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22 Aug '19
14 Aug '19

Sydney

17°C

Australia

7 Aug '19

14 Aug '19

14 Aug '19
7 Aug '19

Singapore

31°C

Singapore

25 Jul '19

13d

7 Aug '19

7 Aug '19
25 Jul '19

Penang

31°C

Malaysia

22 Jul '19

25 Jul '19

25 Jul '19
22 Jul '19

Cameron Highlands

Malaysia

11 Jul '19

11d

22 Jul '19

22 Jul '19
11 Jul '19

Penang

31°C

Malaysia

9 Jul '19

11 Jul '19

11 Jul '19
9 Jul '19

Malacca

31°C

Malaysia

4 Jul '19

9 Jul '19

9 Jul '19
4 Jul '19

Kuala Lumpur

32°C

Malaysia

6 Jun '19

28d

4 Jul '19

4 Jul '19
6 Jun '19

Bangkok

34°C

Thailand

31 May '19

6 Jun '19

6 Jun '19
31 May '19

Hanoi

30°C

Vietnam

29 May '19

31 May '19

31 May '19
29 May '19

Hue

33°C

Vietnam

25 May '19

29 May '19

29 May '19
25 May '19

Da Nang

32°C

Vietnam

21 May '19

25 May '19

25 May '19
21 May '19

Hoi An

33°C

Vietnam

18 May '19

21 May '19

21 May '19
18 May '19

Nha Trang

33°C

Vietnam

14 May '19

18 May '19

18 May '19
14 May '19

Da Lat

23°C

Vietnam

7 May '19

11 May '19

11 May '19
7 May '19

Ho Chi Minh City

33°C

Vietnam

2015

17 Nov '15

20d

7 Dec '15

7 Dec '15
17 Nov '15

Medellín

24°C

Colombia

5 Jan '15

1mo

5 Feb '15

5 Feb '15
5 Jan '15

Sydney

28°C

Australia

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Hi, I'm Manu, an accountant turned digital nomad and offshore tax expert. AMA!

by @xiufensilver | 6yr 5 years ago | 39 comments

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About Manu:
Today I’m here to clear any misunderstandings about international taxation for digital nomads. There is too much wrong, outdated and irrelevant information out there.

I will answer any general questions, relevant to the community as a whole. You are welcome to give your own situation as an example. If you are looking for personalized and actionable recommendations or referrals, please contact me or someone else you trust in this matter privately.

About myself: I learned accounting for 5 years in high school, but became more interested in international management and programming at university. I worked as a director and purchasing manager for a 100m+ private trust in Europe and Greater China. In 2013, I resigned from this position to have a better work-life balance and travel more. Since then I have spent most of my time in Asia doing consulting through various companies.

My latest project is a crowdfunding accelerator that will take place in Shenzhen, China later this year.

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This is an algorithmic recommendation based on @tedavery'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 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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$2,177 / mo

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Canggu, Bali

Indonesia

Bali is amazing, but Canggu isn't really that great -- actually there are SO MANY better places, like Uluwatu, Gili Islands or even Ubud that I can't understand the hype. As almost everyone said below, beaches are crappy, roads are terrible, sidewalks are non-existent and having a motorbike is a must. On the other side, food is great and cafes are pretty reasonable with all those incredible bowls. Anyway I wouldn't recommend it for more than a week.

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🌧 Feels 37° 99° 29° 85°🥵AQI 27

$1,373 / mo

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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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$1,109 / mo

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Auckland

New Zealand

Busy city. Lots of fun. Lots of different choices for food. Great night life

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🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 67°AQI 34

$3,084 / 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

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

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Ubud, Bali

Indonesia

Honestly, this is an awesome place to be if you're actually trying to get work done. It's a bit of an older vibe than Canggu, and there's certainly a big chunk of yogi's kicking around — but I liked it much better than Canggu and found it less pretentious. Plus, you can drive down there in 45mins whenever you want some beach or party vibes. As others mentioned, there's some great coworking spaces, cheap warungs, some really nice spots to stay cheaply if you go just outside of the mad tourist

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🌧 Feels 34° 93° 28° 83°🥵AQI 53

$1,356 / mo

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Melbourne

Australia

Not cheap, but you get what you're paying for. Really nice, comfortable city, not too dirty or crowded, awesome food, and lots to do

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$3,338 / mo

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Australia

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1mo

Malaysia

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Thailand

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28d

Vietnam

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27d

Colombia

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Singapore

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Penang

Malaysia

The noise pollution here is insane. The prayer calls from the mosques seem to reverberate throughout Penang. Seems like they are competing for who can be the loudest. This really ruined Penang for me and I cut my time short.

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🌧 Feels 36° 97° 29° 85°🥵AQI 34

$1,109 / mo

17Mbps

Sydney

Australia

Amazing city. Absolutely loved it. Yes, expensive sooooo worth it! I was only here for 5 days but absolutely hooked and will be coming back.

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☀️ Feels 30° 86° 27° 81°AQI 14

$4,062 / mo

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Medellín

Colombia

We loved Medellin! Poblado is a magical enclave, unlike most of Medellin. Amazing restaurants, lots of nature, friendly people, gorgeous women, fast internet, tons of places to work.

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🌧 Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 53

$1,103 / mo

14Mbps

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

It used to have a lot of character and charm but all the construction is making the city lose its culture. Apartments and accommodation are ridiculously expensive. 300 to 500 a month for tiny rooms in a shared house. For single guys go elsewhere. Women here are rude, ultra conservative and have flat personalities with nothing going for them. Food is okay but plenty of MSG and food safety is atrocious. In addition motorists are aggressive and plenty of accidents take place. Don't live here i

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☀️ Feels 34° 93° 30° 85°🥵AQI 77😷

$964 / mo

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Da Lat

Vietnam

Da Lat is not a great place. I came here for fresh air (after 1 year in Chiang Mai) but unfortunately that is an illusion. They are burning in the mountains and you can see the smoke going up to the sky. And in the city it is not much better, the air is very much polluted there as well. I tried many restaurants but mostly the food is not very good and the service is depressingly bad. Combine that with the rubbish you see everywhere (especially around the center) and Da Lat makes not a happy pl

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 21° 69°AQI 98😷

$990 / mo

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Nha Trang

Vietnam

City was cheap and pretty but there's not that many cafes to work from, plenty of tourists and it was hard to make friends. If you go here make sure to rent a motorbike and check out the nature but there are better places to live at in Vietnam.

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🌥 Feels 32° 90° 27° 80°🥵AQI 14

$643 / mo

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Hoi An

Vietnam

I stayed in Hoi An much longer than I planned (10 days) because it was so pleasant. Yes, tourists everywhere. But my hotel was gorgeous and cheap and the wifi was plenty fast for work. When not working I biked out to the beach or through the paddies or into town (too crowded for a bike most times but functional if needed) or just around the countryside. Had some of my friendliest encounters here and as a single woman, always felt safe - night or day.

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$1,033 / mo

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Da Nang

Vietnam

After having lived here for two months, I've got to say that this must be one of the worst places in Asia. The only reason I am still here is because I'm stuck due to the covid-19 situation. There is nothing to do here, except going for a walk at the beach. No events, no social life, no activities. Mind you, this has nothing to do with the current situation, it was the same before things got shut down because of the virus. The locals don't really like foreigners and you can feel that often, eve

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$967 / mo

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Sydney

Australia

Amazing city. Absolutely loved it. Yes, expensive sooooo worth it! I was only here for 5 days but absolutely hooked and will be coming back.

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1mo

$4,062 / 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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28d

$1,464 / mo

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Penang

Malaysia

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24d

$1,109 / mo

17Mbps

Medellín

Colombia

We loved Medellin! Poblado is a magical enclave, unlike most of Medellin. Amazing restaurants, lots of nature, friendly people, gorgeous women, fast internet, tons of places to work.

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20d

$1,103 / mo

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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

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Hanoi

Vietnam

I lived in Hanoi for 3 full months and I really loved it. Hanoi has a big foreigner district called 'Tay Ho'. If what you are looking for is somewhat foreigner(English) friendly, the spot is yours. However I preferred to stay in the Japanese area that was full of good sushi. The charm of the city comes from the people. Vietnamese are aggressively kind and way too friendly. I even rented a piano from a local shop, placed it at home and played it. Took private Muythai lesson from a local gym

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$997 / mo

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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