Is Skopje, North Macedonia on your destination lis Is Skopje, North Macedonia on your destination list? 🇲🇰⁣
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On our Europe tour, we decided to make Skopje home for a few weeks! One of the main reason is because I needed to renew my passport which is much faster outside the country.⁣
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Other than that, we didn’t really know what to expect. There weren't many blogs or videos about being digital nomads here. We could only find 1 coworking space in the area but there were plenty of cafes to visit! There’s a huge cafe culture which is always nice.⁣
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We had a really nice, modern, comfortable apartment in Skopje for $580 USD which was 5 minutes walking from the city center. The cost of living is pretty affordable and it’s very safe! ⁣
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If you’re looking for a city to get some work done, explore the surrounding destinations and establish some routine or even simply go to the BEST gym I've ever been to (@fit_in_performance) - Skopje could be that place for you!⁣
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Would you visit Skopje, North Macedonia as a digital nomad?⁣
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Lisbon, Portugal is the top digital nomad destinat Lisbon, Portugal is the top digital nomad destination in Europe! 🇵🇹Why?⁣
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One word: community!⁣
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According to some digital nomad statistics, loneliness is the #1 reason people leave this lifestyle. When you’re traveling alone (or even as a couple), you easily feel all alone. Thankfully, the digital nomad community is very strong, open and welcoming!⁣
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Lisbon is also a popular spot because of the fast wifi (we had speeds of 500+ Mbps), endless coworking options and a relatively affordable cost of living (except the rising rental prices, of course let's be real). ⁣
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Our month in this wonderful city wasn’t long enough! It’s got all the simple things we love:⁣
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🍷 delicious food & wine⁣
🥑 bustling brunch scene and ⁣
👯 friendly people & community⁣
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We can easily see why digital nomads keep coming back to this city and we hope we can explore more of Portugal (Porto, Algrave, etc).⁣
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Have you been a digital nomad in Lisbon before? What were your thoughts?⁣
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We embarked on another 6-hour bus journey to our n We embarked on another 6-hour bus journey to our next digital nomad destination on this Europe tour.⁣
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Zagreb, Croatia has been on our minds for a while. While most people think of Split or Dubrovnik, we wanted to visit the capital and see what it’s really like for digital nomads.⁣
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These are some things that we think of before choosing a destination:⁣
- Is there an active digital nomad community?⁣
- What’s the wifi speeds like?⁣
- Are there good coworking spaces?⁣
- Is the cafe culture buzzing?⁣
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And so much more! Our biggest concern was the community part. After traveling Serbia alone - we were starting to feel quite lonely! We joined an FB group and found someone had set up a weekly coworking day.⁣
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It’s always nerve-wracking going to events where you don’t know anyone but as digital nomads, you get acquainted pretty quick! TLDR, we had a pretty close group of 8 working from cafes together, exploring Zagreb and getting to know each other.⁣
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Zagreb is a great destination in Europe for a digital nomad wanting a more affordable cost of living while still exploring Croatia! 🇭🇷⁣
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Never did we think we would visit Serbia…⁣ ⁣ Never did we think we would visit Serbia…⁣
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…but we are SO glad we did!⁣
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Serbia surprised us in so many ways, we honestly didn’t know what to expect! ⁣
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That’s one of the ways we like to approach some of our travels - not judging the country by its cover. You can hear some positive (or negative) things about countries but you never truly know until you experience it for yourself. ⁣
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We spent a month living in Belgrade, Serbia and it wasn’t long enough! With such limited time, as digital nomads you have to hit the ground running to get settled into your new home. We used our first 3 days to find (good) cafes to work from, sign up for a gym membership and plan our travel across Serbia.⁣
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Here are some reasons we can recommend Belgrade to fellow digital nomads:⁣
- friendly, welcoming people⁣
- they have delicious food⁣
- high standard of living⁣
- relatively low cost of living⁣
- fast wifi with tons of cafes to work from ⁣
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We ate countless bureks, drank copious amounts of coffee and worked from some of the coolest cafes. We can’t wait to get back to Belgrade!⁣
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Serbia, you stole our hearts!⁣
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European Digital Nomad Summer 2022, incoming ✨⁣
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After 4 months in Medellin, Colombia - we decided to head to Europe for the rest of the year!⁣
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Travel planning just becomes part of your lifestyle as digital nomads - it almost becomes a side hustle. When we're not working or exploring, we are researching/booking our next destinations!⁣
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What countries did we decide on?⁣
🇬🇧 England⁣
🇦🇹 Austria⁣
🇭🇷 Croatia⁣
🇷🇸 Serbia⁣
🇫🇷 France⁣
🇳🇱 Netherlands⁣
🇵🇹 Portugal⁣
🇲🇰 North Macedonia⁣
and finally, a last-minute decision to visit...⁣
🇨🇾 Cyprus⁣
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We found flights for only $400 to London from Colombia! My lovely friend and her husband were the best hosts and showed us around their new home. We spent a week in London exploring, acclimating to this continent and working from Pret! ⁣
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TTA TIP: If you're in London, Pret has a subscription service for only about £30 and you get 5 drinks per day plus a cafe space to do a little work!⁣
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*I'm going to be recapping the rest of our 2022 as digital nomads for the next few posts, we are currently in Asia🤪 ⁣
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Figuring out where to live can be difficult as a d Figuring out where to live can be difficult as a digital nomad. Medellin is a big city to navigate but there were some areas that stood out to us. ⁣
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We moved from Laureles to El Poblado in March to truly answer the question “Which neighborhood is best for digital nomads?” - there seems to always be a debate (for good reason). If you read our blog post on where to stay, you’ll know our answer 😉⁣
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If you hate working from home - you’ll love your ‘office’ options in Poblado! There are endless cafes, coworking spaces and free coworking zones in the mall (yes, free!). @elopenspace, @pergaminocafe and El Tesoro Mall are some of the faves!⁣
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Medellin, Colombia continued to impress us and we’re so glad we ended up staying here for 4 months in 2022!⁣
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Settling into a new country as digital nomads isn’t always easy…⁣
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…We spent our first full month in Medellin, Colombia going through a list of things to sort out for ourselves (per usual).⁣
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It might look like we just land in a country and have everything sorted by day 1 but that’s certainly not the case.⁣
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In each country as digital nomads, you have to:⁣
- Buy a local SIM card (or find an eSIM solution - @airalocom & @realnomadtravel are our faves)⁣
- Find your local grocery store⁣
- Get connected with the digital nomad community (constantly putting ourselves out there)⁣
- Figure out where to work (coworking vs cafes)⁣
- Plan the activities we want to do while visiting the country⁣
- And so much more!⁣
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We heard so much about Medellin for digital nomads, we just had to check out what all the buzz was about (especially as we run a blog for digital nomads).⁣
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This was also my (Ashley’s) birthday month and we went paragliding for the first time (2nd pic). We flew with @paraglidingmedellin 💯 I absolutely loved it - if you get the chance, it was a great experience!⁣
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2022 didn’t start off as we expected…⁣
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…lying on the beach in Thailand, one of our favorite places in the world. 🌴⁣
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Instead, we were touring a couple more US cities: Phoenix, San Francisco and Miami! At this point, we didn’t know how our year would look but we just needed to nail down our next location as digital nomads.⁣
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How did we do that? Simply go on Google flights, enter Miami (where we currently were) and don’t add a destination! There was one place that popped up that was high on our digital nomad destination list - Medellin, Colombia! 🇨🇴⁣
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For $245.15 USD total, Matthew and I hopped on a 2 hour plane ride to a country (and continent) we’ve never stepped foot on before! 🥹⁣
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We were tired of flying and traveling (faster than usual) and we decided to make Medellin our base for a few months but that’s for the next couple of posts to come…⁣
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Paragliding Medellin: Where To Book, Prices, Safety & Info

Category Colombia, Medellin Updated on September 26, 2022

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Paragliding Medellin?!

Who in the world is crazy enough to do that right?! Well…us!

We’re the crazy kids running off the mountain in the hills of Colombia for some adventure, fun and unforgettable memories. And it certainly didn’t disappoint!

Matthew and I went paragliding in Medellin for my 27th birthday and I couldn’t have asked for a more memorable activity in one of the most amazing cities we’ve been digital nomads.

Thinking about going paragliding in Medellin? We’re going to share the whole booking process, what it was like for us, how much we paid and quick tips if it’s your first time paragliding.

Here’s everything you need to know about paragliding in Medellin.

Why You Should Go Paragliding In Medellin, Colombia

  • Celebrating a birthday?
  • Want to try something new?
  • Maybe an anniversary?
  • Want an unforgettable experience?

You should go paragliding in Medellin, Colombia!

My 27th birthday was coming up and we happen to be in the City of Eternal Spring. I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do but I saw that it was quite the popular activity to go paragliding in Medellin. And I thought why?!

ashley putting gear on

Paragliding in Medellin would allow you to see the city from a different perspective – from the sky. Medellin has one of the coolest landscapes of any city we’ve been to. You have these orange buildings that make up the concrete jungle of a city but…you’ve also got all this forestry and greenery around every corner of the city. It’s absolutely amazing and to me, it’s quite literally a ‘concrete jungle’.

This is a top thing to do in Medellin, even if you don’t have anything to celebrate you should still go paragliding in Medellin! It was an amazing experience that we will never forget – I mean how many people can say they went paragliding in Colombia right?!

What It Was Like Paragliding In Medellin – Our Personal Experience

Matthew booked the entire experience for us because it was my birthday. He went and found a good company with *5-star reviews (you can bet we are going with a 3-star paragliding spot lol).

Booking Process

It was super easy to message them via WhatsApp and book a slot for the date we wanted. We had to change it twice because the weather conditions were acting up and they were more than happy to reschedule it all for us!

taxi for paragliding

We booked the entire experience which included a car pick-up and drop-off service from our Airbnb, the GoPro package and obviously the paragliding itself (15 minutes of flying time). This was such a great thing because we were taken care of the entire time!

Getting To San Felix

You take off from a spot called San Felix which is about 30 minutes away from the neighborhood we lived in (Laureles). It’s quite the windy road up to the hills and it felt like it was in the middle of nowhere – you wouldn’t want to NOT have a dedicated driver. We have seen people take Uber to the top but I honestly couldn’t figure out how they got back home but maybe Ubers do go that far!

ashley watching safety video

Once you get to San Felix, you have to register with the company. They will make you sign a couple of waivers and you’ll need to watch the 5-10 minutes safety video (which can be in English or Spanish). They gave us a memory card since we had the GoPro included in our package which you will give to your pilot before taking off. The pilot will set up the GoPro for you. We had to pay in cash, we got our receipt and that was it!

uphill walk to area

You have to hike about 15 minutes to the top which doesn’t sound like much but trust me, it’s all uphill and it will have you huffin’ and puffin’! You’ll need a minute (or two) to recover before you fly off into the skies.

Waiting To Paraglide

There’s a section where all of the people about to fly will sit and wait for their turn. But there’s also an outer section where the people who are next but like maybe 3rd or 4th to fly will stay.

matthew ashley waiting at the top

There’s a whole system, just go up to the booth and give your ticket, and the lady will direct you on what to do next (whether wait or get inside). We had to wait on the outer section for about 30 minutes before it was our turn to paraglide.

Paragliding Pilots

We could never paraglide on our own (nor would we want to) and it was great to be able to do a tandem paragliding flight where you have a pilot take full control and you get to sit back and relax!

The paragliding pilots are well-train, confident and ensure everything is safe. I felt super comfortable as they have been paragliding for years and it’s like second nature to them. You could just tell! This made us feel way more comfortable.

photo with paragliding pilot

They are also super friendly and nice, although it might help to speak some basic Spanish. They explain things to you before and if you don’t understand make it clear and they might have someone help to translate. You wouldn’t want to know what’s going on when you’re paragliding lol.

A Little Mix-Up

Unfortunately, there seems to have been a mix-up with the paragliding timings because Matt and I didn’t go one after the other. I went first thinking Matt will follow shortly but for some reason, they made him wait. I took off and landed in the city which was awesome but that meant I had to wait for a car to pick me up and go drive all the way back up the hills of San Felix again because Matt didn’t land with me.

ashley taking off

It took 30 minutes alone for the driver to come and pick us up (I was with one other paraglider). Once we were picked up, it took 30-45 minutes to get to the top. I had to hike those 15 minutes up again and I thought Matthew would have already flown but no! He was still waiting to paraglide – that means he was waiting for over an hour after I had taken off to paraglide himself.

putting paragliding equipment

Once we told them about it all, they were quick to get him inside strapped on and taken off. We understand that with the flaky weather conditions this could happen. The reason is that depending on the wind, you’ll have two landing options:

  • down below in the city (near Bello)
  • back to where you started (on the hills of San Felix)

When I was flying, the paragliding pilot thought it was best to land down below in the city. When it came to Matthew, the winds had picked up and it was better for him to land back on the same hill he took off – I got to see him take off and land.

TTA TIP: Make it clear that you want to fly one after the other and you’re more than happy to wait longer if it means you can do so. We spent way longer than we should have for the whole paragliding experience but it was amazing nonetheless!

Paragliding Companies In Medellin

The best way to start is to choose the right company that suits your needs and budget.

Paragliding in Medellin has become such a popular activity. There are several ways to book your paragliding experience. You can either book through third-party sites such as:

  • Get Your Guide
  • Viator
  • Airbnb Experiences

If you want to book directly though, you can simply message a company via WhatsApp to make your reservation. We did this option and researched extensively (reading reviews, comparing companies, flight times vs price, etc).

We booked our experience with ParaglidingMedellin.com. They are very professional, have solid TripAdvisor and Google reviews of 4.9 stars. Paragliding Medellin has also been in business since 1992 which is a very long time so we were confident they knew what they were doing. A basic flight with Paragliding Medellin starts from $48 USD depending on how long you want to fly. We recommend booking the full package which includes door-to-door transportation and GoPro footage – this costs us $60 USD per person.

paragliding medellin sign

TTA TIP: When booking things in a foreign country, we always stick to the local currency. It’s easier to make sure you’re getting a fair price and not some tourist just happy to go along with any price they give you. I feel we got a great deal because of this – they quoted us in COP ($260,000 per person).

Where Do You Fly From When Paragliding In Medellin?

You don’t fly from the city center, silly! Maybe you’re not silly like me in thinking that lol. When you see photos of paragliding in Medellin you think wow they are so close to the city but you actually fly from a barrio nearby called San Felix.

map medellin to san felix

San Felix is located 45 minutes away from El Poblado. While it’s only around 35 minutes from Laureles. These time estimates all depend on traffic! It’s not that far but we do have to warn you that once you start climbing the hill – the roads are pretty windy the whole way up.

How To Get To San Felix And Back

We booked the full package with Paragliding Medellin and this included door-to-door service which we highly recommend. You could easily order an Uber to take you up to San Felix but I honestly don’t know if Ubers would pick you up from San Felix. You can make it a full day of adventure and figure it out once you’re there – it’s up to you!

Where Do You Land Paragliding in Medellin?

There are 2 landing options when paragliding in Medellin:

  • down below in the city (near Bello)
  • at the top in San Felix (the same spot you took off)

We did both because of the little mix-up! I think it depends all on where the pilot feel is best at the time. With the winds changing at any moment, you can’t really guarantee where you will land.

ashley paragliding in medellin

If the winds pick up, you’ll likely climb much higher nearby the mountains and amongst the birds like Matthew did. If it’s not that windy, you’ll probably land in the city which is such a cool view and perspective. Either way, it’ll be a great paragliding experience.

Medellin Paragliding: What Do You Need To Know?

There are only a few things you need to bring with you. I will say it’s best to keep it light especially if you’re traveling solo. If you bring a backpack – you will have to paraglide with that backpack which isn’t ideal!

ashley paragliding medellin

Here are the things that you should know before paragliding in Medellin:

  • bring some form of ID (we brought our licenses)
  • wear long pants because it does get cold up there
  • bring a jacket if you get cold easily
  • sandals/flip-flops are not allowed to take off (wear shoes)
  • a mask (if it’s the pandemic era still)
  • cash – they may or may not take a card, just bring cash

The most important thing is that you keep it light. I had my favorite Patagonia fanny pack with me which was perfect for the flight. It didn’t get in the way and I could put my sweater over it! When Matthew took off, he actually gave me everything he had in his pockets. We also left things like our water bottle in the card with our dedicated driver.

Paragliding Medellin: When Is The Best Time To Go?

Medellin is known as the City of Eternal Spring because of its perfect 70F-degree weather all year round. When we first arrived the weather was absolutely perfect – sunshine, cool breeze and it’s never too hot or cold.

entry to paragliding area

However, Medellin weather can change pretty quickly. After a month of sunshine, the rainy season started and it just didn’t stop. We had showers almost every single afternoon!

Here’s the best time to go paragliding in Medellin:

Time Of Year

The best time to visit Medellin is from November to March if you want complete sunshine. Everyone knows this is the best weather in Medellin so you’ll have to deal with the crowds of tourists. If you want to visit during the rainy season which is from May to September, it’ll be much cheaper for housing and fewer crowds but obviously there’s the rain to deal with.

paragliding sign

For paragliding, we didn’t want to take off during a cloudy day because you don’t get the stunning views of the city. We wanted a clear day with plenty of sunshine! That’s our personal preference, it’s up to you when you want to visit. The best time to paraglide in this case would be from November to March.

Time Of Day

We got picked up around 9 am and I took off around 10:46 am. There are pockets of time that no one took off because it all depends on the wind. We waited about 30 minutes for our turn and I wish we had held off longer.

Matthew took off around 12:37 pm (yes it was quite the gap after the mix-up) and the winds picked up around this time. People were taking off left right and center! If I could do it again, I probably would have rather waited an hour plus to get better winds.

ashley ready for take off

It’s really hard to say a specific time of day because it all depends on the wind. I’d ask your paragliding pilot or the staff around the area when the best time to fly would be.

Note: You might have to fly at a specific time too, they didn’t seem too flexible but I think you could get away with an extra 30 minutes or so.

Day Of The Week

Want fewer crowds? Go paragliding on a weekday! The paragliding take-off area can easily become crowded if you go on a weekend. If you need a little time to prepare mentally and maybe you’re a little nervous – a crowded takeoff area might not be great!

The weekend gets really busy and it’s a popular time for people to go paragliding in Medellin!

Paragliding Medellin: Is It Worth The Experience?

Yes, 1000%!

If you want an unforgettable activity, go paragliding in Medellin! It’s very easy to book and it doesn’t cost as much as other places. We booked with Paragliding Medellin and we recommend texting them on WhatsApp directly for the best deals – their number is (+57) 311 6165 601. We paid $60 USD each for the whole package!

I absolutely loved the experience and I’m so happy I got to paraglide in Medellin. It’s one of the coolest cities especially from above! Matthew didn’t necessarily enjoy the paragliding himself but that’s just personal taste.

In: Colombia, Medellin

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Is Skopje, North Macedonia on your destination lis Is Skopje, North Macedonia on your destination list? 🇲🇰⁣
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On our Europe tour, we decided to make Skopje home for a few weeks! One of the main reason is because I needed to renew my passport which is much faster outside the country.⁣
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Would you visit Skopje, North Macedonia as a digital nomad?⁣
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Lisbon, Portugal is the top digital nomad destinat Lisbon, Portugal is the top digital nomad destination in Europe! 🇵🇹Why?⁣
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According to some digital nomad statistics, loneliness is the #1 reason people leave this lifestyle. When you’re traveling alone (or even as a couple), you easily feel all alone. Thankfully, the digital nomad community is very strong, open and welcoming!⁣
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Lisbon is also a popular spot because of the fast wifi (we had speeds of 500+ Mbps), endless coworking options and a relatively affordable cost of living (except the rising rental prices, of course let's be real). ⁣
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Our month in this wonderful city wasn’t long enough! It’s got all the simple things we love:⁣
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We can easily see why digital nomads keep coming back to this city and we hope we can explore more of Portugal (Porto, Algrave, etc).⁣
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Have you been a digital nomad in Lisbon before? What were your thoughts?⁣
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We embarked on another 6-hour bus journey to our n We embarked on another 6-hour bus journey to our next digital nomad destination on this Europe tour.⁣
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Zagreb, Croatia has been on our minds for a while. While most people think of Split or Dubrovnik, we wanted to visit the capital and see what it’s really like for digital nomads.⁣
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These are some things that we think of before choosing a destination:⁣
- Is there an active digital nomad community?⁣
- What’s the wifi speeds like?⁣
- Are there good coworking spaces?⁣
- Is the cafe culture buzzing?⁣
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And so much more! Our biggest concern was the community part. After traveling Serbia alone - we were starting to feel quite lonely! We joined an FB group and found someone had set up a weekly coworking day.⁣
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It’s always nerve-wracking going to events where you don’t know anyone but as digital nomads, you get acquainted pretty quick! TLDR, we had a pretty close group of 8 working from cafes together, exploring Zagreb and getting to know each other.⁣
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Zagreb is a great destination in Europe for a digital nomad wanting a more affordable cost of living while still exploring Croatia! 🇭🇷⁣
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Never did we think we would visit Serbia…⁣ ⁣ Never did we think we would visit Serbia…⁣
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Serbia surprised us in so many ways, we honestly didn’t know what to expect! ⁣
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That’s one of the ways we like to approach some of our travels - not judging the country by its cover. You can hear some positive (or negative) things about countries but you never truly know until you experience it for yourself. ⁣
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We spent a month living in Belgrade, Serbia and it wasn’t long enough! With such limited time, as digital nomads you have to hit the ground running to get settled into your new home. We used our first 3 days to find (good) cafes to work from, sign up for a gym membership and plan our travel across Serbia.⁣
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Here are some reasons we can recommend Belgrade to fellow digital nomads:⁣
- friendly, welcoming people⁣
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- high standard of living⁣
- relatively low cost of living⁣
- fast wifi with tons of cafes to work from ⁣
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We ate countless bureks, drank copious amounts of coffee and worked from some of the coolest cafes. We can’t wait to get back to Belgrade!⁣
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European Digital Nomad Summer 2022, incoming ✨⁣
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After 4 months in Medellin, Colombia - we decided to head to Europe for the rest of the year!⁣
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Travel planning just becomes part of your lifestyle as digital nomads - it almost becomes a side hustle. When we're not working or exploring, we are researching/booking our next destinations!⁣
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🇬🇧 England⁣
🇦🇹 Austria⁣
🇭🇷 Croatia⁣
🇷🇸 Serbia⁣
🇫🇷 France⁣
🇳🇱 Netherlands⁣
🇵🇹 Portugal⁣
🇲🇰 North Macedonia⁣
and finally, a last-minute decision to visit...⁣
🇨🇾 Cyprus⁣
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We found flights for only $400 to London from Colombia! My lovely friend and her husband were the best hosts and showed us around their new home. We spent a week in London exploring, acclimating to this continent and working from Pret! ⁣
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TTA TIP: If you're in London, Pret has a subscription service for only about £30 and you get 5 drinks per day plus a cafe space to do a little work!⁣
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*I'm going to be recapping the rest of our 2022 as digital nomads for the next few posts, we are currently in Asia🤪 ⁣
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Figuring out where to live can be difficult as a d Figuring out where to live can be difficult as a digital nomad. Medellin is a big city to navigate but there were some areas that stood out to us. ⁣
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We moved from Laureles to El Poblado in March to truly answer the question “Which neighborhood is best for digital nomads?” - there seems to always be a debate (for good reason). If you read our blog post on where to stay, you’ll know our answer 😉⁣
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If you hate working from home - you’ll love your ‘office’ options in Poblado! There are endless cafes, coworking spaces and free coworking zones in the mall (yes, free!). @elopenspace, @pergaminocafe and El Tesoro Mall are some of the faves!⁣
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Medellin, Colombia continued to impress us and we’re so glad we ended up staying here for 4 months in 2022!⁣
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Settling into a new country as digital nomads isn’t always easy…⁣
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…We spent our first full month in Medellin, Colombia going through a list of things to sort out for ourselves (per usual).⁣
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It might look like we just land in a country and have everything sorted by day 1 but that’s certainly not the case.⁣
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In each country as digital nomads, you have to:⁣
- Buy a local SIM card (or find an eSIM solution - @airalocom & @realnomadtravel are our faves)⁣
- Find your local grocery store⁣
- Get connected with the digital nomad community (constantly putting ourselves out there)⁣
- Figure out where to work (coworking vs cafes)⁣
- Plan the activities we want to do while visiting the country⁣
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We heard so much about Medellin for digital nomads, we just had to check out what all the buzz was about (especially as we run a blog for digital nomads).⁣
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This was also my (Ashley’s) birthday month and we went paragliding for the first time (2nd pic). We flew with @paraglidingmedellin 💯 I absolutely loved it - if you get the chance, it was a great experience!⁣
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2022 didn’t start off as we expected…⁣
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…lying on the beach in Thailand, one of our favorite places in the world. 🌴⁣
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Instead, we were touring a couple more US cities: Phoenix, San Francisco and Miami! At this point, we didn’t know how our year would look but we just needed to nail down our next location as digital nomads.⁣
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How did we do that? Simply go on Google flights, enter Miami (where we currently were) and don’t add a destination! There was one place that popped up that was high on our digital nomad destination list - Medellin, Colombia! 🇨🇴⁣
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For $245.15 USD total, Matthew and I hopped on a 2 hour plane ride to a country (and continent) we’ve never stepped foot on before! 🥹⁣
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We were tired of flying and traveling (faster than usual) and we decided to make Medellin our base for a few months but that’s for the next couple of posts to come…⁣
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Well, that's the truth...🤷🏻‍♀️ ⠀ Dig Well, that's the truth...🤷🏻‍♀️
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Digital nomad life isn’t for everyone.

There are days you’ll feel excited to live in a new country every couple of months, ready to learn about other cultures & always inspired by fellow digital nomads you meet on the road. 

But there are days where you’ll feel lonely, stuck, miserable and exhausted from moving and/or always making new friends. 

This digital nomad lifestyle is no way perfect, as it may look. But…

We wouldn’t have it any other way 🤍
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