THE CHIANG MAI LIFESTYLE | DIGITAL NOMAD VLOG 06

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This week I'm in Chiang Mai, living my usual Digital Nomad lifestyle, working out at the gym, going to coworking spaces and attending meetups.
Featured in this week's vlog is the Nomad Coffee Meetup which holds presentations each Friday in the Nimman area.
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[@onasier]

It's so strange watching this while I am at Punspace, Your vids got me all the way from South Africa to Chang Mai. Love love the place, Thousand thank you.

[@IanRobinsonGlobal]

This looks so fun. :D Cool edit Chris.

[@ChristheFreelancer]

+Ian Robinson Cheers Ian. Your crib-walking is not too bad either haha

[@AbNormalFitness]

dope stuff man I miss Chiang Mai so much. I'm pretty sure we used to workout at that same gym

[@ChristheFreelancer]

Thanks man. That's funny. Small world

[@OnePercentBetter]

Thanks again for another video! Do you know if you can hire personal trainers in Chiang Mai? If so, assuming they're Thai - would they be able to speak English?

[@ChristheFreelancer]

No idea man. I've never hired a trainer here but if you're interested in Martial Arts, I think you'll be able to find rates for trainers online.

[@PixelMasher87]

hahah ive been to that rat hole of a gym, I actually liked it. reminds you to stay humble and feels like you are gettin prison swoll :P missin chiang mai. keep up the vlogs man i dig it.

[@NA-ek6oz]

Have you tried GO Gym? It's 60B a day and has a really nice semi outdoor space. Also I was at Healthy B that day!

[@ChristheFreelancer]

Hey there. No I haven't! Will check it out. Thank you

[@rdvandalos]

Awesome videos bro, keep the great work

[@ChristheFreelancer]

Will do! Thanks ruben

[@pauldelp2392]

chris do you have a nice talk referal code? dunno if you get like a kick back or anything if i use it. figured id use my signing up to benefit another if its possible. seeing as i learned of it on your vlog

[@christianhparker]

Awesome vids, just found your page. What is the benefit of Chaing Mai over Pattaya, Phuket, or Bangkok?

[@ChristheFreelancer]

Much money comfortable and convenient then those places. I suggest you watch my 'Thailand for Digital Nomads' video to learn more

[@shinigami0018]

Great life man. Keep up.

[@ChristheFreelancer]

Cheers buddy

[@gingerz169]

Do you workout in between working hours? I don't like to work in a co-working space. I have internet on my phone and just go walking around. I walk to different viewpoints, sit and do some work, and then I walk some more. I find that I am more productive if I break up my day with walks. I was wondering if you did the same with working out?

[@ChristheFreelancer]

No. I don't work on my phone.

[@gingerz169]

@@ChristheFreelancer That's probably a good thing since it strains the neck and eyes a bit.

[@LonskiBig]

...clicking on videos like this, of overseas life....they are always 2 years old....!!!..In a rapid- paced digital world, that's a lifetime….There needs to be time- stamped info in the heading of KZbin so as not to waste time...

[@ChristheFreelancer]

It probably came up due to the fact that there are not so many videos on the DN lifestyle. Pretty everything in the video is still relevant (the meeetup, the gym, the coworking space). Otherwise, I would have created a new video.

[@wallartquotesanddesigns]

Nice video and well put together, try to have less loud music, that is the only annoying bit, but hey! Some people may like it.

[@hellocyrax]

Whtats the music?

[@ChristheFreelancer]

+David Bond Point Point - All This. Thanks for reminding me. I just put the link in the description :)

[@PatDaley]

Hahah! JJ is a badass. I propose that JJ starts his own youtube channel

[@ChristheFreelancer]

+True Transient haha yeah. I joked with him that we could make him the Kim Kardashian of the digital nomad KZbin scene #manufacturedsuperstar

[@jessevstheworld5087]

Strong gym is life.

[@ChristheFreelancer]

Haha yeah dude!

[@JimmyPrice808]

Hey Chris, I've got a question I'm hoping you could answer. I want to move to Chiang Mai in January to work on my drop shipping business and to train Muay Thai and practice yoga. I only just found out this is during "smokey season". Would exercising frequently and living a normal healthy lifestyle be possible during smokey season?? I'd really appreciate some help! Cheers

[@ChristheFreelancer]

It all depends on your tolerance man. Burning season didn't bother me too bunch but it does for others

[@JimmyPrice808]

O.K I think I should be fine then. I was just hoping everyone wouldn't pack up and leave for those few month and I wouldn't be able to train or meet people

[@ChristheFreelancer]

+JimmyPrice808 there's less people in Chiang Mai, for sure but not everyone leaves. For example, this video was filmed towards the end of burning season

[@JimmyPrice808]

Awesome man, thanks for the input!

[@WLVRNEMUSIC]

Hey Chris. How much are you spending each month in Chiang Mai?

[@ChristheFreelancer]

+Yovi Records haha awesome question! After each destination I make a report including a full breakdown of my spending for the month. The Chiang Mai report will be coming out soon so stay tuned to the blog at christhefreelancer.com for the release. Thanks for the comment

[@WLVRNEMUSIC]

+Chris the Freelancer Email subscribed! My suggestion, find a form/service that doesn't require users to confirm there e-mail address if your goal is to build a big email list, because probably around half the people won't end up confirming their address :( Another question for you - you're mainly doing freelancing right now, I see a lot of people doing drop shipping and/or Amazon FBA. Are you planning on getting into these to increase your passive income?

[@ChristheFreelancer]

+Yovi Records no plans to do droppshipping or FBA right now although it is a consideration. If you're interested, check out my interview with Riley Bennet here on KZbin where I talk more about why I chose freelancing

[@pauls1555]

Somebody told me it's sort of necessary to own a motorbike in Chiang Mai...do you think it's true? Can't I get away with feet/bike? Is it possible to find a relatively QUIET and not too cramped one bedroom apartment close to basic services (grocery stores, cafe) at around 200-250$/m? And is it easy to add wifi to it?

[@ChristheFreelancer]

In regards to your first point, I highly disagree. We stayed in Chiang Mai for a month with no bike and we were fine. As long as you live in Nimman, everything is close by enough to walk. It's of course up to you though. Most nomads I met had a bike but it's not essential. In rewards to the second point, keep an eye on the channel. I'll be putting out a video on this subject in the next two weeks

[@ChristheFreelancer]

+Chris the Freelancer regards*

[@pauls1555]

+Chris the Freelancer Excellent, thanks!

[@pauls1555]

Rob Aitken can you elaborate? bad place to live in, why? noisy? thefts? thugs?

[@garyandkimmie]

I'm coming over to chaing mai solo in 4 month do you think its easy to meet people if you're not a digital nomad cause every blog I've seen on KZbin looks like every ones digital nomad friends?

[@ChristheFreelancer]

Not sure Gary. Maybe check out Couchsurfing?

[@robaitken6984]

stay away from the freeloading nomads, keep away from Nimman, and you can meet some great young people

[@JackLondon12]

What's the name of the gym please?

[@ChristheFreelancer]

Strong Gym in Central Kat Suan Kaew mall

[@JackLondon12]

Thanks.

[@JackLondon12]

I found it 🙂

[@cacogenicist]

Remember when the housing bubble burst back in '08, and about a year after, all these real estate d-bags became social media marketing "gurus" and "mavens," and they were always pushing themselves as a "brand," and marketing the fact that they're marketers as some sort of personal self-improvement-obsessed fucking philosophy, and constantly mixing their personal lives with their business personas on social media? Douchey times those were. The term "digital nomad" reminds me of those times. I would like to think one could just happen to have a *real* skill that enables remote working in an interesting part of the world, without that person having anything to do with the oblivious, narcissistic bro-cuntery that seems now so strongly associated with said term.

[@1292liam]

does pun space have an entry fee?

[@ChristheFreelancer]

haha it's a coworking space so you pay to use it on a per day, per week or per monthly basis.

[@1292liam]

cheers CTF

[@shopifydropshipping3148]

Привет Пацаны! Еду в кругосветное приключение в конце мая и разыгрываю новую ГоуПро Hero 4 Silver, подробности на канале, заходи по братски

[@hankmoody5514]

Kaylee is a lovely girl

[@sdchin932]

your videos are so sick! ;XD

[@ChristheFreelancer]

Thanks bro! You da man!

[@emptyname12345]

so your concept of "the chiang mai lifestyle" means avoiding all contact with Thai people?? lol

[@margaritachuvashova7884]

emptyname12345 it's not that we are avoiding them. It's they are avoiding us and considering us as walking ATM s. You've probably never lived in Thailand and you don't know the truth

[@Muadib223]

Too funny... I guess you haven't heard about all the digital nomads that have been busted in CM for tutoring chinese students without having a Thai work permit... Good luck, especially since you advertise this fact on youtube...

[@ChristheFreelancer]

In this case, I wouldn't need a Thai work permit as the students are based in China not Thailand

[@Notjobincome]

I'm pretty sure you're talking about English teachers, their not digital nomads... You do not need a work permit to work online....

[@michaelirish1445]

You can't even twang a guitar in Thailand without having work permit. Volunteer mission work requires a permit in Thailand. They are not policing it yet but there are instances of proper digital nomads doing proper digital work getting kick out. Absolutely any work at all is technically illegal in Thailand without a permit.

[@JackLondon12]

I know someone who got arrested for painting a wall in his apartment.

[@michaelirish1445]

They must have picked an awful colour to get arrested for it :)

[@atwogun7751]

The last thing I want to think about when i go travelling is "productivity" and "co-working spaces". Sorry, I don't buy it.