Location Comparison

Southern Hemisphere

Bali

• Developing Country
  • inside popular districts you will be hustled a lot for purchasing things (if you are new there / do not speak indonesian)
  • inside normal districts you will find a lot of happy, aligned, easy going people
  • inside rural districts you will see a lot people in poverty
• Health
  • No healthcare system
  • Cheap pharmacies available
  • Utilise "healers" more than western medicine
• Living
  • $8000/6months for good place - no wifi, with wifi costs get a lot more
  • 10c-$1 for transport that drives for 20 minutes
  • meals are $1-3 for good serves
  • groceries/items are extremely cheap - e.g. 1-10c for beer
• Visas
  • 30 day visa on arrival ($25)
  • 60 day social visa ($60) can be acquired via indonesian consulate before you arrive, can be extended up to 180 days once you are inside indonesia - will involve cancelling original out flight, and booking a new one - pain in the ass
• Flights
  • San Fran: http://adioso.com/us/san-francisco-california-to-denpasar-id-august-return-between-25-and-30-days-later
  • Sydney: http://adioso.com/au/syd-to-dps-august-return-between-25-and-30-days-later

Fiji

• Visas
  • No visa requirements for up to 4 months
• Living
  • Great beaches next door
  • Viable
  • Plenty of online hotels that can accomodate us
  • Usually wifi is extra
• Videos
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FSyILBiv6w
• Flights
  • San Fran: http://adioso.com/us/san-francisco-california-to-lautoka-fj-august-return-between-25-and-30-days-later?date_to_show=2013-08-16
  • Sydney: http://adioso.com/au/syd-to-lautoka-fj-august-return-between-25-and-30-days-later

Panama

• Developed Country
  • caters towards expats and their businesses quite well
  • tourists will make use of party areas
• Health
  • Healthcare system
  • Cheap? pharmacies available
  • Utilise western style doctors
• Living
  • $12000/6months for decent place
  • meals are $3-5 for good serves
  • groceries/items are reasonably priced
• Distance
  • short travel times for Americans
  • rest of the world short travel times
• Existing expat community, emerging/unknown startup community

Seychelles

Madagascar

• Flights
  • Ridiculously expensive

Northern Hemisphere

Chang Mai, Thailand

Krabi, Thailand

Goa, India

Vietnam