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1 Jun '18

4mo

30 Sep '18

30 Sep '18
1 Jun '18

Valencia

25°C

Spain

5 Apr '18

2mo

25 May '18

25 May '18
5 Apr '18

Puerto Vallarta

28°C

Mexico

15 Mar '18

21d

5 Apr '18

5 Apr '18
15 Mar '18

Mexico City

24°C

Mexico

3 Mar '18

5mo

31 Jul '18

31 Jul '18
3 Mar '18

Ko Pha Ngan

27°C

Thailand

3 Feb '18

28d

3 Mar '18

3 Mar '18
3 Feb '18

Canggu, Bali

30°C

Indonesia

14 Jan '18

2mo

15 Mar '18

15 Mar '18
14 Jan '18

Playa del Carmen

26°C

Mexico

2017

16 Dec '17

2mo

3 Feb '18

3 Feb '18
16 Dec '17

Ko Pha Ngan

25°C

Thailand

14 Nov '17

Hamilton

24°C

Bermuda

1 Jun '17

6mo

13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17
1 Jun '17

London

19°C

United Kingdom

20 Apr '17

1mo

31 May '17

31 May '17
20 Apr '17

Tel Aviv

21°C

Israel

5 Jan '17

1mo

6 Feb '17

6 Feb '17
5 Jan '17

Playa del Carmen

26°C

Mexico

2016

29 Dec '16

4 Jan '17

4 Jan '17
29 Dec '16

Miami Beach

United States

22 Dec '16

28 Dec '16

28 Dec '16
22 Dec '16

Key West, FL

25°C

United States

29 Nov '16

11d

10 Dec '16

10 Dec '16
29 Nov '16

Santiago

26°C

Chile

15 Nov '16

14d

29 Nov '16

29 Nov '16
15 Nov '16

La Paz Department

Bolivia

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USD bank account

by @piovella | 3yr 3 years ago | 9 comments

Hey guys,

I’m in the beginning of my nomadic life. I currently have a UK account in GBP currency but most my clients pay me in USD either via Upwork or Transferwise. I was wondering if you know if there is a better way to deal with the fees?
I was looking at opening a USD account but the fees are ridiculous (I looked at HSBC).
Not sure if this is useful information but at the moment I’m still working as an independent freelancer. I haven’t set up a company yet as am looking for the best option for that.

Thanks

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726

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Lisbon

Portugal

Lisbon is the next remote work hub of Europe. There's many reasons why I think that: 1) it already has somewhat of a startup/tech scene because of the annual Web Summit conference 2) which means internet is fast, and there's lots of meetups and it's easy to make friends 3) it's relatively affordable for foreigners compared to Spain and the rest of Europe 4) Portuguese people are super friendly, a lot more friendly than in the rest of the Mediterranean and Europe 5) Lisbon is ideal to go on day/w

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🌧 Feels 14° 57° 15° 59°AQI 33

$2,066 / mo

19Mbps

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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$3,054 / 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 28° 82° 26° 78°AQI 85😷

$1,111 / mo

22Mbps

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

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🌤 Feels 34° 93° 29° 84°AQI 46

$2,871 / mo

91Mbps

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 12° 54° 13° 56°AQI 36

$2,926 / mo

29Mbps

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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$2,131 / mo

34Mbps

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 33° 91° 28° 82°🥵AQI 21

$1,078 / mo

13Mbps

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 1° 34° 2° 36°AQI 54

$1,541 / mo

39Mbps

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