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Where are the nomad hotspots where you can scuba dive?

 

by @madsn_ 9yr  | 20 comments

Nomad-to-be here, wondering about destinations that offer a good mix of:

  1. Low cost of living
  2. Decent internet
  3. Scuba diving

Phuket seems an obvious choice, but Iโ€™m hoping there are some nomad scuba divers here who can share their experiences.

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Fiji is not a bad place, you can dive almost everywhere, you also have stunning spots like the rainbow reef and also beqa shark diving. Cost of living is decent and internet is pretty good, as long you are not going to super remote islands. (but even at remote islands there is still a big chance you have internet access)

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@levelsio 8yr

Added some more diving spots here:

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@stephanie 8yr

Over the years I spent time in Dahab Egypt on the Red Sea. Itโ€™s an economical and low-key kind of a place. Recently a work/ live space for entrepreneurs and digital nomads opened there. http://www.coworkinn-dahab.com

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Dahab is fun with lots of different activities beyond exploring the underwater wonderland. @yanokwa and I were just there and enjoyed it. We heard itโ€™s possible to get Internet speeds up to 8Mbps around town but in reality we never got more than 1.5Mbps and often much worse so we generally tethered. Coworkinn Dahab doesnโ€™t really have a space or a community yet but Mira who is starting the project is very sweet. Expect to have to work out of open-air restaurants and mostly tether for any of serious web-based work.

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More than scuba, Dahab is a watersport heaven: freediving (apnea), scuba diving, kite surfing, wind surfing, you name it.

Dahab is the home of The Blue Hole (100m deep), the most legendary freediving spot in the world. Where many world record of depth on one breath have been broken.

I went in details about Dahab for digital nomads in the thread below :slight_smile:

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Malta (specifically Gozo) is world renown for diving and snorkeling. Itโ€™s beautiful and I found an incredibly cheap AirBnB in Marsalforn, though I didnโ€™t meet any nomads there. There are some nomad meetups on the main island of Malta, from what I understand. Anyway, it was great break, and the wifi was good.

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Manila, Philippines! The capital city of the Philippines with better infrastructure than any city here. The diving spots are just 3 hours away. To the north is Subic with shipwrecks - good for recreational and technical diving. To the south is Anilao and Verde Island with over 40 dive sites, you canโ€™t go wrong. Iโ€™m a frequent diver in Anilao and yet I have not dived ALL 40 of them. Really great sites for macro, muck diving, current, etc. Also, Verde Island is the center of marine biodiversity. All of them just 3 hours away from Manila.

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@jamesds 8yr

Koh Lanta has decent diving (apparently. Iโ€™ll know for sure in a few weeks) and a co-working space called Koh Hub http://kohub.org/.

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@madhu 9yr

Sri Lanka would be a perfect place to scuba dive. Very affordable living with good internet too!

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@johnnyfd 9yr

As a divemaster with over 800+ dives across Asia and the Caribbeans I can tell you that Koh Lanta is currently the only nomad hotspot with exceptional diving, the only downside is the diving season is only from November - May. Hereโ€™s my digital nomad guide to Koh Lanta.

Koh Phangan is an up and coming nomad hotspot with KoHub with a fantastic dive site called Sail Rock locally, but itโ€™s pretty much the ONLY dive site there worth going to.

The other option which is what I do is base myself in Chiang Mai and take cheap flights to do liveaboards in the similan islands (guide to diving the similans), Koh Phi Phi, or the amazing diving in Borneo.

Hereโ€™s a dive I did in Koh Lanta and why I like it so much.

Here is diving on Phi Phi which is decent as well:

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Another vote for Koh Lanta. I spent 2.5 months there this year and a month last year primarily for the diving originally, but KoHub appeared November 2014 and makes it an attractive nomad spot as well. Very happy with the folks at http://lantadiver.com

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@thetwopct 9yr

Iโ€™d say Koh Lanta in Thailand is a great spot for you - cheap living, great diving spots and centres, and there is good internet in plenty of places, including KoHub www.kohub.org coworking space (so a great community too)

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@destiny 9yr

Cebu, Philippines, the best dives are 3 to 4 hours away, malapascua, moalboal and it has connecting ferries to other parts of Visayas that has great diving.

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@notanomad 9yr

Iโ€™ll second the recommendations for the Philippines
Coron is very pretty but with slow internet, Cebu is a proper city with less charm than the rest of the islandโ€ฆ (like Moalboal if you want to stay somewhere a five minute walk from an excellent snorkelling spot) and somewhere like Dumaguete would be a decent compromise between the two

Beyond Phuket, Thailand has plenty of other decent options like Ko Lanta, Ko Tao or Samui

Bali is the other obvious bet; even if you were to base yourself in inland Ubud which seems to be the working nomad Mecca, trips to dive sites should be possible.

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@aldekein 9yr

Samui/Phangan has almost no diving, compared to Koh Tao, which is a local diving Mecca.

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@busdriver 8yr

Well, you might want to add Ubud (Bali) is 1-2 hours from the sea (at least and traffic can be painful in Bali).
Cebu City has reasonable good internet but itโ€™s a long drive from dive spots too. Dumaguete would be 1/2 day trip from Cebu City, same for Malapascua (sweet little island, internet was OK-ish with 3G, better get 2 different providers, resorts can have good internet there).

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@manu 9yr

Last year I stayed in Coron for 1 month. Prices are about 30% lower than in Thailand. And they have many wreck dives for all skill levels.

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I would say central america caribbean side would be a good option.

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@manu 9yr

More specific, please?

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Tulum and Playa del Carmen in Mexico. Belize and Panama would be good options as well but Iโ€™ve not been there personally.

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What features would you like to see on Nomad List?


by @levelsio 3yr 3 years ago  | 3 comments

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Any nomads in Arizona, US?


in Netherlands by @info132 3yr 3 years ago  | 4 comments

Hi guys,

After the Netherlands, the Bay Area, Colorado and being on the van life for 8 months, I am now in Sedona, AZ with a few other digital nomads. We are sharing a home here and are wondering if there are more like minded people in the area.

We do a bunch of hikes and campouts in the northern of Arizona. If you would like to connect with us, please do so :)

Val

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Are there any digital nomads in the Islands e.g Bermuda, Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis?


in Antigua , Guatemala by @momo11 3yr 3 years ago  | 3 comments

Does anyone ever travel to any Islands like Bermuda, Barbados, Barbuda and St. Kitts & Nevis?

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Best place in Portugal near cool nomads, good surf, and a great cowork spot


in Portugal by @joelnicholson 3yr 3 years ago  | 9 comments

Hi there, title says it all. Canadian nomad hoping to find the city/town in Portugal with great, consistent surfing, a solid coworking spot, and a fun group of young nomads. Please recommend!

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Tax advisor for permanent nomads?


by @eljaques 4yr 4 years ago  | 1 comment

I'm in need of a tax advisor who understands "our" typical situation. I'm all good on being legal on taxes at this point, but as I'm doing more investing and there's more compliance and KYC and such, it's getting more complicated to deal with this topic. Not living in my country of citizenship, company in another country, resident in yet another country, banking in a different country ... you know how it is, a pile of red flags.

Would be great to find a good tax advisor to sort things in a way that makes my situation as "explainable" and easily dealt with as possible. Any leads?

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How to get into the digital nomad lifestyle?


in Switzerland by @filiptk 4yr 4 years ago  | 1 comment

Hi, I've got a question to anyone who had experience with the digital nomad lifestyle. I'm 24, I'm in my last year of university doing computer science, got 3 years of experience mostly doing web development.

I never liked the idea of staying in one place, getting a job and growing roots - hence the will to take the opportunity and travel the world. My main question is โ€“ how do I go about it? Are there any useful resources I could look into?

How do I go about insurance and such once I decide to move. I currently live in Switzerland and do freelance work for one company. It's not a lot, since my studies don't allow me to pick up a full time job, but it allows me to cover simple expenses.

I'd be happy to get some insight into how things work and also happy to network with anyone interested.

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What is the best online insurance for digital nomads ?


by @berberos 4yr 4 years ago  | 4 comments

Hi guys ! hope you are doing well.

I would love to get your feedback regarding the best insurance for digital nomads. i'm traveling around Asia since 1 year and for next 4 or 5 years. Would love to buy an insurance to cover especially :

- health

- laptop, phone ...

- Flights

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Any nomads working on startups?

 

by @mattlock 4yr 4 years ago  | 33 comments

Hoping to see all the cool stuff people are working on while they live an extraordinary life.

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Any Ph.D students dissertating while a digital nomad?


by @larsheather 4yr 4 years ago  | 5 comments

Anyone know of any groups or resources for Ph.D. students working on dissertation while living as a digital nomad? I know there are several virtual writing groups around, but wondered if there were any specifically for digital nomads, particularly those who are dissertating.

Thanks!

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Does international health insurance for digital nomads exist?

 

by @al_steffen 4yr 4 years ago  | 59 comments

Hey Nomads!

Iโ€™m looking for an international health insurance (no travel insurance) for my nomadic life. It should cover the basic services and at least be accepted in the EU (itโ€™s ok if itโ€™s not accepted in the US as Iโ€™m aware they rarely are). Nice to have: enter into a contract online. Anyone got a good experience or a recommendation?

Thanks in advance!

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by @iamhopeless 4yr 4 years ago  | 1 comment

Just curious. What percentage of men vs women are on here.

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by @mateuszwieloch 4yr 4 years ago  | 17 comments

I have finally saved enough money to start investing. What company gives good, diversified access to stock, ETFs and mutual funds? Does it make sense to use company like Vanguard or Fidelity for that? Iโ€™m a EU/Poland citizen, how would I transfer my money back and forth without incurring significant fees?

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I dream of being a digital nomad? How do I do it?


by @programmingmark 4yr 4 years ago  | 2 comments

Hello digital nomad!

I dream of being an independent digital nomad. But it feels very elusive & unattainable with my success rate. In full disclosure, whilst I have dreamed about making money online since high school; I have not earned a single cent making money online. $0, nada, zilch!! On the contrary, I have spent a lot of time & money on books, podcasts. Even though I have spent a lot of time reading/listening to others, I do not have anything to show for it!

I have made attempts in the past to start an online business, but these fizzle out quite quickly when I do not see traction especially when the goal I have set myself is too high.

Instead of reaching for the ultimate nomadic lifestyle goal, I want to start much smaller. Really small! I am simply looking to make $50 profit per month from a new online business. Thatโ€™s it.

I need some advice from you please!

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  • What is a good way of achieving this goal?

Thanks
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aka the $0 online business entrepreneur

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Are there any nomad meetups in Osaka?


in Osaka , Japan by @freddychanut 4yr 4 years ago  | 1 comment

Will be in Osaka this April/May and was curious to discover interesting groups/events.
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by @rodriigovieira 4yr 4 years ago  | 19 comments

Hello everyone! Iโ€™m new here and probably this is a very newbie question, but it doesnโ€™t leave my head.

How do you, nomads, pay your taxes? I mean, if youโ€™re constantly traveling, how are you going to pay taxes for a certain country if you are going to stay there a short period of time?
Or do you return to your โ€œoriginal countryโ€ and then pay them?

By the way, this forum has very nice cool formatting features! :smile:

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Are there nomad families here and how do you choose your next destination?


by @martinratinaud 4yr 4 years ago  | 4 comments

All members of my family has different needs and hobbies so how do you pick the perfect places?

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My first time nomad-ing... Spain or Portugal?


in Portugal by @jasraj 4yr 4 years ago  | 6 comments

Hey everyone,

Iโ€™m a freelance + nomad newbie, off for my 1st proper trip in May. Iโ€™m wanting to spend a month somewhere and go from there.

I just came back from Slovenia/Ljubljana and loved it there (just a week). I donโ€™t mind โ€œsleepierโ€ places par-say, as long as theyโ€™re close to a beach or nature of some kind. In fact, I kinda like places less-busy and a bit smaller/cosier.

Iโ€™m been swaying towards Porto, but have been impressed by the rave reviews Iโ€™ve seen for Valencia.

-> Have you every nomad-ed in a Spanish/Portuguese city? Iโ€™d love to know where and what you liked/disliked :slight_smile:

Thanks! :slight_smile:

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How to save filter settings on Nomad List?


by @krzemian 4yr 4 years ago  | 3 comments

Hey, is there currently a way to save filter settings? I feel like it would be helpful for planning the trip as I have several ideas on what to target and would like to cycle between them

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Anyone know an accountant for Canadian nomads/expats?


by @noam_lightstone 4yr 4 years ago  | 16 comments

Hey guys, this was my first year as a Canadian nomad.

As far as I know of, Canadians donโ€™t pay taxes if they do not live in the country for 6 months.

But Iโ€™d like to talk to an accountant or someone who does Canadian taxes specifically for expats and nomads to get clear on the rules and for help on my return coming up.

Does anyone know someone who specializes in Canada who can help? Iโ€™ve seen plenty of US recommendations but none for us canucks.

Thanks guys!

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Best place for Digital Nomad in Latin America?


by @rose_davis 4yr 4 years ago  | 7 comments

Hi!

I am planning to move to Latin America for 3-4 months (Oct-January). Iโ€™ve narrowed down 6 different places that I want to visit before committing to settling down, but Iโ€™d love to get some community input.

Here are the cities Iโ€™m considering:

  • Quito, Ecuador
  • Cuenca, Ecuador
  • Medellin, Columbia
  • Cartagena, Columbia
  • Antigua, Guatemala
  • San Marcos La Laguna, Guatemala

The most important things Iโ€™m looking for:

  • Fast/easily accessible internet
  • Easy to meet other nomads/make friends in general
  • Safe for women
  • Some sort of spiritual community (Iโ€™m also a yoga teacher)
  • Easily walkable city

Anyone have any experience with these places and can give some insight? Iโ€™m also completely open to other recommendations.

Thanks!
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