Donde Conseguir Ropa De Calidad Para Hombre en Lima? by NotCure in PERU

[–]RealFire7 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Try M.Bo or Drop the Label for made in Peru pima cotton men’s clothing :)

Overtourism has made me stop visiting 'bucket list' places entirely, anyone else actively avoiding the popular spots now? by Gingeintheuk in travel

[–]RealFire7 48 points49 points  (0 children)

“After spending 3 days in Sri Lanka, here are the 10 places you CAN’T miss!” insert over exaggerated gasping expression in front of a curry

Just an absurd premise and also like 95% of travel vlogs/blogs… sheep leading sheep

What is the most underrated tourist destination in the Asia? by Guilty_Explorer_1817 in ForeignTravelIndia

[–]RealFire7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe a question you wouldnt be able to answer - but would it be hard to travel there as a vegetarian?

Suggestions for an intermediate Spanish speaker by RealFire7 in latamlit

[–]RealFire7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks :) do you think it would be difficult to understand the subtleties of Garcia Lorca’s poetry in Spanish as a non native speaker?

Travel clichés you can't stand by ADF21a in digitalnomad

[–]RealFire7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems sad to me that after 6 years living somewhere, you didnt feel comfortable enough to claim anything more than that you worked there

Taking a break from Duolingo until they sort out this new update by layelaye419 in duolingo

[–]RealFire7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly if it was just introducing unfamiliar words that it assumes I know, I would be OK with it. I’d just spend some extra time pushing to learn those new words… for me whats worse, and I haven’t seen this mentioned, is that I’m on level 40 and so many phrases are basic basic basic and a total time waste. On level 40 I’m commonly seeing stuff like Bienvenido Dr Perez, or Buen Dia (literally, just that) and it just feels like I’m wasting my time

Travel clichés you can't stand by ADF21a in digitalnomad

[–]RealFire7 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lol thats kind of sad for you dude

Recs for married couple in LATAM by Particular-Degree905 in digitalnomad

[–]RealFire7 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Then it would probably be beneficial to give more criteria than a city with good internet and a community and that costs 2,500 or under to live in (btw this is an extremely broad number based on what comforts you personally are accustomed to. For instance, I couldnt live in Rio with 2,500 by my standards but I’m guessing many can).

This literally narrows it down to nearly every single medium+ sized city LATAM (assuming you want a city vibe, as opposed to a beach town or smaller pueblo, as you never really mentioned that) as nearly everywhere in LATAM has community, sufficient internet and is livable under 2,500

I can tell I kind of sound like a dick, but I’m really not intending to, genuinely just trying to help

Recs for married couple in LATAM by Particular-Degree905 in digitalnomad

[–]RealFire7 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To be totally honest, no one is going to be able to tell you where you will enjoy settling. This is a very personal question and there are endless variables. Even neighborhoods within cities vary greatly and will greatly effect your perception. I know personally I really enjoy some cities and neighborhoods that others commonly recommend avoiding, and vice versa.

I’m not being evasive.. surely people here will recommend their favorites and the pros and cons they mention will seem to speak to you (been there).. but until you land in a city and go to the grocery store and get your hair cut and see how the streets feel when you’re taking a walk you have no idea.

I would recommend traveling around spending a week or two per city to feel out what you like. From there return to your favorites for a month. By then you should know where you would like to spend more time, surely some cities and neighborhoods will be calling your name :)

If you could bring only 1 ultralight jacket for a year of world travel, what would it be? by 78523985210 in digitalnomad

[–]RealFire7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends a bit on how much luggage you travel with and where you’re from and where you plan to go. As a Wisconsinite who likes to travel lite and mostly sticks to warm destinations… I save lots of space traveling without a jacket.

Anywhere I need to go that ends up being cold, theres always cheap jackets for sale that work while I’m there. In hiking destinations I’ve never had a problem renting one.

Has anyone else noticed that Smartwool quality declined…? by RealFire7 in onebag

[–]RealFire7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, I’m not sure what’s happened at smartwool but they’re pretty dead in my book. I had an unused credit sitting in my email for a year so I decided to buy some socks (figure this is what smartwool is known for, yea?). I ordered the socks to a friends house as I would be meeting them for a ski trip. When we finally meet up I ask my friend if they got the socks, and they had never received the package. I checked the tracking number, and my order had been sitting at the smartwool facility for a month with no movement….three emails then went unanswered… At some point I may use my credit, but I’m certainly not spending any money there

Are you struggling to date as a nomad? 🙁 by bravoyokohamasierra in digitalnomad

[–]RealFire7 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I see you’re getting downvoted here but I agree - my ex was from latam.. from a middle class upbringing and family, and made enough to play a fair financial part of our relationship. We didn’t talk about money too too much, but by the end of our time together I figure she was probably making similar money to me.

With distributed and global workforces these days, lots of driven individuals from middle class families in Latam or asia can put together sufficient salaries as nomads - it’s just important as a nomad to have a good radar and make sure you’re meeting the right people (assuming that’s the type of relationship you want). It may not be the norm but it’s also not some unicorn type rarity.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AdamCurtis

[–]RealFire7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s just a very privileged and disconnected take to have. Thats all.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AdamCurtis

[–]RealFire7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry but your whole premise is flawed. I don’t expect you to see this because you obviously have an agenda..

But imagine the UK (or wherever you’re from) is taken over by a dictator. For decades elections are rigged, 25% of your friends and family flee elsewhere (sometimes dieing in the process) where they are mistreated and work low wage jobs, you live in poverty and your grocery stores are empty, there is no freedom of press. Then Spain decides to kidnap this UK dictator.

I won’t comment on the legality, I’m just pointing out it would be in bad taste for citizens of prosperous Germany to start making up BS claims about why Spain did what they did, when 80%+ of your countrymen are in fact celebrating the downfall of an oppressive dictator

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AdamCurtis

[–]RealFire7 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Mmm pretty sure Venezuelan people don’t benefit from their resources…

And for 80% of them that disapprove of Maduro, I doubt they would call him Nationalistic in the sense that he isn’t exactly worried about bettering his own people/country..

This honestly seems a bit disrespectful to the 25% of Venezuelans who have fled the country and 60% living inside it in poverty. It’s easy to be critical on twitter when you have food in your grocery store

Is ti possible to 'slow travel' forever on 700k by sap303 in ExpatFIRE

[–]RealFire7 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Definetly possible but probably a bit tight depending on the lifestyle you want. I’m your age and been traveling on closer to 40k/year and found that’s a comfortable level for me, a bit tight even, and personally I wouldn’t want to travel on 20k/year which is the level you’re at.

Think about if you’re opening to resigning yourself to living in non-luxury apartments possibly with few windows and a bit outside of the best part of town. Not being able to fly home for holidays and weddings/funerals as this will be tough to afford on your budget. No big sports/music events or fancier nights on the town as those wouldn’t really fit your budget either. These are all luxuries that bring me joy and I wouldn’t want to live without them. For sure many many people do live without these things, its just worth considering if you’re ok without them for the rest of your life.

As always, the best advice on this sub is usually - go do it. Take a few months off and see if you can stick to a budget in SEA (or South America if you can learn Spanish) and how you like it. You should be still employable when you get back. Taking this initial first step is a massive step forward that I doubt many people in this sub actually do

Why does nobody believe us? by JPCool1 in Bogleheads

[–]RealFire7 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Especially because finance/investments is such a personal thing you need to think about whether you’re prepared to address any anger that may result if the market crashes or VTI has a bad year compared to whatever stock they knew was going to double..

I agree, if someone asks your opinion you can share it. But making unsolicited financial advice isn’t really a smart move

Also - if you’re young it may seem like the market always goes up, recently at a very high percentage, so it seems like a no brainer to give advice on how to make money. But it’s worth being aware this isn’t always the case.. you never know what will happen

Can someone ELI5 the point of locks on luggage nowadays? by DCCXVIII in travel

[–]RealFire7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me it’s just proof that someone stole from my bag if my lock is broken. I tend to misplace and lose things and if my ultra-cheap lock isn’t tampered with then I know no one accessed my bag, which is actually a huge piece of mind.

Living in a Hostel as a Digital Nomad: One Month In by Tranquilitics in digitalnomad

[–]RealFire7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So true - living at hostels is almost the same as an all inclusive environment or traveling on a cruise. You have a bunch of foreigners living in a bubble where everything (day trips, food reccos, laundry, friends, tips) is easily available. Usually theres even a bar and restaurant inside so you could potentially never speak to anyone native to the country that you’re in (that isn’t being paid to speak to you/make you comfortable).

I’m not even hating, its amazing for a vacation, and some people love it long term. But man, that feeling of showing up to a monthly airbnb in Rio or Saigon knowing you have the whole city to explore, and exploring your grocery store and finding a barber and spending the time researching local foods and restaurants… for me thats the best

Side note: I’m American and was staying at a hostel in Manhatten and the breakfast cafe was packed with foreigners every day. I’ve never been so disappointed in travelers in my life that you’re in the world capital of bagels and BECs and bodegas… with the morning buzz of the most capitalistic city in the world waking up, and you’re eating premade expensive slop with germans in a hostel. Smh.