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This is terrible advice. I've lived the digital nomad life the author describes and worked in the areas he names [1], and his recommendation of Bangkok's Khao S
by j4pe 10y ago
This is terrible advice. I've lived the digital nomad life the author describes and worked in the areas he names [1], and his recommendation of Bangkok's Khao San Rd as a nice place to relax is alarming enough to cast doubt on everything else he says.
Or perhaps he's just really into prostitutes.
Regardless, there's a kernel of good advice here: take the opportunity to do something crazy, something outside the norm when laid off. Write, build, draw, compete, whatever it is you love that your job prevented you from doing all the time. It'll be far more rewarding during and after your unemployment than drinking cheap beers in foreign cafes for six months.
1: http://j4p3.com/the-digital-nomad http://j4p3.com/the-digital-nomad
- TheOneTrueKyle 10y agoYeah that stood out to me as well. Khao San road isn't the place you go to relax. However, I recommend going there during songkran at least once in your life.
- tim333 10y agoHe doesn't say go to Khao San to relax. He says go, grab a beer, chat to other travellers and make travel plans. Khao San is good for that. It's like the budget travel hub for SE Asia.
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- taneq 10y ago> However, I recommend going there during songkran at least once in your life. Hah. Did this by accident, had no idea what was going on, it was mental. Pro tip: Don't carry any non-waterproof electronics with you. :P
- pragmatic 10y agoThe article is from 2008. Mayhaps the prostitute situation has changed?
- drawnwren 10y agoSome things in Thailand never change.
- techolic 10y agoInteresting, I was there Christmas time 2013 and all I saw was a happy street of people smoking water pipes:D No prostitution found... but it's probably my radar was low or I wasn't their target customer.
- racl101 10y ago"Regardless, there's a kernel of good advice here: take the opportunity to do something crazy, something outside the norm when laid off." I was thinking the same thing I would never go to Bangkok unless I was interested in hookers , which I'm not. I would take the opportunity to try something different. Like smoke a weed, workout, work at a burger joint as a burger flipper and date my daughter's best friend.
- wojcech 10y ago> Like smoke a weed, workout, work at a burger joint as a burger flipper and date my daughter's best friend. Smart way to get your kids to find you a job. I like it
- patwalls 10y agoI'm just an ordinary guy with nothing to lose.
- cloudjacker 10y ago> smoke a weed We've found the rebel, menace to society over here
- itsuart 10y ago>Like smoke a weed, workout, work at a burger joint as a burger flipper and date my daughter's best friend. What a beautiful story!
- taneq 10y agoKhao San Rd is more street vendors, backpackers, and travel agents. Maybe you were thinking of Pattaya?
- jasonkester 10y agoAh, but as I said in the article, Khao San Road is a terrible place to relax. It is, however, a very in-your-face slice of Thailand, and it will put you quickly in contact with tons of backpackers who will steer you to the places you actually want to go in SE Asia. You can substitute Siam Square in 2016 if you prefer, as that feels about the same now as Khao San felt in 2008, apart from the glass hotel towers. "Your trip will plan itself from there". But yeah, don't spend more than a night or so.