20 Dec '19 | 30d | 19 Jan '20 | 19 Jan '20 20 Dec '19 |
Ko Pha Ngan27ยฐC 80ยฐF |
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Canggu, Bali27ยฐC 80ยฐF |
Indonesia |
โจ Recommended destinations they haven't been
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A dystopian cyberpunk metropolis, a veritable Night City, both chaotic and well run, livable yet poisonous. Follow the classic advice: stay near the BTS, skyscraper condo, work from mall libraries, cafes, and commons, donโt be outside. Outsource your chores. On a western salary or with savings, youโll be playing life on easy mode. Focus your energy on meeting people, honing your body, and learning new skills. Thereโs a reason itโs number 1. You can disagree, but try to find it.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 39° 102° 34° 94° ๐ฅต AQI 67 ๐ท 0 $1,346 / mo 86 MbpsIt's getting better. I came here just before the Chinese New Year, and the city was very lively. Lots of people, live music, etc. The decorations in the shopping mall were beautiful, and there were so many food options that it would take a year to try them all.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 36° 97° 30° 87° ๐ฅต AQI 68 ๐ท 0 $1,224 / mo 98 Mbps2nd time to Tokyo in 2 years. So much to see and do and great value in the past few years due to a declining yen against the USD & Euro. Wework (not open past 6pm & only iceberg open on weekends), Airalo Esim, and Wise Visa are your friend. Check out my Youtube for some nomad guides (Chicvoyage, @digitalnomadworld). I like Roppongi area. Stay in a hotel
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 30 0 $2,919 / mo 56 MbpsChiang Mai has had a deep Buddhist influence running over the last 1,000 years and this can be felt in the helpfulness, patience and generosity of the Thai and long-term transplants you come across. The city has an active community scene (nomads, spiritual seekers, hikers, creatives), several mountains with hiking spots and waterfalls surrounding the city, over 20 water bodies inside the city -- many have cafes and walks around, several public parks, and over 13 national parks with campgrounds w
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 33° 91° 35° 95° ๐ฅต AQI 165 ๐ท 0 $964 / mo 67 MbpsI've been hanging out in Berlin on and off for 30 years. It is very safe for women. It is much friendlier than it used to be. There are loads of vegan restaurants now. The nightlife and specially jazz clubs are amazing! I have an excellent apartment to rent out in Wedding - which used to have a boring reputation but now is very cool.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 63 ๐ท 0 $3,728 / mo 83 MbpsI don't know exactly how Barcelona is still considered safe but it's far from it. It's probably the most dangerous city to live in Madrid and one of the most dangerous in europe, with constant pick-pocketing and even violent crimes to get your wallet and phone in certain areas. If you like a peaceful life, Barcelona is not the place anymore!!
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 13° 55° 14° 58° AQI 33 0 $5,060 / mo 99 MbpsCanโt recommend Ubud. Itโs just the same overdeveloped and overpriced mentally isolated tourist trap that is Canggu, just a bit worse. If you have never been anywhere else, it might be okay for 2 weeks, but to any seasoned traveller itโs a the type of place you dread.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 32° 90° 29° 84° AQI 50 0 $1,953 / mo 35 MbpsOnce you figure out housing (not an easy thing but doable, especially once you stop looking in the touristic areas), Lisbon is a very charming, safe (even though I'll admit this is getting worse in certain areas), and fun city to live in. In most neighbourhoods you have the feeling of living in a small town instead of an urban area. There's aways something to do or see so it's hard to be bored living here. I still find Lisbon (and Portugal in general), to be one of the most attractive places in
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 17° 63° 17° 63° AQI 42 0 $3,477 / mo 124 Mbpsโค๏ธ Favorites
Agree with other reviewers about the influx of refugees and the increased prices. I'm there now and from my last visit a year ago prices have inflated significantly. There's also development everywhere now so the word is out.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 33° 91° 29° 84° 0 $1,707 / mo 52 MbpsChiang Mai has had a deep Buddhist influence running over the last 1,000 years and this can be felt in the helpfulness, patience and generosity of the Thai and long-term transplants you come across. The city has an active community scene (nomads, spiritual seekers, hikers, creatives), several mountains with hiking spots and waterfalls surrounding the city, over 20 water bodies inside the city -- many have cafes and walks around, several public parks, and over 13 national parks with campgrounds w
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 33° 91° 35° 95° ๐ฅต AQI 165 ๐ท 1 $964 / mo 67 MbpsWas here in Mid-2023. Bali has completely changed from when I last visited in 2017. Full of arrogant influences and degenerate party people who are entitled and have no respect for the locals. Many Uber drivers told me they are starting to get annoyed because a lot of Westerners donโt respect anythingโฆ. Pollution and traffic are on the rise. It is turning into Kuta. Probably one of the least walkable places, forget walking on the sidewalk unless you want to get taken out. A lot of accidents
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 32° 90° 28° 82° AQI 50 2 $1,918 / mo 54 Mbpsโญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 9° 48° 10° 50° AQI 35 3 $1,611 / mo 23 Mbps
Lived in Phuket for a year now. Amazing place, especially the Bang Tao area. The further you go up north, the more beautiful it gets. Amazing beaches, beach clubs, restaurants and people. Patong is nice for a few days, but if you're not into partying just stay away. A lot of police check on the roads around Patong (and accidents), so always bring your international license. You can make it as expensive (or cheap) as you want, if you eat local like I do a meal is around 60 - 120 baht. Stay away
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 35° 95° 30° 86° ๐ฅต 4 $1,664 / mo 66 MbpsStay in one of these neighborhoods: Itaim Bibi, Jardim Europa, Jardim Paulista, or Pinheiros, and it will be great.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 33° 91° 27° 81° ๐ฅต AQI 57 ๐ท 5 $1,924 / mo 91 Mbpsextremely dirty, very noisy, non walkable, the city is also ugly (except mausoleum and forts, of course). Hard to recommend, unless youโre very found of spirituality. Forget to mention but the food is of course amazing!
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 36° 97° 37° 98° ๐ฅต AQI 183 ๐ท 6 $1,208 / mo 28 MbpsThe worst place that I've been to in Asia (& I've been to quite a few). Every interaction with a local is a sales pitch for something. Tuk tuk, massage, weed, food, prostitution, you name it. People look at you as a customer and nothing else. This is very different in other countries in South East Asia. I've had plenty of authentic, non-sales-pitchy interactions with locals in Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines or Thailand. None of that here. It feels like this place only exists to extract as much
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 38° 100° 34° 93° ๐ฅต 7 $1,212 / mo 48 MbpsAmazingly calm and chill place. I loved it here. It still has a lot of peaceful roads to drive around on your motorbike. It feels like you're driving through the jungle a lot. The food quality is great here, a lot of organic options, because the Ubud hippies apparently all moved here in 2020 COVID and it shows. Great nature around. Very calm and silent place overall. High recommendation. Could see myself living here for longer!
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 32° 90° 28° 82° AQI 50 8 $2,081 / mo 15 MbpsBeen there for a week, in March 2022, and If you happen to stay in El nido, you should definitely go to FRENDZ, where they have a nice open space where you can work, and the connection speed was like 300down/100up!!
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 34° 93° 29° 85° 9 $1,410 / mo 11 MbpsI was here for almost three weeks last month. The internet is fast, and the surroundings are beautiful. The people are friendly, and most of them speak English well. I never felt unsafe during my stay. If you know where to go, there's plenty to do. There are many lovely parks, and the food is delicious and surprisingly affordable (I highly recommend Roxas). The shopping centers are of high quality. It's best to install the Grab app or take taxis for transportation. Public transportation can take
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 33° 91° 29° 85° 10 $1,305 / mo 11 Mbpsโญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 35° 95° 36° 97° ๐ฅต 11 $1,800 / mo 115 Mbps
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Siargao is a vibrant Island. Known for its beautiful surfing beaches, both for beginners and professionals Siargao also offers some great parties, almost every night and a nice mix of restaurants. You will see many people in General Luna, but the Island doesnโt feel too crowded, even in peak season. Internet is not great, but you can find places with 100-200/mps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 31° 88° 27° 81° ๐ฅต 13 $1,810 / mo 34 MbpsI was in Anjuna, Goa for Feb 23 and I can only discourage you from going there. We were recommended the place as an upcoming nomad place but it just doesnt work for nomads at all. Internet is plain terrible. Even in the coworking (NomadGao, Clay etc) and a back up sim, you cant make calls reliably to save your life. Next to no community there, but strong hippie and party crowd there. The streets are very stressful and you have to be comfortable driving a scooter in hectic streets in bad cond
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 38° 100° 32° 89° ๐ฅต 14 $2,198 / mo 45 Mbpsโญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 36° 97° 30° 85° ๐ฅต 15 $1,321 / mo 107 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 17° 63° 17° 62° AQI 114 ๐ท 16 $1,142 / mo 23 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 36° 97° 38° 100° ๐ฅต 17 $970 / mo 14 Mbps
Was there for one month. Beautiful place, but not a lot to do. We were happy to leave.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 10° 50° 11° 52° AQI 40 18 $2,757 / mo 36 Mbpsโญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 33° 91° 29° 84° 19 $1,201 / mo 25 Mbps
Mumbai, August 28-September 2, September 7, September 11 2019. Got a friend to pick me up at the airport, so I can't evaluate how well UBER works from the airport. Prepaid taxi from the airport is my usual recommendation, and if I was traveling tomorrow that is what I would do. Inside of Mumbai, UBER was my go-to app and worked well. Autos (aka 'Tuk-tuks' in some places) get around well and are cheap, some are also on Uber. Be aware that unless you use a service like UBER, as a foreigner, th
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 37° 99° 32° 90° ๐ฅต AQI 195 ๐ท 20 $1,570 / mo 15 Mbpsโญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 35° 95° 33° 92° ๐ฅต 21 $1,129 / mo 15 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 34° 93° 34° 92° ๐ฅต 22 $1,202 / mo 10 Mbps
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 36° 97° 37° 99° ๐ฅต 23 $830 / mo 14 Mbps
Don't go thinking it's another Chiang Mai, because it doesn`t. Instead, Chiang Rai is much smaller and simple, not so much to see and do --forget about nighlife, just relax and get the work done. Food is amazing and you can have as much khao soi you can eat. Finding a condo with pool and gym is possible, but there are not much options available. Better book something in the middle of nature -- rent a motorbike.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 32° 90° 34° 93° ๐ฅต 24 $1,043 / mo 32 MbpsBeen coming to Koh Tao for years, it's an under-rated island IMO. Its small size makes it a great place to stay and remote work from. Lots of great beaches, walking trails, climbing and of course scuba and snorkeling. An amazing selection of restaurants, great coworks and cafes to work from. Being smaller it helps you stay focused, spend less time travelling around etc. I personally have never felt unsafe there and pretty much all the nomads I meet there say the same. Power is much more
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 33° 91° 29° 84° 25 $1,584 / mo 39 Mbpsโญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 32° 90° 34° 94° ๐ฅต 26 $909 / mo 13 Mbps
Spent 2 months in 2011 and 3 month in 2012, amazing chill place. Waterfalls, wildlife, white sand beaches, local authentic fishermen villages (on both sides of island). One of my favorite places in Thailand, miss it so much (been in Samui, Chiang Mai, Pai, BKK, Pattaya, Ranong, total 2 years). Pai and Koh Chang, and Pattaya, are my top favorite places in Thailand.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 33° 91° 29° 84° 27 $1,609 / mo 28 Mbpsโญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° 28 $2,638 / mo 23 Mbps
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Gili Air is a wonderful tropical island with good enough internet, amazing beaches and affordable accommodation and food. The locals are super friendly and it's super safe. There is a party and live music every night for those that feel like socialising(with the exception of Thursday nights). There's a well equipped gym, Salsa dancing Night every Monday at the schick-kitsch mexican restaurant, stand up paddle, lots of wonderful yoga shalas, kite surfing, snorkelling, diving and lots of food opti
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 31° 88° 28° 83° 30 $2,684 / mo 33 MbpsChinese companies are building casinos everywhere, using Chinese labour and attracting Chinese clients who are presumably laundering money as there are much closer casinos to China than Sihanoukville. This place is getting worse, not better. However, it's the gateway to some nice islands.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 33° 91° 29° 85° 31 $1,056 / mo 12 Mbpsโญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 33° 91° 29° 84° 32 $3,924 / mo 4 Mbps
It's basically a party island -- getting work done will require discipline. One who can accomplish that will be rewarded with a paradisiac cheerful enviroment where everyone wants to be happy and enjoy life. In long term, be careful with your emotional life, as new flows of people everyday going in and out might unbalance your way to see the world.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 33° 91° 29° 85° 33 $2,542 / mo 27 MbpsI'd skip Vientiane if I was you. It's mostly for Chinese business people. But there's not much to see or do there. We visited the unexploded bomb museum, which was interesting but tiny. There's some French cafes and massage places. But everything is quite basic. I'd just go straight to Laung Prabang if you want to see more of Laos. Or Vang Vieng if you want to party. Vientiane wasn't very remote worker suitable either, just like entire Laos. Internet is slow and if it's not slow it's unstable
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 39° 102° 34° 93° ๐ฅต AQI 152 ๐ท 34 $866 / mo 7 MbpsAo Nang is a Good Hub for jumping into other beaches and islands. A few services are available for everyday use ( restaurants, bars, laundry, markets, shops, etc ). Still, I consider it quite underdevelop. Internet connectivity was quite intermittent on the two places I stayed. Also, not many places to get work done! I always worked from my villa room. Highly suggest staying by Nopparatthara beach rather than Ao Nang side. No many nomads in here aswell
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 35° 95° 30° 86° ๐ฅต 35 $2,064 / mo 28 Mbps