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18 Sep '16

20 Sep '16

20 Sep '16
18 Sep '16

Vientiane

31°C

Laos

10 Aug '16

1mo

18 Sep '16

18 Sep '16
10 Aug '16

Ko Tao

30°C

Thailand

27 Jul '16

14d

10 Aug '16

10 Aug '16
27 Jul '16

Bangkok

33°C

Thailand

23 Jul '16

27 Jul '16

27 Jul '16
23 Jul '16

Dubai

37°C

United Arab Emirates

20 Jul '16

23 Jul '16

23 Jul '16
20 Jul '16

Athens

31°C

Greece

17 Jul '16

20 Jul '16

20 Jul '16
17 Jul '16

Santorini

27°C

Greece

14 Jul '16

17 Jul '16

17 Jul '16
14 Jul '16

Milos

Greece

13 Jul '16

14 Jul '16

14 Jul '16
13 Jul '16

Athens

31°C

Greece

9 Jul '16

13 Jul '16

13 Jul '16
9 Jul '16

Venice

28°C

Italy

6 Jul '16

8 Jul '16

8 Jul '16
6 Jul '16

Calfosch

Italy

4 Jul '16

6 Jul '16

6 Jul '16
4 Jul '16

Riomaggiore

Italy

1 Jul '16

3 Jul '16

3 Jul '16
1 Jul '16

Montreux

Switzerland

28 Jun '16

1 Jul '16

1 Jul '16
28 Jun '16

London

19°C

United Kingdom

13 Jun '16

14d

27 Jun '16

27 Jun '16
13 Jun '16

Ireland

10 Jun '16

12 Jun '16

12 Jun '16
10 Jun '16

Boston, MA

22°C

United States

6 Jun '16

10 Jun '16

10 Jun '16
6 Jun '16

New York City, NY

25°C

United States

3 Jun '16

6 Jun '16

6 Jun '16
3 Jun '16

Ringwood

United States

2012

3 Jun '12

4yr

3 Jun '16

3 Jun '16
3 Jun '12

San Francisco, CA

17°C

United States

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One Month in Mexico - Where to Stay?

in Mexico by @yuvalbarhai | 4yr 4 years ago | 15 comments

Hello,

I’m planning to fly to Mexico mid October for 1 month. I’m working on my laptop (like many others I guess) so I need a reliable wifi connection.
My budget is about $1500/month.
I was looking at Playa Del Carmen and renting a flat through Airbnb is not too expensive since I get a major discount for staying a month.
I don’t really care about nightlife. I want a place with good vibes and I want a place near the ocean or with nature around me.
Does anyone have any thoughts about Playa Del Carmen? and Maybe suggestions of other place in Mexico?

Thank you!

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✨ Recommended destinations

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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 9° 48° 11° 53°AQI 25

$2,177 / mo

25Mbps

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 30° 86° 27° 81°AQI 87😷

$1,109 / mo

24Mbps

Prague

Czechia

My husband and I spent about 6 weeks testing Prague in Nov-Dec 2018 as we were considering it as a semi-permanent base of operations for the next year or two. Honestly it was great and we plan on leaving Malta where we have been for the past year. Pluses - transportation is very good and quite cheap, tons of restaurants, lots to do. People are more reserved, perhaps even a bit suspicious, so I would not say it was an OVERLY welcoming vibe, however there are a lot of expats from the US, CA, UK

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🌤 Feels 2° 36° 4° 38°AQI 42

$2,357 / mo

30Mbps

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 37° 99° 29° 84°🥵AQI 58

$2,918 / mo

87Mbps

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 11° 52° 12° 53°AQI 33

$3,044 / mo

39Mbps

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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🌥 Feels 2° 36° 4° 39°AQI 104😷

$3,150 / mo

29Mbps

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 7° 45° 8° 47°AQI 70

$1,541 / mo

44Mbps

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 33° 91° 28° 83°🥵AQI 44

$1,282 / mo

17Mbps

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United States

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4yr

Thailand

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2mo

Ireland

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14d

Greece

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10d

Italy

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United Arab Emirates

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United Kingdom

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Switzerland

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Athens

Greece

Like all cities that have lots of tourists, it's best to explore a little and get off the well beaten track. There are literally thousands of small cafes and bars that have free, fast WiFi, cheap coffee and good kebabs. If you stay in the absolute cheapest part of town, you will get a different vibe. There are a lot of AirBnB springing up and in the off-season these are very reasonably priced. I can't understand how you could be bored in Athens. So many places to see, so many museums and histo

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 17° 63°AQI 57

$2,910 / mo

12Mbps

San Francisco, CA

United States

I've been living in SF since 2014 and I have to say Cost of Living is misrepresented. It's a lot more expensive now (2020) than posted. 1-bdr in center is $3,500-$4,000 + $200-$300 for parking + $100-$200 for utilities. Almost impossible to find month-to-month rent, so this is for 1-year lease. Coffee for two + a pastry is easily $20. Dinner for two never less than $50, unless it's fast food (+20% tips are expected) and if you want actually something good it's at least $100 for two. Airbnb is $1

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☀️ Feels 17° 63° 16° 61°AQI 30

$5,687 / mo

67Mbps

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 8° 46° 9° 47°AQI 27

$5,022 / mo

29Mbps

Boston, MA

United States

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.

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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 12° 53°AQI 30

$3,671 / mo

35Mbps

London

United Kingdom

London is the best city in the world - you just can't do it on a budget. It's got an amazing tech scene but ALSO world class media, fashion, finance, art industries and many others. If you don't want to live in a tech / expat mono-culture then it's for you. It is a genuine melting pot with a huge range of nationalities and cultures living together (the US has a large number of nationalities but there seems to be hard segregations between them geographically, economically, culturally - so they

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🌧 Feels 4° 39° 6° 42°AQI 38

$4,193 / mo

20Mbps

Venice

Italy

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🌧 Feels 9° 48° 11° 53°AQI 61

$4,749 / mo

17Mbps

Santorini

Greece

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🌧 Feels 17° 63° 18° 64°AQI 50

$4,050 / mo

13Mbps

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

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🌤 Feels 32° 90° 28° 82°AQI 75

$3,709 / mo

11Mbps

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San Francisco, CA

United States

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☀️ Feels 17° 63° 16° 61°AQI 30

4yr

$5,687 / mo

67Mbps

Ko Tao

Thailand

Truly a crime that Ko Tao is rated so low on NL at the moment. Incredible place to chill and get work done. Great community at TAOHUB, beautiful island, good/cheap diving, fast internet, very affordable, what's not to love?

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🌧 Feels 33° 91° 28° 82°🥵AQI 39

1mo

$1,246 / mo

19Mbps

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 29° 84° 28° 83°AQI 72

14d

$1,464 / mo

25Mbps