Have been in Cambodia the past 2 weeks and loving it. Very cheap even in touristy areas, dirt cheap otherwise
Ask HN: What are some cheap idyllic places with lots of nature?
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Re: Ask HN: What are some cheap idyllic places with lots of nature?
#42Try the heart of Switzerland, you might even get a job that pays like crazy. If you prefer to pay less for rent, move to south Bavaria in Germany's beautiful south. Munich might provide enough work, if you are willing to drive an hour every day. Working from home gets more common here, so you might not have to do the trip 5 days a week.
Re: Ask HN: What are some cheap idyllic places with lots of nature?
#43Idaho has a few places that fit the bill. Sandpoint in the North and McCall in the south are both small towns with immediate lake and mountain access. Ketchum (Sun Valley) is another option, but has probably the highest cost of living in the state. Boise is situated in a valley, but the mountains are only an hour away.
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#44You can always buy a (very) cheap old house in a village in Transylvania / Romania, and maybe spend some time to restore it, if you're into that. I don't know about the internet connection far from the city, though. See, for example:
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/827b9c84-69d5-11e1-8996-00144...
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#45Trentino in Italy: beautiful scenery, lakes, alpine mountains (unesco), forests. It is near some other beautiful countries like Austria and Slovenian (which is another beautiful place for nature and mountains and even cheaper than Trentino).
And you are near to the city i live in (bergamo) which is small, with a medieval buildings and in the Orobie area which is full of mountains where you can do trekking or climbing!
I suggested Trentino because even if it is in Italy, it doesn't suffer from common italy "problems" (burocracy, criminality, etc...)
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#46The [place-redacted], I'm biased since I live here, but the place have for [number-redacted] years never ceased to amaze me with its nature and people. The name comes from the fact that the land rises about 10 mm out of the sea each year, this is because of the pressure of the ice during the last ice age [url-redacted] [url-redacted] PS. The internet connection is very good, I have currently 100/100 fiber connection…
Can an English speaking tourist manage in these parts of [name-redacted]?
Yes, I would say that the population below 60, almost all speak English, for below 40 you have almost full working proficiency in English.
Re: Ask HN: What are some cheap idyllic places with lots of nature?
#47The [place-redacted], I'm biased since I live here, but the place have for [number-redacted] years never ceased to amaze me with its nature and people. The name comes from the fact that the land rises about 10 mm out of the sea each year, this is because of the pressure of the ice during the last ice age [url-redacted] [url-redacted] PS. The internet connection is very good, I have currently 100/100 fiber connection…
This looks beautiful. What are the living costs like there?
Living in the area is very cheap compared to continental Europe and the US. You can get very nice sea side house for 200-300k Euros, if you chose not to live by the sea, prices drops of a cliff, you can get a house for 10k Euros, a nice 200 square meter house
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#48Alps, France.
Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Koh Phanghan, Thailand.
Bergen, Norway.
Lofoten islands, Norway.
Pyrenees, France.
Jura, France.
Lago maggiore, Italy.
North of North California, USA.
Oregon, USA.
All Pacific northwest, USA.
Boulder, Colorado, USA.
Blue ridge, Georgia (?), USA.
Area between Czech and Slovakia.
Parks West of Zagreb, Croatia.
Mountains, coast and parks in Serbia.
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#49Pakistan's Northern areas:
https://www.google.com.pk/search?q=pakistan+northern+areas+t...
This might help you to plan tour:
Re: Ask HN: What are some cheap idyllic places with lots of nature?
#50Krabi, Thailand. Avoid Phuket or Ao Nang, Krabi town is a bit off to the side but extremely peaceful and rural and tons of nature and unguided exploration to be had nearby.
Also outer Taiwan, Jeju Island (S.Korea), Okinawa, Fukuoka (Japan).
Parts of south India might be tempting, but the quality of internet can be very frustrating and can offset the quality of the nature.
source: all places I've passed through or by as a nomad in the last 2 years.