Recently I had the good fortune to be able to travel to Israel with two amazing dudes, Nir and Guy.
As local Israelis, they had the idea to bring people to Israel and show them around…as locals.
Add to that the promise of delicious foods (they both have culinary backgrounds) and I was hooked.
Since I’m always trying to experience places more authentically this seemed like the perfect type of tour for me, so I gave it a go.
And it BLEW ME AWAY.
I ate delicious food, made a bunch of friends, and was able to understand this complicated and thrilling country through the eyes of locals.
Nir and Guy have done something awesome by creating a boutique travel company that is going to turn the tour industry on its head, and today, they reveal how it all started (with a dream…and some beer), where it’s going, and why they are doing something no one else in Israel is attempting to do.
And don’t forget…for a special discount and a VIP experience, check out Puzzle Israel and mention that Trav from Extra Pack of Peanuts sent you!
Today I ask them a question that I hear a lot from listeners, but don’t have much experience with myself.
Traveling Solo
All of our guests today have done extensive solo travel, and they all have a unique perspective to bring to the questions of traveling alone.
They speak about the importance of traveling alone, what you can get out of the experience, and how to meet people on the road. We also discuss a little about traveling with a friend or family member, and how important it is to match travel styles!
Many of you are wanting to take solo trips but might be scared to go at it alone.
But the funny thing is, you’re never alone on the road!
Don’t wait for other people to be ready. Where will your first solo trip take you?
Today we get into the Startup Diaries. Fabian regales us of tales of working from the road in South America with his entire company while filming the stories of entrepreneurs along the way.
We discuss how to manage client expectations when you’re working from the road and the challenges that Fabian and his company faced while working from a Jeep throughout South America.
However working while traveling taught Fabian something extremely important, it’s better to work efficiently than to work a lot. You do, after all, have to have time to see things while you’re traveling! He’s even kind enough to share some of his tips for efficiency with us today.
While we may have spoiled his travel mishap in the first half of the show, Fabian brings up something else very important to talk about today.
Many of us chase the Location Independent lifestyle, but it’s important to realize why you’re doing it, and what you’re going to do with the freedom afforded when you get it.
Fabian Dittrich is well known for his awesome show, The Startup Diaries.
But how did he get there? What started the journey to the filming of such an awesome show?
Turns out, it’s not what you think. He got Malaria.
And he’s thankful he did.
Today Fabian joins us to chat about how he went from Malaria to a series of life events that lead to him taking his entire company on a road trip through South America filming the Startup Diaries along the way.
On his journey, he heard the standard job advice (decided it wasn’t for him), and figured out that one of the best ways for him to make decisions was to base them on whether or not something would make a good story.
So, what do you think? Do YOU think it was a good story?
Nate Buchanan is the creator of Peanut Butter Printing and NateBuchanan.org. He returns to the EPOP podcast after transforming from a frequent flyer newbie to a seasoned veteran in just one year!
In this episode Nate talks about his incredible 15-day mileage run in airplanes and airports from South America to Asia, and why he considers this 92,000-mile business class trip an investment.
