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Five entries that explain how I travel
This diary is one thing: the places I have lived in, one at a time, with the real bill attached. If you landed here from a search and want the shape of the whole thing, these five are the ones I would hand you.
Second-Stage Paradises →
The map I actually use to pick the next base: places already livable, still real, not yet ruined. The series this diary is built around.
The cheapest real baseWhat it costs to live in Bali →
About 500 euro a month, and better for working than Thailand. Rent, food, scooter, the parts that are cheap and the parts that are not.
The honest noLiving in Malta: is it cheap? →
No. Here is what it cost me, why the island is pricier than it looks, and who it is actually for.
The one I would not repeatLiving in Albania →
A week in Vlore: the real bill, the food, and the bag stolen on the bus that decided it for me.
If you are goingHow to move to Thailand →
Buy the ticket. Where to base yourself, how to find a place for cheap, the visa in one line, and what the trip teaches you.
Then pick a place
Every entry is one place I lived in, told from the inside while I was there. The complete list, newest first, is in the diary; the timeline with dates and bases is on the travels page. Some of them also exist in Italian.