By now, some of them have grown up.

Some even have children, including myself.

Hence, I’m looking for the best place to live as a digital nomad with my spouse and 2 kiddos.

Life with children makes us less mobile, we stay for multiple years rather than multiple months.

We focus more on quality hospitals and schooling, rather than jungle rave parties.

And we have higher safety standards for the well-being of our precious little ones.

I've been looking at many regions and cities, probably around 100, and made a shortlist with 8 places I find promising, mostly based on gut feel:

Da Nang, Bali, Phuket, Crete, Ibiza, Mallorca, Cascais-Sintra (Lisbon), Playa Del Carmen

All of them are close to the beach. Most of them are islands.

I started to collect data on schooling, healthcare, costs, nanny costs and safety (link below). With chatgpt it's fairly easy.

But this data driven approach doesn't scale in my mind: I could easily make a list of 100 places, but it only creates analysis paralysis.

Hence this post, I'm looking to hear real stories, from other Digital Nomads, with children, about where they live and what they like / dislike!

Many thanks!

Link to spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/108jVtQYvYhgacgXXgn23E3mjoU8eOLcypMdt0Th-ArY/