I would like to avoid having to come right back home, ya know? <3
I plan to be in Bali a lot, but if this is a terrible time to go,
it could stunt my future plans of being in Bali for an extended period of time.
Would love to see you guys! <3
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When reopening for tourism, Bali says it will focus on attracting remote workers to choose the island as their workplace:
"We will focus on a new pattern of how Bali is not just for leisure, but indeed to work in Bali as well"
thebalisun.com/bali-tourism-will-target-digital-nomads-and-those-who-work-online/
Hey Nomads!
Iโm 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 (itโs ok if itโs not accepted in the US as Iโm aware they rarely are). Nice to have: enter into a contract online. Anyone got a good experience or a recommendation?
Thanks in advance!
Hi! Iโm still struggling to figure out how to handle health insurance.
What handy guides have you found to help figure out USA health care?
Iโm struggling with:
Above all, I think I want out. I wonder about success stories in moving to some other system/location, and the method youโd recommend: additional citizenship, a special visa, etc.
I have searched this topic and struggled with it, so summaries and clarity are super helpful. I appreciate any and all help with this. Thanks so much!
Dear all
As a wanna be nomad figuring out a way to get free of the rat race, I was wondering what is the best bank account to have while travelling the globe? I need an account where is easy for me to receive payments from all over the world and it also need to be a bank that I can find almost anywhere in the world. I want to avoid carry cash on me if itโs possible.
Any US nomads found health insurance with global coverage? My current approach has been to have US health insurance, essentially a waste of money but if I ever got very sick I could go home and have coverage. My actual healthcare is a combination of travel insurance (havenโt really used it much though) and paying cash in cheap places like SE Asia and Latin America. The cobbled together approach is neither simple nor very cost-effective. Love to find a product with global coverage that also satisfies Obamacare requirements. Any leads?
Looking for somewhere to celebrate New Years in Bali! I would prefer somewhere in Kuta or nearby, but if itโs worth the travel, give me your suggestions!
Not looking to spend too much money either.
Thanks =)
Hi experienced nomads!
Iโve been nomading around SE Asia, HK and China for the last 4 to 5 months. Iโve been moving a lot and now I need to settle down for 3 months to finish some work. So the idea is to be in a stimulating city where I can find nomads, start-ups, self growth, self improvement, spirituality environments.
I already been for one month in Chiang mai, and liked it a lot in this respect, but wanted to try somewhere new, so was thinking to go to Ho Chi Minh or Bali. As I will be working mainly most of the time, the idea is not to spend much this three months, so my idea is to spend around 1200usd per month.
Would appreciate any opinions on this.
Best place to sit down and work for three months on a 1200usd budget a month?
Thnx
My husband and I are looking for a place with nice weather, fast internet, comfortable/modern/nice housing, (hopefully walk to town/shops) and budget friendly for 2-3 months in June-July-August 2018. We are looking at Canggu, Ubud, Bali, Seminyak. I canโt seem to find a good house (the entire place) for less than $1400USD on airbnb, TripAdvisor, VRBO, or Facebook groups. Can anyone recommend a realtor or agent in Bali/Canggu/Ubud that can help me find a place thatโs nice? Or if itโs just unrealistic- where in Southeast Asia (or surrounding) area would you recommend for that kind of nice town, fast internet, and good weather in June, July, August? Thank you!
Hi there, Iโm currently looking at Allianz Global and IM Global as a health insurance for long-term travel in Asia. Any experiences with those two or are there better options for European residents?
Hey Nomads!
Iโm a Swiss Citizen but full time traveler (living a few month there and there) and therefore donโt have a permanent residence/home anywhere in the world.
For this reason, Iโm as well not registered in Switzerland and therefore donโt have medical care since I would have to pay at least 200$ monthly for medical care which I wonโt use since Iโm not living there.
As a in Switzerland unregistered Swiss Citizen I donโt have medical care in Switzerland but, however based on Swiss Law Iโm always allowed to return to Switzerland, register and then get medical coverage (f.e. in a medical emergency).
So now I was looking for both, an international health insurance with good coverage and an additional travel insurance for my trips. Unfortunately every insurance I check, I got asked for a permanent residence - which I donโt have and donโt want to. So I donโt know what to fill out and if I still can get insurance without having a permanent residence.
I was wondering if there are any nomads here with a similar situation like me and (not registered anywhere and without a permanent residence)? If so, what health insurance, travel insurance you have and where?
PS. As well Iโm not sure if it is kind of illegal not having a permanent residence anywhere plus where do I have to pay taxes?
Would be extremely grateful for any help on those matters - thanks so much!
Bali was at the top of my short-list of places to go DM for 1-3 months until I saw it had the โZykaโ tag on Nomad List . Iโm not super read-up on the whole state of Zyka, other than occurrences of infection being on a decline (for now), but I am a worrisome enough person about such things that it has got me reconsidering. Though, it still seems to not be stopping the rate of DMs visiting Baliโฆ
Is there cause for large concern here, or I am just being a nut? โฆItโs been known to happen pretty frequently over such things
Iโm making plans to travel from Portland, OR to Canggu, Bali in a little over a month. Looking around at flights now. Can anyone lend experience on the most affordable flight path (airports and airlines) to take?
I subscribe to Scottโs Cheap Flights, but nothing obvious has shown up in that direction (Portland, OR -> Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam -> Bali ???). Iโve so far just been looking with Google Flights + Momondo. Any other tips from more experienced travelers are much appreciated.
If youโll be in Canggu Sep/Oct, Iโll return any favors with tasty eats and cold drinks
My girlfriend and I started our DN life this March and went straight to Chiang Mai because of itโs ease of living. We love it. CM is great โ we got a scooter for 2700 THB, a nice apartment for 8000 THB all in, we get our laundry done for 50 THB, eat out at nice places every day for less than 100 THB etc. Arriving here needed nearly no preparation โ it just worked out all by itself.
We are still on tight budget and donโt want to give up much of CMโs quality of life but we want to see other places and we are now thinking about what could be our next destination. We are not really willing and able to spend more than what we spend now. Bali seems to be a good place according to what you all wrote.
How does it compare to Chiang Mai or Thailand in general?
CM can get very hot and we often acknowledge that we should have chosen an apartment with a pool here. Can I rent something in Bali for a few months with a pool for less than 250 USD?
Are there any Nomad-houses or similar projects at the moment that make it easy to connect to other people?
We donโt really hang out in co-working spaces, more in cafรฉs. We source products in China and sell them to customers in Europe through e-commerce.
Any tips or experiences are greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Iโm a professional psychotherapist who is starting out in this lifestyle and Iโm curious to hear what specific psychological struggles people had to overcome while making the transition to life as a DM. Also, what do you do to stay mentally healthy while traveling to foreign lands. Iโm interested in hearing any insights people may have, especially since I am working on a book on psychological resilience and I canโt think of a more stressful transition than moving from a static to a nomadic lifestyle. If youโre not comfortable putting your experiences on a public forum, feel free to PM me.
Hello, is there anybody around with experience with โAdobe Connectโ meetings?
We are thinking to move to Bali - Canggu or Ubud, however our business demands working with this Adobe platform. Our concern is if latency is good enough and connection stable to do the teaching job from Bali to European located Adobe Connect servers.
Thanks so much fore any hint on this.
You can test the connection quality with Adobe Connect from your location to different servers worldwide from this page - for Europe there is a UK-based server listed to test:
Thanks again!
Gunter
Whatโs up nomads!
What do you use to get internet for work when you travel? Iโm trying to figure out the best option to get internet when Iโm traveling. For now mostly in Europe and mostly for conference calls with screen sharing. Iโm willing to spend $200-300 per month.
I need to:
My US carrier is Sprint Wireless. I have unlimited data, which I can enable globally at no extra charge but itโs supposedly 3G, but doesnโt really work. Sprint also has a plan called Sprint Global Roaming, which offers high speed internet, but itโs $30 per 1GB which can add up to $500-$600 per month given my usage.
Iโm not always close to WiFi or Co-Working spaces. Iโm looking for a solution that would basically allow me to get on a Google Hangout or GoToMeeting call on my laptop from my car.
Any experience with gadgets like SkyRoam or similar ones from Verizon or AT&T? How good and reliable are those?
Any ideas? What do you use?
Thanks,
Alex
I am considering moving to Ho chi Minh to work on some projects for several months. I was all set to go until I was reading about the issues with bag snatching and reading blogs about getting robbed. I lived in manila and Iloilo for awhile and in the Philippines and had no issues but I was also younger and more care free.
It seems like a good place to get started. But could anyone comment on the issues with safety.
I just really need a good cheap place where I can be really productive for 6-9 weeks and really take my programming skills to the next level. I was hoping I could do that in ho chi minh. But perhaps it is not suitable, I also donโt feel like stressing out about my bag all day as well.
I did chiang mai this time last year and it was good but I also got bored after awhile. Would Da nang or hoi ann be less stressful in terms of bag snatching?
Iโm wondering how Digital Nomads with pre-existing conditions insure themselves.
Iโm German and most of the German DNs I know keep their primary residence in Germany and go with private health insurance (~150-250โฌ/month) + travel insurance (<50โฌ/month). Sadly thatโs not possible for people with pre-existing conditions; those (at least in Germany) are required to voluntarily insure themselves with the governmental healthcare providers at 15.7% of pretax revenue (min. ~350/month, max. ~850โฌ/month).
Probably most other European states work in similar fashion?
The last few years I have gotten along by tricking a little (staying registered as a student), but Iโm soon hitting the age limit where thatโs not possible anymore and am now looking at either incorporating and paying myself a fixed salary or getting a residency in another European country with a (for self-employed people) more accessible public health system (my main focus is on Portugalโs NHR regime).
Does anyone else here have/had a similar problem? I wonder how others have solved this issue.
Hi all!
I am considering going for 1+ month in Amed (to get more into freediving).
I need to be able to make Skype calls & other work-related tasks. I need a speed equivalent to one allowing me to watch Youtube videos.
Ubud is way more connected in comparison, so I donโt expect anything wonderful.
Wondering if anyone has done this before & if yes: what 3G
provider they used, or what cafe/restaurant/hotel had a good/reliable
enough wifi connection.
Note that I went to Amed last year & the 3G connection on the 2 providers I used at the time was terrible. Thatโs why Iโm asking for help.
Thanks in advance!
p.s. I also posted this question on travel.stackexchange.com/questions/82403/quality-of-wifis-3g-reception-in-amed-bali
Hello,
Iโve been living outside the USA (my original home) for the last 10 years. I only go back occasionally to see family for a short period of time. Iโm looking for a health insurance provider that is willing to provide global coverage (USA excluded) with no reimbursement policy that will also cover preexisting conditions.
In the philippines, they will let us die if we canโt work out a payment arrangement (or at minimum pay a deposit). If the bank is closed and I canโt get the money for the deposit, we die.
My current provider (here in the philippines) is blue cross philippines . Iโve grown tired of their incompetence and general ineptitude and am searching for a replacement outside of the philippines.
There is one thing I really like about our health insurance provider. They provide us with a visa card for which we use to charge all of our necessary medical expenses. Itโs not a โhealth care credit cardโ but our actual โproof of insurance cardโ. The card is issued from our health insurance provider and has all of their markings / logo / information on it as well as a 16 digit visa number, magnetic stripe and visa logo on the card.
Does anyone know of a health insurance company that will direct settle by giving the insured a visa / master / amex / etc card to charge their related medical expenses to?
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