Towards the end of that, however, I was getting pretty tired of traveling and just wanted a home base. I had also met my now-wife, and so settled down in Taiwan (which at the time was still friendly to visa runners). I then got a marriage-based visa not to long before the country locked down due to COVID.
I'd be curious to know if any of the previously-visa-running-friendly countries are still that way? Around Asia, at least, my impression is that travel is opening up but is still quite a bit more scrupulous (and I'd certainly hate to get denied entry or get stuck in a quarantine hotel somewhere right now).
Definitely an experience I'd recommend for those who are interested and able to make it happen -- changed how I understand myself and I don't think is something you could easily replicate in other ways. Need to get the timing right for after you are capable of making money online, but before you have a family and need roots