Digital Nomad Essentials

📱 eSim: Airalo
💳 International Card: Wise
🌍 Visa for any country: Joinsherpa
👥 Neighborhood Vibes: Hoodmaps
🏥 Insurance: Credit-Card Built in Insurance
🏠 Housing: Airbnb Book 28 days for discounts
🎦 See the Experience: Youtube

PS: Not an affiliate of any of the providers mentioned above, we just use them on our travels.

Bangkok

Average Expenses

💳 Visa Extension: ~$55 per person
🏠 Housing: ~$600-$800 a month
💱 Money Exchange: $500 AUD = ~17,806.25 BAHT
📱 Local Mobile SIM Card: True 5G: $42.50, 5GB Unli internet for 30 days, Unlimited Call, Unlimited Wifi, 100 thb calling credit for International Call
🚌 Transportation:
- Public Bus (Phuket to Old Town): $4.25 per person
- Grab (Old Town to Rawai): $21.24
🚌 Bus Phuket to Bangkok: $115 for 2 persons (13 Hrs Travel Time)
🦶 Relaxation: Foot Massage at Kims Massage: $12 per person
🍲 Food Budget: Target Daily: $30 = B706.12
🏢 Co-working Space:
- $7 per day, $150 a month
- Let’s Work Rawai Beach Area: 300 Baht 3hrs
- Grind Time Rawai Beach: 250 Baht 9-6PM
- Lub d hostel Patong coworking space: 1,500 Baht per week per person or 150 Baht for guest (half day 5hrs)

Highlights 🎖️

Access to massages almost any time
Local Barbeque
General Vibe of the people, laid back and friendly
How organised and accessible everything was
Affordable prices all across
Dog Cafes
Mark Weins Restaurant
Sleeping Buddha Temple

Not So Good 😢

A bit too hot during summer
Sometimes too salty food

Recommendations

Grocery

Lotus
- A local shopping mall with grocery store with local prices, perfect for stocking up your supplies if you are staying long term.
- Website
- Directions

Entertainment

Century The Movie Plaza Sukhumvit
- Shopping mall near the train station with cinema. They play movies in English with Thai subtitle. It was one of our places to relax and unwind. Just don’t be weirded out if they ask you to stand up for the national anthem.
- Website
- Directions
Siam Paragon
- A high upscale mall with big luxury brands. Just do not forget to go to the basement where the famous food court is, this is where the magic happens.
- Website
- Directions
Wat Pho
- A local temple experience, good place to visit to understand better local culture and see Thai architecture.
- Website
- Directions
Dog In Town Ari
- A bit hidden Dog Cafe in Thailand, it took us a bit to find it, but it was well worth it. The dogs were well trained and had multiple opportunity to have photos with them. They roam around freely so you can pet them. They also sell good coffee.
- Website
- Directions

Restaurants

Phed Mark
- Mark Weins infamous Thai restaurant. Be warned, spicy in Thailand is on another level, I suggest trying out one level of spice first before trying to show off. You have been warned.
- Website
- Directions

Work

Paper Plane Project
- A hidden co-working space that sits atop corporate buildings in Thailand. Lots of digital nomads visit here and they have a WIDE variety of coffee to choose from. A bit on expensive side, but if you are planning to stay the whole day and want killer view, the price of coffee is worth it.
- Website
- Directions

Youtube Videos

Digital Nomad Protips

🌔 Do not arrive in the airport at night.

It adds a layer of complexity trying to figure out how to get to your accomodation at night.

🚕 Taxis are notorious at overcharging at any country.

Arriving at night forces you to sometimes use them. Especially in countries where you can’t easily use Uber

🍇 Always know where the supermarket is

or better yet, live near the local supermarket. This will help you save tons of money and really simulate living like a local.

👩‍🍳 Find Restaurants/Cafes where the owner is constantly there

Frequently visit that place. They will start noticing you and become friendly. It helps you adjust to certain places when you know some of the locals and it’s one of the easiest ways to make friends.

🏦 Always bring cash.

around $100 worth, regardless if the country uses card in most places. There will almost always be an instance where you need cash. Do not bring too much cash as well.

🏂 Do not bring clothes for all seasons.

The worst case is that half of your clothes is for winter and the other half is summer. In most cases, it will either be too hot or too cold to where the other half of your clothes. Bring only a few set and look for local bazaars that sell affordable clothes for that season. You save in luggage expense, help local community, and get new clothes. win-win-win.

🚚 Understand crossing the road culture.

It’s surprising how different cultures treat crossing the road varies greatly, e.g vietnam versus australia, it could very well save your life.

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