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What are your Zanzibar recommendations?


by @purplespatula 8yr  | 7 comments

Have any of you worked from Zanzibar? Itโ€™s mostly a vacation destination but the Internet is relatively good so we are planning to give working there a try in mid-July. Do you know any hotels, coffee shops or restaurants that might be particularly good for getting work done?

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We ended up being based out of Dar Es Salaam which was a good decision for us. We stayed in a beach house at Mbezi Beach and got better prices than in Zanzibar with ready access to groceries, etc. We tethered and 4G was plenty fast.

We spent a weekend in Stone Town, Zanzibar and really enjoyed it but it would likely be hard to find a good Internet connection there. The townโ€™s charm comes largely from its stone buildings with very thick walls separated by narrow alleys. Turns out thatโ€™s just about the worst configuration for cell signal :laughing:. Itโ€™s possible to buy pretty good wifi access by the hour at Zanzibar Coffee House but that quickly gets expensive.

We didnโ€™t go all the way around the island but cell service was certainly better by the beaches.

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@kmander 8yr

Have visited before, but it was around 8 hours ago. Certainly canโ€™t remember internet access being good back then, and there were also power issues at times. Are things really much better?

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Vague rumors suggest itโ€™s possible to get good WiFi. Weโ€™re developers so are mostly sending text around. It sounds like mobile data is fast and not too expensive so we always have the option of tethering if needed.

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@lognaturel you should have most of your questions answered here, and if not feel free to reach out to Fiona (who wrote this). Just tell her you know me :slight_smile: http://smartmoneysmartliving.com/2016/06/20/digital-nomad-guide-zanzibar/

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@borowiis 8yr

According to data at http://opensignal.com/ I wouldnโ€™t call that good mobile internet (and usually I find opensignal pretty good indicator). Hope it works for you. Let us know how it was!

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I donโ€™t actually have any useful information, itโ€™s just very high on my โ€œomg must visitโ€ list, although will probably have to be just a vacation destination for me (since I work US hours). Would love to know whatever else you find out though!

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Hey, I know that @angelicism has it high on her list of places to visit, so maybe she has some info. Have fun!

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by @levelsio 3yr 3 years ago  | 3 comments

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What are the best places right now in the Caribbean/LatAM? (Also cheapest flights/accommodation?)


by @orangutan3 3yr 3 years ago  | 1 comment

What are the best places right now in the Caribbean/LatAM? (Also cheapest flights/accommodation?) Asking from the US.

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List of Visa/Residency Information in Table/Spreadsheet format?


by @innovatelife 3yr 3 years ago  | 2 comments

As part of signing up for this website I was hoping I would come across a list of Visa and/or Residency requirements by country ideally in a table format to assist with decision making. Does anybody recommend any other websites that might present the information in this format (or Google Spreadsheet)?

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Most Walkable Neighborhood / City In The World ?


by @dannybooboo 3yr 3 years ago  | 1 comment

I love living in walkable areas of town. I can always find them. But now I'm wondering where in the world are the most walkable places? I'm imagining walk streets (no cars), zoning allowing both business and residential, parks or beaches ,etc.

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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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International number & internet?


by @leobassam 3yr 3 years ago  | 1 comment

Has anyone figured out a way to get setup with a virtual number and internet connection anywhere you go?

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Are there any tax issues I have to be aware of?


in Germany by @clara 3yr 3 years ago  | 0 comments

Hi everybody. I live and work in Germany and want to go to Canary Islands for 6 months to work from there. I'm going to keep my current job, just change the "home" in the home office part of things. Are there any tax issues I have to be aware of? I was reading about becoming a residence after 183 days, thus having to pay taxes there plus my employer having to register there. Does anybody know how it works exactly? Thanks a lot!

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Chiang Mai accommodation


in Chiang Mai , Thailand by @bertieb 3yr 3 years ago  | 0 comments

Can anyone recommend a good accommodation website for Chiang Mai?

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Is anyone travelling right now?


by @viktor 3yr 3 years ago  | 3 comments

Winter is coming and Iโ€™m feeling the ache of travelling after being stuck in the same place since the Pandemic started. Wondering if anyone is travelling right now? If so, where are you currently located and how is the situation where you are?

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Medellin, Bogota or Panama? Any recommendations?


in Medellรญn , Colombia by @xdrewx 7yr 7 years ago  | 3 comments

Medellin, Bogota or Panama? Any recommendations on a 6 month stay with the intent of learning spanish and running an ecommerce business(good wifi)?

Where is a good place to learn Spanish? I am coming in with an intermediate level of Spanish.

Where is the internet quality good enough?

Many thanks!
Drew

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Podcast recommendations?


by @ahawkins 7yr 7 years ago  | 4 comments

Hello everyone. Which podcasts are you listening too? Iโ€™m interested in topics such as:

  • Long Term travel
  • Internet entrepreneurship
  • Starting/running a consultancy
  • Building/selling products
  • Financial planning & freedom

Hereโ€™s what Iโ€™m following:

Any suggestions or other interesting recommendations?

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Help: Canada Taxman (CRA) Coming After Digital Nomad Who Has Not Lived in Canada since 2011. Advice or Recommendations?


in Canada by @bestscifireads 7yr 7 years ago  | 7 comments

Hey guys.

Iโ€™m in the unfortunate situation (and true Digital Nomadโ€™s worst nightmare) where the Canadian tax man (i.e. the CRA) has decided to come calling. And calling hard.

Any recommendations for Canadian Tax Accounts / Tax Lawyers specializing digital nomads / expats / non residents?

Hereโ€™s the deal:

Iโ€™m a digital nomad living in Thailand who has NOT lived in canada since the middle of 2011, and in that time, only been back to canada three times for a brief visit (with a total period between all those years of less than 90 days out of the 5 years).

I make an online income (affiliates, adsense, and such) of which all if it does not derive from Canada. And as stated, I donโ€™t live there anymore and havenโ€™t in many years. I donโ€™t own houses, cars, or anything (I do have a personal bank account though and a DL โ€“ you need those to function mostly). Iโ€™ve only used Canada as my bank account, from which I would send money abroad to live while outside of Canada, which was the entire period of time.

Anyways, the taxman back in Canada doesnโ€™t know this (that Iโ€™m a non resident) and of course has now come to collect. I had income tax demands sent to an address (parentsโ€™) stating I owe a very high five figure balance in income tax and owe it right away.

The whole digital nomad thing has just come to life the past years and when I left Canada in 2011/2010, no one new much about making money online, how to pay taxes when you donโ€™t live in your home country, etc. I was doing this earlier than most (from this forum, I gather itโ€™s common now).

I assume Iโ€™ll probably need a Canadian tax accountant and mayhaps a tax lawyer versed inโ€ฆwellโ€ฆdigital nomads. Iโ€™m going to call the CRA (Canadian Revenue Agency) and try to explain that I donโ€™t live there and havenโ€™t (and I can prove it), but yea. It may take more than that.

At this point, Iโ€™ve been looking how to properly structure my affairs (creating an Estonian Corp, creating an Thailand corporation) to properly handle how I should structure things in the future, but in the meantimeโ€ฆ

Advice or a recommendation for a specific tax specialist (iโ€™m from BC, Canada if that helps) would be awesome.

Ben

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Virtual sales assistant recommendations?


by @jammingsloth 8yr 8 years ago  | 1 comment

Iโ€™m looking to hire probably an English fluent individual to help me with pricing and selling inventory. Does anyone have any experience with and recommendations for virtual assistants who can handle this work?

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