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Where should I start off my nomad trip to SE Asia?


by @csilver34 9yr  | 15 comments

Hey guys!

Itโ€™s great to be here. I am super grateful to see a community like this talking who are all interested in the same kinds of nomadic things!

Iโ€™ve been following digital nomad blogs for a while now. I can now proudly say that I am making the leap & moving to SE Asia to build out my own business! Super excited :slight_smile:

Ive been trying to get guidance where to start my trip (I will be arriving in March) but Iโ€™ve been hearing a lot of mixed opinions on where to go first (because I think thatโ€™s all that really matters- the rest is history ;). So, whoโ€™s got some opinions for me? Where did you start first when traveling to SE Asia? Some places on mind, Chang Mai, Phuket, Ubud? Keep in mind, Iโ€™ll be there starting March.

Thanks for all your help!

Hopefully get to run into some of yaโ€™ll! I see there are meetups hosted by Nomad List- Pretty awesome!

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@csilver34 9yr

Such good tid bits in here! Thanks Tony, Jon & Daniel all :smile: Ive decided to start in Southern Thailand and then move my way up north. I do want to hit Vietnam as well at some point- seems like its wonderful there!

Where are you guys now?

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@tonywr 9yr

Iโ€™m in Hanoi right now :). Working in startup www.bravebits.vn. If you visit Hanoi by chance just drop me a message, will be glad to assist you with any matters.

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How is the weather in Hanoi now? Iโ€™m in Hue, deciding where to go next

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@tonywr 9yr

Yesterday and today is โ€œwetโ€ days, Igor. Itโ€™s like little raining around Hanoi. Grey sky and itโ€™s expected to be the same weather for the whole next week. If you need a warm place itโ€™s better to move to south Vietnam now.

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@sirdaniel 9yr

The places that really stirred my soul the past few months were Koh Chang and Hanoi, Saigon. Chiang Mai was where I started my SE Asia tour.

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@jonmyers 9yr

Depends on your style.

City guy, provincial guy, beach person?

Iโ€™m biased, however, if you are starting out, the quality and depth of the network here in Saigon trumps many of these places.

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@tonywr 9yr

Why not to try the first shot with Hanoi, Vietnam? :smile:

Iโ€™m curious whatโ€™s your business? If youโ€™re involved in IT industry, so Vietnamese developers are competitive with pricing and quality.

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@csilver34 9yr

Wow, this is such great advice. Thanks all :slight_smile: Cant wait to get there!

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I picked Bangkok as a starting point for the following reasons:

  1. Tickets to Bangkok are cheap, cost of living in Bangkok is fairly cheap (housing, food,โ€ฆ).
  2. Itโ€™s centrally located in Asia and it has a lot of low cost airlines flying you to where-ever you want to be.
  3. Itโ€™s a well developed city with great wifi, co-working spaces etc. In my opinion itโ€™s a city that has the least shock effect on you because itโ€™s pretty westernized.
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@csilver34 9yr

Sweet- I am going to for sure keep this in mind. Have you traveled onward from Bangkok yet?

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@ramin 9yr

Chiang Mai is nice Nov/Dec/Jan. But I wouldnโ€™t go in March, itโ€™s too hot, and sometimes the air quality is bad.

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@betoayesa 9yr

Hello Carrie1943,

I would recommend starting by buying an airplane ticket, and book the first 2-3 nights in a hotel you like. From there you will find long-term house.

If you donโ€™t care (yet!) where to go, I think you could do something like read some history about the places, YouTube, what to do, what to eat, read some blogs โ€ฆ and decide which one you like the most or its more interesting for you.

I started with Ubud, Bali, a dream for me. Hubud its ok, too expensive? I donโ€™t knowโ€ฆ bali its so special โ€ฆ

Right now Iโ€™m in Kuala Lumpur, I didnโ€™t thought in staying here, but it is an amazing city, so I will delay my route to north Penang, Langkawi and then Thailand.

Everybody loves Chiang Mai, but it seems too easy โ€ฆ I needed a little bit of adventure before it.

Where will you go?!

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@psandoz 9yr

Iโ€™m curious what you mean when you say Chiang Mai is โ€˜too easyโ€™. Do you mean since the expat community there is so well represented?

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@csilver34 9yr

Love it! Iโ€™m really interested in Bali, so I may start there from your advice! When you started in Bali, did you book a departure flight? I read that an oward/return ticket is necessary. Suggestions? Thanks for your help. Itโ€™s so awesome.

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@csilver34 9yr

Iโ€™ve actually just found the response to this in another forum- Super helpful this community!

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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 :)

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Anyone up to explore some city which is kinda virus safe?


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Hello World!

I'm an experienced Digital Nomad and after being in Lockdown in Bangkok and Germany for one year I would like to team up with someone to visit a new place. Or just doing some exchange about what destinations would be interesting currently.

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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.

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