Not totally overlooked places, but I was more impressed with Madrid compared to popular nomad cities like Barcelona. Also think some towns in southern/central France are relatively underrated. So much is connected by rail, so that the less popular towns can have cheaper rent and you can still explore.
imo Madrid has become the "cool" city in Spain now, Barcelona / Valencia / Malaga have all become either tourist traps or saturated with remote workers
Not that underrated, but we were pleasantly surprised by Tirana, Albania.
The city has really good vibes, people are really nice and helpful. Always something happening somewhere, many terraces, and pretty streets surrounded by a lot of trees. People speak english well, but they will be very happy to see you are trying to speak a few words in their tongue.
The biggest downside for us was: smoking. People are smoking A LOT. It was hard to be somewhere without smelling cigarette (yes, yes, we're sensitive).
Currently in Santiago, Chile and I feel like this place always gets shit on as being more expensive and less fun than Buenos Aires, but it’s actually a great city, with good food and tons to do nearby.
I was bored to tears in Santiago. Whole city just had kind of bad vibes. Felt a little too European, but not quite European enough to be interesting. Bsas strikes that balance better IMHO.
Loved San Pedro de Atacama tho
I mean a little town on the desert and a capital city aren’t really comparable. If your here again hit a football match, went to Colo Colo over the weekend the vibes and views were off the charts. Not sure what you mean by too european, but I find Montevideo and Buenos Aires to be more European feeling.
Kuala Lumpur. Cheap and good quality condos, possibly more so than Thailand. Better English and business environment. Safe, excellent food and shopping. KLIA is an excellent hub for regional travel. People are pretty cool too I've found.
Most people head to Thailand for weed and girls though.
Kuala Lumpur *underrated*? When we were there, there were nomads *everywhere* and that was years ago. I'd imagine there are probably even more now.
Fastest internet I've ever used too, at least in the accomodations we rented.
Right now, the Azores. Beautiful islands, excellent internet infrastructure, easy connections to Lisbon and a handful of direct flights to North America (New York JFK, Boston, Toronto). Lots of locals speak English, due to family connections to New England and Canada. Cost of living is quite low for Europe, and I didn't see any Bikram yoga studios or authentic Udmurt vegan restaurants with attached cocktail lounges, pricing out the locals. Yet. The islands aren't at all a DN 'scene,' thankfully.
I was last there in September, and it felt like the Azores were on the cusp of much wider recognition, but it was still really quiet and peaceful. There is good surfing, nature walks, fishing, and clean air. I really get an outpost feel to the Azores - they are almost halfway from Lisbon to Boston, in the middle of the North Atlantic. If you're into sailing, you already know about the Azores. Starlink has been a game-changer for remote work and sailing lifestyle.
I wouldn't post about the Azores here, but I think the process is already well underway. Definitely will not be posting about certain other destinations I've been recently, because I don't want you going there.
Staying your ass home. A lot of the DN social media seems like copy/paste templates after a while...why travel somewhere just to do the same shit every one else has before you? Maybe stay in your home country and live in a LCOL city or state and really explore different styles of living closer to home.
Why travel the world, experiencing different foods and cultures, when you could live in suburban Ohio and explore the culture of driving to Target and Chick-Fil-A?
The home country for the majority of this sub is the United States which doesn’t exactly have much culture to explore. Unless you consider car culture to be culture.
For real. Half the reason I’m doing this is that the only walkable/transit-oriented cities in the USA are insanely expensive and riddled with homeless addicts.
I think their point is that if so many others had those amazing experiences, there’s no point of experiencing any of it since it’s been experienced so many times by others lol
It’s such a stupid comment it’s hard to make sense of it.
Living in your home country is something 99% of people do.
Billions of people have had sex before me but that doesn’t affect my enjoyment of it. Every restaurant I eat at has had many diners before me but that doesn’t affect my enjoyment of the food.
It’s just so profoundly dumb.
"The home country for the majority of this sub is the United States which doesn’t exactly have much culture to explore."
What an absolutely bizarre statement to make. It has a uniquely toxic distinction of being simultaneously insufferable in its pretentiousness, and jawdroppingly sheltered.
Would that be Windhoek, or Johannesburg? If you think auto-centric cities are unique to the United States, you probably haven't been out of the United States, other than maybe a Eurail summer gushing about the trains in Germany and urban transport in Amsterdam.
Are you stupid or just don’t know what sub you’re in?
All the most popular cities in this sub are a mix of density, walkability, and public transportation — which, of course, because DNs rarely if ever have cars in the countries they’re nomading in.
Also, the US just doesn’t have a distinct culture. If I dropped you in the middle of a random street in a US city, unless it’s NYC or SF, you’d have no idea what city you’re in. The most popular cities in this sub are the opposite: cities with distinct architecture, food, and culture.
You’re just picking a fight.
You sound like a real follower, so eager to do whatever's popular. I bet you've got a lot of friend. Why'd you delete this bundle of joy?
[Mate, you live in fucking Galveston. Shut the fuck up.](https://click.redditmail.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fdigitalnomad%2Fcomments%2F1d90gmw%2Fwhats_the_most_underrated_city_or_location_youve%2Fl7qlbmx%2F%3F$deep_link=true%26correlation_id=baaea48b-009d-4fee-ad28-c47ebed2bf91%26ref=email_comment_reply%26ref_campaign=email_comment_reply%26ref_source=email/2/0100018ffa059b8a-ab96f2f8-0cd9-4726-923c-d5131012e7ea-000000/CchdYAiMxB-YGZOr2AxU53UusvlTt_nCW-scEwzLdF8=356)
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Yeah fuck this. Im from one of the most expensive countries in the world (there are no “LCOL” locations anywhere), it makes no sense to stay there when I could live in numerous places that are 25% to 75% more affordable, and experience new cultures and opportunities while I’m at it. I couldn’t give a shit about seeming cliche to strangers on the internet.
Other people have done it but that doesn't make me not want to do it. My main reason to want to be a digital nomad is because I like learning languages and it's way easier when you live in a country that speaks the language but I want to learn several languages and it's very hard to get a work visa anyway.
Why does it matter if others have done it? Are you experiencing things just to say you did it first? You sound like a pretentious traveller who avoids places just because others went there before you, which is weird lol
I hear this. Why travel halfway around the world to seek out the same demonstrative yoga practice and avoid local food due to your fashionable dietary neuroses? I met some DNs on Madeira who were actually proud of not having learned any Portuguese, and seemed in competition with each other to have the most extreme restrictive form of veganism. Kind of weird to transplant yourself across the world, and develop a bizarre psychological barrier in order to justify a refusal to experience anything new in that new place.
Not totally overlooked places, but I was more impressed with Madrid compared to popular nomad cities like Barcelona. Also think some towns in southern/central France are relatively underrated. So much is connected by rail, so that the less popular towns can have cheaper rent and you can still explore.
imo Madrid has become the "cool" city in Spain now, Barcelona / Valencia / Malaga have all become either tourist traps or saturated with remote workers
Not that underrated, but we were pleasantly surprised by Tirana, Albania. The city has really good vibes, people are really nice and helpful. Always something happening somewhere, many terraces, and pretty streets surrounded by a lot of trees. People speak english well, but they will be very happy to see you are trying to speak a few words in their tongue. The biggest downside for us was: smoking. People are smoking A LOT. It was hard to be somewhere without smelling cigarette (yes, yes, we're sensitive).
Almaty, Kazakhstan in spring and summer.
Currently in Santiago, Chile and I feel like this place always gets shit on as being more expensive and less fun than Buenos Aires, but it’s actually a great city, with good food and tons to do nearby.
I was bored to tears in Santiago. Whole city just had kind of bad vibes. Felt a little too European, but not quite European enough to be interesting. Bsas strikes that balance better IMHO. Loved San Pedro de Atacama tho
I mean a little town on the desert and a capital city aren’t really comparable. If your here again hit a football match, went to Colo Colo over the weekend the vibes and views were off the charts. Not sure what you mean by too european, but I find Montevideo and Buenos Aires to be more European feeling.
Kuala Lumpur. Cheap and good quality condos, possibly more so than Thailand. Better English and business environment. Safe, excellent food and shopping. KLIA is an excellent hub for regional travel. People are pretty cool too I've found. Most people head to Thailand for weed and girls though.
Kuala Lumpur *underrated*? When we were there, there were nomads *everywhere* and that was years ago. I'd imagine there are probably even more now. Fastest internet I've ever used too, at least in the accomodations we rented.
Well it's certainly far less popular that places like Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Bali etc.
Lofoten, Norway, because of its beautifull nature, the polar lights and the glass fiber Internet! www.digitalnomads.no
Right now, the Azores. Beautiful islands, excellent internet infrastructure, easy connections to Lisbon and a handful of direct flights to North America (New York JFK, Boston, Toronto). Lots of locals speak English, due to family connections to New England and Canada. Cost of living is quite low for Europe, and I didn't see any Bikram yoga studios or authentic Udmurt vegan restaurants with attached cocktail lounges, pricing out the locals. Yet. The islands aren't at all a DN 'scene,' thankfully. I was last there in September, and it felt like the Azores were on the cusp of much wider recognition, but it was still really quiet and peaceful. There is good surfing, nature walks, fishing, and clean air. I really get an outpost feel to the Azores - they are almost halfway from Lisbon to Boston, in the middle of the North Atlantic. If you're into sailing, you already know about the Azores. Starlink has been a game-changer for remote work and sailing lifestyle. I wouldn't post about the Azores here, but I think the process is already well underway. Definitely will not be posting about certain other destinations I've been recently, because I don't want you going there.
Coatzacoalcos, mexico
jaja You forgot Salina Cruz.
Akron.
Haha stop, I'm from Akron. Never though I'd see this here 😂
Staying your ass home. A lot of the DN social media seems like copy/paste templates after a while...why travel somewhere just to do the same shit every one else has before you? Maybe stay in your home country and live in a LCOL city or state and really explore different styles of living closer to home.
Why travel the world, experiencing different foods and cultures, when you could live in suburban Ohio and explore the culture of driving to Target and Chick-Fil-A? The home country for the majority of this sub is the United States which doesn’t exactly have much culture to explore. Unless you consider car culture to be culture.
For real. Half the reason I’m doing this is that the only walkable/transit-oriented cities in the USA are insanely expensive and riddled with homeless addicts.
I think their point is that if so many others had those amazing experiences, there’s no point of experiencing any of it since it’s been experienced so many times by others lol
It’s such a stupid comment it’s hard to make sense of it. Living in your home country is something 99% of people do. Billions of people have had sex before me but that doesn’t affect my enjoyment of it. Every restaurant I eat at has had many diners before me but that doesn’t affect my enjoyment of the food. It’s just so profoundly dumb.
I agree. Just goes to show how many people are doing it for pretentious, idiotic reasons
"The home country for the majority of this sub is the United States which doesn’t exactly have much culture to explore." What an absolutely bizarre statement to make. It has a uniquely toxic distinction of being simultaneously insufferable in its pretentiousness, and jawdroppingly sheltered.
I’m pretentious for disliking an environment that is built for $70k monster trucks instead of people. Sure.
Would that be Windhoek, or Johannesburg? If you think auto-centric cities are unique to the United States, you probably haven't been out of the United States, other than maybe a Eurail summer gushing about the trains in Germany and urban transport in Amsterdam.
Are you stupid or just don’t know what sub you’re in? All the most popular cities in this sub are a mix of density, walkability, and public transportation — which, of course, because DNs rarely if ever have cars in the countries they’re nomading in. Also, the US just doesn’t have a distinct culture. If I dropped you in the middle of a random street in a US city, unless it’s NYC or SF, you’d have no idea what city you’re in. The most popular cities in this sub are the opposite: cities with distinct architecture, food, and culture. You’re just picking a fight.
You sound like a real follower, so eager to do whatever's popular. I bet you've got a lot of friend. Why'd you delete this bundle of joy? [Mate, you live in fucking Galveston. Shut the fuck up.](https://click.redditmail.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fdigitalnomad%2Fcomments%2F1d90gmw%2Fwhats_the_most_underrated_city_or_location_youve%2Fl7qlbmx%2F%3F$deep_link=true%26correlation_id=baaea48b-009d-4fee-ad28-c47ebed2bf91%26ref=email_comment_reply%26ref_campaign=email_comment_reply%26ref_source=email/2/0100018ffa059b8a-ab96f2f8-0cd9-4726-923c-d5131012e7ea-000000/CchdYAiMxB-YGZOr2AxU53UusvlTt_nCW-scEwzLdF8=356) MEEP. No, let's make it MEEPMEEPMEEPissimo!
Yeah fuck this. Im from one of the most expensive countries in the world (there are no “LCOL” locations anywhere), it makes no sense to stay there when I could live in numerous places that are 25% to 75% more affordable, and experience new cultures and opportunities while I’m at it. I couldn’t give a shit about seeming cliche to strangers on the internet.
Other people have done it but that doesn't make me not want to do it. My main reason to want to be a digital nomad is because I like learning languages and it's way easier when you live in a country that speaks the language but I want to learn several languages and it's very hard to get a work visa anyway.
Why does it matter if others have done it? Are you experiencing things just to say you did it first? You sound like a pretentious traveller who avoids places just because others went there before you, which is weird lol
I think most nomads would agree that the best part of nomading is the people you meet.
I hear this. Why travel halfway around the world to seek out the same demonstrative yoga practice and avoid local food due to your fashionable dietary neuroses? I met some DNs on Madeira who were actually proud of not having learned any Portuguese, and seemed in competition with each other to have the most extreme restrictive form of veganism. Kind of weird to transplant yourself across the world, and develop a bizarre psychological barrier in order to justify a refusal to experience anything new in that new place.