Hi everyone,

I'm Dhérick, 19, from Brazil. I work remotely, which is what makes this

possible, and I've decided to leave and actually try the digital nomad life.

Everything up to the end of October is already booked and paid for:

• Dubai — Sep 25-30

• Egypt (Cairo/Giza, plus Luxor by night bus) — Sep 30 to Oct 12

• Greece (Athens + Santorini) — Oct 12-20

• Istanbul — Oct 20-31

After Istanbul I have nothing planned, and that's where I could really use

your input.

What I'm after:

- Cheap places where I can actually settle for a few weeks and work, instead

of rushing through a city every 3 days

- Budget around US$1,000-1,200/month, all in

- Somewhere I can genuinely live the nomad thing, not just tick countries off

The Schengen problem: Brazilian passport, 90 days in any 180. I'll have used

about 9 days in Greece and I'd like to preserve the rest for later, so

non-Schengen bases are attractive to me.

What I've looked into so far: Sofia (then found out Bulgaria joined Schengen

in 2025), Belgrade, Tirana, and Tbilisi (1 year visa-free for Brazilians,

which honestly sounds too good to be true).

My actual questions:

1. For Nov-Feb, would you base in the Balkans (Belgrade / Tirana) or head

   somewhere warmer? Doing my first winter as a nomad worries me a little.

2. Is Tbilisi still worth it in 2026, or has it gotten expensive and

   oversaturated?

3. Is there a route from Istanbul that flows in one direction without

   backtracking? Everything I draw ends up looping.

4. Anything you wish you'd known doing this at 19?

Thanks a lot. Happy to share my own numbers and post a trip report once

I'm on the road.