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  • Oleg
    June 28, 2017 at 6:11 am 

    No coworking opportunities listed, and that’s important

    • admin
      June 28, 2017 at 6:19 am 

      Great, shall add some coworking spaces!

  • David Kaff
    June 29, 2017 at 5:02 am 

    India is an incredible place. I’ve spent over two years of my adult life travelling the width and breadth of India, and I would still say I’ve only covered a modest portion. She’s vast and diverse.

    The visa situation is ok but not ideal if you’re on the long haul. Citizens of most countries can get a 6-month multiple-entry visa, which allows you to stay for a maximum of 180 days in India for each calendar year. It should be noted that the e-visa will only allow you to stay in India for 90 days. So yes, the tourist visa will give you more ‘ground time’ but you’ll have to go to your nearest consulate and become acquainted with Indian Bureaucracy. Also, note that tourist visas are valid from ‘date of issue’ NOT ‘date of entry’. So if you’re looking to get your visa sorted ahead of time you may be disappointed with the actual ground time you have left in India.

    The wifi situation in India is not great, but undoubtedly getting better in the bigger cities. India would be a good place for nomads who already have a business on autopilot, meaning that they don’t need a lot of bandwidth for their work. If they just need to log on, make some tweaks then log off, then its ideal. But of you’re looking at doing some hardcore uploading and downloading, and needing to stay online for considerable amounts of time, then I’m sorry but you’re going to struggle. From my last account, wifi is pretty crappy is places like Goa, Kerala, Gokarna (very bad to non-existent), Puri, Mahabalipuram, and Pondicherry, Manali, Rishikesh. Basically, all the places I just mentioned are some of the most beautiful and celebrated places in India, and you can still visit, but don’t expect to get into beast mode for work. The WiFi simply will not allow it.

    If you have some serious work to do might I suggest some of the following cities, where the wifi is considerably better: Gurgaon & Dehli, Kolkata (my personal favourite), Hyderabad (a fantastic city with a large ‘expat’ community), Bangalore (ground zero for I.T), Mumbai, Chennai. Note, that you still need to contend with power cuts in these cities. That’s just India.

    Now, I realise that the idea of working in some of these cities may not inspire the some of you, but it’s only for a short time. Plus, some of the greatest highlights are only a stone’s throw away from these places. Be sure to visit Amritsar once you’ve finished uploading those vids in Delhi (actually, Amritsar might have good internet now. If it does please let me know). Amritsar is home to the Golden Temple, and it’s NOT an optional extra if you want to be awe-struck. It’s extraordinary.
    If you’re working way in Bangalore you’ve got Ooty and Mysore right around the corner, and they’re both amazing places. Kolkata is very close to Puri as well as Darjeeling and Sikkim. You can do your big tasks and then head up, only logging in for small maintenance work.

    I think India will be a great place to be a nomad, but it’s not quite there yet if you’re insisting on the mountain-side/beach-side lifestyle. It’s a work in progress.

    If anyone is thinking of working in Nepal, then please email me. I know a couple of places that have decent wifi. They are very few and far between, but they DO exist.

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