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15 Mar '17

10mo

31 Dec '17

31 Dec '17
15 Mar '17

Austin, TX

21°C

United States

2016

25 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16
25 Aug '16

Canada

16 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16
16 Aug '16

Iceland

7 Aug '16

16 Aug '16

16 Aug '16
7 Aug '16

Ireland

27 Jul '16

11d

7 Aug '16

7 Aug '16
27 Jul '16

Scotland

United Kingdom

16 Jul '16

10d

26 Jul '16

26 Jul '16
16 Jul '16

Italy

7 Jul '16

16 Jul '16

16 Jul '16
7 Jul '16

Greece

3 Jul '16

7 Jul '16

7 Jul '16
3 Jul '16

Amsterdam

21°C

Netherlands

27 Jun '16

3 Jul '16

3 Jul '16
27 Jun '16

Portugal

26 Jun '16

27 Jun '16

27 Jun '16
26 Jun '16

Morocco

17 Jun '16

26 Jun '16

26 Jun '16
17 Jun '16

Spain

2007

15 Jul '07

26d

10 Aug '07

10 Aug '07
15 Jul '07

Italy

2001

5 Jun '01

1mo

10 Jul '01

10 Jul '01
5 Jun '01

Germany

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

by @coffeeshopceo | 7mo 7 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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Parenting whilst nomads

by @figoshow | 3yr 3 years ago | 13 comments

My wife and I are both nomadic performers traveling the world full time for the last 10 years, we tend to stay in a place for around 3 months then move on. We are about to have our first kid, our main concern is how our kid is going to make friends and build relationships being nomadic, How do you deal with this and help your kids with this aspect of our lifestyle.

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✨ Recommended destinations

This is an algorithmic recommendation based on @swaploftaustin'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

Portugal

Lisbon and portugal reality its not a fairytale locals tell to expats and tourist only good things all good and nice but the reality is hiding like many portuguese try to do about expats and tourists, unfurnoly many locals dont want progress and evolution they always want be the same year by year

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 13° 55° 14° 58°AQI 30

$2,097 / mo

26Mbps

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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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 62°AQI 67

$3,051 / mo

37Mbps

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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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 41° 106° 33° 92°🥵AQI 121😷

$1,468 / 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

📡 Internet 🚀 Super fast

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 34° 93° 30° 87°🥵AQI 59

$2,835 / mo

95Mbps

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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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 57

$2,162 / mo

36Mbps

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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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°AQI 49

$2,956 / mo

30Mbps

London

United Kingdom

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.

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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌤 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 61

$4,252 / mo

22Mbps

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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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

📡 Internet 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety very bad

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☀️ Feels 1° 34° 4° 39°AQI 64

$4,782 / mo

33Mbps