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27 Feb '17

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28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17
27 Feb '17

Seminyak, Bali

30°C

Indonesia

10 Feb '17

16d

26 Feb '17

26 Feb '17
10 Feb '17

Angeles

Philippines

2016

1 Nov '16

16d

17 Nov '16

17 Nov '16
1 Nov '16

Curaçao

1 Sep '16

29d

30 Sep '16

30 Sep '16
1 Sep '16

Puerto de la Cruz

Spain

6 Jul '16

1mo

19 Aug '16

19 Aug '16
6 Jul '16

Valencia

29°C

Spain

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Are the Philippines good for solo digital nomads?

in Philippines by @lopesrosanna | 4yr 3 years ago | 16 comments

Hi there,

I’ve been wanting to visit the Philippines for a while. I need a stable connection to make skype calls and get my work done. I have some questions:

If I’d spend a total of 2/ 3 months there, and would stay minimum 3 weeks and max 1.5 months in one place, which would you advise me to visit?
Any coworking spaces in those places? How is the Wifi availability in cafe’s/ restaurants?
Places to absolutely avoid?
Is it safe for a woman alone?
Is it easy to meet other nomads there?
Is it easy to mingle with locals?
What was your average spending per month?
Best time to visit?
Any major events that I should experience?
How’s the food?
Any other Philippines tips?

I know some of these questions are relative, but please give me your own honest opinion and advice.

Thanks!
Rosanna

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This is an algorithmic recommendation based on @louhew'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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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 38° 100° 30° 87°🥵AQI 30

$1,384 / 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 32° 90° 28° 82°AQI 70

$1,108 / 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 35° 95° 31° 87°🥵AQI 55

$1,462 / mo

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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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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 12° 54°AQI 21

$2,073 / 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

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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 40° 104° 30° 86°🥵AQI 67

$2,910 / mo

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