After being told it's unworkable in Puerto Escondido, looking for alternatives :)
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| 😁 Friendly to foreigners | |
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| 🌍 Region | Latin America |
| 🚩 Country | Mexico |
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 2 days |
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 11 Mbps |
| ⛅️ Weather (now) | 🌥 18°C 64°F + 😊 Comfy (80%) = feels 19°C 66°F |
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 60 US AQI 🍃 good |
| 🔌 Power | 115V60Hz |
| 🚕 Best taxi app (in country) | |
| 🚑 Travel medical insurance |  Safetywing |
| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Telcel |
| 💸 100 MXN in USD | USD 4.96 |
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MXN 10,000 = USD 496 |
| 💸 Tipping | No |
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
| 💻 Best coworking space | Hub STN |
| 💻 Best alt. coworking space | Mind Hub |
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
| ♻️ Return rate | 3% of visitors return |
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 1,300,000 people |
| 👨👩👧👦 GDP per Capita | $8,444 / year |
| 🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
| 👫 Gender ratio (overall) | 👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
| 👫 Gender ratio (young adults) | 👨 51% 👱♀️ 49% |
| ⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
| 💻 Online electronics shop | Linio |
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Volaris |
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Aeromexico |
| 💵 Cost of living for nomad | $2,420 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $522 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $1,083 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $309 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $256 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $44 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $2,820 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $132 / night |
| 🍛 Dinner | $2 |
| 🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $0 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $1 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $1 |
After being told it's unworkable in Puerto Escondido, looking for alternatives :)
Hi guys!
If you’ve been to Puerto Escondido, Mazunte, Zipolite, etc, please share your experience with the internet there.
What speeds did you get up/down? Where?
How solid and consistent was the connection?
How common are blackouts and loss of power?
Any other tips, favorite places to work, etc?
Which towns have decent internet?
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Thanks so much!
I am planning to travel to Mexico City next weekend and stay for 7-10 days there. I wonder if cafes, stores and other places like these work? And if cafes work, do they work as usual or only for take away&delivery? Will be very thankful if someone can help here.
Hi, i live in mexico city and it is very normal. Some stores/restaurants close earlier, some limit the amount of people, but for what i can see, most of the places keep working as usual.
I will be traveling/working through Mexico with my dog February to April. My plan is to stay in Sayulita for about 2-4 weeks, then travel south along the cost.
Is there anyone who wants to share an airbnb apartment? I was thinking of renting a private villa, but because these are large and have multiple rooms, I was wondering if there are fellow nomads wanting to share? I’m open to other locations as well (Puerto Vallerta, Oaxaca, and everything in between these two locations.
I'm also interested. I'll be in PV Nov-Dec this year and Playa del Carmen in Dec - Feb 2021.
This post is quite old but I would be interested as well
Going in Cancun/Playa del Carmen for 3 months starting January 5th !
I could be into this. I’ll be there March 24th. I’m looking for someone to split costs with.
Hi guys!
Know Mexico City?
We are here for 4 more nights. We want to get a good feel for how it would be to live here as nomads.
What neighborhoods should we check out? What cafés should we peep? What peeps should we meet?
Haha, thanks so much!
Just in case anyone stumbles across this later, I totally agree with Parque Espana as a fun place.
You can’t really go wrong staying anywhere along Tamaulipas. You can walk to a different restaurant for every meal for weeks on end. A lot of the places to stay here reflect that popularity which is good and bad. If you’re willing to pay above the market rate of surrounding areas you can almost always find a very nice place on Airbnb that’s available. If you have a lower budget then you’ll want to book pretty far in advance.
Roma Norte also has a great scene it’s worth checking out.
As far as good goes, do not pass up trying the tacos Por Siempre Vegana. Whether you’re vegan or not, these are some of the best tacos in Mexico City which means they’re among the best in the world!
If you’re feeling really adventurous, befriend a local and ask them to tell you about the Tepito neighborhood.
I went to CDMX for 1 month and ended up staying 2 and still didn’t feel like I scratched the surface. One of my favorite cities!
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm in the spring
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to make friends
✅ Easy to do business
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Not very safe
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not family friendly
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| Cloud | pockets 29% | pockets 46% | pockets 44% | pockets 37% | cloudy 52% | cloudy 58% | pockets 40% | pockets 37% | pockets 25% | clear 7% | pockets 30% | pockets 36% |
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⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌫 Feels 16° 61° 15° 60°AQI 30✈️5h$4,876 / mo🌇 Also went here17 peopleBoston is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is the capital of the state, the largest city in New England, and the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The city proper is home to about 617,900 people, making it the largest city in New England and the 26th largest in the United States.
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⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 5° 41° 7° 45°AQI 27✈️12h$4,852 / mo🌇 Also went here9 peopleSuper fun and beautiful city. I find Parisians are actually very patient and warm if you at least attempt to speak French; in my experience, most people who complain that they're rude are the ones making zero effort to speak the language. Expensive though and not very easy to meet other nomads.
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 38✈️12h$4,073 / mo🌇 Also went here11 peopleLived in Barcelona for a year and a half. I would agree that the weather is perfect and Barcelona does have a great tech scene as well as food and has everything landscape and lifestyle wise that you could think of. Bureaucracy isn't too bad if you nip it in the bu** early and have patience. Also, some clubs are free. (Jamboree!). The metro is also, very efficient with red and purple being the busiest lines. Very walkable city too. Plenty of opportunity to meet people as well. The beaches are ok
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°AQI 42✈️13h$3,129 / mo🌇 Also went here12 peopleI 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
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 17° 63° 16° 61°AQI 54✈️13h$1,514 / mo🌇 Also went here8 peopleDon'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
⭐️ Score 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 41° 106° 32° 90°🥵AQI 87😷✈️18h$1,415 / mo🌇 Also went here13 people
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