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10 Sep '17

Barcelona

26°C

Spain

31 Aug '17

10d

10 Sep '17

10 Sep '17
31 Aug '17

Sanary-sur-Mer

France

25 Aug '17

31 Aug '17

31 Aug '17
25 Aug '17

Amsterdam

21°C

Netherlands

16 Aug '17

25 Aug '17

25 Aug '17
16 Aug '17

Copenhagen

21°C

Denmark

11 Aug '17

16 Aug '17

16 Aug '17
11 Aug '17

Stockholm

20°C

Sweden

9 Aug '17

11 Aug '17

11 Aug '17
9 Aug '17

Barcelona

29°C

Spain

10 Jul '17

1mo

9 Aug '17

9 Aug '17
10 Jul '17

Valencia

29°C

Spain

10 May '17

2mo

10 Jul '17

10 Jul '17
10 May '17

Paris

17°C

France

7 May '17

10 May '17

10 May '17
7 May '17

Phuket

31°C

Thailand

30 Apr '17

7 May '17

7 May '17
30 Apr '17

Ko Samui

29°C

Thailand

11 Apr '17

19d

30 Apr '17

30 Apr '17
11 Apr '17

Bangkok

36°C

Thailand

5 Apr '17

11 Apr '17

11 Apr '17
5 Apr '17

Singapore

32°C

Singapore

2 Apr '17

5 Apr '17

5 Apr '17
2 Apr '17

Ubud, Bali

30°C

Indonesia

31 Mar '17

2 Apr '17

2 Apr '17
31 Mar '17

Gili Air

29°C

Indonesia

29 Mar '17

31 Mar '17

31 Mar '17
29 Mar '17

Gili Trawangan

Indonesia

7 Mar '17

22d

29 Mar '17

29 Mar '17
7 Mar '17

Ubud, Bali

30°C

Indonesia

4 Mar '17

7 Mar '17

7 Mar '17
4 Mar '17

Singapore

32°C

Singapore

18 Feb '17

14d

4 Mar '17

4 Mar '17
18 Feb '17

Phuket

31°C

Thailand

13 Feb '17

18 Feb '17

18 Feb '17
13 Feb '17

Ko Samui

26°C

Thailand

12 Feb '17

13 Feb '17

13 Feb '17
12 Feb '17

Ko Pha Ngan

26°C

Thailand

29 Jan '17

14d

12 Feb '17

12 Feb '17
29 Jan '17

Ko Samui

26°C

Thailand

7 Jan '17

22d

29 Jan '17

29 Jan '17
7 Jan '17

Phuket

31°C

Thailand

2016

27 Dec '16

11d

7 Jan '17

7 Jan '17
27 Dec '16

Sydney

25°C

Australia

20 Dec '16

26 Dec '16

26 Dec '16
20 Dec '16

Ubud, Bali

30°C

Indonesia

14 Dec '16

20 Dec '16

20 Dec '16
14 Dec '16

Kuta, Bali

32°C

Indonesia

10 Dec '16

13 Dec '16

13 Dec '16
10 Dec '16

Krabi

31°C

Thailand

8 Dec '16

10 Dec '16

10 Dec '16
8 Dec '16

Ko Lanta

30°C

Thailand

5 Dec '16

8 Dec '16

8 Dec '16
5 Dec '16

Ko Phi Phi

29°C

Thailand

2 Dec '16

5 Dec '16

5 Dec '16
2 Dec '16

Patong

Thailand

29 Nov '16

2 Dec '16

2 Dec '16
29 Nov '16

Siem Reap

30°C

Cambodia

26 Nov '16

29 Nov '16

29 Nov '16
26 Nov '16

Bangkok

32°C

Thailand

22 Nov '16

26 Nov '16

26 Nov '16
22 Nov '16

Hanoi

26°C

Vietnam

19 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16
19 Nov '16

Hong Kong

25°C

Hong Kong

17 Nov '16

19 Nov '16

19 Nov '16
17 Nov '16

Macau

25°C

China

14 Nov '16

17 Nov '16

17 Nov '16
14 Nov '16

Hong Kong

25°C

Hong Kong

9 Nov '16

14 Nov '16

14 Nov '16
9 Nov '16

Beijing

9°C

China

5 Nov '16

9 Nov '16

9 Nov '16
5 Nov '16

Osaka

18°C

Japan

4 Nov '16

5 Nov '16

5 Nov '16
4 Nov '16

Hiroshima

18°C

Japan

3 Nov '16

4 Nov '16

4 Nov '16
3 Nov '16

Himeji

Japan

31 Oct '16

3 Nov '16

3 Nov '16
31 Oct '16

Kyoto

22°C

Japan

28 Oct '16

31 Oct '16

31 Oct '16
28 Oct '16

Tokyo

21°C

Japan

27 Oct '16

28 Oct '16

28 Oct '16
27 Oct '16

Shibu Onsen

Japan

25 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16
25 Oct '16

Tokyo

21°C

Japan

24 Oct '16

25 Oct '16

25 Oct '16
24 Oct '16

Kawaguchi

Japan

19 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16
19 Oct '16

Tokyo

21°C

Japan

10 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16
10 Oct '16

Paris

16°C

France

5 Oct '16

10 Oct '16

10 Oct '16
5 Oct '16

Lisbon

21°C

Portugal

8 Sep '16

27d

5 Oct '16

5 Oct '16
8 Sep '16

Paris

21°C

France

5 Sep '16

8 Sep '16

8 Sep '16
5 Sep '16

Valencia

26°C

Spain

17 Jul '16

2mo

5 Sep '16

5 Sep '16
17 Jul '16

Paris

25°C

France

14 Jul '16

17 Jul '16

17 Jul '16
14 Jul '16

Royan

France

9 Jul '16

14 Jul '16

14 Jul '16
9 Jul '16

Paris

25°C

France

1 Jul '16

8 Jul '16

8 Jul '16
1 Jul '16

San Jose, CA

25°C

United States

26 Jun '16

1 Jul '16

1 Jul '16
26 Jun '16

Las Vegas, NV

35°C

United States

20 Jun '16

26 Jun '16

26 Jun '16
20 Jun '16

San Jose, CA

25°C

United States

15 Jun '16

20 Jun '16

20 Jun '16
15 Jun '16

Puerto Vallarta

31°C

Mexico

14 Jun '16

15 Jun '16

15 Jun '16
14 Jun '16

San Jose, CA

25°C

United States

13 Mar '16

3mo

14 Jun '16

14 Jun '16
13 Mar '16

Paris

12°C

France

26 Feb '16

15d

12 Mar '16

12 Mar '16
26 Feb '16

San Jose, CA

12°C

United States

2015

29 Dec '15

2mo

26 Feb '16

26 Feb '16
29 Dec '15

Paris

9°C

France

26 Dec '15

29 Dec '15

29 Dec '15
26 Dec '15

Mazerolles

France

10 Dec '15

16d

26 Dec '15

26 Dec '15
10 Dec '15

Paris

9°C

France

25 Nov '15

14d

9 Dec '15

9 Dec '15
25 Nov '15

San Jose, CA

18°C

United States

18 Sep '15

2mo

25 Nov '15

25 Nov '15
18 Sep '15

Paris

21°C

France

11 Sep '15

17 Sep '15

17 Sep '15
11 Sep '15

San Jose, CA

26°C

United States

12 Jul '15

2mo

11 Sep '15

11 Sep '15
12 Jul '15

Paris

25°C

France

11 Jul '15

12 Jul '15

12 Jul '15
11 Jul '15

Lyon

28°C

France

25 Jun '15

16d

11 Jul '15

11 Jul '15
25 Jun '15

Paris

23°C

France

22 Jun '15

25 Jun '15

25 Jun '15
22 Jun '15

Berlin

27°C

Germany

19 Jun '15

22 Jun '15

22 Jun '15
19 Jun '15

Clisson

France

9 May '15

1mo

19 Jun '15

19 Jun '15
9 May '15

Paris

17°C

France

4 May '15

9 May '15

9 May '15
4 May '15

Ajaccio

France

28 Feb '15

2mo

4 May '15

4 May '15
28 Feb '15

Paris

12°C

France

23 Feb '15

28 Feb '15

28 Feb '15
23 Feb '15

Hamburg

8°C

Germany

2014

27 Dec '14

2mo

23 Feb '15

23 Feb '15
27 Dec '14

Paris

9°C

France

22 Dec '14

27 Dec '14

27 Dec '14
22 Dec '14

Palma De Mallorca

Spain

8 Nov '14

1mo

22 Dec '14

22 Dec '14
8 Nov '14

Paris

10°C

France

5 Nov '14

8 Nov '14

8 Nov '14
5 Nov '14

Hamburg

7°C

Germany

11 Sep '14

2mo

5 Nov '14

5 Nov '14
11 Sep '14

Paris

21°C

France

8 Sep '14

11 Sep '14

11 Sep '14
8 Sep '14

Hamburg

17°C

Germany

27 Aug '14

12d

8 Sep '14

8 Sep '14
27 Aug '14

Paris

24°C

France

20 Aug '14

27 Aug '14

27 Aug '14
20 Aug '14

Royan

France

15 Aug '14

20 Aug '14

20 Aug '14
15 Aug '14

Mazerolles

France

26 Jul '14

20d

15 Aug '14

15 Aug '14
26 Jul '14

Paris

25°C

France

23 Jul '14

26 Jul '14

26 Jul '14
23 Jul '14

Hamburg

21°C

Germany

15 Jul '14

23 Jul '14

23 Jul '14
15 Jul '14

Paris

25°C

France

7 Jul '14

14 Jul '14

14 Jul '14
7 Jul '14

Quebec City

25°C

Canada

2 Jul '14

7 Jul '14

7 Jul '14
2 Jul '14

Montreal

27°C

Canada

29 Jun '14

2 Jul '14

2 Jul '14
29 Jun '14

Toronto

20°C

Canada

25 Jun '14

29 Jun '14

29 Jun '14
25 Jun '14

London

Canada

23 Jun '14

25 Jun '14

25 Jun '14
23 Jun '14

Paris

23°C

France

20 Jun '14

23 Jun '14

23 Jun '14
20 Jun '14

Clisson

France

25 Apr '14

2mo

20 Jun '14

20 Jun '14
25 Apr '14

Paris

15°C

France

24 Apr '14

25 Apr '14

25 Apr '14
24 Apr '14

Bourges

France

17 Mar '14

1mo

24 Apr '14

24 Apr '14
17 Mar '14

Paris

12°C

France

9 Mar '14

16 Mar '14

16 Mar '14
9 Mar '14

San Francisco, CA

14°C

United States

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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 @verekia's trips history to find places they haven't been to yet that other people with similar travels as them also went and liked.

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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$1,368 / 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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Taipei

Taiwan

Definitely check out The Key (on near Zhong Xiao Dun Hua station) if living here for more than a month. Cafe + Gym + Bar all in one, monthly membership about $50 USD. English-friendly, no contracts. Made my 3 month stay here immensely better with fast wifi in the cafe and it's a great feeling to be able to work out immediately after working.

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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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$2,183 / mo

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Seoul

South Korea

Really enjoying Seoul so far. It is very hard to make friends at first as not many people will speak English or are too afraid to. Maybe easier in Itaewon. For phone service, I was able to get month to month service on KT with unlimited data for only 35,000 won a month. Check out the desk with a sign in Thai on the electronics floor at IPark Mall connected to Yonsan station for this deal. They speak great English as well.

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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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$1,519 / 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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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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