Originally Posted by pushmyredbutton

I was in your exact situation. I could work from home, so looked for cheap rent, and countries with lax visa policies (as I won't be working there, just living...)

The two I tried were:

China (3BR apartment in Hangzhou ran me $600/mo which was quite high, and having a car the cost of living was not cheap. But enjoyed my time.

Indonesia was were I moved to next, with rent being around $180/mo for a 4BR house a few KM outside of Jakarta. The 30-day visa was kind of annoying, having to fly to Singapore and back just to reset it.

My only advice to you, is to be careful about the unexpected. In China it was the filtered internet, and in Indonesia, it was the complete lack of fun/the heat/and the unreliable infrastructure.

Good luck!