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I was sure there was already a topic on this but I canโt find it.
If you have to replace your laptop while travelling, how do you go about it?
Iโm assuming itโs best to blitz everything before throwing it out. Also, do you just bin it or is there some process (I guess that would depend on location).
Some places will offer the scrubbing for you (or destroy the HDD) but if you want to make sure you do it yourself, just burn yourself a copy of DBAN (http://www.dban.org) and run it through the 3 pass option. If you want to be SUPER (and overly) secure, you could even do the 7 pass option.
That scrubs the drive, but youโll need to install the OS again if you donโt have the factory CDโs/DVDโs.
i would scrub the hell out of it then donate it. in the places most of us live, many kids have limited access to tech so even an old, beat up laptop will have its uses. definitely donโt just throw it away though.
Thanks. Donating sounds like a great idea. Have just done a google search and found somewhere 
I'm thinking to head over to France during the winter and I'm looking for recommendations on a good French town that has beach and is warm enough during the winter.
What are your favourites? Any recommendation is appreciated.
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
Hello, we are US citizens that have been able to stay in Italy past our standard visa stay due to covid. Now we must leave. We want to drive to Croatia as our โout of EUโ stay. But Iโm now wondering what considerations I need to take care of for my visa. I wonโt go through an airport and get my passport stamped. But I assume I need to get my passport stamped as a way to prove Iโm out of the EU.
Anyone else travel in and out of Schengen zone via car? Or know what I should do to properly handle the visa situation? I get unclear answers online. Hmm.
Appreciate your help!
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, whereโve 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 theyโre nonetheless insightful and no matter how much we hate them, we find ourselves asking others.
So letโs bring the dreaded backpacker questionnaire to NomadForum and introduce ourselves shall we?
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No need to answer them all if you donโt want to 
But the more you shareโฆ The merrier!
Hello,
We are in Umbria until August 31. We've been here since March, but crisis-level visa extensions are over. After that we have to leave the EU. We would like to stay out of the USA (our home) due to it's covid crisis, at the same time we want to be responsible about travel. Ideally we would not travel at all, rather stay hidden in the countryside of Umbria forever until covid is more under control globally, but here we are!
So we must leave the Schengen zone. We should avoid USA. We should avoid long air travel.
We were thinking Croatia.
Do you recommend a route to Croatia? We are open to long train rides. Ideally not long ferry rides. Is there a ferry route under 4 hours? I read about it...I don't see it. If not, the other option is to make our way north and up over to Croatia via train.
I'd appreciate your thoughts and insights!
Thanks.
Iโm looking for any recommendations for services or people others have used to get answers on the best place to set up their businesses based on their personal circumstances.
Leaning towards Singapore after a ton of research, but would really like some concrete advice before jumping in.
Appreciate it!
Iโm curious whether anyone drove to Mexico instead of flying and used their car down there. Iโve heard bad stories of people driving down there but not sure I believe them. How safe is it to drive through rural areas, and to park in cities? It would be cool to have the car to explore while there.
Iโm curious to know how many people learned some Thai before going there. Learning languages is a hobby of mine but Iโm very put off by how complex the writing system is, and if I decide not to learn it Iโll probably cross Chiang Mai off my bucket list. I prefer to be at least conversational in a language before I do an extended stay in a country. Iโm curious how people who learned no Thai did getting by. And Iโm curious, from people who did learn some, if itโs any easier than it seems? Thanks!
Eager to find out what age most start out as a DN? (Me)โฆ 27 and just started out in the last 6 months or so. Not presently 100% location independent, probably more like 90% as still required to visit the office from time to time
Any suggestions for seamlessly receiving SMS Verifications from US financial institutions and other sites while traveling internationally continuously? Wonโt keep my US Verizon account due to cost and currently plan to use local sims at each destination (T-Mobile and Project Fi are NOT an option as they terminate for continuous roaming). In summation, I wonโt have a US mobile account.
Unless Iโm missing something, which is very possible, this appears to be the single most complex issue Iโve encountered in my preparations, and one that no one addresses. I would greatly appreciate any possible solution that works 100% of the time. Canโt afford surprises in this regard. Many Thanks! Jack.
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