Chat With Nomads

Chat With Nomads

At Chat With Nomads, we speak to world travelers and digital nomads who are living their dreams around the world. In a casual and fun fireside conversation, we uncover travel insights, business advices, adventure stories and lifestyle tips from their experiences. Hear multiple perspectives and stories of personalities from all over the world. You will realise that there is more than one way to do what you love. Amidst exciting and memorable travel adventures, we talk business, marketing and content strategies for digital nomads to take their businesses on the road. We share our struggles and challenges on the road, as well as how to cope with them. Let us inspire you with personal stories and help you with practical advices. This podcast is.. (actually because it is selfishly fun for me ;) ) for you - the burning soul who loves to travel, desires to build a thing of your own, and craves the freedom of choice in life.

Episodes

December 23, 2022 72 mins

From delicious food and passionate people to beautiful beaches and colourful culture, Mexico is a popular destination amongst expats and digital nomads.

In this episode, Sara Tyler shares her experiences of moving to Mexico as an expat. We talk about the pros and cons of life in Mexico as well as the cost of living.
 
We discuss how the different regions stack up against each other. With some of the coastal cities getting ex...

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In this episode, Erin from RoamGeneration shares how she and her family went from watching a sailing documentary to living life on a boat full time. 
 
 We discuss the financial aspects of things and the transition to and from life on boat to land between different seasons of life.  Erin also talks about how she runs a fully remote agency right from her boat cabin and the challenges of living together as a family within the...

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The Millennials have always been extremely controversial, but they are also tech savvy and one of the most well-traveled generation credit to timely evolution in tech and travel space.


In this episode, Norm from travelyounger talks about how he was inspired to a nomadic life by the younger generation. As a nomadic traveler in his 60s, he shares how fellow boomer generations can adopt a millennial mindset an...

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There are many ways and preferences when it comes travel, but with the growing focus in socially responsible themes like sustainability, we see the same trend in travel.

In this episode, Jami Savage from AdventureAwaits shares her knowledge and passion for transformational travel. She talks about the elements to consider in transformational travel and how these play a huge role when planning a family trip.
 
We discuss how k...

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Over 70% of the Earth is Ocean and Living the Boat Life offers you access to some of the most beautiful views that may never be experienced by land travel. However, life on the boat is not always easy.

In this episode, Ryan and Sophie from ryanandsophiesailing talks about how they got into a life of sailing, and the challenges behind it. 
 
 We talk about the extreme highs and lows, some unseen pitfalls and tips for success ...

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Be it your gender, race, lifestyle, sexual orientation, or any other identity - how do you represent your community while also respectfully observing local culture.

In this episode, Brent and Michael from brentandmichaelgoes shares their transition into nomadic life, and how the new lifestyle has brought about new perspectives, communities and friends for them. 

They share their experience when traveling as a gay couple in ...

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Travel coaching is one of the industries that is growing in prominence within the travel space. What is a travel coach, how they can help and is it a viable remote work career?
 
 In this episode, Sahara Rose from the Travel Coach Network shares more about the diversity of experiences within the Travel Coaching community, and what are some of the needs that travel coaches address.

We talk about how people can benefit from tr...

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We all want to get the best bang for our buck regardless if it is on a short travel trip or a longer term nomadic life. 

In this episode, Tim Leffel, award winning travel writer and author of the books “World’s Cheapest Destination” and “A Better Life For Half The Price” (amongst others) shares his travel tips through decades of travel.
 
 We speculate on the new state of travel following 2 major shifts in the travel industr...

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Conscious planning is an important step in building a lifestyle around the important things and values that matter to you.

In this episode, Mikkel and Dan from Sometimes Home shares how they took the pandemic period to restructure their lifestyle around a central theme of freedom - focusing on location, finance and time. 

Throughout the conversation, you will find insightful tips on how to set up your business ope...

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With more cities and locations developing into nomad hubs, will the magical Arctic Circle be the next hot spot? 

In this episode, Jay Topp the producer of upcoming nomad documentary - Digital North: Coworking in the Arctic Circle talks about his experience up in the Nordic countries. He shares about the challenges in the filming process, why he chose to tell the story of the Arctic circle and what are things to look out fo...

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Tarek Kholoussy from NomadsGivingBack talks about how digital nomads can use their digital skillsets and influence to positively impact communities. 

In this episode, Tarek shares his transition journey from corporate America to a traveling nomad and setting up bases -- what were the events that triggered the change and the challenges/considerations he had during the transit. We also talk about the lessons that are learnt ...

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Apart from policies, infrastructure and community, Croatia's evolution as a digital nomad destination has an extremely close tie to its tourism industry. After all, travel is a significant part of the equation in most nomad lifestyles.

In this episode, Iva from Swanky Travel and Iva Silla from Secret Zagreb shares their views on the impact of digital nomads have on the tourism industry, and how travel companies can ad...

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Storytelling is a powerful tool for yourself and for others. The story you tell others, and the story that others tell you, can ultimately affect the story you tell yourself. Many talk about storytelling as a marketing tool in the business sense, but it is equally true that it affects your choices and decisions in life. 

Are you living a life following your own story or are you just following the story that others place up...

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As the digital nomad community grows, there are increasing discussions both externally and within about the impacts this community can have globally.

From a simple work and travel concept to now a global community that have significant global impact, Goncalo Hall from Nomad X discusses the positive and negative impacts that digital nomads can have on local communities, and the building of Digital Nomad Villages. 

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As the digital nomad boom continues, and more nomadic travelers seek out a new community throughout the world, we look at what does it take to launch a Digital Nomad Initiative?

Mario Mrkša, the Founder of WorkRemotelyCroatia reflects on the challenges and process of setting up Digital Nomad Valley Zadar from scratch. As the first season of the Valley closes out to make way for the busy Croatia tourism season, Mario shares the insi...

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"I travel solo but I don't travel alone"

In this episode, Dean Kuchel of whereisdean talks about finding his community while traveling around the world, and how a nomad lifestyle is actually less about "travel" but more of just "going about his life" for him. He shares tips on being proactive and how you can meet people, and spark conversations.

We dive into mindset and mentality - how you should ne...

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As remote work gets more popular in recent years, what does it take to secure a remote work position with an established company? Julio Monzon, COO of Monetizemore, a fully remote company, reveals what they look out for when hiring and tips for standing out.

In this episode, Julio shares important insights on what it takes to nail down a remote job position and how to manage an established company with fully remote employees. We tal...

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What role does a media platform play in helping a country's push as a Digital Nomad destination? Paul Bradbury, the Founder of Total Croatia News talks about his first encounter with the term "Digital Nomad", as well as how the news portal has since followed and participated in Croatia's evolution as a remote work destination.

In this episode, Paul shares the behind-the-scenes on how Croatia got started...

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How did travel look like without mobile phones and the likes of Google, Facebook, Instagram etc. Where would a less globalised world take a wild, young, impulsive soul?

In this episode, Paul Bradbury, the Founder of Total Croatia News reflects on past 30 years of travel, dating back to 1989. From waking up to being strapped on hospital beds to surviving a plane crash landing, and becoming a rain god, be prepared for some c...

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How do you pick up a new language fast enough for practical communications? In this episode, we hear from the multilingual Anna Maria Kochanska. Anna Maria dropped out of school, left home and started a new life in Spain without even knowing Spanish. That started her digital nomad journey around the world where she continues to pick up more languages.

In addition, we speak about cross-cultural communications for businesses...

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