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What's a great quiet village in central or Eastern Europe to stay?

by @theunisk 10yr 10yr | 12 comments

I’ve been travelling through some major cities in eastern europe and now I’m looking to get somewhere a bit more quiet where I can settle for a few weeks, focus and get some work done.
I really enjoy nature and hiking, so it would be great if those come as part of the package.
It would be nice if there are some english speaking people around to meet, but you can’t have everything.

I plan on making my way down the croatian coast (starting from slovenia) at some point in the next couple of months, though right now I imagine it’s extremely busy and relatively expensive. Or are there any spots that could be worth checking out now?
I’m considering Kotor too.

Thanks in advance

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@dinchamion 9yr 9yr

Cserkút, near Pécs, in Hungary is a great choice. Quiet, jawdroppingly beautiful, reasonably modern (almost fully covered with 4G), close to a larger city, near the Croatian border.

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@dvc 9yr 9yr

Neat. Thanks! Krakow (or Wroclaw, maybe) is definitely on my list for next spring, and I’m gonna be based in Dalmatia for a month soon.

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@dvc 9yr 9yr

Hey @theunis, where did you end up going? Any favorite places in Eastern Europe so far?

e: I don’t know how long you’re staying in the area or what your current parameters are (viz. size), but, if you’re looking for somewhere on the smaller side (150K), I’ve been pretty happy in Sibiu, Romania, for the past couple weeks. ~30d/5u internet in my apartment and comparable in many cafes, food prices roughly 50% what they were in the States, lots of English speakers in cafes/restaurants, good weather, decent transit links to nearby villages/hiking.

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@theunisk 9yr 9yr

Hey @dvc, I ended up spending about a month in split and instead did some short trips to the mountains/countryside, eg Triglav mountains in Slovenia.
I’d say Krakow & Split were my favourite spots (I also visited Belgrade, Budapest, Prague).

Thanks for the tip - I didn’t make it to Romania but next time I’m in europe I’ll be sure to check out Sibiu, it does seem to tick the boxes.

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@hannahvictorius 9yr 9yr

You could try places like Berat in Albania (not sure about wifi though), Trebinje in Bosnia, or Sisak in Croatia.

These are all cities/towns but they are pretty small and you have a better chance of wifi/english speakers, but there’s lots of opportunities for hiking too.

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@theunisk 9yr 9yr

Thanks @hannahvictorius, those do look nice and were not on my radar before

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@footprintsimprints 10yr 10yr

Hi @theunis, if you’re coming to Croatia let me know your budget and conditions, I may be able to find you something. I work in tourism and hospitality and know people who rent.
Basically, summer is the worst period to look for long-term accommodation on Adriatic coast (that also includes Kotor and Budva in Montenegro, but they are a bit cheaper than Croatia), but if you’re looking for less touristy place, away from the beach, it could be possible to find something, I could recommend some places

Most people want to combine digital nomadism with a holiday, though.

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@theunisk 10yr 10yr

Yea it’s not the best time I guess, but I’m here now so I’ll have to make it work. I’ll probably do Croatia in September. I’m in the process of planning my trip a bit more thoroughly, so I’ll get in touch soon - thanks! Would love some recommendations

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@footprintsimprints 10yr 10yr

Croatian coast has nice sunny weather into October, and the sea doesn’t cool that quickly so you may still have a summer holiday!

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@kathrynoh 10yr 10yr

I’m staying in an Airbnb place (1 brm apartment) that’s about 40 min out of Budapest at the moment. It’s quiet and lovely. Lots of nature but has all the basic facilities (supermarket, greengrocer, bar, a few places to eat etc plus decent internet). A few English speakers around.

I found it randomly by searching on Airbnb using their map and zooming right out so that I had a few countries worth of places then checking out the ones that were single dots

I’d been staying in bigger cities too and was getting quite stressed (a few personal issues plus some bad luck with Airbnb hosts). I’ve found this to be the perfect place to get over that. It’s amazing how much just taking tasks like trying to navigate a bigger city out of your head helps settle things. I guess when you have 50 things buzzing around, dropping the ones that aren’t so important eases the load.

Anyway, if that sounds what you are looking for, let me know and I’ll send you the link.

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@tsvetalin 10yr 10yr

Great to hear that! I am planning month trip to Budapest in September, but maybe will try looking for a place nearby. Can you tell the name of the city?

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@theunisk 10yr 10yr

Hah yea, sounds like a similar situation!
I’m feeling quite a bit of decision fatigue in the larger cities.

Your airbnb method sounds like a good idea. I’ll try it out on hungary/slovenia/croatia/bosnia. And yes I’d appreciate you forwarding me the link!

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Holà ! What's the internet / wifi situation in Sayulita ?

in Puerto Escondido , Mexico by @ambroisedebret 4yr 4 years ago | 0 comments

After being told it's unworkable in Puerto Escondido, looking for alternatives :)

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Is La Gomera a nice place to stay?

in Norway by @kvarsten 4yr 4 years ago | 1 comment

Hi, my name is Eric and I am a remote worker from Norway. Me and a friend is flying into Gran Canaria on Friday and spending two weeks in San Agustin on the south side of the Island.

After that we are pondering about staying in La Gomera. Does anyone of you have an experience staying there or are there anyone of you staying there now? :)

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What's the best thing to do with your phone/ your phone number when travelling?

in Poland by @davda1546 4yr 4 years ago | 6 comments

Hey, hope everyone is well!

We're leaving in a month to go travelling. Our first destination is still to be confirmed, but will likely be Poland or Slovakia. We will be moving around every month or two to different destinations.

The question we have is: what do people do with phones/ phone numbers when hopping from country to country? Ideally we'd just like one number for the whole trip (even better, the number we already have) wherever we go, rather than getting new SIMs with different numbers.

This is just so it's easier to keep in contact with family/ clients/ etc.

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What's the best SIM card you can get for traveling to Spain?

in Spain by @gabygarreau 5yr 5 years ago | 3 comments

Hi! I want to relocate to Spain and I was wondering if someone can recommend a SIM card with a good data package.

Thanks

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How to ship bikes from US to Europe?

by @ld 5yr 5 years ago | 3 comments

Hello,
I’m preparing to travel again to Europe, but this time I want to bring our bikes. 2 road bikes. I’ll be traveling from USA to the Milan or Rome airport.

I’d appreciate hearing your thoughts, experience and tips on traveling with a bike. I plan on being fairly stationary with our location and staying in one spot for 2-3 months, then (hopefully train) to another spot for 3 months, etc. So it’s the initial international flight I’m most concerned about. But realistically, I think a regional flight will be inevitable with the bikes, too.

I know a bike box will be huge and we will have to break down the bike, thankfully our bikes are fairly light weight. I’m expecting it to be a huge pain…but I think the reward of having a good bike to roam around with will be invaluable. Especially since we will be staying in rural areas and don’t want to rent a car.

General range of cost?

Anyone bring their bike and glad they did? …Wish they didn’t?..

Thanks!

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Central America - Where and what's next?

by @as11 5yr 5 years ago | 11 comments

Currently in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico and heading to Santa Teressa, Costa Rica next week.
Then Aruba in the Caribbean Sea for Christmas and New Year.

However I feel I want to head back to Central America to bring living costs down, rather than staying in the Caribbean Sea among the expensive Islands.

This means I have around 2 - 2,5 month of unplanned travelling.
Any digital nomads who have ideas about where to head in that timeframe?

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What's the first step now that I can work remotely?

by @mariaplslourdes 5yr 5 years ago | 4 comments

Hi everyone and nice to e-meet you!
finally, after so long I found a job that allows me to work remotely.
But now? Do you have any practical advice that I can use to approach this new world?
In particular, I have to put my tax situation in order, do you know a good tax advisor from whom I can ask for advice? (I’m Italian but I live in France…I don’t know how long it will be…) )
Beyond that, any advice is welcome.
Thank you!
Maria

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SIM to use in Eastern Europe

by @itinerantdev 6yr 6 years ago | 6 comments

Over the next few weeks I’m visiting:

Prague 4 days
Bratislava 12 days
Berlin 7 days
Budapest 60 days

I am British and was assuming I would use my giff gaff sim as that has free EU roaming.

But I have been in Mexico for six weeks and giff gaff emailed and said if I didn’t use my sim in the UK soon they would start charging their normal expensive roaming rates.

So… Can anyone recommend a pre-pay data only sim/package I can use in all of these countries? Ideally which I can pick up in Prague?

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What's the best warm destinations in Europe in the winter?

by @jammingsloth 6yr 6 years ago | 33 comments

Planning ahead for the winter. I’ll be in Spain in the Fall and want to go someplace warm for the winter in or near Europe, but not Schengen. Was first thinking Cape Town, but the internet is slow and it is very far. Was also thinking:
Israel - but airbnb listings are very pricey.
Morocco?
Turkey - maybe a little chilly.

Any other suggestions?

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What's the best bank account for a global nomad?

by @barrybjjoubert 6yr 6 years ago | 25 comments

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 it’s possible.

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What's the best CRM/system for managing remote work opportunities?

by @panoramica 6yr 6 years ago | 3 comments

I’m currently doing some work through Upwork, but it’s sporadic and I’m keen to get more active on other platforms like Freelancer, Toptal, CodeMentor, Fiverr etc

Currently I’m managing leads in a Google sheet. Basically it’s just a list of projects I pitched for, how much I bid, what I did differently from the last pitch/bid, how much time went by before I got a offered a job etc.

I’m not actively following up anybody, and I’ve in fact ‘lost’ a few jobs where the client was keen, but then disappeared without a trace. I guess I need to keep in touch with those people to ensure that they remain focussed on our agreement…

I’m also keen to take on more small projects concurrently, without dropping the ball on any of them.

I’ve done a quick Google and turned up a few names including Salesforce, Zoho, Nutshell, HighRise, Base, Nimble, etc etc. But testing out all these products isn’t all that appealing, so I thought I’d ask here first

Ideally I’d like something that integrates with remote job boards in some way.

Feature list

I’ve done some research and currently have this feature list:

Proposal building & tracking

Compile proposals from snippets - technologies, past projects
Quickly pull together a realistic/client friendly quote
Test and measure different approaches
Beat proposal deadlines while maintaining quality
Fine tune pitch material to bid more quickly and win more work – templates
Store history about past projects involving common needs and technological solutions
Learn which proposal content is working, and which is not

Lead generation and client management (CRM)

store info about regular clients
track remote projects which I’ve pitched for
Remote Job Board integration
search multiple job sites for keywords
track projects across multiple remote platforms – API integration / message alert/response

Project Management & Scheduling

Break projects down into granular tasks
Gantt chart to visualise overlapping jobs
Calendar to schedule daily work, deadlines, R&D
follow up, plan and schedule future work now, rather than once current work has dried up
offline reminders via a dedicated Android app
time tracking – to get an idea of true cost, to flag issues to client
BitBucket integration

Billing

Integration with Xero
tracking status of payments, actual payment date vs expected payment clearance date

Marketing

Get repeat business
Build Word Of Mouth
Proactive lead generation
Publish proposals as case studies

Cheers,
Dan

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What's the best place to incorporate an online business?

by @octave 6yr 6 years ago | 63 comments

I have an commerce website. We get around 1000 orders per month and this is going to get quite a bit bigger in next few years.

I am British. I live in Thailand.
Im not allowed to majority own a Thai business and small foreign entrepreneurs are not really welcome. So i need an offshore company.

I need PayPal and an ecommerce internet merchant account. Also looking at alternatives like worldpay. 2checkout etc

Does PayPal need me to be a resident to the country i register my account to? Are there complications being a non resident to get other payment solutions?

Apparently in Hong Kong you need 2 years trading history to get an Internet Mechant Account and they generally turn their noses up at those with less than $1m(us) a year turn over. Singapore seems a bit easier.

I really want to avoid paperwork and book keeping. I hate it.

So i was looking at Seychelles, Panama, BVI, Belize.

Does anyone have experience with payment providers in these countries?

Most nomads i see don’t really have a high volume of small monthly transactions which i do. Im going around in circles and don’t know where to start.

Ill also need a bank account for business and a personal bank account to pay my salary into

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Where are the nomad hot spots in Central and South America?

by @jb510 6yr 6 years ago | 106 comments

The last few years I’ve spent mostly in Asia (Thailand/Indonesia) and Europe (Spain/Italy), but I run a company in the US and need to coordinate with 10 US based employees and business partners. The time zone issues between EU/US and SEA/US are exhausting even if I love the locales.

I’d really like to try romping around the Americas for a while, but I’ve never been south of Baja California and really can’t find much positive having been said about remotely working from CA/SA as a DN.

I know some hippy, surfer, artist, musician, yoga teacher types calling various locals home, but no one making a living online… more than a few people have told me it’s fabulous down there until you go to Thailand/Bali and then you wonder why all those ExPats are suffering in CA/SA. Of course you only really know when you go yourself.

I’d love to see nomadlist.io get filled out with more details on Central and South American cities. It seems really sparse coverage at the moment, but maybe that’s simply because it’s not good and no one stays there for long.

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Advice on phone plans? 1 year in Europe

by @larsheather 6yr 6 years ago | 8 comments

We’re Americans planning to be in Europe for all of 2020 - approx. 90 days in each country, and alternating Schengen and non-Schengen. Our destinations will likely include four of these: Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Ireland, Romania, and Spain.
Can anyone give us advice on cell phones? We would prefer to keep our current (U.S) numbers if at all possible. We don’t anticipate making many local calls, but will phone the U.S. about once a week. We’ll use our phones for internet quite often.
Any advice for our situation would be very much appreciated!
Thanks,
Heather and Lars

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Nomad in Europe and buying a car

by @toob 6yr 6 years ago | 2 comments

We’re nomad’ing around Europe, living in places for a few months at a time. It would be super convenient to own a car for this, but we haven’t found a good option to buy and keep one without being a steady registered resident in any country. Every time we move we’d have to basically change number plates et cetera.

Does anyone have any experience with this and has helpful advice?

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What's the best mobile-data option in New Zealand for nomads?

in New Zealand by @goldsaj 6yr 6 years ago | 2 comments

Hi All! I’ve heard Spark and Vodafone are the best. I plan to move around, so I care mostly about having good coverage, and all I’ll need is around 1 GB of data or so.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

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Can anyone recommend a good Swedish bank for European student?

by @raz 6yr 6 years ago | 1 comment

The ideal bank will have an easy on-boarding as a European student studying and living in Sweden for a year and is merciful when it comes to sending GBP into the account.
Can anybody recommend a good Swedish bank?

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What's the best bank for South African digital nomads?

in South Africa by @kirst85 6yr 6 years ago | 12 comments

I’m a South African about to become a Nomad next year. I will still be employed by a South African company and receive a salary into my FNB bank account monthly.

I will be mostly based in Serbia but plan on travelling a lot. Does anyone have any advice on the best bank account to have? Is there a way to not get charged a small fortune in ATM charges and avoid getting my account frozen for using it in lots of countries?

I’m unsure of the best way to handle things. Should I try get another bank account outside of SA (Can I even do that)? I also have a British Passport if that makes a difference.

If any of you have any experienced advice I would be very grateful, Thanks in advance!

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What's better? Puerto Vallarta vs. Playa del Carmen in Mexico?

in Puerto Vallarta , Mexico by @oskar 7yr 7 years ago | 12 comments

I’m going to travel to Mexico by the end of february and i would like to know which place do you recommend to stay at for a month or so. Which one would fit better for a digital nomad? Pros and Cons for each place are welcomed

thanks!

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What’s a good European call & SMS forwarding service?

by @adrienbetweets 7yr 7 years ago | 5 comments

Hi all

What do you guys use for receiving both sms & calls on a European phone number?

I’d like to have a phone number that does not change for at least 1 or 2 years.

I did my homework & found this thread but it’s only about US services so I don’t think it’s relevant: What’s a good US call and SMS forwarding service?
Also, I looked into Google Hangout but it doesn’t support European phone numbers.

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