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I was fancying all those digital nomads crowded places. But after I thought about it seriously, I found there are a lot of wonderful domestic places (or nearby

I was fancying all those digital nomads crowded places. But after I thought about it seriously, I found there are a lot of wonderful domestic places (or nearby countries if you're living in a small country). Usually, those places speak similar languages, cultures are different but mutually understandable so I can live in those places and maximize the joy of living. There are nice and cheap places all over the world, and there's no need to travel to the other side of the globe to find one... Unless you already have your dreamed one in mind then you already got your answer. IMHO In both ways, you don't really need other people to tell you where your perfect place is. Seriously, remote-hostile places (expensive, terrible network, dangerous) are pretty easy to identify, and they are much fewer than remote-friendly places.

mooreds 5y ago
> Seriously, remote-hostile places (expensive, terrible network, dangerous) are pretty easy to identify, and they are much fewer than remote-friendly places. What's an example? I can think of dangerous countries, but how would you find out about a terrible network?
- trcarney 5y ago
  By network, I'm assuming internet. If that is the case, speedtest.net keeps a list of average internet speeds around the world. I don't know if it is super accurate but it should be enough to tell you if a place has good internet or if it is terrible. https://www.speedtest.net/global-index https://www.speedtest.net/global-index
- namelosw 5y ago
  Sorry for being not clear, by the network I meant the Internet connection. I would try to Google first to have a general idea, there are usually many complaints if the connection is bad or problematic. Also, websites like Nomad List scores Internet connection for most of the cities (gladly it's not behind the paywall). This should clear major pitfalls already. In the end, I would travel there to see for myself for two or three days. It should be easy because it's domestic or neighboring countries. Not only for the Internet connection but for everything to see if I really want to stay here for a while.
llampx 5y ago
I think it depends on where you live and what you want to have in your new location, or what you are running away from. I live in Germany and I am running away from the weather, so I have to look at locations at least a 5 hour flight away if I want good weather all year round.
- crossroadsguy 5y ago
  Are there such places in Europe? Spain? Portugal? And by good weather year round you meant warm or non-cold/wet weather, didn’t you?
  - fy20 5y ago
    The south coast of Portugal and the east coast of Spain have the mildest winters in mainland Europe, but it can still get a bit nippy (15c/60F highs in the day) during the coldest parts of the year. If you want to travel a bit further the Canary Islands will be warmer. Compared to northern Europe where this year has seen 5 months of winter, that's like paradise though :-)
    - cosmodisk 5y ago
      I'm on the opposite when it comes to this: I like to have 4 proper seasons and all that comes with it. I remember visiting Malta and even though the sea and nice weather is nice,I don't think the novelty would last for too long, especially when you have to go around sweating all the time because it's simply too hot.
      - crossroadsguy 5y ago
        When the cold and rains especially cold+rains remind you of multiple allergies every year you just wanna give up the novelty :)
- namelosw 5y ago
  > what you want to have in your new location, or what you are running away from. Agreed, that's definitely the idea. It's just I found many people stuck with the stereotypical idea of digital nomads who work in Bali, all sunshine and beaches, which makes the first step harder. In fact, being a digital nomad is much easier than that - just find a place that is better than the current, experience things, and then repeat the process. Also, many Mediterranean cities have pretty decent weather all year round for my taste. I'm not sure if that counts for you :)
markus_zhang 5y ago
Yeah I can think about quite a few places in Canada that is 1) Friendly 2) Beautiful 3) Speaking English and 4) Not a metropolitan
- wreath 5y ago
  Any suggestions? Especially for places with more tech entourage? Thanks!

mooreds 5y ago

> Seriously, remote-hostile places (expensive, terrible network, dangerous) are pretty easy to identify, and they are much fewer than remote-friendly places. What's an example? I can think of dangerous countries, but how would you find out about a terrible network?

trcarney 5y ago
By network, I'm assuming internet. If that is the case, speedtest.net keeps a list of average internet speeds around the world. I don't know if it is super accurate but it should be enough to tell you if a place has good internet or if it is terrible. https://www.speedtest.net/global-index https://www.speedtest.net/global-index
namelosw 5y ago
Sorry for being not clear, by the network I meant the Internet connection. I would try to Google first to have a general idea, there are usually many complaints if the connection is bad or problematic. Also, websites like Nomad List scores Internet connection for most of the cities (gladly it's not behind the paywall). This should clear major pitfalls already. In the end, I would travel there to see for myself for two or three days. It should be easy because it's domestic or neighboring countries. Not only for the Internet connection but for everything to see if I really want to stay here for a while.

llampx 5y ago

I think it depends on where you live and what you want to have in your new location, or what you are running away from. I live in Germany and I am running away from the weather, so I have to look at locations at least a 5 hour flight away if I want good weather all year round.

crossroadsguy 5y ago
Are there such places in Europe? Spain? Portugal? And by good weather year round you meant warm or non-cold/wet weather, didn’t you?
- fy20 5y ago
  The south coast of Portugal and the east coast of Spain have the mildest winters in mainland Europe, but it can still get a bit nippy (15c/60F highs in the day) during the coldest parts of the year. If you want to travel a bit further the Canary Islands will be warmer. Compared to northern Europe where this year has seen 5 months of winter, that's like paradise though :-)
  - cosmodisk 5y ago
    I'm on the opposite when it comes to this: I like to have 4 proper seasons and all that comes with it. I remember visiting Malta and even though the sea and nice weather is nice,I don't think the novelty would last for too long, especially when you have to go around sweating all the time because it's simply too hot.
    - crossroadsguy 5y ago
      When the cold and rains especially cold+rains remind you of multiple allergies every year you just wanna give up the novelty :)
namelosw 5y ago
> what you want to have in your new location, or what you are running away from. Agreed, that's definitely the idea. It's just I found many people stuck with the stereotypical idea of digital nomads who work in Bali, all sunshine and beaches, which makes the first step harder. In fact, being a digital nomad is much easier than that - just find a place that is better than the current, experience things, and then repeat the process. Also, many Mediterranean cities have pretty decent weather all year round for my taste. I'm not sure if that counts for you :)

markus_zhang 5y ago

Yeah I can think about quite a few places in Canada that is 1) Friendly 2) Beautiful 3) Speaking English and 4) Not a metropolitan

wreath 5y ago
Any suggestions? Especially for places with more tech entourage? Thanks!