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Kind of. There were a few months where I was travelling frequently, but now I just live in Thailand (Chiang Mai). My wife and I signed a 12 month lease on an ap
by nathan_f77 10y ago
Kind of. There were a few months where I was travelling frequently, but now I just live in Thailand (Chiang Mai). My wife and I signed a 12 month lease on an apartment (almost time to renew it), we bought a car, and imported our pet cat. Basically just like living anywhere else, except everything is cheaper and I think life is much better here.
But to answer your question, I didn't really like the digital nomad lifestyle very much. I do love living in Thailand and slowly exploring all of Southeast Asia.
- vram22 10y agoA question about Chiang Mai: I had read (while reading up on DN stories) that for a few months a year, Chiang Mai (and the area of Thailand in which it is) get a lot of smoke and haze from annual burning of brush / forest cover. So some expats/people leave there for that period. Is that right? I also heard from a friend that the same is the case periodically in Singapore and parts of Malaysia. I think he said the smoke comes from either Malaysia or Indonesia.
- nathan_f77 10y agoYes, the burning season is terrible. We were away for most of it, but should have stayed away longer. I was also in Malaysia for a week when there was some really, really bad smoke from the burning in Indonesia. So yes, one of the tradeoffs. Hopefully the government will figure out how to control it, but it keeps happening.
- vram22 10y agoThanks, good to have it confirmed.