I’m starting to settle on the fact that ‘slowmad’ might be the way for me.

Basically, stay in a city for at LEAST 3 months but possibly up to 6.

My thinking is that I land, then spend the first week focused on finding an apartment.

They I buy a TV, desk, office chair, and a bunch of smaller things like towels.

It would be WAY cheaper than a hotel and a much nicer experience.

Then when you leave, you just sell the stuff or hire someone to do it for you.

Curious if anyone takes this approach and if they have any suggestions.

Right now I’m in BKK … and thinking of going down this route.

  • _SaladFingers@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’m currently Slowmading in LATAM. I’ve used 2 main platforms for furnished Mid-term rentals (I have tried Fb marketplace – these have worked the best for me and less of a hassle)

    RemoteCasa.co , they do fully furnished rentals for 30days+ / nights stays, focussed on nomads that prefer to work from Home, usually in great neighbourhoods (I believe they focus on Colombia mainly for now) They give out decent discounts if you stay longer.

    Another one is Vacation Renter (less quality, budget travel) https://www.vacationrenter.com/es-es/search/Manizales – hosts more rentals in the outskirts. This has been good for budget travel, it’s hooked up to Booking.com, so you should also be able to check out reviews/ ratings there.

    From what I’ve heard, Marketplace does have a couple scams going around (at least in LATAM), so I’d suggest being extra careful. Also, furnishing the apartment has been a time waste of time for me, but totally worth it if you’ve got the time.