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Thanks a lot, that was very helpful! I probably should have mentioned that I'm planning to switch cities regularly to see a broader range. I don't want to over

Thanks a lot, that was very helpful! I probably should have mentioned that I'm planning to switch cities regularly to see a broader range. I don't want to overspend money, but... I also wanted to travel the region for a long time and I will definitely mix in some holidays. Currently, I can keep the business running with 1 - 2 days of effort per week. I'd like to spend more time on it, of course, but it's not strictly necessary and I can spend some time sight seeing :) I had three fellow students doing an internship in India, all within western companies. They all liked the country a lot - but I guess it's a lot easier when the company has already organized most of the stuff. Do you have experience with co-working spaces in India? Do they have their internet connections sorted out?

keerthiko 12y ago
Switching cities is a lot of fun, and keeps every day interesting (it's what I'm doing too, a couple months at a time). Doing it in Asia is definitely viable, I've spent about $2k in the last 6 months hopping month-long airbnb rentals and crashing at friends'/family's with my backpack. A refreshing change after leaving the Bay Area. India is actually a lot of fun to travel through. If you have company, getting on a train starting somewhere in the south and working your way up north visiting the major metropolises, tourist sites (and coworking spaces I guess) can be really fresh and enlightening. I strongly recommend that, if you're ok being without internet and power supplies for extended periods of time. [see The Darjeeling Express if you haven't] I have not spent any meaningful amount of time at Indian coworking spaces. Due to poor navigability of public transit and not having my own ride, I didn't have a good option. And heaven forbid actually having to drive on Indian roads without lots of slow practice. Corporate internet connections tend to be a lot better (and cost a buttload), so not all "businesses" bother to get them. I have heard that coworking spaces in any of the true IT-powered metropolises -- Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai -- are much more likely to have solid internet connections, although there are coworking spaces in some of the smaller cities too (like those in Kerala). I worked out of Microsoft's offices in Hyderabad once because a friend is there, and funnily enough they were having massive bandwidth and ping issues that day, I couldn't stream SD video without buffering pauses for my app. Maybe it was just their guest network, but I doubt it. So who knows? If people here think American ISPs are bad, you don't want to go near India...
- CookWithMe 12y ago
  > India is actually a lot of fun to travel through. If you have company, getting on a train starting somewhere in the south and working your way up north visiting the major metropolises, tourist sites (and coworking spaces I guess) can be really fresh and enlightening. I strongly recommend that, if you're ok being without internet and power supplies for extended periods of time. That is what I had in mind :) Actually, I want to start in Sri Lanka - been going to a great Sri Lankan restaurant here in Berlin that has a picture of Sigiriya, which I've looked at so many times that I need to see it in real life now :) Definitely want to visit either Chennai or Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi. Maybe also Hyderabad. I'm still not sure whether I want to travel through more cities and spend less time in each, or visit fewer cities but have more time and experience the city in a less touristy fashion. Well, I hope to be able to check my email at least once a day, but most hostels seem to offer wifi. For real working I plan to visit co-working spaces, though. Thanks for your input, it's good to hear some real life experiences :)
  - keerthiko 12y ago
    If you ever happen to be in Kerala when I'm there as well, I would be happy to host and help you out in kochi. PM me at (HN username)[at]gmail[dot]com and reference this thread anytime :)

keerthiko 12y ago

Switching cities is a lot of fun, and keeps every day interesting (it's what I'm doing too, a couple months at a time). Doing it in Asia is definitely viable, I've spent about $2k in the last 6 months hopping month-long airbnb rentals and crashing at friends'/family's with my backpack. A refreshing change after leaving the Bay Area. India is actually a lot of fun to travel through. If you have company, getting on a train starting somewhere in the south and working your way up north visiting the major metropolises, tourist sites (and coworking spaces I guess) can be really fresh and enlightening. I strongly recommend that, if you're ok being without internet and power supplies for extended periods of time. [see The Darjeeling Express if you haven't] I have not spent any meaningful amount of time at Indian coworking spaces. Due to poor navigability of public transit and not having my own ride, I didn't have a good option. And heaven forbid actually having to drive on Indian roads without lots of slow practice. Corporate internet connections tend to be a lot better (and cost a buttload), so not all "businesses" bother to get them. I have heard that coworking spaces in any of the true IT-powered metropolises -- Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai -- are much more likely to have solid internet connections, although there are coworking spaces in some of the smaller cities too (like those in Kerala). I worked out of Microsoft's offices in Hyderabad once because a friend is there, and funnily enough they were having massive bandwidth and ping issues that day, I couldn't stream SD video without buffering pauses for my app. Maybe it was just their guest network, but I doubt it. So who knows? If people here think American ISPs are bad, you don't want to go near India...

CookWithMe 12y ago
> India is actually a lot of fun to travel through. If you have company, getting on a train starting somewhere in the south and working your way up north visiting the major metropolises, tourist sites (and coworking spaces I guess) can be really fresh and enlightening. I strongly recommend that, if you're ok being without internet and power supplies for extended periods of time. That is what I had in mind :) Actually, I want to start in Sri Lanka - been going to a great Sri Lankan restaurant here in Berlin that has a picture of Sigiriya, which I've looked at so many times that I need to see it in real life now :) Definitely want to visit either Chennai or Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi. Maybe also Hyderabad. I'm still not sure whether I want to travel through more cities and spend less time in each, or visit fewer cities but have more time and experience the city in a less touristy fashion. Well, I hope to be able to check my email at least once a day, but most hostels seem to offer wifi. For real working I plan to visit co-working spaces, though. Thanks for your input, it's good to hear some real life experiences :)
- keerthiko 12y ago
  If you ever happen to be in Kerala when I'm there as well, I would be happy to host and help you out in kochi. PM me at (HN username)[at]gmail[dot]com and reference this thread anytime :)