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13%

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 16 Jan '161mo16 Feb '1616 Feb '16
16 Jan '16

Tel Aviv

18°C
Israel
2015
 20 Dec '1527d16 Jan '1616 Jan '16
20 Dec '15

Vienna

6°C
Austria
 19 Dec '151d20 Dec '1520 Dec '15
19 Dec '15

Berlin

4°C
Germany
 13 Dec '156d19 Dec '1519 Dec '15
13 Dec '15

Pyongyang

1°C
North Korea
 12 Dec '151d13 Dec '1513 Dec '15
12 Dec '15

Beijing

2°C
China
 
 4 Nov '151mo12 Dec '1512 Dec '15
4 Nov '15

Shanghai

20°C
China
 
 12 Oct '1523d4 Nov '154 Nov '15
12 Oct '15

Boston, MA

15°C
United States
 9 Oct '153d12 Oct '1512 Oct '15
9 Oct '15

San Francisco, CA

18°C
United States
 1 Oct '158d9 Oct '159 Oct '15
1 Oct '15

Boston, MA

15°C
United States
 
 28 May '154mo1 Oct '151 Oct '15
28 May '15

Shanghai

25°C
China
 24 May '154d28 May '1528 May '15
24 May '15

Sydney

21°C
Australia
 22 May '152d24 May '1524 May '15
22 May '15

Hamilton Island

Australia
 18 May '154d22 May '1522 May '15
18 May '15

Brisbane

23°C
Australia
 
 15 Mar '157mo9 Oct '159 Oct '15
15 Mar '15

Shanghai

15°C
China
 15 Mar '151d15 Mar '1515 Mar '15
15 Mar '15

Chicago, IL

4°C
United States
 
 18 Feb '1525d15 Mar '1515 Mar '15
18 Feb '15

Washington, DC

7°C
United States
 13 Feb '155d18 Feb '1518 Feb '15
13 Feb '15

Boston, MA

2°C
United States
 12 Feb '151d13 Feb '1513 Feb '15
12 Feb '15

Newark

United States
 1 Feb '1511d12 Feb '1512 Feb '15
1 Feb '15

Shanghai

8°C
China
 30 Jan '152d1 Feb '151 Feb '15
30 Jan '15

Hong Kong

20°C
Hong Kong
2014
 25 Aug '145mo30 Jan '1530 Jan '15
25 Aug '14

Shanghai

32°C
China
 25 Aug '141d25 Aug '1425 Aug '14
25 Aug '14

Manila

30°C
Philippines
 21 Aug '144d25 Aug '1425 Aug '14
21 Aug '14

Ubud, Bali

27°C
Indonesia
 18 Aug '143d21 Aug '1421 Aug '14
18 Aug '14

Manila

30°C
Philippines
 
 1 Apr '145mo18 Aug '1418 Aug '14
1 Apr '14

Shanghai

20°C
China
 
 23 Feb '141mo1 Apr '141 Apr '14
23 Feb '14

Singapore

31°C
Singapore
 14 Feb '149d23 Feb '1423 Feb '14
14 Feb '14

Phuket

31°C
Thailand
 13 Feb '141d14 Feb '1414 Feb '14
13 Feb '14

Singapore

31°C
Singapore
 2 Feb '1411d13 Feb '1413 Feb '14
2 Feb '14

Shanghai

8°C
China
 30 Jan '143d2 Feb '142 Feb '14
30 Jan '14

Siem Reap

32°C
Cambodia
2013
 13 Sep '135mo30 Jan '1430 Jan '14
13 Sep '13

Shanghai

28°C
China
 13 Sep '131d13 Sep '1313 Sep '13
13 Sep '13

Moscow

14°C
Russia
 9 Sep '134d13 Sep '1313 Sep '13
9 Sep '13

Geneva

21°C
Switzerland
 30 Aug '1310d9 Sep '139 Sep '13
30 Aug '13

Boston, MA

26°C
United States
 30 Aug '131d30 Aug '1330 Aug '13
30 Aug '13

Tokyo

32°C
Japan
 20 Aug '1310d30 Aug '1330 Aug '13
20 Aug '13

El Nido

Philippines
 15 Aug '135d20 Aug '1320 Aug '13
15 Aug '13

Manila

30°C
Philippines
 14 Aug '131d15 Aug '1315 Aug '13
14 Aug '13

Tokyo

32°C
Japan
 
 16 Jul '132mo9 Sep '139 Sep '13
16 Jul '13

Boston, MA

28°C
United States
 15 Jul '131d16 Jul '1316 Jul '13
15 Jul '13

Dublin

20°C
Ireland
 14 Jul '131d15 Jul '1315 Jul '13
14 Jul '13

Barcelona

29°C
Spain
 13 Jul '131d14 Jul '1314 Jul '13
13 Jul '13

Andorra la Vella

26°C
Andorra
 12 Jul '131d13 Jul '1313 Jul '13
12 Jul '13

Barcelona

29°C
Spain
 11 Jul '131d12 Jul '1312 Jul '13
11 Jul '13

Dublin

20°C
Ireland
 11 Jul '131d11 Jul '1311 Jul '13
11 Jul '13

London

22°C
United Kingdom
 10 Jul '131d11 Jul '1311 Jul '13
10 Jul '13

Marrakesh

32°C
Morocco
 9 Jul '131d10 Jul '1310 Jul '13
9 Jul '13

London

22°C
United Kingdom
 8 Jul '131d9 Jul '139 Jul '13
8 Jul '13

Nottingham

20°C
United Kingdom
 5 Jul '133d8 Jul '138 Jul '13
5 Jul '13

London

22°C
United Kingdom
2011
 1 Oct '114yr9 Oct '159 Oct '15
1 Oct '11

Boston, MA

15°C
United States
 
 25 Jul '113d28 Jul '1128 Jul '11
25 Jul '11

Istanbul

28°C
Turkey
 19 Jul '116d25 Jul '1125 Jul '11
19 Jul '11

Vienna

26°C
Austria
 16 Jul '112d18 Jul '1118 Jul '11
16 Jul '11

Salzburg

23°C
Austria
 12 Jul '113d15 Jul '1115 Jul '11
12 Jul '11

Linz

Austria
 6 Jul '115d11 Jul '1111 Jul '11
6 Jul '11

Vienna

26°C
Austria
 5 Jul '111d6 Jul '116 Jul '11
5 Jul '11

Amsterdam

21°C
Netherlands
2009
 2 Nov '092yr5 Jul '115 Jul '11
2 Nov '09

Washington, DC

10°C
United States
 30 Oct '093d2 Nov '092 Nov '09
30 Oct '09

Las Vegas, NV

25°C
United States
 
 7 Jan '0910mo30 Oct '0930 Oct '09
7 Jan '09

Washington, DC

4°C
United States
 1 Jan '096d7 Jan '097 Jan '09
1 Jan '09

Paris

6°C
France
2008
 10 Jan '0820d30 Jan '0830 Jan '08
10 Jan '08

Washington, DC

4°C
United States
 8 Jan '082d10 Jan '0810 Jan '08
8 Jan '08

Florence

8°C
Italy
 6 Jan '082d8 Jan '088 Jan '08
6 Jan '08

Province of Pisa

Italy
 1 Jan '084d5 Jan '085 Jan '08
1 Jan '08

Florence

8°C
Italy
2007
 1 Dec '071mo1 Jan '081 Jan '08
1 Dec '07

Washington, DC

8°C
United States
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Introduce yourself — who are you, where are you and what do you do?

 

by @coffeeshopceo |  | 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 :smile:
But the more you share… The merrier!

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102k
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🌎 Regions collected (6 of 9)

🚩 Flags collected (25 of 276)

🌍 Top countries

  • United States

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun okay
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    ☀️ Feels  45°  47°AQI 29
    7yr
    $3,216 / mo
    42Mbps
    ×
  • China

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😙 Affordable
    📡 Internet 😡 Slow
    😀 Fun bad
    👮 Safety good
    Tap to open
    ☀️ Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°AQI 134😷
    2yr
    $1,454 / mo
    2Mbps
    ×
  • Austria

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🙂 Okay
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun okay
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    ☀️ Feels -3° 27° -2° 30°AQI 40
    1mo
    $2,973 / mo
    30Mbps
    ×
  • Singapore

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🙂 Okay
    📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    🌤 Feels 34° 93° 29° 84°AQI 50
    1mo
    $2,867 / mo
    95Mbps
    ×
  • Israel

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun okay
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    🌥 Feels 16° 60° 16° 60°AQI 56
    1mo
    $4,389 / mo
    15Mbps
    ×
  • Philippines

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😙 Affordable
    📡 Internet 🙂 Good
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    🌧 Feels 33° 91° 29° 83°AQI 27
    18d
    $1,508 / mo
    6Mbps
    ×
  • Australia

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun bad
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    🌥 Feels 28° 82° 27° 80°AQI 21
    10d
    $3,673 / mo
    15Mbps
    ×
  • Thailand

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😙 Affordable
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun okay
    👮 Safety good
    Tap to open
    🌥 Feels 30° 85° 28° 82°AQI 78😷
    9d
    $1,404 / mo
    18Mbps
    ×
  • 🛬 Most visits

  • Shanghai

    Shanghai is a giant city and your experience really depends on a few factors like: 1) where you live in the city 2) do you speak basic Mandarin 3) do you make nice money 4) do you have to use the internet If you can afford to live in Jing'an or the French Concession, you can live a fashionable metropolitan lifestyle like you would in New York City. There's amazing food (Asian, Western and fusion). You'll be surrounded by entrepreneurs, artists, fashion designers and models. Many of whom d

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😙 Affordable
    📡 Internet 😡 Slow
    😀 Fun great
    👮 Safety good
    Tap to open
    ☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°AQI 135😷
    8x
    $2,083 / mo
    2Mbps
    ×
  • Boston

    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.

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    🌧 Feels  37°  41°AQI 46
    6x
    $3,630 / mo
    33Mbps
    ×
  • Washington

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive
    📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    🌧 Feels  45°  46°AQI 62
    5x
    $4,446 / mo
    66Mbps
    ×
  • Manila

    Manila is an incredibly welcoming city and cheap to live. Accommodation in ultra luxurious condos is reasonable, foot massage whilst tapping out emails (£7 per hour) makes working from here a no brainer. Agree living in the Greenbelt area is a no brainer. Vegetarian choices can be limited in some places but excellent (and so cheap!) Delivery services are available, including diet chef stuff which is unaffordable anywhere else. The streets feel safe inside Makati and the areas around greenbelt

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😙 Affordable
    📡 Internet 🙂 Good
    😀 Fun bad
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    🌥 Feels 33° 91° 29° 85°AQI 49
    3x
    $1,467 / mo
    6Mbps
    ×
  • Vienna

    Vienna is nice if you're a tourist and want to see beautiful old architecture. And I guess it's nice if you want to live here for a long time, since it's quite safe and clean. But it's borderline impossible to live and work here short-term as a nomad. There's no good cafes to work from, the coworkings here are of extremely mediocre to bad quality here. Except for greaaaat Asian food, other food is difficult to get, there's either affordable takeaway fast food or expensive in-door fancy dining re

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🙂 Okay
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun okay
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    🌥 Feels -3° 27°  33°AQI 41
    3x
    $2,778 / mo
    36Mbps
    ×
  • London

    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.

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun great
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    🌥 Feels  37°  38°AQI 53
    3x
    $4,099 / mo
    19Mbps
    ×
  • Tokyo

    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

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun great
    👮 Safety good
    Tap to open
    🌤 Feels  43°  46°AQI 49
    2x
    $3,391 / mo
    28Mbps
    ×
  • Dublin

    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.

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey
    📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast
    😀 Fun okay
    👮 Safety good
    Tap to open
    🌧 Feels  43°  46°AQI 29
    2x
    $3,732 / mo
    53Mbps
    ×
  • 🛌 Most time spent

  • Boston

    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.

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    🌧 Feels  37°  41°AQI 46
    4yr
    $3,630 / mo
    33Mbps
    ×
  • Washington

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive
    📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    🌧 Feels  45°  46°AQI 62
    3yr
    $4,446 / mo
    66Mbps
    ×
  • Shanghai

    Shanghai is a giant city and your experience really depends on a few factors like: 1) where you live in the city 2) do you speak basic Mandarin 3) do you make nice money 4) do you have to use the internet If you can afford to live in Jing'an or the French Concession, you can live a fashionable metropolitan lifestyle like you would in New York City. There's amazing food (Asian, Western and fusion). You'll be surrounded by entrepreneurs, artists, fashion designers and models. Many of whom d

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😙 Affordable
    📡 Internet 😡 Slow
    😀 Fun great
    👮 Safety good
    Tap to open
    ☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°AQI 135😷
    2yr
    $2,083 / mo
    2Mbps
    ×
  • 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

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🙂 Okay
    📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    🌤 Feels 34° 93° 29° 84°AQI 50
    1mo
    $2,867 / mo
    95Mbps
    ×
  • Vienna

    Vienna is nice if you're a tourist and want to see beautiful old architecture. And I guess it's nice if you want to live here for a long time, since it's quite safe and clean. But it's borderline impossible to live and work here short-term as a nomad. There's no good cafes to work from, the coworkings here are of extremely mediocre to bad quality here. Except for greaaaat Asian food, other food is difficult to get, there's either affordable takeaway fast food or expensive in-door fancy dining re

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🙂 Okay
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun okay
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    🌥 Feels -3° 27°  33°AQI 41
    1mo
    $2,778 / mo
    36Mbps
    ×
  • Tel Aviv

    One of my favourite places to visit. Best vegetarian food in the world.

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive
    📡 Internet 🏎 Fast
    😀 Fun good
    👮 Safety very bad
    Tap to open
    🌥 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°AQI 43
    1mo
    $4,942 / mo
    15Mbps
    ×
  • Phuket

    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’

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
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    😀 Fun bad
    👮 Safety good
    Tap to open
    🌥 Feels 33° 91° 29° 85°AQI 73
    9d
    $1,625 / mo
    18Mbps
    ×
  • Manila

    Manila is an incredibly welcoming city and cheap to live. Accommodation in ultra luxurious condos is reasonable, foot massage whilst tapping out emails (£7 per hour) makes working from here a no brainer. Agree living in the Greenbelt area is a no brainer. Vegetarian choices can be limited in some places but excellent (and so cheap!) Delivery services are available, including diet chef stuff which is unaffordable anywhere else. The streets feel safe inside Makati and the areas around greenbelt

    ⭐️ Overall Score 
    💵 Cost 😙 Affordable
    📡 Internet 🙂 Good
    😀 Fun bad
    👮 Safety okay
    Tap to open
    🌥 Feels 33° 91° 29° 85°AQI 49
    8d
    $1,467 / mo
    6Mbps
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