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31 Dec '19

9mo

16 Sep

16 Sep
31 Dec '19

Berlin

4°C

Germany

3 Nov '19

2mo

31 Dec '19

31 Dec '19
3 Nov '19

Zurich

7°C

Switzerland

19 Aug '19

12d

31 Aug '19

31 Aug '19
19 Aug '19

San Francisco, CA

19°C

United States

1 Aug '19

1mo

1 Sep '19

1 Sep '19
1 Aug '19

Berlin

24°C

Germany

31 Jan '19

11mo

30 Dec '19

30 Dec '19
31 Jan '19

London

5°C

United Kingdom

2018

3 Oct '18

1yr

3 Nov '19

3 Nov '19
3 Oct '18

London

14°C

United Kingdom

25 Feb '18

3 Mar '18

3 Mar '18
25 Feb '18

Kiev

1°C

Ukraine

10 Feb '18

1yr

20 Feb '19

20 Feb '19
10 Feb '18

Seattle, WA

5°C

United States

2016

1 Jan '16

2yr

1 Jan '18

1 Jan '18
1 Jan '16

Zurich

2°C

Switzerland

2015

27 Dec '15

30 Dec '15

30 Dec '15
27 Dec '15

Karlsruhe

6°C

Germany

23 Dec '15

27 Dec '15

27 Dec '15
23 Dec '15

Darmstadt

6°C

Germany

19 Dec '15

23 Dec '15

23 Dec '15
19 Dec '15

Brussels

7°C

Belgium

15 Dec '15

19 Dec '15

19 Dec '15
15 Dec '15

Amsterdam

8°C

Netherlands

11 Dec '15

15 Dec '15

15 Dec '15
11 Dec '15

Groningen

7°C

Netherlands

10 Dec '15

11 Dec '15

11 Dec '15
10 Dec '15

Hannover

6°C

Germany

9 Nov '15

1mo

10 Dec '15

10 Dec '15
9 Nov '15

Berlin

8°C

Germany

10 Oct '15

1mo

12 Nov '15

12 Nov '15
10 Oct '15

New York City, NY

17°C

United States

11 May '15

5mo

9 Oct '15

9 Oct '15
11 May '15

Berlin

16°C

Germany

20 Apr '15

20d

10 May '15

10 May '15
20 Apr '15

Prague

16°C

Czechia

16 Apr '15

19 Apr '15

19 Apr '15
16 Apr '15

Bratislava

17°C

Slovakia

5 Apr '15

10d

15 Apr '15

15 Apr '15
5 Apr '15

Budapest

18°C

Hungary

31 Mar '15

4 Apr '15

4 Apr '15
31 Mar '15

Zagreb

15°C

Croatia

11 Feb '15

2mo

30 Mar '15

30 Mar '15
11 Feb '15

Ljubljana

9°C

Slovenia

1 Feb '15

10 Feb '15

10 Feb '15
1 Feb '15

Salzburg

7°C

Austria

2012

2 Jan '12

3yr

31 Jan '15

31 Jan '15
2 Jan '12

Zurich

2°C

Switzerland

2011

1 Jun '11

7mo

1 Jan '12

1 Jan '12
1 Jun '11

Boston, MA

22°C

United States

2008

2 May '08

3yr

31 May '11

31 May '11
2 May '08

Dallas, TX

27°C

United States

2004

2 Apr '04

4yr

1 May '08

1 May '08
2 Apr '04

Houston, TX

25°C

United States

2000

3 Mar '00

4yr

1 Apr '04

1 Apr '04
3 Mar '00

Regensburg

Germany

1995

1 Feb '95

5yr

2 Mar '00

2 Mar '00
1 Feb '95

Calgary

-17°C

Canada

1991

2 Jan '91

4yr

31 Jan '95

31 Jan '95
2 Jan '91

Münster

Germany

1990

1 Jan '90

1yr

1 Jan '91

1 Jan '91
1 Jan '90

Baltimore, MD

3°C

United States

1989

12 Oct '89

3mo

1 Jan '90

1 Jan '90
12 Oct '89

Dusseldorf

14°C

Germany

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

by @coffeeshopceo | 4mo 4 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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✨ Recommended destinations

This is an algorithmic recommendation based on @rubenwolff's trips history to find places they haven't been to yet that other people with similar travels as them also went and liked.

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

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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 29° 84° 28° 83°AQI 72

$1,464 / 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

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 37° 99° 29° 84°🥵AQI 58

$2,918 / mo

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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

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

Chicago, IL

United States

Amazing nightlife and possibly the best overall food scene in the states (lots of michelin-level restaurants at far lower prices than NYC/SF). Avoid the winter and you'll love your time Chicago. It's a city of neighborhoods, so do some research to find which area suits you best. Lots of creative types live/work in the west side (West Loop, Wicker Park, Bucktown, Logan Square, etc.)

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☀️ Feels 1° 34° 4° 40°AQI 34

$3,318 / mo

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Madrid

Spain

I really enjoyed staying in Madrid. Reasonable coast of life, plenty of things to see/do and deliiiiicious food.

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🌧 Feels 3° 37° 6° 43°AQI 14

$2,893 / mo

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Kiev

Ukraine

Kiev was a real bargain around 2016/17... Nowadays 2020, its prices are again comparable to a German city. Especially for same quality, since apartments here are the ugliest all over the continent. Many Turkish sex tourists looking for girls... and local girls therefore avoid foreign men because they think you're sex tourist too.

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🌤 Feels -1° 30° 2° 36°AQI 88😷

$1,479 / mo

30Mbps

🚩 Flags collected (14 of 276)

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United States

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💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

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😀 Fun very bad

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10yr

Germany

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10yr

Switzerland

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5yr

Canada

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5yr

United Kingdom

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2yr

Slovenia

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2mo

Czechia

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20d

Hungary

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10d

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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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🌥 Feels 2° 36° 4° 39°AQI 104😷

$3,150 / mo

29Mbps

Zurich

Switzerland

Zurich is a nice city, not very big but charming, especially the old town where you can find bars and restaurants. Good party culture, a lot of different clubs. A lot if different things to do and other cities like the capital (Bern) are within a 1 hour train ride.

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💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive

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🌧 Feels 4° 39° 4° 39°AQI 23

$5,583 / mo

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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

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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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💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive

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☀️ Feels 17° 63° 16° 61°AQI 30

$5,687 / mo

67Mbps

Kiev

Ukraine

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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🌤 Feels -1° 30° 2° 36°AQI 88😷

$1,479 / mo

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Seattle, WA

United States

Seattle is a great city, especially if you like nature, there are plenty of outdoor activities to do all year round. People are generally open-minded and friendly. The cost of living is high but it allows you to be able to afford other places on earth easily if you can find a job here. You can also find plenty of good restaurants and arts around in the city. I recommend to stay at least 3-6 months to get the feel of living a PNW life.

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☀️ Feels 10° 50° 10° 50°AQI 82😷

$3,823 / mo

70Mbps

Karlsruhe

Germany

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

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🌧 Feels 6° 43° 6° 43°AQI 29

$2,656 / mo

22Mbps

Darmstadt

Germany

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🌧 Feels 5° 41° 6° 42°AQI 68

$2,952 / mo

34Mbps

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Zurich

Switzerland

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💵 Cost 😳 Way too expensive

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👮 Safety okay

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🌧 Feels 4° 39° 4° 39°AQI 23

5yr

$5,583 / mo

29Mbps

Calgary

Canada

Don't Expect to make any friends if you're immigrant after living there for 2 year. Food is suck , Weather is suck , it is long and cold AF Most Canadian here is closed minded like other said it made me depress so much of living here

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☀️ Feels 4° 39° 5° 41°AQI 11

5yr

$2,797 / mo

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Houston, TX

United States

In it's current iteration, Houston is a wide-spread, vehicle dependent city and would be a difficult place to exist as a Nomad without a vehicle. Downtown Houston was once a desolate cluster of office buildings that was abandoned at sundown. But now, downtown is currently undergoing a transformation and will soon (5~ years) make for an inhabitable and nomad friendly destination.

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🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 55°AQI 19

4yr

$3,251 / mo

57Mbps

Dallas, TX

United States

The city of Dallas has captivated me to an extent that I never will find another place so memorizing to live in, with all the opportunities and amenities present.

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☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 53°AQI 13

3yr

$2,906 / mo

46Mbps

London

United Kingdom

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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

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🌧 Feels 4° 39° 6° 42°AQI 38

2yr

$4,193 / mo

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Berlin

Germany

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🌥 Feels 2° 36° 4° 39°AQI 104😷

1yr

$3,150 / mo

29Mbps

Seattle, WA

United States

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☀️ Feels 10° 50° 10° 50°AQI 82😷

1yr

$3,823 / mo

70Mbps

Baltimore, MD

United States

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🌧 Feels 8° 46° 9° 48°AQI 42

1yr

$3,464 / mo

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

✨ Recommended destinations

❤️ Favorites

🌎 Regions collected (2 of 9)

🚩 Flags collected (14 of 276)

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