Are you a digital nomad or an aspiring one? Are you a blogger? Do you know who started it all? Joining me today is someone who has gotten arrested for smuggling a single banana, who ran a campaign for Apple that was so successful their lawyers had to shut it down, and who wrote, quite possibly, the world’s very first blog post and is the world’s very first digital nomad, Rob Palmer from Go Freelance.com.
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In This Episode
05:15 Firsts
10:10 The Early Days
15:15 The FIrst Big Leap As A Digital Nomad
19:10 How Was It For The Kids
22:40 What Is Harder Now
26:10 When Was It Truly Viable & Current Obstacles
One of the top stressors people have when becoming location independent is money, investments, and taxes abroad and the best way to structure everything. Well, joining me today is someone who has lived everywhere from Banff and the Canadian Arctic to Singapore and Dubai, who has traveled to almost 100 countries and who believes that just because you were born in one country doesn’t mean you have to keep your money and investments there, Mikkel Thorup from The Expat Money Show.
Today’s episode has been sponsored by our friends at Tortuga Backpacks!
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Joining me today is someone who has lived in over 40 countries, who had a cat that had more Facebook likes than his company page, and who is known as the Nomad CEO, Eli David, co-founder of StartUpBlink.com & founder of BecomeNomad.com.
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In This Episode
04:50 The Story of Eli
10:30 Travel Mindset Differences, Isreal vs USA
12:55 Digital Nomad – Starting Up
17:40 Balancing Travel & Work
30:15 Logistics When Staying Longer In A Place
37:25 Importance of Co-Working Spaces On The Road
43:35 Are Places Trending Towards Catering To Digital Nomads?
47:05 Best Places For Digital Nomad’s & Hidden Gems
53:30 Planning vs Nomadic Waves
58:50 Places That Are Up Next
01:01:20 Money-Saving Tips & Tricks For Digital Nomads
Zeona McIntyre went from a $12 an hour retail job while side-hustling by renting out her place on Airbnb to owning her own Airbnb property to now having an entire vacation property management company that she runs while still traveling around the world.
This is part three of this series and we get into the investing side of it all. What should you be looking for when purchasing a property for hosting on Airbnb or any short term rental platform? We will be answering the following: investor partnerships vs solo, cash vs financing, turnkey vs work needed, how to keep up with the ever-changing laws and so much more. If you have ever played with the idea of buying an investment property for short term rental then listen closely because we are discussing it all.
Today’s episode has been sponsored by our friends at Tortuga Backpacks!
Do you have travel questions for Trav about travel or travel hacking? Tweet us @packofpeanuts or Instagram with #askepop to @extrapackofpeanuts, or even on Facebook! Anywhere you can find us!
In This Episode
04:00 Shout Out & Success Story
06:15 Zeona’s Timeline & Locations
08:45 Investing With Others Or Vetting Them
17:15 Buying Where You Don’t Live Or Know Very Well
Have you wanted to visit New Zealand? How about traveling through New Zealand via a campervan? Joining me today is someone who has been featured on HGTV’s Tiny House Hunters, who campervanned around New Zealand and wrote a book about it, and who started her latest project when she realized chatting with her husband was awkward, Lindsey Nubern from NuventureTravels.com. Today’s episode has been sponsored by our friends at Tortuga Backpacks & Sauv’s!
Do you have travel questions for Trav about travel or travel hacking? Tweet us @packofpeanuts or Instagram with #askepop to @extrapackofpeanuts, or even on Facebook! Anywhere you can find us!
In This Episode
04:20 The Origins of 501 Questions: A Travel Game & I’m Answering Questions
20:30 Location Independent Life – Family & Friends Perception
24:10 Money: How Much, How Long, How Did You Save?
28:45 Campervanning Around New Zealand – Rent vs Buy
