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I'm doing this right now actually. I've been in Europe for two weeks and I'm in Prague for the next two months. It does take a somewhat adventuresome spirit.

I'm doing this right now actually. I've been in Europe for two weeks and I'm in Prague for the next two months. It does take a somewhat adventuresome spirit. Often it's difficult to get any kind of long term accomidation beforehand. You're often going to places where you don't speak the language. It can seem very daunting. However, I've found that in most places things seem to go reasonably well. I've managed to find few month accomidation in countries where I don't speak the language at all. As far as cost, it can be surprisingly cheap. The most expensive part by far are the initial and return flights. Beyond that, the US Dollar gets a long way in places and I've found that doing this also helps you accumlate less junk (you don't really want to be carrying all that stuff around with you). Thankfully, reliable broadband internet is becoming pervasive and with that there are more and more places that you can reasonably work out of. If you haven't done it then get off your ass and do it! You won't regret it.

todsul 15y ago
Finding accommodation is one of the toughest parts, but I think it teaches you how to be resourceful. When in a country with a different language and non-latin script (e.g. Russia, China, Japan), you really have to hustle and work with locals to find good deals. It's tough, but it toughens you up too. We especially found it easy in Argentina and Thailand, where there are big medium-term accommodation markets. It was much harder in India, despite many English speakers, because in some states they have funky regulation where you have to pay 10 months rent as a deposit, even if you're only staying for 3 months. As for broadband, after India, the US had by far the worst and least pervasive WiFi of anywhere we've lived. New York was a shocker. We were running around looking for Starbucks just to use Google maps. In Chiang Mai (Thailand), everywhere has at least 6Mbps free Wifi. When I say everywhere, I even mean little open-air cafes that sell pad thai for $1. Right now there's a pub around the corner from us that has a consistent 20Mbps. It's always free and the food/drinks are super cheap.

todsul 15y ago

Finding accommodation is one of the toughest parts, but I think it teaches you how to be resourceful. When in a country with a different language and non-latin script (e.g. Russia, China, Japan), you really have to hustle and work with locals to find good deals. It's tough, but it toughens you up too. We especially found it easy in Argentina and Thailand, where there are big medium-term accommodation markets. It was much harder in India, despite many English speakers, because in some states they have funky regulation where you have to pay 10 months rent as a deposit, even if you're only staying for 3 months. As for broadband, after India, the US had by far the worst and least pervasive WiFi of anywhere we've lived. New York was a shocker. We were running around looking for Starbucks just to use Google maps. In Chiang Mai (Thailand), everywhere has at least 6Mbps free Wifi. When I say everywhere, I even mean little open-air cafes that sell pad thai for $1. Right now there's a pub around the corner from us that has a consistent 20Mbps. It's always free and the food/drinks are super cheap.