Living in Chiang Mai, Thailand as a digital nomad

[@sergiosala]

Thank you for watching! I hope you get to experience this city too. Remember to sign up at geni.us/nomadlist

[@biaedoug]

Wow, we didn't know that Chiang Mai is such a paradise for Coffee Lovers and Digital Nomads. Thanks for all the recommendations! Amazing video.

[@sergiosala]

We call it the "mecca" for digital nomads!

[@briannussbaum6075]

Aloha Sergio from the Big Island of Hawai'i ! I just discovered your vids, watched one and subscribed. While I'm not a digital nomad or otherwise in your apparent target demographic --more an almost retired (61. y.o.) wanna be expat retiree--I really like your highly informative and entertaining content and production values. Chaing Mai, Pai and "the Loop" are definitely on my list, and you covered each of them really nicely. Mahalo!

[@sergiosala]

I'm glad you are here! Hope you get to enjoy Thailand aswell

[@pratheepmongkolsirirak3720]

As I am a local,I feel amazed by your production.Thsnk you for show us all awesome place ,especially coffee shop.

[@sergiosala]

So nice of you

[@GK-wx6xo]

Good thing about your videos is i can watch them over and over and not get bored.

[@shaunrichards6294]

My favourite travel vlog. I discovered your channel while travelling in Mexico. This year, I'm planning a trip to Thailland and plan to stay in Chiang Mai for a month. I was so happy when I saw this video. Awesome work.

[@sergiosala]

Thank you!

[@blippety]

As soon as this came on my feed before I knew it I’d watched the whole thing from start to finish. The quality of the production just gets better and better. Must’ve taken you so long to put together, well done man 😎

[@sergiosala]

Thanks brother. You were missing on this video!

[@futurememories25]

Genuinely one of the best videos out there documenting chiang mai. I felt like i was there even if ive never stepped foot in Asia. My goal is to one day be staying in thailand for 6 months every year

[@Beat562]

This was one of the best chiang mai videos I’ve seen. You really captured so much of what makes this place amazing.

[@JeremyLipkowitz]

One of the best videos on Chiang Mai! You really captured the beauty of one of my favorite cities in the world! Love all the shots of Santitham as well! Def the best part of town to live in.

[@sergiosala]

Thanks a ton!

[@caragon2]

Great job Sergio!! This is by far the best video about Chiang Mai. So many great coffee shops in Chiang Mai. What I like most about your video is the diverse sightseeing destinations, attractions, coffee shop and restaurants. Also, seems like you have many friends in Chiang Mai, which is awesome. Cheers!!

[@kurtarendse5739]

Love the quality of your videos... I'm in pursuit of becoming loaction independant and your videos gives me motivation to do so.. Muchas Gracias mi amigo

[@sergiosala]

You got this!

[@reneeh2504]

This is wonderfully comprehensive video thats answered so many of my questions about Chaing Mai and what it will be like to live there! Thank you!

[@sergiosala]

Glad it helped!

[@GK-wx6xo]

I'm visiting CM for the second time at the moment and it's one of my favourite places in the world. When my lease in Pattaya is up in 5 months I think I'm gonna move here for 6 months or so because it's just so beautiful and peaceful here. It's so special.

[@sergiosala]

Thanks for commenting, man! And hope you enjoy your second time

[@markuserikssen]

I'm blown away by everything you're showing. Even got tears seeing those elephants! Chiang Mai looks like a fantastic place to hang around for some months. Thanks for the creating this video! I can't wait to go there!

[@sergiosala]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@macjoseph9735]

New subscriber here. That was nice and relaxing style of video. Looked like a very good documentary about digital nomad lifestyle in Chiang mai. Enjoyed it till the end

[@sergiosala]

Thanks!

[@jam202]

Beautiful and well produced video with tons of great and useful information. Thank you for sharing. Subscribed

[@sergiosala]

Thanks for the sub!

[@mathewwhymark3814]

Thank you Sergio, this is a great resource and one that I will use on my upcoming visit to Chiang Mai.

[@sergiosala]

Glad it was helpful!

[@yukayori]

Must have been quite a work to put together 1 hour video, congrats Sergio! Looking forward to watching more to come :)

[@sergiosala]

Thanks a ton!

[@jimsontan397]

This was such a nice and cinematic video man. So relaxing to watch and not the in your face vlogs. Keep it up! I'm planning Chiang Mai and using your video as a basis. ty!

[@sergiosala]

Thanks! Enjoy CM!

[@gislanefigueiredo8003]

I’m in love with Thailand I’m going in November I want to live there so beautiful!!!

[@josiea5221]

maybe the best YT travel video I ever watched. Awesome content, keep up the great work, man!

[@sergiosala]

Thanks! 😃

[@MagicCrateMako]

Always great to see your travel videos, whether they’re 5 minutes or 1 hour 👏 Great job! Chiang Mai looks like a dream! I feel so high on caffeine now!

[@sergiosala]

Haha thanks, glad to know longer videos are acceptable too!

[@jajayoyo4264]

Hi Sergio, this is a great video. I'm living in CM as retiree. You have covered most of our favourite coffee places in your video. Awesome! I'll also go to the Burmese food stall. Thx for keeping it handy in the Google map list.

[@MunkyChunk]

Appreciate your content like you may never understand Sergio, thank you. You are well regarded in the digital nomad community even when you’re not around! We were talking about you in Las Palmas last month. I’m off to Chiang Mai soon, so this video is liquid gold 🙏 Hope to one day shake your hand!

[@sergiosala]

My pleasure! Love to hear the videos are impacting in a good way

[@nieleee]

Thank you Sergio! This was awesome. I have CM on my destinations list, you made me want to go there sooner rather than later 😄 appreciated!

[@sergiosala]

Glad you like it, enjoy CM!

[@Prlvrboi1]

You are so personal and genuine. Very refreshing to watch. You cover all the bases. I love your content, filming and presentation. Congratulations. You earned and new subscriber. ❤❤❤

[@sergiosala]

Thank you so much!

[@erichuifitness]

Didn’t know how great and popular Chiang Mai was for digital nomads! Mind blown

[@armaugh]

Awesome. Thanks for the high-quality video.

[@f19-x9k]

Huge contribution to the nomad community. Gracias Sergio!

[@sergiosala]

Trying my best!

[@Malini108]

The craziest thing about how much of a coffee town CM has become, is that it happened in such a short time. In 2010 you could still only get some low quality coffees from a cart with a bunch of different liquids and powders added to it. Now its like... the most amazing coffee shop culture city in the world maybe.

[@lenyzamora9266]

Very comprehensive and entertaining too! Love the elephants! My husband and I are planning to stay in Chiang Main next year and would like to get some more info on the best neighborhoods to stay…any material on that? Thanks, all the best!

[@sergiosala]

It’s all on the video: Nimman & Santitham are the best. Do you think I should buy a proper city guide in pdf?

[@hellsfro]

Thank you for creating such an informative video on Chiang Mai. It's one of the best I've seen. I've taken so many notes for places to visit, especially for our daily Coffee fix! 😅 Can't wait to spend a month in Chiang Mai 😊

[@sergiosala]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MillaExplores]

Such a good and insightful video about Chiang Mai! So many things I got to add to my Google Maps. I will be traveling to parts of Asia this fall and will be working too, and Chiang Mai is definitely a place I'd like to discover as a part of my digital nomad journey :)

[@owitYcom]

Like another comment, I watched 5 mins, and right away knew I would watch the whole video. Awesome work man! footage is fantastic!

[@freelifepassport]

Thank you so much for this video. We are thinking about visiting Chiang Mai and we love the way you presented it. You put so much work into this video. Michas Gracias 🙏 😊

[@sergiosala]

Glad you like the video, enjoy CM!

[@CrhistianOcoro]

¡Gran video, Sergio! Seguramente no te acordarás de mí, pero el día de las linternas te vi y te saludé. Yo tenía un poco de prisa y tampoco quería molestarte, pero fue un placer poder saludarte y decirte que me habías inspirado mucho en mi primer viaje a la maravillosa ciudad de Chiang Mai. Estoy dándole duro para llegar a ser nómada digital e irme a vivir de nuevo una temporada más en el sudeste asiático. ¡Gracias por tu contenido y sigue así! ¡Mucha suerte, bro!"

[@sergiosala]

Ah me acuerdo un poco, pero gracias por comentar! Suerte con la vida nomada :)

[@jrleonr]

@@sergiosala se acuerda un poco, qué bueno, puto amo1

[@patmalone77]

You took that pump it up game so serious , hard core! lol . Chiang Mai is looking like my vibe is there also an older crowd?

[@chicacheca]

Sergioo, watching your new videos makes me proud I have met you in person!

[@sergiosala]

Woow, glad to hear that!

[@praveen211]

The scale of this place is mind blowing!

[@MarioGomez-xc4yc]

Nice to know youre everywhere. 👍

[@sergiosala]

Yes I am!

[@doing-things-differently]

Great video, super useful. Real added value, thanks

[@sergiosala]

Glad it was helpful!

[@yerthao67]

I don’t know much about Chiang Mai and thanks for the update information.

[@VictoriaCardenas-zf1en]

Beautiful love to experience this trip especially with mong's and Elephants

[@jordanrayder]

Perfect timing. I’m heading to CM soon. Very valuable info you’ve put together and shared! Thank you brother.

[@sergiosala]

Glad you liked it, brother! Wait for the Ubud video :)

[@CoffeeGeekTV]

Cool bro! Thanks for including me and showing off Chaing Mai!

[@sergiosala]

Thank you brother for the good times! See you at Zoe next time haha

[@wek3000]

I really enjoy this video...!!!!!! I will visit Chiang Mai...its in my wishing list of travels!!!!!!!!!! Super thanks for share!!!!!!

[@milenecardoso7827]

Thank you Sergio! I've been waiting for this video for so long!! 😂 So excited to be visiting CM one day!

[@sergiosala]

Haha, hope it was worth the wait!

[@milenecardoso7827]

@@sergiosala 100000%

[@สุทธิศักดิ์มธุรพงศากุล]

There is still a Yang Na tree road. at the tall tree and the Calae restaurant with its winter flower gardens and hillside lake. Best 20 Cafa & restaurant near chiang mai city 😊

[@sergiosala]

Thanks for the info!

[@สุทธิศักดิ์มธุรพงศากุล]

Have a nice day in Chiang Mai 🤗😊🫰❤️🎉🎊 Kansadarn waterfull is very beautiful,too.

[@sergiosala]

Kob kun krap! Thanks

[@Claudianegrita]

Sergio: Cada video tuyo es mejor y mejor. Thank you so much for all this information. :)

[@sergiosala]

thank youu

[@JazzyJ888xo]

Brilliant video loved this, great content, so informative, very enjoyable 🙏🏻Thankyou !

[@sergiosala]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@albertor998]

Awesome video Sergio!! Fantastic production and very helpful information!! Chiang Mai is one of the best places to live as a Digital Nomad in the whole world and the best thing is the nice people you meet there! Congratulations!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@sergiosala]

Thank you Alberto! And hope you enjoyed Cocoon more than me lol

[@albertor998]

@@sergiosala If you keep trying ice bath, maybe in a year you can stay inside for a whole 5 minutes without wishing to die 😜

[@gislanefigueiredo8003]

Best video about Chiang Mia congratulations!!!

[@timothyrees6318]

Beautiful video! Just spent 2 months in Chiang Mai myself.

[@sergiosala]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Pol-jj7my]

The top city for DNs, still! Surprised to see how full Yellow is, but no wonder, it's the best coworking I've ever been to

[@sergiosala]

Yellow rocks!

[@NonStopGaming15]

Awesome video thanks!

[@johndan6636]

Good video, Im here currently and will use your spreadsheet to help me find other places

[@sergiosala]

Glad it was helpful!

[@GK-wx6xo]

Chong Khao (my spelling is probably wrong) means "crush the glass" ....the Thai version of saying cheers!

[@sergiosala]

OH nice to know

[@mikelee4784]

Awesome!

[@AlfieNemeth]

Amazing video man!

[@sergiosala]

thanks Alfie!

[@alexvite5065]

Good times! The Lantern Festival was hilarious. We burned 2 lanterns at first, before we understood how to release them. Luckily they had plenty of them🤣

[@sergiosala]

Haha, I did too but of course didn't show in the video lol

[@212Roger]

306 steps from the road to the plateau of Doi Suthep. 🙏🏼

[@woodyexplorer]

Like your video. You take me along in Chiengmai like a Chiengmai pro. Thx.

[@sergiosala]

Wow, thanks

[@reyaz8531]

LET'S GO SERGIO!

[@letmechangemynam]

planning to go Asia for a while soon, thanks for the videos very positive attitude, peace

[@sergiosala]

Thanks!

[@WheresWes]

I'm a big fan of your style man, been watching you since you made the Medellin one. Would be cool to maybe run into each other and collab one day!

[@sergiosala]

Thanks man!

[@ErikBlair]

Wonderful presentation of Chiang Mai.

[@sergiosala]

Thank you very much!

[@koufax174]

Great to run into your channel. I subscribed. How is dating Thai women there not using online sites? What type of Camera do you use? Great content

[@veasnalee3596]

Awesome videos, brother! Thank you so much!

[@sergiosala]

My pleasure!

[@Atmannnnn]

great video

[@japhy6536]

GREAT VIDEO!

[@sergiosala]

Thanks!

[@DigitalNomadsExplore]

Thanks for showing us around!

[@sergiosala]

My pleasure!

[@Malini108]

9:17 It is because it is an Ubosot. it is a place where they do male monk ordinations. It isn't like a regular temple. Women are allowed in all of the Thai buddhist regular temples. Just not the ordination halls .

[@sergiosala]

Ah didn't know!

[@tone77]

This is epic! By far the best video on Chiang Mai and has some great places. I am staying in Santitham. Hit me up if you want to share places over a ☕️

[@sergiosala]

Thanks man!

[@gianfaustofx]

Very informative, thanks so much!

[@sergiosala]

Glad it was helpful!

[@adamthinakaran3637]

hi bro thank you for the video

[@digitalsamurai42]

incredible video, keep it up

[@sergiosala]

Thanks a ton!

[@Dahni555]

your content is great.

[@lucianoduro4882]

cool video! where are you from, Sergio?

[@sergiosala]

México!

[@theycallme.emi369]

Sergio! Sigues en Chiang Mai? Estoy aquí

[@DigitalNomadAdventures]

this is so cool

[@sergiosala]

thanks Joe!

[@pringerx]

Great video Sergio, do you prefer chiang mai or bangkok for digital nomads? You should come visit Taiwan, I think you will like it!

[@sergiosala]

Both! Very different places, will publish the Bangkok video soon. And yes Taiwan is also in the list!

[@RahwaHodnett]

@sergiosala where can I find the Bangkok video? Love your content!

[@kayflip2233]

Damn, you got the don of digital nomadism on - CTF

[@sergiosala]

thanks

[@dubbhe27]

Great ! Do Phuket and Bali

[@sergiosala]

Next is Pai, and Bangkok!

[@dubbhe27]

@@sergiosala nice! I’ve been told that in Chang Mai the air quality is not good. Do you agree?

[@sergiosala]

It’s only a few months in the start of the year. Check the Burning season part of the video. Overall is great there

[@coolarrowracing4368]

Carnal no manches me Encanto tu video tanto que me voy manana Para thailand ❤❤❤

[@sergiosala]

Gracias

[@LiveLife.888]

what is the rental cost of the apartment? Thanks! Good work!

[@SportsIncorporated]

Sergio. I can see why you use a small laptop. Good battery life, small tables, small backpack riding on a scooter. Would you gain a large benefit by having a good sized monitor, 100% Adobe RGB, DCI-P3, Rec 2020, sRBG, high nits, HDR 1000, OLED, mini-LED -- or is the Mac good enough? If you could could get your hands on a good monitor at a workspace or residence, what specs would you want? TIA (Thanks In Advance.)

[@sergiosala]

I'm actually happy with just the Mac. They just released the 15", could be an upgrade for me but MBA 13" it's totally fine for me, even exported this full long video.

[@moniquep.6802]

Hey Sergio, I was looking for more information on renting a car in Chiang Mai, but couldn't find in the links. Did you rent it from a local company? At the airport? or, where?

[@urbanart7325]

Great content. Question: where would you recommend for an elderly couple to rent for 3 months ( immigration law restriction) without a car and without any interest in riding mopeds

[@sergiosala]

Definitely, I've seen lots of elder couples there

[@Pol-jj7my]

Cameron is everywhere hahaha

[@user-so1my3um9x]

Hi Sergio, is it better to book accommodation in advance online? Or is it cheaper to show up somewhere like P Place and pay in person?

[@sergiosala]

I think you can get a good deal if you get there

[@goodguymoore]

What is the name/location of the Burmese place? I'm in CM now, and want to try it :)

[@sergiosala]

Nong Bee's Burmese Restaurant

[@gdpaplays]

Is there an option to rent a bicycle instead? Not to keen in scooters and motorbikes tho

[@sergiosala]

It’s possible but the city is not that ideal for it.

[@heeling007]

Thanks!

[@sergiosala]

thanks for the support!

[@ComedyTherapyYT]

What's the reason you choose Chloe's Bikes? Isn't it pretty expensive? I heard $60 usd/mo for rentals from a diff YTber. Just curious

[@sergiosala]

I think Chloe has a good price (around 75 usd)

[@ComedyTherapyYT]

@sergiosala okay. One of the bikes on her Facebook said $114 USD (4000 baht) so I guess it depends. Thanks!

[@johnrivera2615]

How did you find this place bro? Airbnb?

[@sergiosala]

Link in description, it’s on Facebook

[@dannib5645]

How can I find the night market with your favorite pad Thai ?

[@sergiosala]

Santitham night market: maps.app.goo.gl/pVdoaEoptu8krZLK8?g_st=ic

[@dannib5645]

@@sergiosala thank you !

[@natawutruankaeo7818]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@janpierzchala2004]

More monks in Chiang Mai than in Pattaya, that is good for your morals.