24 Dec '22 | 5mo | 29 May | 29 May 24 Dec '22 |
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Tbilisi6ยฐC 43ยฐF |
Georgia | |||
the house I stayed at is now my coliving, running that and productizing my data studio offer. a lot of growth |
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14 Dec '22 | 10d | 24 Dec '22 | 24 Dec '22 14 Dec '22 |
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Aktau |
Kazakhstan | |||
work trip. spent a few days in a rocky, empty Kaspian shore of Kazakhstan. piercing cold winds, good hammam and tea, soviet desert monumentalism. crushed my head in the swimming pool an the last day |
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12 Dec '22 | 1yr | 13 Dec | 13 Dec 12 Dec '22 |
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Tbilisi6ยฐC 43ยฐF |
Georgia | |||
quick layover |
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2 Dec '22 | 9d | 11 Dec '22 | 11 Dec '22 2 Dec '22 |
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Tel Aviv20ยฐC 68ยฐF |
Israel | |||
1 Oct '22 | 2mo | 2 Dec '22 | 2 Dec '22 1 Oct '22 |
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Tbilisi13ยฐC 55ยฐF |
Georgia | |||
23 Sep '22 | 7d | 30 Sep '22 | 30 Sep '22 23 Sep '22 |
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Sevan |
Armenia | |||
Spent a week near lake Sevan, gorgeous but cold |
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21 Aug '22 | 1mo | 22 Sep '22 | 22 Sep '22 21 Aug '22 |
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Moscow23ยฐC 73ยฐF |
Russia | |||
Sister got married, I saw my grandparents, got a visa and recorded 9 tracks |
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11 Jul '22 | 1mo | 20 Aug '22 | 20 Aug '22 11 Jul '22 |
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Batumi24ยฐC 75ยฐF |
Georgia | |||
Spent almost two months in glorious Batumi, running, swimming & enjoying |
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3 Jul '22 | 7d | 10 Jul '22 | 10 Jul '22 3 Jul '22 |
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Tbilisi27ยฐC 81ยฐF |
Georgia | |||
Came back to Tbilisi for plastic theater workshop |
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26 Jun '22 | 6d | 2 Jul '22 | 2 Jul '22 26 Jun '22 |
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Istanbul24ยฐC 74ยฐF |
Turkey | |||
Spent a week exploring ฤฐstanbul, still have stuff to do there |
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11 Mar '22 | 4mo | 26 Jun '22 | 26 Jun '22 11 Mar '22 |
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Tbilisi6ยฐC 42ยฐF |
Georgia | |||
Living the life in Tbilisi. Happy to meet interesting people |
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3 Mar '22 | 8d | 11 Mar '22 | 11 Mar '22 3 Mar '22 |
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Istanbul8ยฐC 46ยฐF |
Turkey | |||
Stayed in Cihangir, first with tech expats/forced immigrants from Russia, then with close friends. Being a witness and a part of a big exodus due to the war against Ukraine. Sad & nervous times. Istanbul charming as always, but cold! It actually snowed a lot! |
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18 Feb '22 | 13d | 3 Mar '22 | 3 Mar '22 18 Feb '22 |
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Dubai24ยฐC 75ยฐF |
United Arab Emirates | |||
First time in the UAE - family trip. The war started as I was there so did not go back to Moscow. Met friends and started a remote job :) |
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30 Jan '22 | 19d | 18 Feb '22 | 18 Feb '22 30 Jan '22 |
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Moscow-4ยฐC 25ยฐF |
Russia | |||
Worked on some art projects & prepared to take off |
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7 Jan '22 | 23d | 30 Jan '22 | 30 Jan '22 7 Jan '22 |
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Galle28ยฐC 82ยฐF |
Sri Lanka | |||
Toured a bit around the beaches of SW Sri Lanka: Balapitiya, Hikkaduwa, Galle, Weligama. Beautiful & full of life |
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5 Jul '21 | 6mo | 7 Jan '22 | 7 Jan '22 5 Jul '21 |
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Moscow26ยฐC 79ยฐF |
Russia | |||
Been moving apartments, building a recording studio & running a few data science consulting projects |
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Great for tourism, bad for living. The City has a fascinating contrast of old and new. You will never get bored, itโs easy to meet people and have fun. Infrastructure and food are great. Thai people are friendly and welcoming, even when it not always feels genuine. With that said, itโs not a good city for long term living. Itโs too hot and humid. Feltย air temperature is between 37ยฐC-45ยฐC almost year round during the day. Itโs makes all outdoor activity unpleasant. Getting your daily d
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In terms of value for money for a city, I would say Kuala Lumpur is the best in all of Asia, high-quality apartments at a good price, high-quality restaurants, has a car scene if you are a car guy. I found it quite safe. For me, the weather was like 4 seasons in one day almost every day. Rains a lot, a lot of storms and also very hot and humid. Dating was ok not bad like Western countries but not the best. I found the city quite boring itself, not a lot to see inside of the city. If you are
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Once you figure out housing (not an easy thing but doable, especially once you stop looking in the touristic areas), Lisbon is a very charming, safe (even though I'll admit this is getting worse in certain areas), and fun city to live in. In most neighbourhoods you have the feeling of living in a small town instead of an urban area. There's aways something to do or see so it's hard to be bored living here. I still find Lisbon (and Portugal in general), to be one of the most attractive places in
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Stayed for 2 weeks after almost a year n a half in LatAm. Beautiful city; great food options- especially for Asian food lovers. Plenty of authentic Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese options for about 50% of what you would pay in a Western city. Decent hostels will cost $11-$15 weekdays and between $18-$30 on weekends.... Good internet; beautiful architecture and people but it is true Hungarians can be very cold at times. Overall a good stay with many destinations just a quick and cheap flight/tr
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I don't know exactly how Barcelona is still considered safe but it's far from it. It's probably the most dangerous city to live in Madrid and one of the most dangerous in europe, with constant pick-pocketing and even violent crimes to get your wallet and phone in certain areas. If you like a peaceful life, Barcelona is not the place anymore!!
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Was here in Mid-2023. Bali has completely changed from when I last visited in 2017. Full of arrogant influences and degenerate party people who are entitled and have no respect for the locals. Many Uber drivers told me they are starting to get annoyed because a lot of Westerners donโt respect anythingโฆ. Pollution and traffic are on the rise. It is turning into Kuta. Probably one of the least walkable places, forget walking on the sidewalk unless you want to get taken out. A lot of accidents
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Lived in Prague for 8 years. It's a beautiful international European city. Never learned Czech, but was fine. Almost all cafes and restaurants have English menus. Superb food delivery apps (Wolt is the best). All the food you can imagine. Vietnamese food is world-class because of the huge Vietnamese population. If you want hipster bars and cafes, there's plenty of that. If you want old-world-charm there's plenty of that. If you want posh luxury there's some of Europes best restaurants and cockta
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I've been hanging out in Berlin on and off for 30 years. It is very safe for women. It is much friendlier than it used to be. There are loads of vegan restaurants now. The nightlife and specially jazz clubs are amazing! I have an excellent apartment to rent out in Wedding - which used to have a boring reputation but now is very cool.
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Overall, highly recommnded for the fall/spring. Great weather, food, wines and hikes. There are really nice coffeshops (currently writing from one, "The coffee place"). Internet is Ok, but check the accommodation before. Right now there is a lot of anti-sentiment for Russia, so consider that if you're from there.
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I am from Moscow but grew up abroad. It's a lovely city, it's hard to find another city that matches the amount of cultural activities there are. Every day there are at least 2 festivals, 3 major concerts and tons of shows in theaters. The best season is winter and summer. The amount of decorations in the winter is incomparable (to London for example)! Snow adds magic to the city and if you are worried about the cold, there are plenty of shops with high quality winter clothes at decent prices. T
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I absolutely love Istanbul! My biggest recommendation would be to stay in Cihangir or Niลantaลฤฑ and avoid the main centre. Cihangir has so many beautiful cafes to work from and there are a lot of people working remotely so it's a really nice vibe. I agree with the comments about taxis, we just caught ubers but mostly walked everywhere which I would recommend. If you stay in Cihangir you can easily walk to Taxim square and through Galata. The food scene here is great once you know where to go
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Pros: Safe, beautiful views, loads of nice little beach towns a taxi ride away. Native cuisine is delicious, maybe the best value restaurants in Europe. 8 months of pleasant weather. Old town is pretty charming. Local fruits are excellent and inexpensive. 1 Euro taxi rides. Georgians are generally warm. English ability among youth is good for FSU. A decent hipster coffee/bar/cafe/coworking scene is emerging from the Ru/Bel/Ukr exile community. The boardwalk on the coast is long and excellent -
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A great place if you speak Russian or Armenian, somewhat less so English. Good food, friendly people, nature around (eg in Lori) is just insane.
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Spent a month in Belarus this July - we have some good friends there we work with so it was an excellent time. Some good restaurants. People are extremely friendly, just gotta adapt to the culture a bit. Most seemed to be very interested in the fact that I was American. Felt kind of like the country is just starting to open up and it will be of more international interest in the upcoming 5 - 10 years. English is spoken in Minsk but probably less then in ukraine (my only other former soviet
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I didn't stay at Galle directly. I stayed in Weligama which is a beach city half an hour ride from Galle. The internet speed is quite decent (50mbps) but it's very unstable. I also experienced lot of electricity outages. Overall, in terms of work productivity, not the best. Food scene is quite good, but it gets boring after a week or so. Regarding the coffee scene, it's terrible. There is lots of fun things to do and places to see. People here are very friendly, but for me, the place is more
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Lived here for over a year, but I only recommend short visits. Contrary to what you hear, there is plenty of crime in parts of Dubai. Talking about that crime is considered taboo and, in many cases, is illegal. Sexual assault and gang violence against expats took place just outside my building, to people who lived in my building. I went to the police station a few times, but the issue was never handled and no arrests were ever made. I have videos of (unspecified) crimes taking place here, but
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Overall, highly recommnded for the fall/spring. Great weather, food, wines and hikes. There are really nice coffeshops (currently writing from one, "The coffee place"). Internet is Ok, but check the accommodation before. Right now there is a lot of anti-sentiment for Russia, so consider that if you're from there.
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I am from Moscow but grew up abroad. It's a lovely city, it's hard to find another city that matches the amount of cultural activities there are. Every day there are at least 2 festivals, 3 major concerts and tons of shows in theaters. The best season is winter and summer. The amount of decorations in the winter is incomparable (to London for example)! Snow adds magic to the city and if you are worried about the cold, there are plenty of shops with high quality winter clothes at decent prices. T
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Pros: Safe, beautiful views, loads of nice little beach towns a taxi ride away. Native cuisine is delicious, maybe the best value restaurants in Europe. 8 months of pleasant weather. Old town is pretty charming. Local fruits are excellent and inexpensive. 1 Euro taxi rides. Georgians are generally warm. English ability among youth is good for FSU. A decent hipster coffee/bar/cafe/coworking scene is emerging from the Ru/Bel/Ukr exile community. The boardwalk on the coast is long and excellent -
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A great place if you speak Russian or Armenian, somewhat less so English. Good food, friendly people, nature around (eg in Lori) is just insane.
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I didn't stay at Galle directly. I stayed in Weligama which is a beach city half an hour ride from Galle. The internet speed is quite decent (50mbps) but it's very unstable. I also experienced lot of electricity outages. Overall, in terms of work productivity, not the best. Food scene is quite good, but it gets boring after a week or so. Regarding the coffee scene, it's terrible. There is lots of fun things to do and places to see. People here are very friendly, but for me, the place is more
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I absolutely love Istanbul! My biggest recommendation would be to stay in Cihangir or Niลantaลฤฑ and avoid the main centre. Cihangir has so many beautiful cafes to work from and there are a lot of people working remotely so it's a really nice vibe. I agree with the comments about taxis, we just caught ubers but mostly walked everywhere which I would recommend. If you stay in Cihangir you can easily walk to Taxim square and through Galata. The food scene here is great once you know where to go
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Lived here for over a year, but I only recommend short visits. Contrary to what you hear, there is plenty of crime in parts of Dubai. Talking about that crime is considered taboo and, in many cases, is illegal. Sexual assault and gang violence against expats took place just outside my building, to people who lived in my building. I went to the police station a few times, but the issue was never handled and no arrests were ever made. I have videos of (unspecified) crimes taking place here, but
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One of my favourite places to visit. Best vegetarian food in the world.
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