yves_sh

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What is the dirtiest place you have visited? in c/digitalnomad@expats.zone
[–] yves_sh@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Lisbon, Portugal

What are the downsides of this type of DN ? in c/digitalnomad@expats.zone
[–] yves_sh@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I’m nomading with my wife, so I can’t really talk about loneliness. Was lucky enough to find a great partner. However, there are still some downsides -

  1. You are never home. Sure, you rent apartments, you even cook meals, but it’s not your home. Sometimes I miss buying stupid stuff like towels or picture frames.
  2. You can’t have pets. We want a dog for quite some time now, but the constant moving makes it impossible.
  3. Every so often you have to build a new routine - a new coworking space, new gym, find a new supermarket, get used to new currencies.
  4. The shift you have to make from vacation mode to every day life mode. No eating out everyday, no sleeping as much as you want. You have to build your own routine, and “live there” instead of simply vacationing.
Most German cities in Germany? in c/digitalnomad@expats.zone
[–] yves_sh@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I heard that the most traditional German city to this day is Dresden. Also on my list.

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Krakow or Prague - 3 month stay (alien.top)
 

Hello, me (33m), and my wife (32f), are considering Prague or Krakow for a 3 months stay. The background - We were supposed to move to Prague after a month and a half in Budapest, which was amazing, but I screwed up the apartment booking and now in 2 days we will have to find a new accommodation in Prague. So close to Christmas and being in Prague, our options are -

  1. Pay insane amount for an appartment near Andel.
  2. Stay far from the center (Kobylisy).
  3. Scrape the current plan and move on to Krakow.

Some key things to consider -

  1. My wife is lactose intolerant, so it’s important for us to have non dairy options.
  2. We are not party animals, so night life isn’t a factor.
  3. Affordable and welcoming co-working spaces, as we work 6-8 hours a day.
  4. Affordable accommodation.
  5. Decent coffee places.
  6. Decent Asian restaurants.

If anyone stayed in both or one of these cities, any advice would be welcome.