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27 Mar '17

2mo

15 May '17

15 May '17
27 Mar '17

Chiang Mai

36°C

Thailand

20 Mar '17

27 Mar '17

27 Mar '17
20 Mar '17

Kuala Lumpur

33°C

Malaysia

19 Feb '17

28d

19 Mar '17

19 Mar '17
19 Feb '17

Ko Pha Ngan

26°C

Thailand

17 Feb '17

18 Feb '17

18 Feb '17
17 Feb '17

Porto

15°C

Portugal

7 Feb '17

16 Feb '17

16 Feb '17
7 Feb '17

Portimão, Algarve

17°C

Portugal

6 Feb '17

7 Feb '17

7 Feb '17
6 Feb '17

London

10°C

United Kingdom

6 Jan '17

1mo

6 Feb '17

6 Feb '17
6 Jan '17

Tallinn

-2°C

Estonia

2016

20 Dec '16

16d

5 Jan '17

5 Jan '17
20 Dec '16

Portimão, Algarve

17°C

Portugal

13 Dec '16

20 Dec '16

20 Dec '16
13 Dec '16

London

9°C

United Kingdom

16 Nov '16

26d

12 Dec '16

12 Dec '16
16 Nov '16

Albufeira/Lisbon

Portugal

12 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16
12 Nov '16

Sheffield

6°C

United Kingdom

30 Oct '16

12d

11 Nov '16

11 Nov '16
30 Oct '16

Berlin

15°C

Germany

21 Oct '16

30 Oct '16

30 Oct '16
21 Oct '16

Tallinn

9°C

Estonia

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To those of you that aren't technical, what do you do to earn money?

by @theblakemoore | 3yr 3 years ago | 27 comments

Hey guys!

I’m new around here and thought I’d ask a question I’ve been wondering for a while now. I’m set to sample the nomadic lifestyle soon and I’m currently trying to define what my skillset is, and what I’m going to do long term.

I’m sure many of you have been through this, but it’s difficult knowing what you’re good at! I’m not a developer and I know there must be so many of you that aren’t working in technical roles. So I was just curious, for those of you that aren’t developers (or even those of you that are with an additional side-hussle) what do you do to earn money on the road?

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Did you feel "lost" transitioning to nomadism?

by @levelsio | 4yr 3 years ago | 38 comments

I was wondering if any of you have had this while on the road.

The whole transition from normal life to nomadism and moving around different places has been super fun but also super intense. It’s also why I built #nomads, to remove those feelings a bit

From times I’ve felt super amazing and then super lost.

How has it been for you to shift from normal life to your nomad life?

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This is an algorithmic recommendation based on @theblakemoore'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

Please stop going to Lisbon, stop telling people to go Lisbon. It is a beautiful city, yes. The Portuguese people are some of the nicest, warmest I've ever had the privilege to meet, yes. But the housing crisis in Portugal is real and terrible. Airbnb and temporary accommodation for tourists / nomads, combined with rich foreigners who can afford exorbitant rents, are pushing locals out of their homes: literally. Search about the housing crisis, the police-enforced evictions of families and the e

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🌧 Feels 17° 63° 17° 63°AQI 21

$2,093 / 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 40° 104° 30° 86°🥵AQI 30

$1,278 / mo

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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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$1,982 / 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 38° 100° 30° 86°🥵AQI 70

$2,775 / 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 21° 70° 21° 70°AQI 31

$2,880 / mo

40Mbps

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 38° 100° 32° 89°🥵AQI 100😷

$1,421 / 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 41° 106° 30° 86°🥵AQI 44

$1,330 / mo

12Mbps

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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$1,460 / mo

44Mbps

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Thailand

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3mo

$1,198 / mo

23Mbps

Portugal

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🌧 Feels 17° 63° 18° 64°AQI 23

2mo

$2,093 / mo

29Mbps

Estonia

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🌤 Feels 9° 48° 10° 50°AQI 23

1mo

$2,084 / mo

38Mbps

Germany

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12d

$2,849 / mo

31Mbps

United Kingdom

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🌥 Feels 10° 50° 11° 52°AQI 21

12d

$3,640 / mo

24Mbps

Malaysia

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🌧 Feels 38° 100° 30° 86°🥵AQI 42

$1,019 / mo

17Mbps

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Tallinn

Estonia

I lived in Tallinn for four months. It's a great city overall. Life quality is excellent with transportations and everything else working excellently. I loved the fact that you can travel to other countries easily and inexpensively (Russia, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, etc.). At the same time, I think the city gets monotonous fast compared to other places where I lived in a similar size. Estonian people don't appear to be very active. It's understandable because most of them are hard-working and out

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🌤 Feels 9° 48° 10° 50°AQI 19

$2,036 / mo

26Mbps

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 11° 52° 12° 54°AQI 17

$3,916 / mo

20Mbps

Portimão, Algarve

Portugal

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$2,505 / mo

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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 16° 61° 16° 60°AQI 45

$2,983 / mo

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Sheffield

United Kingdom

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🌥 Feels 7° 45° 9° 48°AQI 19

$4,305 / mo

22Mbps

Porto

Portugal

Better than Lisbon, much more cozy and welcoming. You can find cheaper places in the “other side of the bridge”, in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia. Public transports works and is pretty convenient, most part of the city is covered by tram stations. Beaches are freezing cold but nice for a running. Don’t miss the daily sunsets in the garden nearby the bridge, eating pastel de nata and drinking a bottle of Porto Wine. But please, don’t clap your hands to the sun — only Brazilian t

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$1,946 / mo

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Ko Pha Ngan

Thailand

This island is a total gem. It has everything one desires in a paradise island! There is a huge higher consciousness/yoga/meditation/vegetarian/vegan community plus epic full moon and half moon parties, omg totally worth checking out! And the internet connectivity and speed on the island is good too. I've had no problem doing work from my laptop as a Digital Marketing Specialist either.

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$1,090 / 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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$1,277 / 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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🌥 Feels 38° 100° 30° 85°🥵AQI 30

2mo

$1,097 / mo

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