Sweating Through the Sand: A Digital Nomad's Guide to Oasis City
yo. so here i am again, sitting in some random café trying to pretend i'm not melting. i just checked and it's...25.1°C with 16% humidity right now, hope you like that kind of thing. feels like 24.08°C according to some fancy algorithm that clearly doesn't account for the fact that my laptop is about to spontaneously combust from the heat pressure.
this place, oasis city, is... well, it's something else. the digital nomad scene here is surprisingly active, which means lots of people pretending to work while actually just drinking way too much coffee and complaining about the wifi. i've been here for a week and already i've heard more excuses about why someone's project is running late than i have in my entire career.
"if you want good wifi, go to the blue camel café. just don't expect to actually get any work done-their espresso is basically a drug."
seriously though, the internet situation here is hit or miss. one minute you're video calling with crystal clarity, the next you're staring at the spinning wheel of doom while your client wonders if you've abandoned them for a life of camel herding.
someone told me that the best co-working space here is actually this converted warehouse near the old souk. apparently they have air conditioning and everything. the rumor is the owner used to be a silicon valley exec who got tired of the hustle and decided to open the most random tech hub in the middle of nowhere. i haven't checked it out yet because i'm still trying to survive without proper AC in my current digs.
when you need a change of scenery, sand haven and dustville are just a short drive from oasis city. heard dustville has this amazing spice market where you can haggle for prices like you're in an actual movie. sand haven, on the other hand, is apparently where all the locals go to escape the tourist trap that oasis city has become.
"whatever you do, don't eat at the place with the giant neon sign that says 'authentic local cuisine' unless you want to spend the next three days praying to the porcelain god."
i've been living off a diet of questionable street food and whatever i can find at the 24-hour convenience store near my apartment. which, by the way, has the most bizarre collection of snacks i've ever seen. yesterday i found something called 'camel cheese' that i'm still not brave enough to try.
for real though, if you're considering coming here, you might want to check out this guide first. the reviews are... mixed.
and if you're looking for somewhere to actually work, this co-working space might be worth a look, though i can't vouch for it personally.
i heard from this guy at the bar last night that this restaurant is supposedly amazing, but the owner only serves people who can quote him arabic poetry. sounds like a lot of effort for a meal.
someone also warned me about this hotel saying the pool looks amazing but the rooms smell like camel. not sure if that's a good or bad thing.
anyway, i should probably go before my laptop dies from the heat. the battery life here is practically nonexistent, probably because of the atmospheric pressure or something scientific like that.
tags: ["travel", "oasis city", "digital nomad", "vibe", "messy"]
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