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21 May '17

28d

18 Jun '17

18 Jun '17
21 May '17

Hoi An

33°C

Vietnam

3 May '17

16d

19 May '17

19 May '17
3 May '17

Istanbul

22°C

Turkey

25 Apr '17

3 May '17

3 May '17
25 Apr '17

Amsterdam

14°C

Netherlands

22 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17
22 Apr '17

Cologne

16°C

Germany

16 Apr '17

14d

30 Apr '17

30 Apr '17
16 Apr '17

Amsterdam

14°C

Netherlands

2 Apr '17

14d

16 Apr '17

16 Apr '17
2 Apr '17

Berlin

17°C

Germany

26 Mar '17

2 Apr '17

2 Apr '17
26 Mar '17

Paris

12°C

France

5 Mar '17

21d

26 Mar '17

26 Mar '17
5 Mar '17

Lisbon

19°C

Portugal

1 Feb '17

1mo

4 Mar '17

4 Mar '17
1 Feb '17

Penang

31°C

Malaysia

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

by @coffeeshopceo | 10mo 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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✨ Recommended destinations

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

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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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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🌥 Feels 42° 108° 32° 90°🥵AQI 70

$1,385 / mo

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London

United Kingdom

How did you guys classified Penge as rich? It is one of the worst neighbourhood I have ever been in London, the ammount of people I know that have been robbed there is appalling.

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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

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🌧 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°AQI 32

$4,278 / 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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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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😀 Fun good

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☀️ Feels 14° 57° 14° 58°AQI 40

$1,544 / 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 38° 100° 31° 88°🥵AQI 59

$1,042 / 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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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

😀 Fun good

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🌧 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86°🥵AQI 44

$2,843 / mo

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New York City, NY

United States

I've lived in New York City - Brooklyn - for over 20 years. For visiting tourists, the best neighborhood to stay in is NOT Bushwick. Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Ft. Green or Brooklyn Heights is preferable. Plenty of good transportation in those areas - subway, buses or Uber. Easy access to beaches in Long Island and New Jersey. There's plenty to do in NYC. Great restaurants, Broadway plays (!), and in the summer you frequently can catch a free concert.

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🌤 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°AQI 9

$4,736 / mo

31Mbps

Porto

Portugal

I have been living in Porto since September. Portugal is currently in a hard covid lockdown so Porto is not at its best. But in better times the city is amazing. Beautiful, right near the beach, with excellent air and rail connectivity. English is widely spoken and the accommodations for visitors are diverse and excellent. Restaurants are also diverse and excellent. Prices for those used to northern Europe or USA will seem low. December, January are very rainy and can get cold, down to nearly 0

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 21

$1,963 / mo

26Mbps

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 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 24

$2,236 / mo

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Malaysia

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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🌧 Feels 36° 97° 29° 85°🥵AQI 50

1mo

$1,068 / mo

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Vietnam

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💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

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🌧 Feels 39° 102° 31° 87°🥵AQI 71

28d

$962 / mo

13Mbps

Netherlands

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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56°AQI 25

22d

$4,118 / mo

41Mbps

Portugal

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°AQI 21

21d

$2,322 / mo

27Mbps

Germany

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

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😀 Fun mediocre

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🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57°AQI 26

17d

$2,972 / mo

33Mbps

Turkey

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💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

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🌥 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76°AQI 61

16d

$697 / mo

11Mbps

France

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°AQI 33

$3,606 / mo

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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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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°AQI 30

$4,877 / mo

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Penang

Malaysia

The noise pollution here is insane. The prayer calls from the mosques seem to reverberate throughout Penang. Seems like they are competing for who can be the loudest. This really ruined Penang for me and I cut my time short.

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🌧 Feels 35° 95° 29° 85°🥵AQI 50

$1,095 / mo

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Lisbon

Portugal

poor signaling, disorientation, cleaning and disorganizing of the streets in Lisbon is similar to Naples in my opinion

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🌧 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 48

$2,047 / mo

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Paris

France

Super fun and beautiful city. I find Parisians are actually very patient and warm if you at least attempt to speak French; in my experience, most people who complain that they're rude are the ones making zero effort to speak the language. Expensive though and not very easy to meet other nomads.

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🌥 Feels 22° 72° 22° 71°AQI 14

$4,122 / 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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$3,063 / mo

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Cologne

Germany

Although I would not praise Cologne as the top destination for digital nomads I have certain doubts about some negative aspects listed here. Hospitals: How can hospitals be pretty bad if Germany has one of the best medical systems in the world? This judgments compares it with remote 3rd world cities which is by definition not logical. Germany, and therefore also Cologne, has most likely the best emergency system in the world (ambulance must arrive within max. 12 minutes - independent of traffi

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

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🌤 Feels 15° 59° 15° 58°AQI 35

$2,787 / 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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🌧 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 25

$1,066 / mo

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Hoi An

Vietnam

I stayed in Hoi An much longer than I planned (10 days) because it was so pleasant. Yes, tourists everywhere. But my hotel was gorgeous and cheap and the wifi was plenty fast for work. When not working I biked out to the beach or through the paddies or into town (too crowded for a bike most times but functional if needed) or just around the countryside. Had some of my friendliest encounters here and as a single woman, always felt safe - night or day.

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🌤 Feels 37° 99° 30° 86°🥵AQI 88😷

$1,047 / mo

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