I dont know why I even watch these videos, I have a family so not going anywhere 😂 Guess it's good to fantasize about different paths I could've taken

@ChrisRDodd

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for tuning in! Hope you like the video anyways haha

@surenot1

8 ай бұрын

Never too old to have dreams

@PomaranczaPoczestujSie

8 ай бұрын

Me too bro xD

@registmb

8 ай бұрын

Come to brazil, bring your family. ❤

8 ай бұрын

I have a family and I am flying to Pipa in 1 month! :)

Good to see you back to making videos again. Thanks for the video.

FINALLY YOU UPLOAD THE VIDEO HAPPY TO SEE YOU AGAIN MATE

Let's go!! Welcome back man! Awesome meeting you here in Fortaleza. We need to all partner up and make a video with all of us. Brazil 🇧🇷 is amazing! We are living our dreams here.

@ChristheFreelancer

8 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

Good to see you back again mate

You made it to the top of my recommendation vids. Great vid.

Good to see you back on the 'tube mate! Pipa looks epic.

@ChristheFreelancer

8 ай бұрын

Cheers mate.

Great video! ( as usual)

Finally a good guide, mate! Glad to see you here also. I'm going finally to Brazil so this video come in handy, and still deciding where to go after Rio lol.

@Brunnu

Ай бұрын

I’m from Brazil and I Would recommend you to go to the northeast. To Natal, Fortaleza, São Miguel do gostoso, Jericoacoara and Pipa itself. I’ve been to all of these places and it is amazing!

Really good overview in only 10 mins!

Amazing city!!! And the video is very great!!

🤗 Pipa 🇧🇷 it looks just as magical as I remember. Looks like the Internet situation got a little bit better but still not ready for long-term work stays. So bummed you didn't get dolphin footage but I'm so pleased you got to experience it. Looking forward to seeing more videos and I'm so excited for you to see you traveling again.

@ChristheFreelancer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Tiffany

Welcome to Brazil! 🇧🇷 Very cool, you show one of the best places in the northeast.🏝️🎬🇧🇷

Very good video. Pipa looks incredible. After we go to Jeri, we are definitely going there next.

Love the videos living the dream

Great guide! I was there this year between January and March, and was an incredible experience! Going back in 2024 again with my popup coliving Casa Basilico!

@ChristheFreelancer

7 ай бұрын

Ah yeah? What can you tell us about this ‘Casa Basilico’?

@juliazaboklicka6120

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for asking Chris! Casa Basilico is a pop-up foodie coliving for Digital Nomads! We have opened it last year what a great chapter in Sardinia, where we cooked, worked and traveled around the island! This time we're heading to Pipa in January and will bring our foodie community there! @@ChristheFreelancer

@sergiosala

7 ай бұрын

@@juliazaboklicka6120 I might be interested to check the coliving, Goncalo also told me about it. Can we chat?

Bem divertido 🎉

Nice video mate

Great content about Pipa, I'm from the northeast in Brazil, state of Ceará.

Muito bom o vídeo

Post more Chris! Love your videos

Thank you for the honest view. It's always helpful to know what is the wifi speed at the time tested, too. I wish they'd advertised it on their websites.

Chris you are living my life dude

@ChristheFreelancer

8 ай бұрын

Cheers to the nomad life 🥂

Great vid, thanks for the share! What was coworking in Rio like? Would be great to see a vid on Rio if you're planning one in the future

@ChristheFreelancer

8 ай бұрын

Not great. Unfortunately coworking spaces and options aren’t too good in Brazil

Chris channel is so underrated. With this quality of video, views should be through the roof. Random vlog channels are getting more views what’s wrong with @youtube algorithm.

@elcapitan6126

6 ай бұрын

cuz he's not an attractive woman (which gets you views for doing almost nothing)

Already booked for 2024 with Casa Basilico coliving! Looks amazing!

@ChristheFreelancer

7 ай бұрын

Never heard of them, they’re in Pipa?

@fabiuzz1991

7 ай бұрын

@@ChristheFreelanceryes! New pop up Coliving for this summer!

Yeah I don't know man. I went there for a week in October. It's not quite there yet in terms of the infrastucture, and for long/short term slow travel stays IMO, but definitely a stunning place with incredible beaches to visit for a few days. They want to turn it into a digital nomad haven, but don't really even have a decent cafe scene at all? I found it hard to even find a place to grab a coffee tbh. Maybe in Jan things really start to pick up and get wild, but I found it kind of too quiet and basic. Once you experience the main drag in baia dos golfinhos, you've seen it all. Basically just two blocks with the majority rest of it being residential and hotels/hostels. It's still in it's exploratory phase and hasn't really found it's identity yet. Out of all of the touristy beach towns in the northeast, I personally enjoyed Jeri the most. IMO if you're a digital nomad and are looking to set up shop somewhere, you can just stay in Natal for cheap, and then visit Pipa on the weeknds, but to each their own.

@jantuahsam446

4 ай бұрын

what other nomad hotspots do you recommend or your favourite hotspots? thx in advance

I can imagine how some people would find this endless searching entitled... But living the nomad life myself, this retelling of your latest chapter feels so relatably familiar... (for one, am also about to change countries after gf broke up with me 🤣)

Nice video! I've been here 10 years ago on vacation. And was quite surprised to see it branded as a 'digital nomad' town indeed. Great vacation space but not sure if it is suitable for digital nomands unless you have your own villa with airconditioning and internet

Nice to see a new Video from you! Iam Happy. Thanks for the Informations. :-) Could you make a new Video with what do you take with you in 2023 as a digital nomad in your baggages?

@ChristheFreelancer

8 ай бұрын

The answer - probably too much haha

Yep Pipa will be my first Digital Nomad destination as soon as i change job for a full USD one. Im from Argentina, so the culture will not be to far from mine

A Chair Table good Fan and electric Socket and Jahre with Lemon Juice,thats it❤

Oh, you have grown up!

Glad he found a Brazilian Goddess

Nice video! Let me know if you make it over to Koh Samui Thailand 🏝️

@ChristheFreelancer

7 ай бұрын

Spent a lot of time in Thailand. No interest to go back right now :)

O que vc mais gostou do seu passeio

Bali is now a touristic place, not for digital nomads anymore. It's good to learn about new places.

@ChristheFreelancer

Ай бұрын

I agree with you to a certain extent. I would adjust that phrase to say, it's not *just* for digital nomads. Definitely a great spot for digital nomads but now you have all kinds of people there (not just digital nomads). I'm talking mainly about Canggu though.

Pipaaaaaaaa 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

Hi Chris TKS for sharing! Are u Guys planning to head south? Am running a digital nomad place here in Boissucanga in very early stage, not sure new Bali but maybe worth for 2 or 3 months stay

@ChristheFreelancer

8 ай бұрын

Hi there. I'm in Fortaleza right now and Paty is back in Rio. You can find my travel plans on Nomad List at nomadlist.com/@chrisrdodd

I don't think I'd be doing much focusing on work with that Pachi around.

Thanks for the vid! You didn't surf at all?

@ChristheFreelancer

5 ай бұрын

Nup. I don't surf in general but maybe I will learn one day.

What is an estimated monthly budget? (like bali?)

@ChristheFreelancer

8 ай бұрын

Only spent 12 days there but it’s pretty affordable. Not sure how much for one month but it’s comparable in cost to Bali I’d say.

Hey man, try going to Florianópolis - SC

@ChristheFreelancer

7 ай бұрын

Already got my flight booked! Any specific recommendations?

@ej1692

5 ай бұрын

@@ChristheFreelancer Buy an umbrella!

I take it you do some type of software development / engineering. How do you balance maintaining the technical skills and knowledge with "having a normal life" outside of that. In my experience this career path is naturally a bit asocial and requires a lot of time investment beyond billable hours to maintain. Do you use hired / outsourced help sometimes for example?

Bro is such a princess complaining about bugs. Spent a month in pipa didn’t get bitten by one mosquito. I get bitten more by bugs in Canada than pipa.

@ChristheFreelancer

2 ай бұрын

Obviously you had a different experience to me bro haha

Hey man! Kiwi here. Curious if you have any suggestions for good places to live and work from in Brazil/south/Central America? I take zoom meetings most of the day and need quiet spaces with AC. Would love some advice from the ground! Cheers!

@ChristheFreelancer

4 ай бұрын

Hey mate. @boldperceptionspodcast and I just recorded a 2 hour live stream on this. Check out my Lives for the replay.

@josiaharnold8881

4 ай бұрын

Nice! Thank you! @@ChristheFreelancer

@ChristheFreelancer

4 ай бұрын

@@josiaharnold8881 feel free to skip ahead to the end of the stream where we start to summarise our perceptions of the continent 😉

Thanks for this but How safe is PIPA for Digital Nomads?

@ChristheFreelancer

5 ай бұрын

'How safe' is a broad question that's hard to answer but I personally had no concerns with safety when I was there. As far as I'm aware, it's very safe.

what type of work do you do ?

@ChristheFreelancer

8 ай бұрын

I work as a Shopify developer. Check out my other channel to learn more @codewithchristhefreelancer

So you lived quite a few places, where would you recommend thats not bali, i watch modt your videos so i seen the places you been, what would be your number 1 spot

@ChristheFreelancer

6 ай бұрын

Why not Bali? haha

@odellowe7340

6 ай бұрын

​@@ChristheFreelancerI lived in Bali pre pandemic and it was great, I visited last year and its different, it's not for me anymore, the crowd visiting is mostly party animals, they always had crazy party but noe these ppl have created a new Bali, the zenness is gone

@ChristheFreelancer

6 ай бұрын

@@odellowe7340 ah I see. Perhaps another area of Bali then? I assume you’re referring to more so the Canggu area and not somewhere like Ubud

I am from Brazil and leaving Bali right now. Just got over it’s traffic, plastic and pollution, dirt, smoke and rats… shortened my trip. Will probably check on Pipa. *not all Co-working Spaces here have AC; tribal -one of the most popular - does not!

@koma7778

7 ай бұрын

If you use a laptop in what you are shortening the lifespan significantly

How much is the total cost of living per month???

@ChristheFreelancer

7 ай бұрын

Hard question to answer given I didn’t stay a whole month. It also depends on what activities are included in the calculation.

Well done, Chris! Finally a proper Pipa video for Digital Nomads. Pipa needs a proper coworking space and cheaper accommodation. 49$ a night is a quiet a lot, considering you pay 10$ for your private room in Bali in a nice guesthouse. Maybe in a couple of years🙌

@ChristheFreelancer

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Alex. Bali is getting more expensive though.

@ej1692

5 ай бұрын

Ha, yeah right man. The price will only go up from here in Pipa. This is the cheapest it will be. Enjoy it now before the buckets of euros and dollars start to flow in the coming years.

Dude have you any idea what happened too ‘Psycho Traveller’? Even her other page ‘Alys other life’ has nothing been posted in over a year now? No sign of her at all?

@ChristheFreelancer

5 ай бұрын

nah I hadn't, until you mentioned her right now. Hopefully she's ok.

where did you meet her ?

@ChristheFreelancer

8 ай бұрын

We met in Rio

Florianópolis? :)

@ChristheFreelancer

2 ай бұрын

Good community down there but there's no online presence. Pipa is what comes up when you search for digital nomads in Brazil online.

who's filming this ?

@ChristheFreelancer

8 ай бұрын

Me mostly. Paty helped film some of the shots of me though.

Kkkk 😮

you still work as a shopify dev?

@ChristheFreelancer

8 ай бұрын

Yep

Why there is huge gap in your videos?

@ChristheFreelancer

6 ай бұрын

You mean between uploads?

So you are not loyal to Bali? What a bummer. Once a Bali person, always a Bali person.

@ChristheFreelancer

7 ай бұрын

True. I definitely will still come back to Bali. Just showing something different for the viewers 😉

Your girl is stunning, how did you meet? Tinder?

Its pronounced condusive rather than conductiff

@ChristheFreelancer

6 ай бұрын

Ok. I apologise for the mispronunciation. I believe the paragraph is translated from Portuguese, hence why it sounds a bit weird in English (at least for me).

Love your content, how can I connect with you to discuss a potential partnership?

@ChristheFreelancer

6 ай бұрын

You can email me at chris@christhefreelancer.com but I'll only respond if interested.

How's the crime?

@ChristheFreelancer

8 ай бұрын

Quite low in Pipa I believe. Basically a non-issue.

he found his brazilian wifey ?? 😳

@ChristheFreelancer

8 ай бұрын

Haha just friends Mr Rooney

I am far richer than you but you are definitely living a better life haha.. The U.S. sucks

@elcapitan6126

6 ай бұрын

yeah beyond meeting general needs money alone isn't gonna deliver a life you necessarily want. especially when you've locked yourself into a LTR

Honestly l just click on the video bc of the girl in black bikini😂

@ChristheFreelancer

2 ай бұрын

Good! I did well with the thumbnail.

@pilvinplein6978

2 ай бұрын

@@ChristheFreelancer 😂😂

Ummmm you need make that "friend" a girlfriend or someone else will lol

@elcapitan6126

6 ай бұрын

it's all the same these days 😂

@chinobonito30

4 ай бұрын

pachi is just a 'friend' remember.

Pipa is terrible no one should go there.

@ChristheFreelancer

Ай бұрын

lol why’s that?