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30 Oct

5mo

31 Mar '21

31 Mar '21
30 Oct

Lisbon

21°C

Portugal

1 Aug

3mo

29 Oct

29 Oct
1 Aug

Zagreb

28°C

Croatia

14 Mar

5mo

31 Jul

31 Jul
14 Mar

Bansko

13°C

Bulgaria

9 Mar

14 Mar

14 Mar
9 Mar

Bucharest

15°C

Romania

12 Feb

26d

9 Mar

9 Mar
12 Feb

Bansko

7°C

Bulgaria

10 Feb

12 Feb

12 Feb
10 Feb

Berlin

9°C

Germany

3 Feb

10 Feb

10 Feb
3 Feb

Brussels

11°C

Belgium

2019

23 Nov '19

15d

8 Dec '19

8 Dec '19
23 Nov '19

San Diego, CA

20°C

United States

11 Nov '19

12d

23 Nov '19

23 Nov '19
11 Nov '19

Bansko

14°C

Bulgaria

6 Nov '19

11 Nov '19

11 Nov '19
6 Nov '19

Brussels

8°C

Belgium

2 Nov '19

6 Nov '19

6 Nov '19
2 Nov '19

Dublin

9°C

Ireland

13 Oct '19

20d

2 Nov '19

2 Nov '19
13 Oct '19

Bansko

21°C

Bulgaria

8 Oct '19

13 Oct '19

13 Oct '19
8 Oct '19

Dubrovnik

23°C

Croatia

7 Oct '19

8 Oct '19

8 Oct '19
7 Oct '19

Split

23°C

Croatia

2 Oct '19

6 Oct '19

6 Oct '19
2 Oct '19

Zadar

21°C

Croatia

29 Sep '19

2 Oct '19

2 Oct '19
29 Sep '19

Munich

17°C

Germany

29 Aug '19

1mo

29 Sep '19

29 Sep '19
29 Aug '19

Bansko

26°C

Bulgaria

28 Aug '19

29 Aug '19

29 Aug '19
28 Aug '19

Sofia

30°C

Bulgaria

31 Jul '19

28d

28 Aug '19

28 Aug '19
31 Jul '19

Timisoara

27°C

Romania

30 Jun '19

1mo

31 Jul '19

31 Jul '19
30 Jun '19

Budapest

27°C

Hungary

19 Jun '19

11d

30 Jun '19

30 Jun '19
19 Jun '19

Marseille

25°C

France

20 May '19

1mo

19 Jun '19

19 Jun '19
20 May '19

Valencia

22°C

Spain

7 May '19

13d

20 May '19

20 May '19
7 May '19

Barcelona

20°C

Spain

30 Apr '19

7 May '19

7 May '19
30 Apr '19

San Francisco, CA

16°C

United States

3 Apr '19

8 Apr '19

8 Apr '19
3 Apr '19

Vancouver

13°C

Canada

5 Feb '19

28d

5 Mar '19

5 Mar '19
5 Feb '19

Morelia

Mexico

11 Jan '19

21d

1 Feb '19

1 Feb '19
11 Jan '19

Boston, MA

1°C

United States

2018

5 Aug '18

1yr

5 Sep '19

5 Sep '19
5 Aug '18

Guanajuato

23°C

Mexico

23 Mar '18

3mo

15 Jun '18

15 Jun '18
23 Mar '18

Kuala Lumpur

33°C

Malaysia

15 Feb '18

15 Feb '18
15 Feb '18

Ubud, Bali

30°C

Indonesia

2017

21 Dec '17

29d

19 Jan '18

19 Jan '18
21 Dec '17

Chiang Mai

28°C

Thailand

22 Nov '17

29d

21 Dec '17

21 Dec '17
22 Nov '17

Ho Chi Minh City

31°C

Vietnam

21 Oct '17

1mo

22 Nov '17

22 Nov '17
21 Oct '17

Ubud, Bali

29°C

Indonesia

4 Oct '17

2mo

15 Dec '17

15 Dec '17
4 Oct '17

San Diego, CA

22°C

United States

26 Sep '17

4 Oct '17

4 Oct '17
26 Sep '17

Madison, WI

23°C

United States

22 Sep '17

25 Sep '17

25 Sep '17
22 Sep '17

Tigerton

United States

2016

12 Jul '16

2mo

22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16
12 Jul '16

Playa del Carmen

32°C

Mexico

3 Jun '16

5mo

22 Oct '16

22 Oct '16
3 Jun '16

San Diego, CA

20°C

United States

17 May '16

17d

3 Jun '16

3 Jun '16
17 May '16

Orange City

United States

3 May '16

13d

16 May '16

16 May '16
3 May '16

Seattle, WA

18°C

United States

29 Apr '16

2 May '16

2 May '16
29 Apr '16

Bellingham, WA

13°C

United States

23 Apr '16

29 Apr '16

29 Apr '16
23 Apr '16

Oakland, CA

17°C

United States

22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16
22 Apr '16

Barcelona

18°C

Spain

25 Jan '16

3mo

21 Apr '16

21 Apr '16
25 Jan '16

Valencia

16°C

Spain

2015

27 Nov '15

2mo

31 Jan '16

31 Jan '16
27 Nov '15

Chiang Mai

30°C

Thailand

22 Nov '15

27 Nov '15

27 Nov '15
22 Nov '15

San Diego, CA

20°C

United States

15 Nov '15

20 Nov '15

20 Nov '15
15 Nov '15

Seattle, WA

11°C

United States

10 Nov '15

15 Nov '15

15 Nov '15
10 Nov '15

Boston, MA

10°C

United States

9 Nov '15

10 Nov '15

10 Nov '15
9 Nov '15

Buenos Aires

24°C

Argentina

2014

16 May '14

7mo

30 Nov '14

30 Nov '14
16 May '14

Seattle, WA

18°C

United States

10 Feb '14

3mo

9 May '14

9 May '14
10 Feb '14

Valencia

16°C

Spain

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How to receive an SMS while I'm anywhere in the world?

by @bluedognz | 3yr 3 years ago | 21 comments

Hi Nomads

Any suggestions how I can receive sms messages to iPhone while I’m anywhere in the world? I have an Australian Telstra phone, but I also have another one out of contract which I could put on a global sim?

Calls are not really a problem, with Skype, Zoom, Google Voice etc taking care of that but I’m not sure how I’m going to get sms’s. Especially for banking purposes, reseting passwords etc.

First post here, we are about to embark on a global house sitting / time share journey! Starting with 3 weeks in Bali, then 10 weeks in the Caribean, followed by 3 months in Europe.

Clark and Tegan

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If digital nomads were a country, how would it rank?

by @nomadtax | 5yr 4 years ago | 5 comments

I’m quite curious about the digital nomad community as a whole. Lets say we were a country, how do you think we would rank on things like education, income, political views etc?

Here’s my guesses:
Official language: English
Average education: University
Population: 30000 (real nomads)
GDP per capita: 36000$US
Income inequality: very high
Political views: Left

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

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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$1,371 / 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 38° 100° 32° 90°🥵AQI 55

$1,543 / 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 32° 90° 28° 83°🥵AQI 51

$2,762 / mo

87Mbps

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 3° 37° 3° 37°AQI 65

$2,182 / mo

30Mbps

Chicago, IL

United States

Amazing nightlife and possibly the best overall food scene in the states (lots of michelin-level restaurants at far lower prices than NYC/SF). Avoid the winter and you'll love your time Chicago. It's a city of neighborhoods, so do some research to find which area suits you best. Lots of creative types live/work in the west side (West Loop, Wicker Park, Bucktown, Logan Square, etc.)

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🌥 Feels 3° 37° 5° 40°AQI 15

$3,238 / mo

42Mbps

Phuket

Thailand

Living in Bangkok since 2015, I refused to go to Phuket longer than I could. I strongly believed in rumors that Phuket was all about prostitution and dirty beaches... oh, how I was wrong! Phuket is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I’d say you can find the same conveniences you’re used in Bangkok, but with a beach - actually many of them, ofter pristine and desert if you rent a motorbike and explore by yourself. Forget about Patong and go to Karon, Surin, Kattatani, Paradise and Freedom Beach instead... you’

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🌦 Feels 34° 93° 29° 84°AQI 29

$1,615 / mo

27Mbps

New York City, NY

United States

Having spent a total of two weeks in London on two separate occasions and having lived in NYC for two years, both are among my favorite cities in the world. Londoners are quite internationally and ethnically diverse, and seemingly better educated and more intellectual than New Yorkers in aggregate. The city very clean with a stunning mix of modern and historic architecture, and arguably has Europe's best public transit in terms of signage, availability, cleanliness and general efficiency. Meanw

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☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 30

$4,789 / mo

31Mbps

London

United Kingdom

London is the best city in the world - you just can't do it on a budget. It's got an amazing tech scene but ALSO world class media, fashion, finance, art industries and many others. If you don't want to live in a tech / expat mono-culture then it's for you. It is a genuine melting pot with a huge range of nationalities and cultures living together (the US has a large number of nationalities but there seems to be hard segregations between them geographically, economically, culturally - so they

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🌥 Feels 7° 45° 7° 45°AQI 74

$4,056 / mo

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🌍 Top countries

United States

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☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°AQI 26

1yr

$3,263 / mo

42Mbps

Mexico

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☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 47

1yr

$1,363 / mo

12Mbps

Bulgaria

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☀️ Feels 10° 50° 10° 51°AQI 113😷

8mo

$1,432 / mo

24Mbps

Spain

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🌧 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63°AQI 31

7mo

$2,674 / mo

31Mbps

Croatia

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🌥 Feels 14° 56° 14° 57°AQI 27

3mo

$2,007 / mo

18Mbps

Thailand

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🌧 Feels 34° 93° 29° 84°AQI 48

3mo

$1,381 / mo

23Mbps

Malaysia

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🌧 Feels 33° 91° 28° 83°🥵AQI 36

3mo

$1,058 / mo

17Mbps

Romania

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☀️ Feels 8° 46° 8° 46°AQI 66

1mo

$1,671 / mo

39Mbps

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Bansko

Bulgaria

Spent a week here during the summer. It's extremely affordable and Coworking Bansko does a great job at getting people together. Surrounded by awesome nature. Restaurants are okay. If you are into skiing/snowboarding, it can be the ultimate place for you during the winter. Otherwise, Bansko might get boring quickly, but it's great if you want to optimize for cost of living and still have plenty of nomands around you, while staying in Europe.

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☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 102😷

$1,553 / mo

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San Diego, CA

United States

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°AQI 23

$3,764 / mo

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Valencia

Spain

I spent 8 days in Valencia with my boyfriend for new years. We really enjoyed it honestly. We found the city quite walkable, even though it's relatively big, very bike-friendly, felt super safe riding around. Didn't find the public transport to be bad at all, but then again we come from a capital with much shittier public transport. Food is affordable, there's tons of cafes and restaurants everywhere (they were constantly full though). My biggest issue was that barely anyone speaks any English,

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🌧 Feels 14° 57° 15° 60°AQI 45

$2,325 / mo

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Seattle, WA

United States

Seattle is a great city, especially if you like nature, there are plenty of outdoor activities to do all year round. People are generally open-minded and friendly. The cost of living is high but it allows you to be able to afford other places on earth easily if you can find a job here. You can also find plenty of good restaurants and arts around in the city. I recommend to stay at least 3-6 months to get the feel of living a PNW life.

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🌧 Feels 8° 46° 9° 49°AQI 5

$3,776 / mo

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Barcelona

Spain

During winter is quite safe plus much cheaper. Some nightclubs are free and yet there is still a lot of people. Great por lgbtq+ community.

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🌧 Feels 17° 63° 17° 62°AQI 34

$2,876 / mo

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Boston, MA

United States

Boston is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is the capital of the state, the largest city in New England, and the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The city proper is home to about 617,900 people, making it the largest city in New England and the 26th largest in the United States.

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🌥 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 25

$3,576 / 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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$1,094 / 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 34° 93° 27° 80°🥵AQI 27

$1,796 / mo

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Guanajuato

Mexico

Guanajuato is not LGBTQ unfriendly except for rural areas few nomads would be interested in going to. Women who are bi or lesbian openly hold hands and show affection; not so for gay or bi men, but no harassment. In fact, in a nearby city, they are about to have a major fet life type of party. As for rentals, we tried to find a decent property there, and many low priced options are available, but most are a hella long walk to get to anything. So, it’s walkable in the sense you can walk to ____

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☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°AQI 53

1yr

$1,241 / mo

14Mbps

San Diego, CA

United States

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°AQI 23

8mo

$3,764 / mo

71Mbps

Bansko

Bulgaria

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8mo

$1,553 / mo

21Mbps

Seattle, WA

United States

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🌧 Feels 8° 46° 9° 49°AQI 5

7mo

$3,776 / mo

70Mbps

Valencia

Spain

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🌧 Feels 14° 57° 15° 60°AQI 45

7mo

$2,325 / mo

38Mbps

Chiang Mai

Thailand

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3mo

$1,094 / mo

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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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🌥 Feels 3° 37° 3° 38°AQI 13

3mo

$2,122 / mo

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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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🌧 Feels 40° 104° 30° 86°🥵AQI 57

3mo

$1,294 / mo

17Mbps