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Have you traveled with bitcoin?
1693 sats \ 23 comments \ @StudentofBitcoin 27 Sep Bitcoin_Travel
Hey stackers, I recently joined SN and appreciate the community, your support, and your kind words.
I didn't see any territories specific to traveling with bitcoin and I created this space for us to share bitcoin travel stories, how it went, who accepted it, and what you learned. I'd love to know if you've used bitcoin anywhere outside your home city.
Have you paid a merchant directly while traveling?
Yes54.1%
No - HODL baby10.8%
No - BUT I want to35.1%
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @LowK3y19 28 Sep
Keep the bag always on me
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @StudentofBitcoin OP 28 Sep
Carry a HW wallet? Border Wallet? In your head? I totally understand if you don't want to share and doxx how you keep the bag on you.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @LowK3y19 28 Sep
Just a HW wallet of spending bit
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 28 Sep
I feel the need, the need for another trip!
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @StudentofBitcoin OP 28 Sep
Where would you go?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 28 Sep
Central America. You?
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Taft 27 Sep
Not yet. Having that feeling is something I long for.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @StudentofBitcoin OP 28 Sep
What would be the first destination?
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinosphere 27 Sep
I took a ledger with all my savings to date with me from the US to Bangkok years ago (2013) when there wasn't a Thai bitcoin scene yet. No lightning network either, but on-chain spending was instant still.
I just kept it in my pocket, so TSA likely thought it was a USB drive. I knew that if they stole it, the PW would protect those coins and I'd always have my seed phrase backed up at home.
I looked for places to spend it there but didn't get a chance except for a cell phone minutes refill, which I did online and worked instantly. I think I spent like half a bitcoin on that, lol... But it wasn't expensive at the time.
Today I have a totally different security set up and would never travel with that much of my portfolio, unless I'm fleeing this country like we'll all have to do if the commies win in november...
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @StudentofBitcoin OP 28 Sep
WOW, appreciate you sharing that. Thats an OG story. "Dropped 0.5btc on cell refill!"
Have you used your stats to travel since? Any destination you have your eye on?
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10 sats \ 4 replies \ @ek 27 Sep
I paid for my rent at a common friend's place in the US with bitcoin
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30 sats \ 3 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 27 Sep
Nice, that's cool. Via Lightning?
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 27 Sep
Yes :)
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30 sats \ 1 reply \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 27 Sep
I figured, but also I thought maybe on-chain since it could have been for an extended period of time
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110 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 27 Sep
I could have done on-chain via splicing but it wasn’t necessary, lightning worked on first try. It was around 1.5m sats.
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @zapsammy 27 Sep
a message i sent once (paraphrased): "hey, i forgot my bitcoin, or my bitcoin does not work right now. can you please pay this invoice for me?" zip zap!
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @StudentofBitcoin OP 28 Sep
The community is crazy and Paco is living proof of this. Crowd funded his way to 40 countries!
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 27 Sep
Of course, I took a bunch to taiwan....but didnt use any of it.
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @StudentofBitcoin OP 28 Sep
No one would accept? Sorry to hear that, hopefully we can change this in the coming years.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 28 Sep
No, I took it in case I needed it. I used their currency instead and ended up buying more to hold.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @orangecheckemail_isthereany 28 Sep
Digital nomad tech guys could become traveling salesmen selling offering merchants bitcoin payment acceptance solutions. Probably best to team up with a lawyer and an accountant to make sure the legal and fiscal stuff is worked out also.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @orangecheckemail_isthereany 28 Sep
If people know any websites aggregating bitcoin-enabled merchants that would great to share here. Something like google maps would be great as well but simple lists would be very good as well.
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42 sats \ 0 replies \ @Taranis 28 Sep
https://btcmap.org
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