Hoi An

28°C

Vietnam

15 Jan '20

1mo

18 Feb '20

18 Feb '20
15 Jan '20

Hanoi

20°C

Vietnam

11 Jan '20

15 Jan '20

15 Jan '20
11 Jan '20

Phnom Penh

31°C

Cambodia

4 Jan '20

11 Jan '20

11 Jan '20
4 Jan '20

Siem Reap

32°C

Cambodia

2019

16 Dec '19

19d

4 Jan '20

4 Jan '20
16 Dec '19

Bangkok

32°C

Thailand

30 Nov '19

15d

15 Dec '19

15 Dec '19
30 Nov '19

Ko Pha Ngan

26°C

Thailand

28 Oct '19

1mo

30 Nov '19

30 Nov '19
28 Oct '19

Taipei

26°C

Taiwan

24 Oct '19

28 Oct '19

28 Oct '19
24 Oct '19

Hong Kong

28°C

Hong Kong

18 Oct '19

23 Oct '19

23 Oct '19
18 Oct '19

San Francisco, CA

18°C

United States

13 Oct '19

18 Oct '19

18 Oct '19
13 Oct '19

Portland, OR

15°C

United States

10 Oct '19

13 Oct '19

13 Oct '19
10 Oct '19

San Antonio, TX

28°C

United States

7 Oct '19

10 Oct '19

10 Oct '19
7 Oct '19

Los Angeles, CA

26°C

United States

2 Oct '19

7 Oct '19

7 Oct '19
2 Oct '19

San Francisco, CA

18°C

United States

24 Sep '19

2 Oct '19

2 Oct '19
24 Sep '19

Shanghai

28°C

China

18 Sep '19

24 Sep '19

24 Sep '19
18 Sep '19

Old Town of Lijiang

China

12 Sep '19

18 Sep '19

18 Sep '19
12 Sep '19

Chengdu

24°C

China

7 Sep '19

12 Sep '19

12 Sep '19
7 Sep '19

Xi'an

China

3 Sep '19

7 Sep '19

7 Sep '19
3 Sep '19

Pingyao

China

31 Aug '19

3 Sep '19

3 Sep '19
31 Aug '19

Datong

24°C

China

23 Aug '19

31 Aug '19

31 Aug '19
23 Aug '19

Beijing

31°C

China

18 Aug '19

22 Aug '19

22 Aug '19
18 Aug '19

Ulaanbaatar

19°C

Mongolia

14 Aug '19

17 Aug '19

17 Aug '19
14 Aug '19

Irkutsk

Russia

7 Aug '19

10 Aug '19

10 Aug '19
7 Aug '19

Moscow

21°C

Russia

4 Aug '19

7 Aug '19

7 Aug '19
4 Aug '19

Saint Petersburg

20°C

Russia

10 Jul '19

25d

4 Aug '19

4 Aug '19
10 Jul '19

Helsinki

19°C

Finland

3 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19
3 Jul '19

London

22°C

United Kingdom

29 Jun '19

3 Jul '19

3 Jul '19
29 Jun '19

Tirana

30°C

Albania

24 Jun '19

29 Jun '19

29 Jun '19
24 Jun '19

Ohrid Municipality

Macedonia

19 Jun '19

24 Jun '19

24 Jun '19
19 Jun '19

Skopje

Macedonia

14 Jun '19

19 Jun '19

19 Jun '19
14 Jun '19

Sofia

26°C

Bulgaria

6 Jun '19

14 Jun '19

14 Jun '19
6 Jun '19

Bucharest

28°C

Romania

8 May '19

28d

5 Jun '19

5 Jun '19
8 May '19

Budapest

18°C

Hungary

7 Apr '19

1mo

7 May '19

7 May '19
7 Apr '19

Spain

24 Mar '19

13d

6 Apr '19

6 Apr '19
24 Mar '19

Mauritius

5 Mar '19

18d

23 Mar '19

23 Mar '19
5 Mar '19

Uganda

25 Feb '19

5 Mar '19

5 Mar '19
25 Feb '19

Kigali

26°C

Rwanda

19 Feb '19

25 Feb '19

25 Feb '19
19 Feb '19

Tanzania

13 Feb '19

18 Feb '19

18 Feb '19
13 Feb '19

Arusha Region

Tanzania

6 Feb '19

12 Feb '19

12 Feb '19
6 Feb '19

Nairobi

25°C

Kenya

26 Jan '19

10d

5 Feb '19

5 Feb '19
26 Jan '19

Amman

12°C

Jordan

5 Jan '19

20d

25 Jan '19

25 Jan '19
5 Jan '19

Cairo

18°C

Egypt

2018

28 Nov '18

1mo

4 Jan '19

4 Jan '19
28 Nov '18

Paphos

23°C

Cyprus

30 Oct '18

28d

27 Nov '18

27 Nov '18
30 Oct '18

Malaga

26°C

Spain

15 Sep '18

2mo

30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18
15 Sep '18

Camino De Santiago

Spain

14 Sep '18

15 Sep '18

15 Sep '18
14 Sep '18

Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

France

9 Sep '18

14 Sep '18

14 Sep '18
9 Sep '18

Tarn

France

6 Sep '18

9 Sep '18

9 Sep '18
6 Sep '18

Chartres

France

2 Sep '18

6 Sep '18

6 Sep '18
2 Sep '18

Amsterdam

17°C

Netherlands

1 Sep '18

2 Sep '18

2 Sep '18
1 Sep '18

Portland, OR

20°C

United States

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

by @coffeeshopceo | 9mo 9 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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Best place for Digital Nomad in Latin America?

by @rose_davis | 1yr 1 year ago | 7 comments

Hi!

I am planning to move to Latin America for 3-4 months (Oct-January). I’ve narrowed down 6 different places that I want to visit before committing to settling down, but I’d love to get some community input.

Here are the cities I’m considering:

Quito, Ecuador
Cuenca, Ecuador
Medellin, Columbia
Cartagena, Columbia
Antigua, Guatemala
San Marcos La Laguna, Guatemala

The most important things I’m looking for:

Fast/easily accessible internet
Easy to meet other nomads/make friends in general
Safe for women
Some sort of spiritual community (I’m also a yoga teacher)
Easily walkable city

Anyone have any experience with these places and can give some insight? I’m also completely open to other recommendations.

Thanks!
Rose

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This is an algorithmic recommendation based on @laura_and_dan'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

Portugal

It's great if you're woke, young & artsy. If you're just a regular guy in your 30's with no connections, you'll have a miserable time. Especially during the pandemic. It's not inexpensive and you get offered cocaine every 200 meters in the city center.

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$2,132 / 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 37° 99° 30° 86°🥵AQI 44

$1,345 / 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° 50°AQI 52

$3,023 / 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 37° 99° 29° 84°🥵AQI 50

$2,908 / 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 32° 90° 28° 83°AQI 21

$1,786 / mo

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Barcelona

Spain

Lived in Barcelona for a year and a half. I would agree that the weather is perfect and Barcelona does have a great tech scene as well as food and has everything landscape and lifestyle wise that you could think of. Bureaucracy isn't too bad if you nip it in the bu** early and have patience. Also, some clubs are free. (Jamboree!). The metro is also, very efficient with red and purple being the busiest lines. Very walkable city too. Plenty of opportunity to meet people as well. The beaches are ok

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🌤 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°AQI 38

$3,167 / 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 8° 46° 9° 48°AQI 55

$2,244 / 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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Lisbon

Portugal

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$2,132 / mo

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Berlin

Germany

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🌥 Feels 9° 48° 10° 50°AQI 52

$3,023 / mo

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Tbilisi

Georgia

We had some crazy situations with apartments scam - so please everyone be aware, that there are people pretending an RE agent. Always do a checkup of a realtor you are contacting. And the statement below that georgian people like to be 'dramatic'. Never experienced so much drama in my life, as from georgian landlords during 6 months of staying in Tbilisi ;) I disagree with one of the reviews that Tbilisi has no parks. Actually it's super ridiculous thing to say about Tbilisi! The city has plent

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$1,117 / mo

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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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Singapore

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🌧 Feels 37° 99° 29° 84°🥵AQI 50

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Belgrade

Serbia

My girlfriend and I lived in Belgrade for over a month and absolutely loved it! It has a bit of a raw feeling and the indoor smoking is something that's hard to get used to, but in general we felt welcomed with open arms with pretty much everyone we've been in contact with. We were particularly fond of the Dorcol region to stay, eat and live. The castle area is great for a walk on a sunny day. Also relevant in pandemic times: the food delivery is amazing (we mostly used Wolt).

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 18° 65°AQI 59

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Timisoara

Romania

Prices aren't that low anymore. 1br apartment in the centre would cost you around 400 euros, maybe even 500 if you go for something more luxurious. Airbnbs are 40-50 euros per night (central ones). Dinner would be anywhere from 5 to 10 euros and even more if you go to the fanciest restaurants. There's a decent tech scene around (lots of software engineers in the city). I'm living in Timisoara since 2011.

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$1,408 / mo

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São Paulo

Brazil

I like São Paulo, but I don't love it. It's pretty boring in my opinion. Probably because I love Buenos Aires so much and it just does not compare. Also for the 4 months (September - January) I was there, it was cold, overcast, and rainy 85% of the days. It was pretty depressing! Other than that, it's pretty safe overall for Latin America. Also, I really appreciate how people here take COVID more seriously than in a lot of other places in Brazil. If I had to do it again, I would stay near

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°AQI 30

$1,158 / mo

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Istanbul

Turkey

I spent one year in Istanbul and it's absolutely amazing. The city is really safe, I went back home really late during the night, walking, without any problem. Parties are really fun and there are all kinds of spots to have fun (bars, nightclubs, restaurants...). The city has a lot of cafés to work at and most of them have free and reliable wifi. Definitely recommend!

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Zagreb

Croatia

Didn't plan to come to Zagreb, and so had no expectations. Turned out to be a lovely, liveable city, so much so that I extended my stay by several weeks! Contrary to some of the comments from a year ago, it is now very vegan friendly, cards are universally accepted, steady WiFi si abundant, and many other people are working from coffee shops. The city is very walkable, and more affordable than Split or Dubrovnik.

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$1,830 / mo

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Medellín

Colombia

I lived for 4 years in Medellin. People its nice, friendly, nightlife its amazing and can be as crazy as you want, the city its cheap and really beautiful, i loved Medellin, best city of south america in my opinion. I recomend laureles more than el poblado but both places are great.

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Prague

Czechia

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Kiev

Ukraine

Been in Kiev for 6 months at this point. Apartments are abysmal, an amazing combination of expensive and low quality. That said, cafes, restaurants, co working spaces are top tier, for 1/3 of the price of anywhere else. Kiev is a diamond in the rough in Eastern Europe in that regard. Regarding the people, you have super-friendly young people, and more macho-type tough demographic. You can usually tell who is who and avoid accordingly. Language barrier is quite a challenge, some of the worst in E

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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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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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Varna

Bulgaria

great city. lovely beach, bars, people are nice, food is amazing. there is no more "Beehive" co working space though.

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Kraków

Poland

Krakow is a brilliant city to live and work from. Friendly, easy to get around (usually able to walk everywhere), great internet and busy nightlife. Really pretty city, too. Kazimierz, the old Jewish district, is the obvious place to live. Loads of great cafes and other digital nomads there. I was there during the summer when it was between 24 and 30 degrees each day, which is perfect. No doubt a different experience in the winter, though!

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Minsk

Belarus

Spent a month in Belarus this July - we have some good friends there we work with so it was an excellent time. Some good restaurants. People are extremely friendly, just gotta adapt to the culture a bit. Most seemed to be very interested in the fact that I was American. Felt kind of like the country is just starting to open up and it will be of more international interest in the upcoming 5 - 10 years. English is spoken in Minsk but probably less then in ukraine (my only other former soviet

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$1,101 / mo

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Sarajevo

Bosnia

A really amazing city, I wouldn't agree that it's small, there's much more to it than just the historical core, 20th century architecture is like 4/5 of the city and there are many vibrant neighbourhoods, restaurants and places where the normie locals hang out.

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$1,250 / mo

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Palawan

Philippines

Palawan, officially the Province of Palawan, is a province of the Philippines that is located in the MIMAROPA region. Its capital is the city of Puerto Princesa, but it is governed independently from the province as an urbanized city. The islands of Palawan stretch from Mindoro in the northeast to Borneo in the southwest and it lies between the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea. The province is named after its largest island, Palawan Island, measuring 450 kilometres long, the province is composed

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 🙂 Good

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌤 Feels 42° 108° 31° 88°🥵AQI 28

$1,408 / mo

6Mbps

Vilnius

Lithuania

It's very fun and green city in summer and quite dark and cold during winter time. Old town is beautiful and cozy, fast internet, few coworking spots.

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety bad

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🌧 Feels 9° 48° 10° 50°AQI 50

$2,228 / mo

29Mbps

Krabi

Thailand

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💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 44° 111° 31° 87°🥵AQI 32

$884 / mo

24Mbps

Montevideo

Uruguay

Everything (and everyone haha) seems to be old. Not a kind of place to have fun and enjoy. Food is great, but pricey — you can find the same or even better for a cheaper price in Buenos Aires. Legalization of marijuana isn’t something good to celebrate in my opinion and just created a weird environment. There are better places to go.

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety bad

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🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°AQI 11

$1,441 / mo

40Mbps

Beirut

Lebanon

Beirut is a place where ideas are formed, and where art, culture, cuisine and an ardour for life thrive. Bars, restaurants and clubs come and go more frequently than the snow on the mountain peaks that form a backdrop to the city. But finding the new places - only to later realise they have vanished - is what makes for singular, memorable nights on these warm shores of the Mediterranean. Unlike in many other capitals in the region, there is a liberal attitude towards drinking in Beirut, where yo

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 😡 Slow

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety very bad

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 72

$1,775 / mo

3Mbps

Fes

Morocco

High speed internet in Fes, Morocco ? Yes, it' possible. Visit Café Clock, on rue Talaa Kebira (actually its located on a small street perpendicular to Talaa Kebira, simply look for the sign) We've been on the hunt to find high speed internet in Fes and the only place we've find is this great restaurant/cafe. Internet speed was between 40mbs and 101mbs. A few electric plugs and a very nice menu (finally a place serving other things than tagine or couscous) Delicious vegan options, fresh juices

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 🙂 Good

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°AQI 26

$1,899 / mo

9Mbps

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Japan

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 51

9mo

$2,798 / mo

30Mbps

Ecuador

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

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🌥 Feels 25° 76° 23° 72°AQI 66

4mo

$1,254 / mo

15Mbps

Spain

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 18° 64°AQI 26

2mo

$2,838 / mo

31Mbps

Vietnam

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💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 42° 107° 30° 86°🥵AQI 62

2mo

$961 / mo

13Mbps

China

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 😡 Slow

😀 Fun bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69°AQI 82😷

1mo

$1,458 / mo

2Mbps

Cyprus

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 22° 71° 22° 70°AQI 42

1mo

$3,262 / mo

12Mbps

Thailand

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 42° 107° 31° 88°🥵AQI 57

1mo

$1,177 / mo

21Mbps

Taiwan

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌤 Feels 33° 91° 28° 83°🥵AQI 77😷

1mo

$2,056 / mo

21Mbps

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Hanoi

Vietnam

Could never tolerate this city beyond a couple of weeks. Always felt like an alien here because the locals are even more antisocial than southern and central Vietnamese. That is, unless they were trying to hassle me for free English lessons.

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💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 Internet 🙂 Good

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 41° 106° 30° 86°🥵AQI 57

$919 / mo

9Mbps

San Francisco, CA

United States

I've been living in SF since 2014 and I have to say Cost of Living is misrepresented. It's a lot more expensive now (2020) than posted. 1-bdr in center is $3,500-$4,000 + $200-$300 for parking + $100-$200 for utilities. Almost impossible to find month-to-month rent, so this is for 1-year lease. Coffee for two + a pastry is easily $20. Dinner for two never less than $50, unless it's fast food (+20% tips are expected) and if you want actually something good it's at least $100 for two. Airbnb is $1

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💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive

📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast

😀 Fun bad

👮 Safety very bad

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🌥 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°AQI 57

$5,603 / mo

54Mbps

Tokyo

Japan

Tokyo has so much to offer and so much to do. It is easily overwhelming. Whereas I usually take my first week to explore a place Tokyo’s sights just kept on going. I remember ending up in a hidden cocktail bar, a mexican rooftop party with 1 meter margaritas, spending a whole day going only to French places(?), visiting a store that only imported 2nd hand hiphop apparel, and throughout it all the best michelin star ramen. It just seemed endless, completely unrelated and incredibly fun. Six wee

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

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😀 Fun great

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°AQI 51

$3,319 / mo

31Mbps

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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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety very bad

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🌥 Feels 18° 64° 17° 63°AQI 27

$3,224 / mo

68Mbps

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Housing is an issue (so cost of living is high) but the city is beautiful and summer in Amsterdam is hard to beat with all the cultural activiies and music festivals. Would not want to live in the actual city center (inside the "grachtengordel") but have been living in East for over 2 years now and aside from the price (and size) of apartment life is just good here. Biking everywhere is bliss. Winter can be cold though.

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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 9° 48° 10° 50°AQI 60

$4,910 / mo

21Mbps

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a fabulous city - from big city living, to isolated beaches, outlying islands and hikes through mountainous terrain. The big downside is it's EXPENSIVE. You need to have a decent salary to live here - otherwise, it would be tough. Hong Kong island is the most expensive, but more affordable places are possible, the further you are willing to travel. It's quite a transient city, so probably pretty easy to make connections!

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety very bad

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🌤 Feels 29° 84° 26° 79°🥵AQI 69

$2,417 / mo

79Mbps

Taipei

Taiwan

Definitely check out The Key (on near Zhong Xiao Dun Hua station) if living here for more than a month. Cafe + Gym + Bar all in one, monthly membership about $50 USD. English-friendly, no contracts. Made my 3 month stay here immensely better with fast wifi in the cafe and it's a great feeling to be able to work out immediately after working.

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 33° 91° 28° 83°🥵AQI 59

$2,056 / mo

20Mbps

Ko Pha Ngan

Thailand

I have been staying on this island for about 2 years, and would like to remind everybody something : working remotely is illegal in Thailand, and can get you in serious troubles if you do any kind of work without a work permit. There has been in the past reported cases of arrests in so called "co-working spaces". I think it is only a fair warning to people who plan to come here and hang in co-working spaces. 2 years ago koh phangan did not have a good rating on nomad list, not much as changed si

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 35° 95° 28° 82°🥵AQI 67

$1,171 / mo

21Mbps

🛌 Most time spent

Cuenca

Ecuador

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 🙂 Good

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66°AQI 71

4mo

$1,059 / mo

8Mbps

Kyoto

Japan

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°AQI 52

3mo

$2,746 / mo

32Mbps

Tokyo

Japan

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°AQI 51

2mo

$3,319 / mo

31Mbps

Hanoi

Vietnam

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💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 Internet 🙂 Good

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 41° 106° 30° 86°🥵AQI 57

1mo

$919 / mo

9Mbps

Paphos

Cyprus

Cyprus is the best place to optimize you taxes as digital nomads. Many high-income remote entrepreneurs also spend 2 months a year in Paphos or Larnaca, and live a better life than in their home countries. My recommendation is to check this out, so many information on Google or Youtube ;)

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 39

1mo

$2,737 / mo

11Mbps

Taipei

Taiwan

⭐️ Overall Score

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 33° 91° 28° 83°🥵AQI 59

1mo

$2,056 / mo

20Mbps

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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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 17° 63° 16° 60°AQI 68

28d

$1,507 / mo

36Mbps