MY TOP 5 DIGITAL NOMAD DESTINATIONS

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@walterwilliams2371 5 жыл бұрын

Good insite Sir. I've got my sights on Playa del carmen for this year so this was definitley helpful. Keep up the good work.

@debsmith7050 6 жыл бұрын

Congrats on your book !!! You always provide very helpful information. Thanks :)

@marktkimball 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great, informative video! I love seeing the "normal", day-to-day shots around these places. I'm starting my travels in just over a month!

@junglescout 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome video ... we LOVE Chang MAI and CANGUU in Bali!

@mariaa5359 4 жыл бұрын

Thank Chris! You've opened a new window for me. I will look for the Nomad sites when in Chiang Mai. Your videos are great!

@ipuluforu 6 жыл бұрын

Great video.. I am in Chiang Mai right now. Last weekend I attended Digital Nomad Summit 2018. Awesome people from around the world attended this event. Entrepreneurs shared their experiences and challenges while running their start ups. They shared lot of useful information that would really help people who are actually planning for startups or working remotely. Most importantly I met awesome people in the event and yes my network has grown with these awesome digital nomads.

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

I'm glad man :)

@Sean_Twomey 6 жыл бұрын

Love your videos and great list of recommendations. I seem to be similar to you with regards to my favourite destinations, I just for some reason have not gotten into the whole co-working thing. Perhaps something to try more going forward. Good luck with your book, I'll make sure to check it out.

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean :)

@craigallday1236 5 жыл бұрын

Wow.. this was great .. weirdly just planning my digital nomad life with Gran Canaria and Thailand being my to do places .

@lovechristinarose 3 жыл бұрын

I have never heard Gran Canaria as a digital nomad space. But I would 100% absolutely love to live there! We went there for a vacation from Spain and it was an excellent time! 🙌🏻

@maxenceroy1863 6 жыл бұрын

Cool to get your take on the top 5. Congrats for the book launch!

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Maxence!

@Auf_dem_Sonnendeck 6 жыл бұрын

Chris, your book is a big help. Thanks. I bought at Amazon the kindle-version.

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad! Would appreciate a review on Amazon as well if it's not too much trouble :)

@Auf_dem_Sonnendeck 6 жыл бұрын

Done. You are welcome.

@katie.maree8 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the opinions! All 5 are noted for my 2018.

@itsajaysharma 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff! I’m heading to Playa del carmen in March. For working online. I need some sunshine haha London is too cloudy. Thank you for your insights dude! I will grab a copy of your book aswell! Keep up the great work!

@Irishesbox11 6 жыл бұрын

AJ Sharma Have a look at other parts of Mexico AJ. There are some great towns in central Mexico and the Western Coast much better than Playa.

@itsajaysharma 6 жыл бұрын

Stephen McKenna thanks for the tips. I will indeed check out other parts of Mexico :). Atm Playa has many of my needs met. And also it’s so close to Cuba...(frequent traveler). I heard many awesome things about Mexico City tho!!

@Irishesbox11 6 жыл бұрын

AJ Sharma Ye Playa is very handy in regards to travel and flight deals. Have a great trip.

@itsajaysharma 6 жыл бұрын

Stephen McKenna thanks Stephen 😎🌍

@anthonygore-au 6 жыл бұрын

Maybe it's because I've been to some of the same places, but I think this is pretty spot on. Good to see Koh Lanta getting some love too, awesome place.

@jacksmithofficial5587 3 жыл бұрын

Cool video thanks bud. Las Palmas definitely stands out to me for digital nomad life...

@MOTIVATIONBYDAR 6 жыл бұрын

Didnt expect you to put Las Palmas on there but it goes to show you can always discover new places to be a digital nomad outside of the top two always mentioned: Chiang Mai and Bali. I personally love Mexico because i lived there six months and i love the people and the food but def Chiang Mai for the cost of living and quality is hard to beat.

@sabriritonga8734 5 жыл бұрын

hi @chris thanks to chose bali as your choice number 2 on your top list

@drmatthewhorkey 6 жыл бұрын

Very cool, glad to have met you in Bali!

@agod5608 4 жыл бұрын

I like your concepts. I am subscribed. I may even become a customer one day. I like your term, "digital nomad". It is something I learned , long ago, and continuously tweak.

@BoBurson 6 жыл бұрын

Great and helpful video. Thanks!

@trevorfennerentrepreneur 6 жыл бұрын

My favorite city is Bangkok because I'm a skateboarder. It's so cheap and safe and chill, but so many skate spots here and the community is awesome. Cheers mate!

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers Trevor!

@HappyCarlsonsTV 6 жыл бұрын

*Nomad City* sounds so cool

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

It was a lot of fun :)

@fabylis 6 жыл бұрын

Cool, congrats on your new book, bought it. 😀

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Fabienne :)

@barneman3213 6 жыл бұрын

chris I quit my bs job to become a developer man...I cant wait dude...I m buying your book!

@nayemalaboni8318 4 жыл бұрын

Have you become a developer

@macaroon147 4 жыл бұрын

How did it go?

@NaderNadernejadOfficial 5 жыл бұрын

I didn't know about Nomad List until watching your videos. Thanks for sharing the info! Do you recommend getting a membership there?

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

Not sure mate. Literally just logged back in yesterday! When I joined it was $20 for a lifetime membership. I would have re-evaluate if I had to pay whatever it is they are charging now.

@LocationRebel 6 жыл бұрын

I think you nailed these. Playa is personally my favorite town in Mexico, and the scene in Chiang Mai has been unbelievably steady for nomads for years. Haven't been to Las Palmas, but it's been popping up quite a bit lately - so interested in checking it out. The big one I would add is Saigon. The digital nomad scene there is one of the most active I've seen, and the cost of living is one of the lowest you'll find. Not my favorite city from a tourist perspective, but a great one to live in. Especially if you're looking to do it on the cheap, with a lot of other ex parts working online.

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

haha thanks Sean. If you watch the next video, you'll hear my perspective on Saigon. Let's just say I'm not a fan.

@LocationRebel 6 жыл бұрын

Chris the Freelancer aaah interesting. Will go watch :)

@PlushPassion 6 жыл бұрын

Luv ur channel!!

@ThaiTastic 6 жыл бұрын

great info thanks

@S3aCa1mRa1n 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t have many skills where could I go ?

@activateurthyroid 5 жыл бұрын

hey chris , as for costs of living , beuty , things to do , puebla Mexico could be one of the best. u can find perfect weather year round, super cheap appartments. super cheap costs of living and high quality of life., also the hippie town of cholula is nearby, you should definitively try it out

@MattUK36 6 жыл бұрын

Very interesting video. I'll choose Las Palmas de Gran Canaria as my top one, anytime.

@spacemultimedia2979 4 жыл бұрын

If you live as a tourist but if you settle for real and setup a business with tax etc, then it's another story.

@aniballopezgarcia1994 3 жыл бұрын

@@spacemultimedia2979 settling for real in any destination is another story.

@IsaacMedrano 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing! I'll be picking up your book as I head back to the California post my month in Chiang Mai. Thank you for sharing how you've designed your Digital Nomad lifestyle.

@yoavoz6585 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing.

@SportsIncorporated 6 жыл бұрын

Chiang Mai sounds like a great place if your doing most of your work solo.

@_jamesbradley__ 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent list. Very well produced vids! 👍🏻Thank you. (I’ve been to 54 myself)

@levi_lcl 6 жыл бұрын

The base in Chiang Mai going to Koh Lanta part of the year then vacation in Bali is a bit of a stereotype now, since its super common on that particular scene for Digital Nomads and before them expats keeping it on the down low for decades for family and personal vacations. Nice to see the add-ins for Mexico and Canary Islands, lets expand this scene!

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Yes! I'm down.

@levi_lcl 6 жыл бұрын

Chris the Freelancer try Montinita in Ecuador perhaps.

@thomasfontaine3002 3 жыл бұрын

Good video

@DigitalNomadInvestor 5 жыл бұрын

Doing it in Thailand!

@bodhisatyachakraborti8673 3 жыл бұрын

How's Mauritius as a destination, for DNs? Is it worth considering?

@theawakened2245 3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you on Chiang Mai is really a nice city and people are supper nice. I’m interested in Bali and was wondering if you would speak to cost of living there?

@HappyCarlsonsTV 6 жыл бұрын

El Fogon in Playa is awesomeness

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

oh man. How I miss that place!

@phoenixnmhesq 6 жыл бұрын

I like Don Sirloin

@jkp17 6 жыл бұрын

Just got back from Playa, 2nd time at El Fogon.........I dream of their combo plates....... !!!!

@Toto-nv3ox 6 жыл бұрын

Hello Chris, thx for the content. I have a question. As a disabled person with wheelchair is it possible to move in Chiang Mai ???

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

hmm, accessibility isn't as common as in the west but people have done it. Check out this interview on Riley's channel: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e6eGfNCDvsiwmoU.html

@rebeccalacroix6276 6 жыл бұрын

do they have booths in the co workins paces in Bali? I teach online so need a private space

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah but you have to book and pay for them. If that's important to you, check out Biliq in Seminyak. Their booths are brand new and free right now.

@leonardtangty 3 жыл бұрын

Do you apply for a business visa when you are working as a digital nomad?

@aijax3609 5 жыл бұрын

Where’d you get your sweater? Is it made of real hair?

@Notpastourprime 6 жыл бұрын

Chris do you know what the legal situation is re digital nomad in Australia if on a normal holiday visa as a british person or would you have to be a resident to technically work as a digital nomad , its so strict in Australia re work visas but love it there, don't suppose you can shed any light on it, think at the moment may be a bit if a grey area, thanks

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

That's right. It's a complete grey area. Even lawyers probably couldn't answer this question.

@RunTheAtlas 6 жыл бұрын

Which camera/ settings did you use? It's so clear!

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

You joking, right? The camera goes in and out of focus a lot in this video (my bad!). I use a Canon G7X usually. Link in the description if you'd like to support the channel.

@brucedevenow4469 6 жыл бұрын

I notice that you are wearing a wireless mike. Can you share what audio capture you are using since I don't think G7X mark II supports wireless microphones. Thanks.

@Metruzanca 5 жыл бұрын

Where are you in this video, that background looks really nice.

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

Broadbeach Waters, QLD, Australia

@shanhickson1379 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! I think I’m going to start with Chiang Mai

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Good choice ;)

@carltonesmith5015 3 жыл бұрын

It’s amazing ... I also recommend visiting Pai in Thailand while you’re that far north. A three-hour van ride through the mountains or a gorgeous 30-minute flight. I took the plane 🛫 It’s kind of a mini-Chiang Mai ... more chilled-out but still with a lot of conveniences ☺️👍🏾

@b617_3 6 жыл бұрын

Also I heard peirera colombia is very decent for digital nomads. Have you ever been/heard of peirera?

@carlosmunoz733 5 жыл бұрын

b617 _ I have a lot of friends from there but I didn’t even know that it was a good place for digital nomad

@GutFeelings 4 жыл бұрын

Sweet, Chris! Love this! I am a digital nomad living in Panamá (Boquete). We have an entrepreneur house here with online digital nomads. If you're ever around, let me know! :-)

@chewie5870 6 жыл бұрын

my boi do u have a list of the next destinations u are heading in 2018

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Nup. Open to suggestions though. Up to date travel plans (as always) are on nomadlist.com/chrisrdodd

@__5036 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris, what laptop stand are you using?

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

The Roost Stand

@fergaldownes 5 жыл бұрын

Great channel Chris. I have been a DM in Asia and North America and you look very familiar. I think we may have met in Asia. After watching your videos on Lisbon I have now decided to spend the next Irish winter there and possibly make it a second home for me. Cheers

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

Never been to Lisbon bud

@fergaldownes 5 жыл бұрын

Oh.. LOL.. Must have been thinking about another video. My bad..

@freedomfunwithjlbfriends7193 6 жыл бұрын

Boracay in the Philippines is really really cool but good vid..

@paranoya733 3 жыл бұрын

Good for holiday, but lack of infrastructure for Digital Nomad

@floopy312 5 жыл бұрын

Bucaramanga, Colombia must be in the top 10. Well balanced and pleasent city, not too big not too small, very cheap rents, nice people, decent internet (with good latency to the US, around 50ms to Miami) and the temperature is just perfect all year. Also colombian food is pretty good too.

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

Never been. Sounds nice though.

@metahduh4003 3 жыл бұрын

Is Australia expensive? I'm european.

@PureAlbania 6 жыл бұрын

What the name of your macbook stand?

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

It's called the Roost Stand amzn.to/2bxJ6UB

@dietz3099 6 жыл бұрын

What did you think about playa del carmín

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i7d-epp73qm7eYk.html

@michaelwinkler7841 4 жыл бұрын

Where is the best spot on the world for digital nomad surfers?

@dream.lifestyle 5 жыл бұрын

How about Malaysia

@karzimegmusic8437 3 жыл бұрын

where is Georgia?

@lunacollacchi8798 6 жыл бұрын

can I ask a question? How do you do with visas?

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Tourist Visas

@sanatkumara5546 3 жыл бұрын

wow that is your first choice, how about Bali, Indonesia

@eksbalz1991 6 жыл бұрын

Come to Malaysia and try review digital nomad here

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Been to Penang, Melaka and Kuala Lumpur so far :)

@cthoadmin7458 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like Brisbane behind you.

@fabriziobertoglio7342 6 жыл бұрын

Once i have easier time I all buy y book. Now I have too much work/study

@imax2000 6 жыл бұрын

When are you coming back to Morocco?

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

No plans as of yet to return.

@bobbrown9079 6 жыл бұрын

Just a word to people from other continents who may not be aware => I have no doubt that Chris is right about Playa Del Carmen. I appreciate his information. I have not been to that specific location, hoping to go there sometime. However, nearly all of Mexico is a third world country with all the accompanying problems. Many parts of Mexico are extremely dangerous for tourists so do extensive research before you venture around. Thanks

@thomassampson1807 3 жыл бұрын

chiang mai, bali, gran canaria, playa del carmen? the most obvious places ever haha!

@Big_E_247 5 жыл бұрын

Is there a lot of pollution in Chiang Mai?

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

There's actually a period called burning season where pollution gets quite bad but other than that, the air is quite alright.

@WorldlyNomadic 3 жыл бұрын

12,000 baht is now $400 usd so the price inflation has increased a bit. But still the best value I’ve found in the world. For 300usd per month you can get a great condo. AMAZING healthy food for low prices. And something that so much of the world is missing, a truly caring and connected community of digital nomads that will become your best friends for life!

@308KingsRoad 5 жыл бұрын

♨️Great video so clear and precise, my personal favorite is Chiang mai as well. It's my goal to make a life unlike any other and Chiang has given that to me. Solo nomadic lifestyle🍈

@oscarogbakpan9828 4 жыл бұрын

really i did love to visit soon

@LastKnownLocations 6 жыл бұрын

I can see Brisvegas in the background!

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Sorry buddy. That's the GC skyline. Not Brisbane ;)

@LastKnownLocations 6 жыл бұрын

Chris the Freelancer damn! It's the GC. 😂 The infamous Surfers Paradise. Ready for Commonwealth Games I guess.

@IlirMcNamara 6 жыл бұрын

More like broadbeach waters

@musavillarin6102 6 жыл бұрын

Hello Chris you been to Alicante???? It is safe Playa?

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Haven't been to mainland Spain but I felt that Playa del Carmen felt safe.

@musavillarin6102 6 жыл бұрын

Chris, is any easy to stay in playa long time as a digital nomad or is like Thailand?

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Easier. Mexico you can stay for up to 6 months as an Aussie, American, English, etc

@Ostricht199 5 жыл бұрын

I found Bangkok to be awesome. It's only slightly more expensive than Chiang Mai, but it also feels metropolitan and like you're connected with the rest of the world, and offers you a diversity of activities, sights and experiences that Chiang Mai can't match (and that few cities in Asia can match). It's more stressful and congested but some parts of the city are quieter than others. It also has great flight connections to all of Asia and to the West as well. Chiang Mai is still a great place, and in my opinion it's at the upper limit of what a city of its size can offer in terms of opportunities and activities.

@fruityeva Жыл бұрын

For Europeans Las Palmas is great because you don't have to care about visa and the coimate is great. Not humid at all.😊🌞

@tiffanyjoseph1555 6 жыл бұрын

None of the Eastern European cities made the cut? What could have made those destinations better, in your opinion?

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Good question Tiff. I suppose that the cities in Eastern Europe weren't all that exotic and interesting to me as a westerner. I had the feeling when I was there that if I wanted this kind of lifestyle, why wouldn't I just stay home? There was also much less of a digital nomad scene there than I would have hoped.

@RealSpaceHobo 6 жыл бұрын

Imagine if Chiang Mai had a beach......something for developers to ponder about - shame about Las Palma prices......sort of a deal breaker, if u ask me....:-).....Playa Del Carmen was an eye-opener......:-)

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah man. Still baffles me that no one has caught on to Mexico. Lot of potential in that country.

@GhostyGhost7007 6 жыл бұрын

Chris the Freelancer Its too dangerous. I think I heard that the US recently stopped flights to Playa del Carmen because like 21 tourists were murdered. It's a beautiful country but the cartel controls it in the background.

@claudiocamacho9816 3 жыл бұрын

Madeira island, best of the best.

@Hazgar64 5 жыл бұрын

its mind blowing how expensive other country are compare to this .

@spicykimchi1 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video. I've been teaching English in China for a while, and it's about time for me to leave. This seems like the next logical step. But the coworking space doesn't seem convenient. Meeting people? Sure, but it seems distracting. To me, one of the most important things to look for in a country is visa stay - how often would I have to do visa runs, how cheap, etc? But since we're all from different countries, I can understand why you didn't cover it.

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

True but if visas are your biggest concern, why not just stay in your home country where you don't need to border runs at all?

@spicykimchi1 6 жыл бұрын

Chris the Freelancer I don't mind visa runs, if they're not too costly and too frequent.

@petertothtoma 3 жыл бұрын

Yap, citizens of the EU can travel and have a job freely inside the EU. Nice vid, some world map would be useful next time:)

@brownieiverson2585 6 жыл бұрын

How do you feel about Colombia 🇨🇴 Medellin or Bogota?

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Haven't been to Bogota but Medellin, as I mention in my book is great for single guys. For me, I don't date or go out much so it didn't make it into my top 5. Still a great location for digital nomads.

@elmostong1865 4 жыл бұрын

I live right outside of Medellin(30 miles) Greatest decision I've ever made

@leetraviusmckay314 6 жыл бұрын

The only downside to Thailand is visa runs

@margaritachuvashova7884 5 жыл бұрын

Plus time zone...

@sashagray3476 5 жыл бұрын

There's lots of downsides

@WhiteZorin 5 жыл бұрын

What does it mean exactly? I really don't know, just asking :) Like visa runs out and oyu have to leave?

@killjoysmakesomenoiz9153 5 жыл бұрын

@@WhiteZorin when your visa is about to run out, you leave the country to nearby countries and then come back right in ,in Thailand usually people will go to these borders : Cambodia, Laos ,Malaysia :)

@eliem9900 5 жыл бұрын

TOP 3 : Chiang Mai Penang Bali

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

Penang... Interesting!

@rentinnice5021 6 жыл бұрын

And where is Chiang maj.?

@ChristheFreelancer 6 жыл бұрын

Northern Thailand

@leetraviusmckay314 5 жыл бұрын

How about Saigon?

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

I talk about Saigon in the follow-up video to this one

@leetraviusmckay314 5 жыл бұрын

@@ChristheFreelancer what were the pros and cons of living there?

@geraltofrivia9922 5 жыл бұрын

Saigon blows

@o.sfreelancerviagenseturismo 5 жыл бұрын

my dreams is travel to BALI

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

It's a great place!

@zwietnamu3605 6 жыл бұрын

#1 Da Nang

@jaffajoffer6300 4 жыл бұрын

Why

@huntrrams 5 жыл бұрын

Other great places is Philippines and Portugal

@whiteboymax250 4 жыл бұрын

moviemagic Philippines has the WORST reliability of WiFi. Terrible recommendation

@dccoulthard 5 жыл бұрын

So, this is just for beach bums?

@ChristheFreelancer 5 жыл бұрын

This was my personal top 5.

@robbyvoseta1374 5 жыл бұрын

Thailand and Bali are not cheap unless you don't mind eating the local food which is basically sea food or dog meat (sad but especially in the case of Bali aka the dog meat true).

@zaffiro121 3 жыл бұрын

Work?

@xxxxx2084 3 жыл бұрын

Come to Shanghai, not that cheap, but the business opportunity you can develop while working from here should increase the income levels. I realize it’s not your thing, but $50/h to teach English one on one, gives you a reference point.