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

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.