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20 Sep '17

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25 Oct '17

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20 Sep '17

Canggu, Bali

27°C

Indonesia

10 Jun '17

3mo

20 Sep '17

20 Sep '17
10 Jun '17

France

29 Apr '17

1mo

31 May '17

31 May '17
29 Apr '17

Amsterdam

14°C

Netherlands

30 Mar '17

29d

28 Apr '17

28 Apr '17
30 Mar '17

Canggu, Bali

30°C

Indonesia

1 Mar '17

29d

30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17
1 Mar '17

Thailand

2016

22 Sep '16

5mo

1 Mar '17

1 Mar '17
22 Sep '16

France

8 Aug '16

2mo

22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16
8 Aug '16

Tokyo

32°C

Japan

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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 @morganberger'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

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

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 70°AQI 10

$2,044 / mo

26Mbps

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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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 16° 61° 16° 61°AQI 27

$3,058 / mo

32Mbps

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

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 38° 100° 30° 86°🥵AQI 21

$2,827 / mo

86Mbps

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

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 19° 66° 18° 64°AQI 22

$1,555 / mo

38Mbps

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

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°AQI 24

$4,314 / mo

22Mbps

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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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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😀 Fun good

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🌥 Feels 47° 117° 36° 97°🥵AQI 53

$1,032 / mo

18Mbps

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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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65°AQI 33

$4,736 / mo

32Mbps

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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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 31

$2,248 / mo

36Mbps

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France

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 60°AQI 22

9mo

$3,601 / mo

28Mbps

Indonesia

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💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 38° 100° 30° 85°🥵AQI 10

2mo

$816 / mo

10Mbps

Japan

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 23° 73° 23° 73°AQI 25

2mo

$2,797 / mo

29Mbps

Netherlands

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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°AQI 30

1mo

$4,113 / mo

41Mbps

Thailand

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 41° 106° 31° 88°🥵AQI 69

29d

$1,310 / mo

21Mbps

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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 35° 95° 29° 85°🥵AQI 10

$1,360 / mo

22Mbps

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

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👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 12° 54°AQI 51

$4,870 / mo

23Mbps

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 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 21

$3,172 / mo

32Mbps