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I'm guessing those rates only apply for south-east asia and south america and maybe some rural locations in Europe or eastern europe.

Out of curiosity, are you writing software or managing programmers remotely? I tried traveling and working as a consultant but dual screens and comfy chairs don't do well in a suitcase.

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Given the option of a 22 inch monitor in a cube or a 12" thinkpad on a sandy beach, it's amazing how quickly you can get used to coding with small fonts.

South America is more realistically $25/day all in. SE Asia, as mentioned is about $20. Indonesia is more like $10. Africa is free.

Some countries even pay you to come, see Chile and its $40k grant: www.startupchile.org

Can you elaborate on Africa being free?

Free enough that you don't need to think about it as an expense. I think I bottomed out at $0.70 per night for a room in Malawi. Double that if you want to splurge on something nicer.

> I'm guessing those rates only apply for south-east asia and south america and maybe some rural locations in Europe or eastern europe.

For western european hostels budget about 16 euros per day. It used to be closer to 8 but the supply of budget travelers has increased sharply in the last decade.

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