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    Digital Nomad in South East Asia

    Stuff is just stuff , easy to replace and not worth carting around. There are plenty of travel insurance companies and we get local insurance hospital coverage in the country we in. International is around $200-$500/month for all the bells and whistles Local under $100 Things we keep...
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    Digital Nomad in South East Asia

    It is easier to live the nomad lifestyle than you would think, but we have also known plenty who return "home" If you are excited to meet new people, see places and try new foods and experiences it is the perfect lifestyle. If you need routine and "stuff" it will be difficult to try...
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    Digital Nomad in South East Asia

    Yes there is international insurance/healthcare and you can get local in any country, expats everywhere to get catered for.
  4. RMTaylor

    Digital Nomad in South East Asia

    South African, so we have been creative this past decade lol Armenia , Russia etc
  5. RMTaylor

    Digital Nomad in South East Asia

    Asia was not our vibe did 2 years between Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia. We started there since 10 years ago it was our cheapest destination, we left South Africa with I think $15000 total, it was a good starting point but we have been doing this for almost 10 years and will probably stay...
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    Digital Nomad in South East Asia

    Had a mercury bank , gave endless trouble easier to open physical local bank accounts in each country.
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    Digital Nomad in South East Asia

    That is awesome 👌
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    Digital Nomad in South East Asia

    Lol , we are on the North shore and zero hurricane effects this past one. Language, we learn basics as a family and then figure it out with daily communication with locals, but there are enough English speakers around. In all our travels Georgian was the hardest after thai / Vietnamese The...
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    Digital Nomad in South East Asia

    The freedom and family connection, we have been with our boy everyday, watching him grow ,and just the experience of different cultures etc. We have to go where our sa passport will allow us the longest stay. Asia and visa runs where easy 9 years ago, then covid was amazing for us ,since we...
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    Digital Nomad in South East Asia

    Not at all, we are on the other side of the island and they have locked the border down. They cleaned up drugs and prostitutes and with billions flowing in with major hotel groups, we have never had any issues.
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    Digital Nomad in South East Asia

    He is almost 13 now and since this is all he knows thinks it's normal lol. The country is seeing plenty investment but the issue is expansion vs electricity grid and Internet slow kn mobile. A quick why here: Turkey we love but they became a pain to stay long term. On our sa passport we...
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    Digital Nomad in South East Asia

    Thanks Carl Alive and loving it.
  13. RMTaylor

    Digital Nomad in South East Asia

    Apologies for the delay between posts :) We have just done a year in the Dominican Republic and loving it so much ,we are thinking of buying here. We are on the North Shore , Cabarete and it is amazing. Had to switch from learning Turkish to Spanish though. Flat today but i have a...
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    Digital Nomad in South East Asia

    R180/month Mobile is tricky in the sense that you have 3 months on a tourist sim then you need to purchase or register your phone in Turkey for 2000 lira so we paid 200 lira to switch out our emi number on a old phone and pay 50 lira a week for 20gigs a month an 5000 talk minutes that is around...
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    Digital Nomad in South East Asia

    7pm swim, but it is getting cooler now ... Not high 30's [emoji91][emoji23] So Turkey are developing a nasal spray against covid made from a natural red algae ... I saw the article somewhere and will try find it.
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