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30 Mar '19

31 Mar '19

31 Mar '19
30 Mar '19

Penang

31°C

Malaysia

23 Mar '19

24 Mar '19

24 Mar '19
23 Mar '19

Canggu, Bali

30°C

Indonesia

28 Jan '19

2mo

28 Mar '19

28 Mar '19
28 Jan '19

Paris

6°C

France

2018

29 Dec '18

1mo

28 Jan '19

28 Jan '19
29 Dec '18

Ho Chi Minh City

31°C

Vietnam

3 Dec '18

26d

29 Dec '18

29 Dec '18
3 Dec '18

Annecy

7°C

France

5 Nov '18

28d

3 Dec '18

3 Dec '18
5 Nov '18

Beirut

24°C

Lebanon

4 Oct '18

1mo

4 Nov '18

4 Nov '18
4 Oct '18

Bodrum

26°C

Turkey

4 Sep '18

1mo

4 Oct '18

4 Oct '18
4 Sep '18

Istanbul

25°C

Turkey

3 Sep '18

3 Sep '18
3 Sep '18

Lyon

22°C

France

31 Aug '18

2 Sep '18

2 Sep '18
31 Aug '18

Langres

France

20 Jul '18

1mo

30 Aug '18

30 Aug '18
20 Jul '18

Madrid

31°C

Spain

20 May '18

2mo

20 Jul '18

20 Jul '18
20 May '18

Annecy

15°C

France

20 Apr '18

1mo

20 May '18

20 May '18
20 Apr '18

Troyes

France

19 Apr '18

24 Apr '18

24 Apr '18
19 Apr '18

Athens

18°C

Greece

20 Mar '18

29d

18 Apr '18

18 Apr '18
20 Mar '18

Canggu, Bali

30°C

Indonesia

2017

2 Dec '17

4mo

20 Mar '18

20 Mar '18
2 Dec '17

Ho Chi Minh City

31°C

Vietnam

25 Nov '17

2 Dec '17

2 Dec '17
25 Nov '17

Siem Reap

30°C

Cambodia

30 Oct '17

26d

25 Nov '17

25 Nov '17
30 Oct '17

Bangkok

33°C

Thailand

9 Oct '17

21d

30 Oct '17

30 Oct '17
9 Oct '17

Tehran

24°C

Iran

5 Oct '17

9 Oct '17

9 Oct '17
5 Oct '17

London

14°C

United Kingdom

28 Sep '17

4 Oct '17

4 Oct '17
28 Sep '17

Paris

21°C

France

18 Sep '17

22 Sep '17

22 Sep '17
18 Sep '17

Tallinn

14°C

Estonia

9 Sep '17

18 Sep '17

18 Sep '17
9 Sep '17

Geneva

21°C

Switzerland

26 Aug '17

14d

9 Sep '17

9 Sep '17
26 Aug '17

Havana

31°C

Cuba

2016

31 Dec '16

8mo

26 Aug '17

26 Aug '17
31 Dec '16

Houston, TX

20°C

United States

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Not a resident in any country - What are your experiences?

by @danielaf | 4yr 3 years ago | 17 comments

Hi nomads!

Is there anyone here who’s a perpetual traveller and therefore not a resident in any country? I know that many nomads have a home base somewhere, remaining either residents in their country of origin or choosing another country.

I was a resident in Portugal for about a year but for the last 4 months, I’ve been a perpetual traveller without residence. I have an Estonian e-residency card but at the moment, my whole income derives from teaching German online and it would be senseless to open a company for this.

I’d love to hear from people who’ve been living like this for a longer time already. What are your greatest challenges? Have you ever run into problems?

I know about all these offshore possibilities, flag theory etc but honestly, I’ve always had the impression that this is not a solution for people like me who just earn enough to live comfortably but don’t have huge savings. Sure, you can and should aim for more but at the moment, the situation is like this.

Daniela

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Lisbon

Portugal

poor signaling, disorientation, cleaning and disorganizing of the streets in Lisbon is similar to Naples in my opinion

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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😀 Fun great

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69°AQI 26

$2,040 / 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

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😀 Fun great

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🌧 Feels 9° 48° 10° 50°AQI 25

$3,052 / mo

32Mbps

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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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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😀 Fun good

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🌥 Feels 45° 113° 35° 95°🥵AQI 42

$1,031 / mo

18Mbps

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

📡 InternetWiFi 🚀 Super fast

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 33° 91° 29° 84°AQI 55

$2,824 / mo

86Mbps

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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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 15° 59° 15° 58°AQI 14

$1,550 / mo

37Mbps

New York City, NY

United States

I've lived in New York City - Brooklyn - for over 20 years. For visiting tourists, the best neighborhood to stay in is NOT Bushwick. Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Ft. Green or Brooklyn Heights is preferable. Plenty of good transportation in those areas - subway, buses or Uber. Easy access to beaches in Long Island and New Jersey. There's plenty to do in NYC. Great restaurants, Broadway plays (!), and in the summer you frequently can catch a free concert.

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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 42

$4,736 / mo

31Mbps

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

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 13° 55° 13° 55°AQI 38

$2,240 / mo

36Mbps

Los Angeles, CA

United States

Nothing does a better job of explaining LA’s beautiful diversity and different neighborhoods than the documentary about the late Jonathan Gold, our city’s greatest amabassador and the only food critic to ever win a Pulitzer Prize. It is called, “City of Gold” and if you want to know LA, just watch this film. Trailer link: https://youtu.be/DmKTRDfz1zM

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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69°AQI 53

$4,378 / mo

50Mbps

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United States

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69°AQI 29

8mo

$3,192 / mo

44Mbps

France

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 16° 60° 16° 60°AQI 26

6mo

$3,593 / mo

28Mbps

Vietnam

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💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 42° 108° 32° 89°🥵AQI 30

5mo

$956 / mo

13Mbps

Turkey

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💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety very bad

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☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 50

2mo

$681 / mo

11Mbps

Spain

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 71°AQI 30

1mo

$2,793 / mo

29Mbps

Indonesia

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💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 🙂 Good

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 36° 97° 30° 86°🥵AQI 6

1mo

$815 / mo

10Mbps

Lebanon

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety very bad

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☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°AQI 108😷

28d

$1,800 / mo

3Mbps

Thailand

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 39° 101° 31° 88°🥵AQI 50

26d

$1,308 / mo

21Mbps

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Paris

France

After a month in Paris I can honestly say I have never enjoyed myself more from a culture perspective. The eating, drinking, and nightlife is excellent. People often complain that French people are rude but they have it all wrong. They are very formal. Dining is quite different as it doesn't align with the experience in America. In France restaurants are a space you are invited into and the waiters and chefs are professionals who know how best to treat you during your experience. They are in con

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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 13° 55° 13° 56°AQI 45

$4,107 / mo

32Mbps

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

Only thing to add is that in general Saigon has terrible walkability. I love Saigon, lived there for 3 years. But motorbikes are always parked on the sidewalks so you constantly have to step onto the road which is a little hair raising. And if it's not motorbikes then there are restaurant tables scattered across the pavement. Plus the pavement is almost always cracked. I'm a pretty chill person. But going for a random walk in Saigon always leaves me kind of irritated after a while. Of course the

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💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

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😀 Fun good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 43° 109° 32° 89°🥵AQI 34

$963 / mo

15Mbps

Annecy

France

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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 19

$4,076 / mo

42Mbps

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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😀 Fun good

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🌥 Feels 36° 97° 30° 86°🥵AQI 6

$1,357 / mo

22Mbps

Houston, TX

United States

In it's current iteration, Houston is a wide-spread, vehicle dependent city and would be a difficult place to exist as a Nomad without a vehicle. Downtown Houston was once a desolate cluster of office buildings that was abandoned at sundown. But now, downtown is currently undergoing a transformation and will soon (5~ years) make for an inhabitable and nomad friendly destination.

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🌥 Feels 27° 81° 26° 79°AQI 4

$3,311 / mo

50Mbps

Beirut

Lebanon

Beirut is a place where ideas are formed, and where art, culture, cuisine and an ardour for life thrive. Bars, restaurants and clubs come and go more frequently than the snow on the mountain peaks that form a backdrop to the city. But finding the new places - only to later realise they have vanished - is what makes for singular, memorable nights on these warm shores of the Mediterranean. Unlike in many other capitals in the region, there is a liberal attitude towards drinking in Beirut, where yo

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety very bad

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☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°AQI 108😷

$1,800 / mo

3Mbps

Bodrum

Turkey

Bodrum is an overpriced (central) but quite beautiful (surrounding villages/quays) place, mainly made up of the retirement residences of educated rather educated, secular population. There are amazing quays in driving distance that wouldn't be any different than beautiful coasts of Bali or Thailand.

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😀 Fun bad

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☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72°AQI 48

$691 / mo

11Mbps

Istanbul

Turkey

I spent one year in Istanbul and it's absolutely amazing. The city is really safe, I went back home really late during the night, walking, without any problem. Parties are really fun and there are all kinds of spots to have fun (bars, nightclubs, restaurants...). The city has a lot of cafés to work at and most of them have free and reliable wifi. Definitely recommend!

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💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

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😀 Fun good

👮 Safety very bad

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☀️ Feels 24° 75° 24° 75°AQI 14

$1,041 / mo

11Mbps

🛌 Most time spent

Houston, TX

United States

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💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

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😀 Fun bad

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🌥 Feels 27° 81° 26° 79°AQI 4

8mo

$3,311 / mo

50Mbps

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

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💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 43° 109° 32° 89°🥵AQI 34

5mo

$963 / mo

15Mbps

Annecy

France

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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 11° 52°AQI 19

3mo

$4,076 / mo

42Mbps

Paris

France

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💵 Cost 🧐 Too expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 13° 55° 13° 56°AQI 45

2mo

$4,107 / mo

32Mbps

Madrid

Spain

Initially I didn't like Madrid. People don't speak english well and people seem very dry. After spending a month there, my opinion changed. People in Madrid are more formal and it reminds me of the wrong impression people get of Parisians. The dining scene is very developed with a ton of options. The only complaint I have had over the years with Madrid is how late people eat. It's truly absurd and I hope COVID might help to change that for good. Centro is a great area to stay and everything is w

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💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

😀 Fun great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69°AQI 42

1mo

$2,793 / mo

28Mbps