Whether you are currently a digital nomad or aspiring to become one, this is the podcast for you. We talk all things remote work and travel with fascinating guests from all types of backgrounds. We talk about how to become a digital nomad, how to optimize your experience as a current digital nomad, and top travel destinations and personal experiences. We talk with guests who have traveled to nearly every corner of the planet. Get ready to be inspired to travel full-time as you chat with your ...
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Top 21 rapid-fire questions (150th anniversary edition) | Ep 150
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For Beach Commute's anniversary, they are launching a new product called the Anywhere Atlas. It's an extensive database of the very best, full-remote companies that give you permission to work from anywhere. The database was curated over three years of manually investigating tens of thousands of companies' employee feedback, company culture, fully-…
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Do you need to switch careers to become a digital nomad? | Ep 149
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The most significant questions about becoming a digital nomad revolve around whether or not you need to make significant career-related changes. Which types of careers will let me travel? Do I need to switch careers to travel? How much money do I need to earn in my career? One of the most significant life changes you can possibly make is changing j…
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The top 5 reasons people become digital nomads | Ep 148
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Why would someone want to become a digital nomad? Instinctively, you would think that most people become digital nomads because they want an excuse to travel more often. While that CAN be true, it seems that the truth has many more layers. Jeff and Marisa have been digital nomads themselves for 12+ years, and have interacted with hundreds of other …
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How much does it cost to be a digital nomad? | Ep 147
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One of the most commonly asked questions by up-and-coming digital nomads is how much money they need to make and how much to save to live as a digital nomad. Jeff and Marisa have been digital nomads for over ten years, and they are part of a community of 1k+ digital nomads. With their combined experience, they explain: The top expenses you will nee…
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The hottest 2024 digital nomad locations revealed | Ep 146
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Tune to to find out what the data says will be the hottest digital nomad hotspots in 2024! In order to make these predictions, Jeff, Marisa and Diego pulled data from a community of over one thousand digital nomads to find out where people will be traveling, and where they are most interested in traveling over the next year. What we know about digi…
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10 most Googled questions about digital nomad life answered, pt. 2 | Ep 145
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Jeff and Marisa take on the second half of the top 10 most searched questions about digital nomad life. Think of this episode as a the ultimate guidebook (with references to amazing resources) to becoming a digital nomad. In this episode you will hear the top most commonly asked questions about digital nomad life and jobs answered candidly, from ye…
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10 most Googled questions about digital nomad life answered, pt. 1 | Ep 144
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Google searches for digital nomad related questions are growing exponentially. For example: 2,700 people per month search"What is a digital nomad?" 350 people per month search "How do I become a digital nomad?" In this episode, Jeff and Marisa found the top 10 most Googled questions you ask about the digital nomad lifestyle and how to make money to…
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4 Fully-remote companies hiring right now | Ep 143
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In this episode Jeff and Marisa discuss four fully-remote (work from anywhere) companies with current job listings. Jeff and Marisa clearly outline exactly what you should be looking for in a job listing and company's website to determine if the company is high quality, and will actually give you permission to travel the world while you work. They …
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How to find remote job listings that let you travel | Ep 142
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Finding legitimate, fully-remote job listings is NOT a straightforward task. As a matter of fact, job boards are a bit of a mirage. With thousands of "remote" job listings posted at any given time, you would think that your potential for finding a strong opportunity is good. In reality, around 1% of those job listings are legitimate, fully-remote, …
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9 safest locations to start you journey as a digital nomad | Ep 141
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Is it dangerous to live as a digital nomad? One of the biggest fears about becoming a digital nomad (and traveling in general) is personal safety. There are a lot of factors that factor into that question that Jeff and Marisa break down in this episode. To make things easier, they came up with a list of nine of the safest locations they have lived …
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Digital nomad demographics unveiled | Ep 140
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This episode is jam-packed with the latest data on the world of digital nomads! Who are they? Where are they from? What is their education level? What are their jobs? All answered backed with the latest data. In this episode, Jeff and Marisa talk about Total numbers of digital nomads The number of digital nomads worldwide and within the United Stat…
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Top pros and cons of living as a digital nomad | Ep 139
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The idea of living and traveling around the world sounds like a dream to most people. As Jeff and Marisa explain, it very much can be for the majority of digital nomads. There are many, many pros to the lifestyle. Just the once-in-a-lifetime experiences alone are reason enough for becoming a digital nomad! But, as Jeff and Marisa pride themselves o…
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The 7 highest paying digital nomad jobs | Ep 138
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If you search online for "top digital nomad jobs" you're going to find a lot of misinformation. Don't trust these lists! Jeff and Marisa have been digital nomads for a combined 10+ years and have a community of 1,000+ people. With their deep experience in the digital nomad community, they put together a list of the 7 most common high paying jobs th…
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Should you travel slowly or quickly as a digital nomad? | Ep 137
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In this podcast episode, hosts Marissa and Jeff dive into the hotly debated topic of slow versus fast travel for digital nomads. What are the benefits to fast travel? What ere the benefits to slow travel? Are there any drawbacks you need to be aware of when deciding the duration of your travel? Jeff and Marisa reveal the realistic pros and cons to …
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Why remote job boards suck | Ep 136
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Remote job boards are a mirage, full stop. With the thousands of "remote jobs" listed daily, you might think that your opportunities for getting a remote job are limitless. But it's 100% fool's gold. Once you start applying for jobs, you'll see that just finding legitimate listings is a job unto itself. For starters, over half of job listings onlin…
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10 Otherworldly destinations to visit as a digital nomad | Ep 135
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Otherworldly: Relating to an imaginary or spiritual world. One of the many, many benefits of being a digital nomad is that you sometimes end up in places that look like a completely different planet. These are places where you have to pinch yourself, because you're looking at landscapes that you have only seen in movies, or your dreams. These locat…
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Expert budgeting and investing secrets for digital nomads w/Michael Kim | Ep 134
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Managing money is one of the biggest fears people have before becoming a digital nomad. Jeff, Marisa and Diego get budgeting-related questions from listeners on a weekly basis. Will it cost me more money to become a digital nomad? Do I need to save money before becoming a digital nomad? How do I budget as a digital nomad? How do taxes work as a dig…
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Does your age affect your chances of getting a remote job? | Ep 133
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People of all ages are embracing the digital nomad lifestyle around the world. But perhaps the biggest hurdle to kicking off this lifestyle is getting a fully remote job that lets you travel the world while you work. And there may be subtle biases during the hiring process that you need to be aware of. Legally, hiring managers are not allowed to di…
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Top 6 rapid-fire questions you have about being a digital nomad | Ep 132
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Welcome to another round of "Your top 6 digital nomad questions answered!" Beach Commute gets A LOT of correspondence from you, their amazing audience. Listeners write in all the time asking awesome questions about what life is like as a digital nomad, how to get remote jobs, logistics of travel, cultural experiences, etc. Jeff and Marisa save thes…
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Announcement: Digital Nomad Jobs Daily launching
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Announcement alert! We are launching a new the improved Digital Nomad Jobs Daily solution designed to get YOU a digital nomad job and traveling the world as quickly as possible. For the past four years we've listened to you and everything you had to say about your experiences trying to find fully remote jobs. Here's what you said: Job boards are a …
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3 Reasons you haven't found a digital nomad job yet | Ep 131
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There are THOUSANDS of "remote" job listings listed on the web every day. Go hop on LinkedIn and see for yourself...there are more opportunities to investigate than you have time. But despite the seemingly endless opportunities to get a job that (supposedly) would let you become a digital nomad, people are still struggling to do so. But why? We wil…
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The instant productivity blueprint when you get to a new destination | Ep 130
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If you want a crystal clear checklist for how to be immediately productive on a digital nomad trip, this is the podcast for you. How do you get set up to work as a digital nomad when you get to a new destination? How do you make sure you have solid wifi? What technology do you need to invest in to be a productive digital nomad? How do you ensure th…
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13 Cool locations you'll only get to as a digital nomad | Ep 129
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Possibly the biggest benefit of being a digital nomad is the opportunity to go on once-in-a-lifetime weekend trips, every week. Digital nomads typically spend their Monday through Fridays working a semi-regular work schedule. Outside work hours people will often go on mini-adventures: Finding hot new restaurants, hiking, going on tours, etc. On the…
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6 Digital nomad careers the internet lies to you about | Ep 128
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Many of the digital nomad job suggestions you see on the web in listicles and articles don't reflect reality! If you Google "digital nomad jobs" for inspiration and recommendations, you'll likely run into the same group of careers over and over again... Jeff and Marisa can tell you is that they often don't reflect reality. In this episode Jeff and …
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Our best and worst travel moments of 2023 (year in review with Jeff, Diego and Marisa) | Ep 127
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Join us as we take a look back at the best and worst moments of our 2023 travels As 2023 comes to a close, Jeff, Marisa and Diego share their travel experiences over the past year. Listen in as they talk about the highs, lows, adventures, surprises, and hilarious situations that can only come about from living in this crazy world as digital nomads.…
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9 Locations to live as a digital nomad for under $2k | Ep 126
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Contrary to many people's beliefs, becoming a digital nomad often makes your cost of living more affordable rather than more expensive. The reason being is that the majority of major digital nomad destinations have a relatively low cost of living. As a matter of fact, it's one of the biggest criteria when digital nomads choose their destinations. I…
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4 Ways to become a digital nomad if you have a pet | Ep 125
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Can you still become a digital nomad if you have a pet at home? Who will care for your cat or dog? Do you have to give up on your dreams of travel for the sake of your furry one? Fortunately, the answer is a resounding no! Many, many digital nomads have pets and still manage to travel the world while working. Sure, it's a little bit more difficult …
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8 Warm Locations to escape the winter as a digital nomad in 2024 | Ep 124
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Interested in becoming a digital nomad to escape the winter for beaches, warm weather and beautiful sunsets? This is the episode for you! Marisa claims that we potentially need to "go inwards" and experience winter "like a bear". While that may be true, most digital nomads do a yearly migration from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemispher…
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6 Rapid fire questions from the audience about digital nomad life | Ep 123
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Which questions do YOU have about being being a digital nomad? Jeff and Marisa get questions from you on a daily basis. Instead of responding to questions individually, they gather all the questions the audience sends in and ask each other each of them without preparation. So you get raw, unfiltered advice and perspectives on life as a digital noma…
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6 Manipulative reasons companies tell you to return to office | Ep 122
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Return to office (RTO) mandates are here, and the reasons for implementing them are either poor, or outright lies. You're being told that RTO is to "increase productivity" and "foster a sense of community", when they just finished bragging about how effective, flexible and communicative teams had been mid-pandemic. Some even bragged about how much …
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11 ways to find cheap flights as a digital nomad | Ep 121
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You have to get from point A to point B, and you want to do it as cheaply as possible...because it feels terrible to get a bad deal on a flight. Almost as equally as it feels great to get a good deal on a flight. It almost feels like you won a game. And it really is like winning a game, because how many other purchases can you think of where the co…
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The 7 most common jobs digital nomads actually do | Ep 120
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What's the first job you think of when I ask "what's the most common digital nomad job?" Most people would think "Instagram influencer" or "Travel blogger." Right? Turns out this this is rarely accurate. Jeff and Marisa pulled the latest digital nomad statistics, job salaries, and first-hand data from their 1k+ digital nomad network to come up with…
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8 big mistakes we made when we first became digital nomads | Ep 119
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Does anybody actually enjoy learning things the hard way? Do you ever wish there was an encyclopedia of mistakes to avoid before you make them? With over 14 combined years of regular travel, Jeff and Marisa have made almost every mistake in the digital nomad travel book. And that's a huge benefit for you, because with this episode you'll learn abou…
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6 Totally random locations we've lived as a digital nomad | Ep 118
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What are the top destinations you have in mind when you think about traveling as a digital nomad? Most people think of the classic hotspots like Medellin, Bali, Mexico City and Thailand. And those are hotspots for a great reason: They are excellent locations to live as a digital nomad. But this is a big world, and there are way, way more places tha…
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5 Unexpected benefits of being a digital nomad | Ep 117
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Everybody knows the obvious benefits of being a digital nomad, like having amazing travel experiences and checking countries off your bucket list. Awesome, sure...but there is way, way more to the the lifestyle than meets the eye... Jeff and Marisa find that the unexpected benefits of being a digital nomad are oftentimes the most exciting. In this …
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Top 10 ways to choose your next digital nomad destination | Ep 116
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When you have literally the entire world of potential destinations to choose from, how do you go about selecting where you want to live? How do you choose whether to live on a tropical beach for a month or in the middle of a bustling city? Reflecting back on their many years of travel, Jeff and Marisa came up with a list of the top 10 ways they sel…
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5 Reasons people want to stop you from becoming a digital nomad | Ep 115
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You would THINK that people would want to encourage you become a digital nomad and live your dreams of traveling the world...but in reality, you'll probably run into a lot of external pressure and conversations that make you question whether or not becoming a digital nomad is a good decision. Hint: Most of the time this pressure comes as a result o…
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9 of the strangest digital nomad jobs we've seen people do | Ep 114
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Digital nomads are all Instagram influencers modeling in front of champagne bottles on beautiful Caribbean beaches, right? No, not right. As a matter of fact, neither Jeff, Marisa nor Diego have yet to meet an Instagram influencer living as a digital nomad. Turns out, people do all kinds of remote jobs. Sure, some are more common than others, like …
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10 Predictions about the future of digital nomad life | Ep 113
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Digital nomad-ism is exploding, with new workers leaving the office every day in favor of traveling the world and working from the road. While digital nomad-ism was already growing at a rapid rate, the pandemic kicked the movement into second gear. With the massive increase in travelers, we are seeing an unexpected number of positive and negative o…
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Can you keep making $100k+ & become a digital nomad? | Ep 112
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Most people think that you want to become a digital nomad you'll need to trade some of your income for "the privilege" of traveling. And the idea of moving backwards professionally is terrifying for several reasons. You get comfortable with your standard of living, you have bills and responsibilities to cover, and it just doesn't feel like forward …
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How to get a remote job as an SEO expert & travel the world w/Matt Davison | Ep 111
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a 100% online profession, making it an excellent career option for people who want to become digital nomads. Yet, we don't see a ton of SEO experts while traveling, which is very confusing. Matt Davison, 10 year digital nomad veteran and SEO agency owner, breaks down why most people aren't taking advantage of thi…
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How to become a freelancer and travel the world w/Mashon Thomas | Ep 110
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Meet Mashon Thomas, a schoolteacher turned successful freelancer who made $94k her first year as a remote worker while figuring out what career she wanted to pursue! If you're looking for practical first steps to becoming a freelancer and traveling the world as a digital nomad, this episode is a MUST. Listen in to hear about her journey of converti…
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Top 6 rapid-fire questions you have about being a digital nomad | Ep 109
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Your top 6 digital nomad questions answered! Beach Commute gets A LOT of correspondence from you, their amazing audience. Listeners write in all the time asking awesome questions about what life is like as a digital nomad, how to get remote jobs, logistics of travel, cultural experiences, etc. Jeff and Marisa save these questions to a document (wit…
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Creating a global community of 2,000+ digital nomads ( Diego's full story) | Ep 108
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With the third and final interview of the Beach Commute's three founders, Diego shares a highly unorthodox and fascinating story. You might say Diego was born to become a digital nomad. In his early years he moved from Germany to Bolivia, Venezuela, Mexico, the United States, Norway, and England. And through these travels he now speaks fluently in …
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Top 3 reasons you haven't gotten a remote travel job yet | Ep 107
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Does it feel like you've been doing everything right, but still haven't landed the job? You're applying for every job you've seen on every job listing platform you can find, but you're still not getting any responses. With that much volume, you should be getting some sort of response, right? Not necessarily. There are a few tricks to the applicatio…
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Announcement: Nomad career accelerator program launching soon
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Announcement alert! We are launching the Nomad Career Accelerator program! This "do it for you" program is designed for the folks who are in the more advanced stage of their career and want to find a job that allows them to travel. We realize that it takes A LOT of time and effort every week to find job listings, craft your resume, write cover lett…
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From broke backpacking to generating millions as a digital nomad w/Will Hatton | Ep 106
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Jeff interviews Will Hatton, founder of The Broke Backpacker, one of the first and most popular digital nomad/adventure travel blogs on the web. Will started his journey at 19 years old backpacking through India on $10 per day (literally a broke backpacker). From there, he went on some of the most interesting adventures we have ever heard on the po…
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3 tips to become a digital nomad ASAP | Ep 105
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Does it feel like your dream of becoming a digital nomad is so overwhelming that you don't even know where to start? Totally understandable, but it's not as daunting as you think! With the clear steps Jeff and Marisa outline on this episode, you'll feel WAY more comfortable with the idea. You'll also have some clear, actionable steps you can take a…
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9 digital nomad myths busted | Ep 104
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Digital nomad life is all about Instagram Influencers, working from the beach, day drinking, and working two hours a day. It's basically an everyday vacation from real life... NOT! There are a LOT of myths about what daily digital nomad life looks like. And the problem is that these myths make people think that becoming a digital nomad is unrealist…
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12 Safety Tips for Females to Consider When Traveling as a Digital Nomad | Ep 103
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Do you dream of traveling the world, but have a fear deep down that you may not feel safe, or that something bad will happen, when you begin your travels? And if you’re a female, maybe this fear feels even more present for you? And what if you're traveling solo? Fear not! In this podcast interview, Jeff interviewed Marisa to get the scoop on all th…
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