13 Nov '23 | 3mo | 9 Feb | 9 Feb 13 Nov '23 |
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San Francisco, CA14ยฐC 57ยฐF |
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Living life until my next adventure |
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29 Oct '23 | 15d | 13 Nov '23 | 13 Nov '23 29 Oct '23 |
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Taipei27ยฐC 80ยฐF |
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I spent my big vacation of 2023 with my partner and got to see friends and family I hadn't seen in over 3 years. Did some hiking, lots of eating, and a bit of sightseeing. |
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21 Sep '23 | 1mo | 29 Oct '23 | 29 Oct '23 21 Sep '23 |
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San Francisco, CA17ยฐC 62ยฐF |
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Home again |
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14 Sep '23 | 7d | 21 Sep '23 | 21 Sep '23 14 Sep '23 |
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Chicago, IL23ยฐC 73ยฐF |
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Went to Riot Fest to see Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service do their anniversary show |
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6 Sep '23 | 8d | 14 Sep '23 | 14 Sep '23 6 Sep '23 |
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New York City, NY24ยฐC 74ยฐF |
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Got to see "& Juliet" and "Hamilton" with a high school classmate who now lives in Santa Cruz, CA. |
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13 Jun '23 | 3d | 16 Jun '23 | 16 Jun '23 13 Jun '23 |
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Bethesda |
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Quick product planning workshop |
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6 Jun '23 | 7d | 13 Jun '23 | 13 Jun '23 6 Jun '23 |
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New York City, NY24ยฐC 75ยฐF |
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Only had time to see "Titanique" |
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21 May '23 | 16d | 6 Jun '23 | 6 Jun '23 21 May '23 |
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San Francisco, CA14ยฐC 57ยฐF |
United States | |||
Back to reality |
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17 May '23 | 4d | 21 May '23 | 21 May '23 17 May '23 |
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Kahului |
United States | |||
My first camper van trip: got all the driving out of my system and bought a ukulele |
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17 Mar '23 | 2mo | 17 May '23 | 17 May '23 17 Mar '23 |
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San Francisco, CA13ยฐC 55ยฐF |
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West Coast = Best Coast |
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15 Mar '23 | 2d | 17 Mar '23 | 17 Mar '23 15 Mar '23 |
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Durham |
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First time in Durham: fairly cute |
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12 Mar '23 | 3d | 15 Mar '23 | 15 Mar '23 12 Mar '23 |
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Tampa, FL26ยฐC 78ยฐF |
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No-see-ums are the worst. |
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4 Mar '23 | 8d | 12 Mar '23 | 12 Mar '23 4 Mar '23 |
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San Francisco, CA13ยฐC 55ยฐF |
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Short reprieve |
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24 Feb '23 | 8d | 4 Mar '23 | 4 Mar '23 24 Feb '23 |
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Seattle, WA7ยฐC 45ยฐF |
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Hard to believe another high school friend is a parent |
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25 Jan '23 | 30d | 24 Feb '23 | 24 Feb '23 25 Jan '23 |
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San Francisco, CA12ยฐC 54ยฐF |
United States | |||
19 Jan '23 | 6d | 25 Jan '23 | 25 Jan '23 19 Jan '23 |
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Denton |
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Lunar New Year visit |
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โจ Recommended destinations they haven't been
This is an algorithmic recommendation based on @taiwanesetexan's trips history to find places they haven't been to yet that other people with similar travels also went and liked.
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(It seems my paragraph formatting is being removed due to the length of my comment, so sorry you'll have to deal with the wall of text if you want to read this, haha) Have been in Bangkok for the past 6 months. I've been nomadic for the past 4 years across Europe & the US, and as someone who is used to walking everywhere and greenery, I found it quite difficult living here. I spent my first 5 months living in Airbnbs, which were fine for around $6-800/m, and for the last month decided to live in
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 31° 88° 27° 81° ๐ฅต AQI 60 ๐ท 0 $1,358 / mo 90 Mbps![Chiang Mai](/assets/pixel.gif)
Chiang Mai has had a deep Buddhist influence running over the last 1,000 years and this can be felt in the helpfulness, patience and generosity of the Thai and long-term transplants you come across. The city has an active community scene (nomads, spiritual seekers, hikers, creatives), several mountains with hiking spots and waterfalls surrounding the city, over 20 water bodies inside the city -- many have cafes and walks around, several public parks, and over 13 national parks with campgrounds w
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 32° 90° 27° 81° ๐ฅต AQI 27 0 $994 / mo 87 Mbps![Seoul](/assets/pixel.gif)
Absolutely beautiful country. Everything functions well. Cost is low. Endless beautiful cafes and sights. Cons: The locals are not very friendly. Need an app for everything because English is not common.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 38° 100° 30° 87° ๐ฅต AQI 17 0 $2,557 / mo 85 Mbps![Prague](/assets/pixel.gif)
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
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 69 ๐ท 0 $3,018 / mo 66 Mbps![Hong Kong](/assets/pixel.gif)
Hong Kong is a great city with dense urban areas but also nature and hiking routes only 15 minutes away. There are restaurants for every taste and budget, from the best US fast casual chains to high end Michelin star restaurants. It's also extremely safe, despite recent political instability.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 36° 97° 29° 84° ๐ฅต 0 $2,925 / mo 66 Mbps![Mexico City](/assets/pixel.gif)
Love it! Don't expect them to speak English, that is NOT their native language. If you're going to go, learn some Spanish and respect their culture. No gentrification in Mexico, please.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 22° 72° 22° 71° 0 $1,950 / mo 58 Mbps![Barcelona](/assets/pixel.gif)
Difficult to find places to work in the evenings if you work for a western company. Hard to find a good quality restaurant, Google reviews are very inflated here.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 30° 86° 29° 85° AQI 34 0 $4,598 / mo 85 Mbps![Kuala Lumpur](/assets/pixel.gif)
I try to like this city and been many times (twice for 1 month and few times for few days) but it's been pretty rough. Overall malaysia is not that easy for slow nomads (if you want to stay for 1-3 months) and I still preferred penang much more. This might be good place for family to settle or if you having base for most of the year with many friends around. LOGISTICS You will waste a lot of time to move around: - if you hate malls you won't be able to avoid it - crossing some street sometimes
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 35° 95° 30° 86° ๐ฅต AQI 65 ๐ท 0 $1,267 / mo 64 Mbpsโค๏ธ Favorites
![Buenos Aires](/assets/pixel.gif)
As a local living in Buenos Aires, renting a one bedroom apartment by myself, working from home and being very frugal (I don't dine out, I don't get take-out, I don't travel), I spend around USD 800 a month. If I buy myself something like a new bag or pair of jeans that number goes up by at least USD 100 (current value of USD 1 is ARS 1400). The cost of living for a local is severely outdated. It's more like the cost of living for an expat now.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° 0 $1,540 / mo 79 Mbps๐ Regions collected (4 of 8)
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๐ Top countries
![United States](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 31° 88° 27° 81° 3yr $3,999 / mo 56 Mbps
![Taiwan](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 33° 91° 28° 81° ๐ฅต AQI 38 8mo $1,961 / mo 32 Mbps
![France](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 27° 80° 26° 78° AQI 10 14d $3,805 / mo 43 Mbps
![Philippines](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 35° 94° 29° 84° 13d $1,563 / mo 12 Mbps
![Mexico](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 32° 89° 29° 83° 10d $2,217 / mo 19 Mbps
![Japan](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 38° 100° 31° 87° ๐ฅต AQI 19 4d $2,759 / mo 35 Mbps
๐ฌ Most visits
![San Francisco](/assets/pixel.gif)
I just came back after 12 years, last time I lived in SF for 3 months in 2012. Back then it was a walkable and clean and fun, pretty safe city. The only place back then that you'd avoid was the Tenderloin. There was homeless but they actually weren't aggressive. There wasn't much robberies either. San Francisco in 2024 is very different, as you've probably seen from social media. The homeless problem has grown a lot since then, and they're not just clustered in the Tenderloin, they're all over
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 20° 68° 19° 66° 16x $6,318 / mo 105 Mbps![Taipei](/assets/pixel.gif)
I love Taipei, extremely underrated placeโnot sure why, though I'm fine with that. The cleanliness, amenities, and kindness of the people will remind you of Tokyo.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 34° 93° 28° 82° ๐ฅต AQI 50 10x $2,070 / mo 90 Mbps![Taichung](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 25° 77° 25° 76° AQI 38 9x $1,961 / mo 31 Mbps
![Austin](/assets/pixel.gif)
I loved my stay in Austin. I had heard a lot of people moved here during COVID and wanted to see it for myself. We stayed around Lady Bird Lake, like on the south side of the river, a very nice area. We were there in July so it was quite hot, but in the shadow it was fine to walk. It is dry heat, not like in Thailand, so while it's hot it's not sweaty which is much better. The average quality of food here is very high, like some of the best food I had in the world besides maybe Japan. Not eve
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 33° 91° 28° 82° ๐ฅต 8x $3,692 / mo 74 Mbps![Kaohsiung](/assets/pixel.gif)
- Relaxed city to live in and incredibly safe. Nice if you want access to nature in southern Taiwan. Not so much english but locals are very friendly and will always try to help you. - Lots of cheap food available but while some is tasty, most is highly processed and full of oil/sugar . If you want decent quality food, it won't be much cheaper than back home. Many restaurants have an order card, so if you can't speak chinese you can grab the card and a pencil and use your phone to translate the
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 33° 91° 28° 83° ๐ฅต 3x $1,444 / mo 32 Mbps![New York City](/assets/pixel.gif)
New York is cool. Iโve visited multiple times to see my family throughout my life, and recently came back from my first post-COVID trip there. Yes, itโs very expensive โ but there is no city on earth thatโs more captivating in my opinion. I used to think that New Yorkers were smug by claiming that NYC was better than everywhere else, but now I totally get it lol. My personal favourite neighbourhood is the Upper East Side, which is where youโll find the coveted Museum Mile. But I also
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 25° 77° 25° 78° 3x $6,831 / mo 56 Mbps![Chicago](/assets/pixel.gif)
I grew up in Chicago and still return fairly often. I love the character of the different neighborhoods, the variety of architectural styles, and as others have said, the food scene is incredible. It's easy to make friends in the suburbs, perhaps not so much in the city itself. I have never witnessed racial tension here, and have been pleasantly surprised by the interracial friendliness I have observed. There are a wonderful selection of forests and parks just about everywhere, and the museu
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 25 2x $4,908 / mo 81 Mbps![Tainan](/assets/pixel.gif)
The Middle Ages meet industrial-age pollution: this is a grimy tropical backwater with none of Taipei's vibrancy, efficiency or even politeness. Cycle or hike in the quote-unquote national park north of the city for marshes, dengue fever, junkyards, stray dogs, and massive concrete jetties obstructing ocean views.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 32° 90° 27° 81° ๐ฅต AQI 70 ๐ท 1x $1,610 / mo 26 Mbps๐ Most time spent
![San Francisco](/assets/pixel.gif)
I just came back after 12 years, last time I lived in SF for 3 months in 2012. Back then it was a walkable and clean and fun, pretty safe city. The only place back then that you'd avoid was the Tenderloin. There was homeless but they actually weren't aggressive. There wasn't much robberies either. San Francisco in 2024 is very different, as you've probably seen from social media. The homeless problem has grown a lot since then, and they're not just clustered in the Tenderloin, they're all over
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 20° 68° 19° 66° 2yr $6,318 / mo 105 Mbps![Taichung](/assets/pixel.gif)
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 25° 77° 25° 76° AQI 38 5mo $1,961 / mo 31 Mbps
![Taipei](/assets/pixel.gif)
I love Taipei, extremely underrated placeโnot sure why, though I'm fine with that. The cleanliness, amenities, and kindness of the people will remind you of Tokyo.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 34° 93° 28° 82° ๐ฅต AQI 50 3mo $2,070 / mo 90 Mbps![Austin](/assets/pixel.gif)
I loved my stay in Austin. I had heard a lot of people moved here during COVID and wanted to see it for myself. We stayed around Lady Bird Lake, like on the south side of the river, a very nice area. We were there in July so it was quite hot, but in the shadow it was fine to walk. It is dry heat, not like in Thailand, so while it's hot it's not sweaty which is much better. The average quality of food here is very high, like some of the best food I had in the world besides maybe Japan. Not eve
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 33° 91° 28° 82° ๐ฅต 2mo $3,692 / mo 74 Mbps![New York City](/assets/pixel.gif)
New York is cool. Iโve visited multiple times to see my family throughout my life, and recently came back from my first post-COVID trip there. Yes, itโs very expensive โ but there is no city on earth thatโs more captivating in my opinion. I used to think that New Yorkers were smug by claiming that NYC was better than everywhere else, but now I totally get it lol. My personal favourite neighbourhood is the Upper East Side, which is where youโll find the coveted Museum Mile. But I also
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ฅ Feels 25° 77° 25° 78° 23d $6,831 / mo 56 Mbps![Chicago](/assets/pixel.gif)
I grew up in Chicago and still return fairly often. I love the character of the different neighborhoods, the variety of architectural styles, and as others have said, the food scene is incredible. It's easy to make friends in the suburbs, perhaps not so much in the city itself. I have never witnessed racial tension here, and have been pleasantly surprised by the interracial friendliness I have observed. There are a wonderful selection of forests and parks just about everywhere, and the museu
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety โ๏ธ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74° AQI 25 13d $4,908 / mo 81 Mbps![Kaohsiung](/assets/pixel.gif)
- Relaxed city to live in and incredibly safe. Nice if you want access to nature in southern Taiwan. Not so much english but locals are very friendly and will always try to help you. - Lots of cheap food available but while some is tasty, most is highly processed and full of oil/sugar . If you want decent quality food, it won't be much cheaper than back home. Many restaurants have an order card, so if you can't speak chinese you can grab the card and a pencil and use your phone to translate the
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 33° 91° 28° 83° ๐ฅต 11d $1,444 / mo 32 Mbps![Paris](/assets/pixel.gif)
I have heard of a friend of a friend that in France it is important to bring sandpaper and to have suitable medical insurance which covers eye reconstruction surgery. โWell worth a visit, would recommendโ.
โญ๏ธ All ๐ต Cost ๐ก ๐ Liked ๐ฎ Safety ๐ง Feels 22° 72° 22° 72° AQI 55 ๐ท 10d $5,439 / mo 107 Mbps