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8 Dec '19

10 Dec '19

10 Dec '19
8 Dec '19

Singapore

30°C

Singapore

24 Nov '19

13d

7 Dec '19

7 Dec '19
24 Nov '19

Christchurch

19°C

New Zealand

16 Nov '19

23 Nov '19

23 Nov '19
16 Nov '19

West Coast Region

New Zealand

10 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19
10 Nov '19

Queenstown

16°C

New Zealand

20 Oct '19

21d

10 Nov '19

10 Nov '19
20 Oct '19

Auckland

17°C

New Zealand

14 Oct '19

19 Oct '19

19 Oct '19
14 Oct '19

Singapore

30°C

Singapore

27 Apr '19

6mo

13 Oct '19

13 Oct '19
27 Apr '19

Helsinki

9°C

Finland

20 Apr '19

26 Apr '19

26 Apr '19
20 Apr '19

Split

18°C

Croatia

24 Jan '19

3mo

19 Apr '19

19 Apr '19
24 Jan '19

Helsinki

-2°C

Finland

1 Jan '19

22d

23 Jan '19

23 Jan '19
1 Jan '19

Ko Lanta

31°C

Thailand

2018

29 Jan '18

11mo

31 Dec '18

31 Dec '18
29 Jan '18

Helsinki

-2°C

Finland

28 Jan '18

28 Jan '18
28 Jan '18

Bangkok

32°C

Thailand

7 Jan '18

20d

27 Jan '18

27 Jan '18
7 Jan '18

Chiang Mai

29°C

Thailand

1 Jan '18

6 Jan '18

6 Jan '18
1 Jan '18

Bangkok

32°C

Thailand

2017

6 Jul '17

6mo

31 Dec '17

31 Dec '17
6 Jul '17

Helsinki

19°C

Finland

28 Jun '17

5 Jul '17

5 Jul '17
28 Jun '17

Dubrovnik

28°C

Croatia

23 Jan '17

9mo

21 Oct '17

21 Oct '17
23 Jan '17

Helsinki

-2°C

Finland

7 Jan '17

15d

22 Jan '17

22 Jan '17
7 Jan '17

Chiang Mai

29°C

Thailand

1 Jan '17

7 Jan '17

7 Jan '17
1 Jan '17

Bangkok

32°C

Thailand

2016

14 Dec '16

17d

31 Dec '16

31 Dec '16
14 Dec '16

Helsinki

3°C

Finland

5 Nov '16

13 Nov '16

13 Nov '16
5 Nov '16

Lisbon

17°C

Portugal

23 May '16

6mo

21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16
23 May '16

Helsinki

12°C

Finland

18 May '16

22 May '16

22 May '16
18 May '16

Dublin

15°C

Ireland

15 May '16

18 May '16

18 May '16
15 May '16

Helsinki

12°C

Finland

12 May '16

15 May '16

15 May '16
12 May '16

Berlin

16°C

Germany

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

by @coffeeshopceo | 9mo 8 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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What are the best Lisbon neighborhoods to live in?

in Lisbon, Portugal by @thefakekozy | 4yr 4 years ago | 12 comments

Hello friends

Moving to Lisbon with my gf for some slow nomadism in November '16 and could really use some recommendations as to where to set up a longer term residence! I just finished about 9 months in Brasil (Portuguese is still basic, but getting better everyday) and 10 months in Australia before that. I’ve applied for the residency visa so I won’t get the boot after 90 days like most US citizens in the Schengen zone.

Looking for something somewhat trendy, with good places to eat and near public transit. Would love to keep rent under $800/month for 1bd place, but can go up to $1000. I’ve heard about Santos and Alcantara from another nomadic blog, but would appreciate any insight on favorite hoods/locations and generally getting around Lisbon.

Cheers,
Kozy

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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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$1,347 / 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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$4,289 / mo

23Mbps

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 10° 50° 10° 50°AQI 32

$1,516 / mo

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Barcelona

Spain

Lived in Barcelona for a year and a half. I would agree that the weather is perfect and Barcelona does have a great tech scene as well as food and has everything landscape and lifestyle wise that you could think of. Bureaucracy isn't too bad if you nip it in the bu** early and have patience. Also, some clubs are free. (Jamboree!). The metro is also, very efficient with red and purple being the busiest lines. Very walkable city too. Plenty of opportunity to meet people as well. The beaches are ok

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🌥 Feels 18° 64° 17° 62°AQI 31

$3,165 / mo

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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 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 43

$2,235 / 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 32° 90° 28° 83°🥵AQI 45

$1,788 / 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 35° 95° 29° 85°🥵AQI 62

$1,294 / mo

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Stockholm

Sweden

I absolutely love living in this city. It's very clean, safe and things generally always work! This is something I miss when I travel to other cities in Europe and rest of the world. Also co-working spaces are growing tons. Though night life might be pretty "boring", it truly is what you make it. Get to know other expats and friends through meetups or friend of a friend, and you'll have an awesome time here!

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$3,763 / mo

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Finland

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☀️ Feels 11° 52° 11° 51°AQI 27

3yr

$3,054 / mo

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Thailand

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🌧 Feels 36° 96° 30° 85°🥵AQI 56

2mo

$1,183 / mo

21Mbps

New Zealand

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🌤 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64°AQI 9

2mo

$3,350 / mo

28Mbps

Croatia

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13d

$1,890 / mo

20Mbps

Portugal

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°AQI 41

$2,362 / mo

27Mbps

Singapore

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🌥 Feels 36° 97° 30° 85°🥵AQI 36

$2,904 / mo

86Mbps

Ireland

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🌧 Feels 10° 50° 11° 53°AQI 29

$3,972 / mo

23Mbps

Germany

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🌧 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 29

$2,957 / mo

33Mbps

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Helsinki

Finland

A lot more things to do there on Summer than on Winter, even though the city is beautiful both seasons. Wouldn't recommend going there in the beginning of spring or late autumn since it'd be mostly rainy and cold. On Summer I recommend just walking around the city and checking out all the architecture and drinking beer on the beach of Hietalahti or taking a ferry to Suomenlinna and having a picnic day there. Linnanmäki amusement park is also nice if you are traveling with children. On Winter I

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☀️ Feels 8° 46° 9° 48°AQI 23

$4,001 / 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 39° 102° 32° 90°🥵AQI 48

$1,427 / 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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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 36° 97° 30° 85°🥵AQI 36

$2,904 / 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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$3,021 / mo

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Dublin

Ireland

I live here in Dublin and I disagree you should stay in Ballymun or Finglas. These places are dangerous. Very. Mobile operator Three is terrible. Vodafone tends to be a bit more expensive but to support your work it is the only one I recommend. Dublin and the whole of Ireland is charming and fun. It is not cheap. You will not regret coming over.

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$4,077 / mo

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Lisbon

Portugal

It's great if you're woke, young & artsy. If you're just a regular guy in your 30's with no connections, you'll have a miserable time. Especially during the pandemic. It's not inexpensive and you get offered cocaine every 200 meters in the city center.

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 67°AQI 47

$2,131 / mo

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Dubrovnik

Croatia

1. Dubrovnik is in Republic of Croatia and Croatia is among FIRST SIX COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD that legally regulated 12 month visas for Digital nomads. 2. When this Town (under name of Ragusa) was independent state it was The first country in the world that officially recognize independency of the USA. Historic heritage of this town is enormous so there is plenty amazing things to see and learn. 3. During last year Dubrovnik was almost COVID-19 FREE ZONE with extra small numbers of infections and

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🌤 Feels 14° 57° 14° 56°AQI 43

$2,438 / mo

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