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8 Oct '17

22d

30 Oct '17

30 Oct '17
8 Oct '17

Panama

4 Jan '17

1mo

8 Feb '17

8 Feb '17
4 Jan '17

Ko Phi Phi

30°C

Thailand

4 Jan '17

8 Jan '17

8 Jan '17
4 Jan '17

Ko Phi Phi

30°C

Thailand

1 Jan '17

3 Jan '17

3 Jan '17
1 Jan '17

Phuket

31°C

Thailand

2016

22 Jul '16

26 Jul '16

26 Jul '16
22 Jul '16

Paris

25°C

France

29 Jun '16

23d

22 Jul '16

22 Jul '16
29 Jun '16

Berlin

27°C

Germany

15 Jun '16

14d

29 Jun '16

29 Jun '16
15 Jun '16

Porto

19°C

Portugal

10 Jun '16

15 Jun '16

15 Jun '16
10 Jun '16

Lisbon

21°C

Portugal

25 May '16

28 May '16

28 May '16
25 May '16

Cartagena

31°C

Colombia

10 May '16

14d

24 May '16

24 May '16
10 May '16

San Francisco, CA

15°C

United States

2 May '16

9 May '16

9 May '16
2 May '16

Berlin

16°C

Germany

25 Apr '16

1 May '16

1 May '16
25 Apr '16

Barcelona

18°C

Spain

18 Apr '16

24 Apr '16

24 Apr '16
18 Apr '16

Arles

France

10 Apr '16

17 Apr '16

17 Apr '16
10 Apr '16

Barèges

France

31 Mar '16

9 Apr '16

9 Apr '16
31 Mar '16

Madrid

16°C

Spain

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

by @coffeeshopceo | 7mo 7 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 @netbe'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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🌤 Feels 43° 109° 32° 90°🥵AQI 58

$1,463 / 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° 31° 87°🥵AQI 34

$2,773 / mo

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London

United Kingdom

London is a SO beautiful city. The historical center is cute, but also majestic and luxurious. You feel the culture at every step. British people are really kind and welcoming! Plus, more than just one, you can enjoy TWO skylines 😍 so many skyscrapers, nothing beats its collection in Europe.

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🌥 Feels 6° 43° 7° 44°AQI 27

$4,243 / mo

23Mbps

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 -1° 30° 2° 36°AQI 60

$2,113 / 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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🌥 Feels 8° 46° 9° 49°AQI 68

$1,475 / mo

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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 -4° 25° 0° 32°AQI 23

$4,755 / mo

33Mbps

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 35° 95° 33° 91°🥵AQI 186😷

$1,094 / 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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Thailand

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🌤 Feels 37° 99° 31° 88°🥵AQI 59

1mo

$1,388 / mo

20Mbps

Germany

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☀️ Feels 3° 37° 5° 40°AQI 36

1mo

$2,909 / mo

35Mbps

Panama

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🌥 Feels 35° 94° 29° 84°AQI 34

22d

$2,997 / mo

13Mbps

Portugal

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🌧 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°AQI 23

19d

$2,142 / mo

28Mbps

France

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17d

$3,524 / mo

29Mbps

Spain

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15d

$2,777 / mo

31Mbps