So, you’ve become a Digital Nomad that is paid to travel, what next? Here’s our guides to the best (and worst) digital nomad cities, as well as practical advice on living the dream.
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OK, so there is no Digital Nomad Anlong Veng scene and you should only move here if you know a bit of Cambodian and are really interested in Khmer Rouge history. If you can navigate these points though, there are few places in Cambodia more interesting than Anlong Veng. What the Anlong Veng? Anlong Veng…
Cambodia is one of the best places in the world to get paid to travel, Kampot is one of the best places in Cambodia, so ergo the Digital Nomad Kampot scene must be good right? Well, yes and no. Kampot for sure is one of the best places to be a digital nomad, but it…
Thailand has been the default landing zone for digital nomads in Asia for so long that it almost feels like part of the geography rather than a choice. People arrive with a laptop, a loose income plan and the vague idea they will “figure it out here”, and for a long time that actually worked…
What are the best South-East Asian digital nomad cities? When it comes to living remotely and getting paid to travel, nothing quite beats South-East Asia. Great food, friendly people, cheap living, and often easy visas make this ground zero for nomads. Not all South-East Asian digital nomad cities are created the same though, with some…
OK, so while North Korea is not exactly Phnom Penh or Bali, changes with the internet in the country now mean there is at least potential for a Digital Nomad Pyongyang scene. This is not to say that it is easy to live in Pyongyang, nor that it is necessarily the best locale for working…
Quite how good the Digital Nomad Berlin scene is to you will depend on a few key factors, namely budget, visas, cold winter weather, and your tolerance for a city that is half “creative”explosion, half way way up its own arse. Basically there is no denying that Berlin is expensive compared to Eastern Europe, but…
Quite how good the Digital Nomad Hamburg scene is to you will depend on a few key factors, namely budget, visas and your ability to deal with ghettos. Basically there is no denying that Hamburg is expensive, very hard to stay in if you are not from the EU, and parts of the city feel…
How much does digital nomad Xian life cost? Quite a lot these days actually, but still one of the cheaper major cities in China when compared to Beijing, Shanghai or Shenzhen. Xi’an sits in that interesting category of “inland powerhouse” where it has history, industry, universities, and tourism, but without the insane coastal pricing pressure….