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I'd love to hear some counter points to this article from those of you who are crushing the digital nomad lifestyle. Who prepared well, who are having great ad

by taude 6y ago

I'd love to hear some counter points to this article from those of you who are crushing the digital nomad lifestyle. Who prepared well, who are having great adventures, having the once-in-a-lifetime travel, and what you learned to make this go well, etc...

throwaway1777 6y ago
There are thousands of digital nomad blog posts that show the happy side of it.
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anuila 6y ago
The only way to “crush the nomadic style” at the moment is to allow oneself to travel within their own country (or with very limited international travel). This is likely more expensive than living in Thailand. I can’t afford nomadic living in the US.
kschiffer 6y ago
Being able to calmly and piecefully experience the many cultural heritage sites, temples and gardens of Kyoto without any foreign tourists was one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences for me (among others).
bxk1 6y ago
At the beginning of the pandemic my sibling, who lives in the US, left Silicon Valley expecting to work remotely permanently, bought a big house in a much much cheaper location and is pretty happy about that. Not sure if any of the travelling digital nomad lifestyle stories are even real, people who have managed to fly somewhere usually got stuck there for many months with all the touristy stuff not working and had to live like regular people, rent regular rooms, apartments, houses, shop at regular supermarkets, etc.
- anuila 6y ago
  > had to live like regular people, rent regular rooms, apartments, houses, shop at regular supermarkets, etc. This varies by location, but that’s what I’ve always done. I generally skip all touristy activities until the last moment and just enjoy the different environment, food, vibe, people. Living away from my hometown is advantageous enough.
wskinner 6y ago
The hardest part for me was the initial push to pack up and leave. Our general strategy is to stay in Airbnbs for at least one month at a time, triggering a discounted rate. All fees included, the monthly rate for the 2br/3br places we're renting is roughly the same as the monthly rate for a 1 year lease of a 1br or small 2br in a San Francisco. I've found people to be really friendly, including after they find out what we're doing. We don't lead an extravagant lifestyle, drive a fancy car, or generally rub people's faces in our nomadism. I personally enjoy the forced minimalism of having to fit my whole life in a car, but I could see that being tough with a family. I miss seeing my friends in person, but I wasn't able to that very much before leaving, anyway. And several of them are out doing the same thing, so there are opportunities to meet up. Overall, it's not that different from living in a city long term, so the same things are important: choose your housemates wisely, optimize for the common usage (work, sleep, exercise), and don't pay too much attention to what the internet thinks.

by taude 6y ago

throwaway1777 6y ago

There are thousands of digital nomad blog posts that show the happy side of it.

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anuila 6y ago

The only way to “crush the nomadic style” at the moment is to allow oneself to travel within their own country (or with very limited international travel). This is likely more expensive than living in Thailand. I can’t afford nomadic living in the US.

kschiffer 6y ago

Being able to calmly and piecefully experience the many cultural heritage sites, temples and gardens of Kyoto without any foreign tourists was one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences for me (among others).

bxk1 6y ago

At the beginning of the pandemic my sibling, who lives in the US, left Silicon Valley expecting to work remotely permanently, bought a big house in a much much cheaper location and is pretty happy about that. Not sure if any of the travelling digital nomad lifestyle stories are even real, people who have managed to fly somewhere usually got stuck there for many months with all the touristy stuff not working and had to live like regular people, rent regular rooms, apartments, houses, shop at regular supermarkets, etc.

anuila 6y ago
> had to live like regular people, rent regular rooms, apartments, houses, shop at regular supermarkets, etc. This varies by location, but that’s what I’ve always done. I generally skip all touristy activities until the last moment and just enjoy the different environment, food, vibe, people. Living away from my hometown is advantageous enough.

wskinner 6y ago

The hardest part for me was the initial push to pack up and leave. Our general strategy is to stay in Airbnbs for at least one month at a time, triggering a discounted rate. All fees included, the monthly rate for the 2br/3br places we're renting is roughly the same as the monthly rate for a 1 year lease of a 1br or small 2br in a San Francisco. I've found people to be really friendly, including after they find out what we're doing. We don't lead an extravagant lifestyle, drive a fancy car, or generally rub people's faces in our nomadism. I personally enjoy the forced minimalism of having to fit my whole life in a car, but I could see that being tough with a family. I miss seeing my friends in person, but I wasn't able to that very much before leaving, anyway. And several of them are out doing the same thing, so there are opportunities to meet up. Overall, it's not that different from living in a city long term, so the same things are important: choose your housemates wisely, optimize for the common usage (work, sleep, exercise), and don't pay too much attention to what the internet thinks.