Beach Commute - Digital Nomad Experts

The 18 SAFEST destinations to live as a digital nomad

Once you’ve got a remote job that you can do while you travel the world, and you start thinking about which country you’d like to travel to first…

One of the most common questions you’ll ask yourself is:

WHICH COUNTRY IS GOING TO FEEL THE SAFEST FOR YOU?

If you google “list of safest countries,” you’ll likely see many lists filled with many developed European countries. And while these cities may feel super safe, they’re like NOT the same locations you want to spend time as a digital nomad.

Why?

Many nomads seek destinations with warm weather year around, that feel a bit more adventurous & off the beaten path than typical Western culture, and where it’s easy to meet other, fellow digital nomads…

The lists you’ll see online for “safest countries” WON’T give you the suggestions and the level of detail that Marisa, Jeff and Diego share with you in this episode.

Give it a full listen to find out which towns and cities feel safest as a digital nomad, while still offering great living, adventure, community, and more.

We also cover what safety concerns you’ll STILL need to look out for in each destinations (after all, no place is 100% safe…not even your home town!).

Enjoy this episode.

In today's episode, Jeff and Marisa talk about the 5 most common obstacles that are likely holding you back from becoming a digital nomad, and how to overcome each one.

Many people believe you must have a trust fund, thousands of social media followers, or passive cash flow from real estate as an income to sustain your travels. However, you only need to have a real job that can be done from anywhere in the world. In Marisa's experience coaching hundreds of current and aspiring digital nomads, as well as speaking at conferences with thousands of aspiring nomads, she's seen 5 common themes that stand between "wanting" to live as a digital nomad, and actually living the life of working remotely while traveling the world.

Jump into this episode with us to learn the 5 obstacles that might also be preventing YOU from making a remote income while traveling the world...so that you can actually become a digital nomad ASAP, and don't forever live as the person who keeps dreaming of traveling 'one' day.

Resources:

91 remote jobs that people in our community are doing (click here to download the list)

13 reasons why it's hard to be a digital nomad

Have you dreamt about becoming a digital nomad, but you think there are too many difficulties...like trying to figure out internet, phone, romantic relationships, or feeling alone? 

If so, this episode is for you.

While the digital nomad life looks like 100% glamour on Instagram, here at Beach Commute, we like to share the good, the bad, the hard and the ugly parts of living as a digital nomad. We share these obstacles so that you can go into this life with eyes wide open, knowing exactly what to expect. 

In this episode, Jeff and Marisa talk honestly about the 13 most common difficult parts of being a digital nomad, and why this lifestyle is absolutely still worth living in spite of it all. 

Do you know are the most popular jobs for people that are traveling the world?

In this episode, Diego and Marisa talk about the 7 most common job clusters in which travelers make money while living and visiting different countries all over the world. We also talk about some of the common digital nomad problems like having too many stamps in the passport.

🎧 In this episode, we talk about the 7 most common jobs for digital nomads:

1. Marketing

2. Writing

3. Design

4. Customer support

5. Project management

6. Programming

7. HR & Recruiting

We've also met a ton of people that have figured out how to do other jobs and earn a real income while traveling.

Resources:

91 remote jobs that people in our community are doing (click here to download the list)

Orest Zub is a true digital nomad; he's traveled to over 128 countries, and became a Digital Nomad in 2011 long before the term digital nomad was even mainstream. Since starting a simple remote job back in 2011, Orest paved his way through the travel and digital nomad evolution from a low budget backpacker to an established online entrepreneur with an audience of over 100k people.

At this moment, Orest has returned home to Ukraine with his wife and the males in his family to participate and support his country during the attacks from Russia, while most of the women in his family have fled the country.

In this episode, you'll have the opportunity to hear Orest's amazing story on how he became a digital nomad back in times when the technology was not up to par with the nomadic lifestyle, and you'll also hear his personal experiences and perspective on what's going on with the war inside of Ukraine right now. 

In this episode, we cover:

Orest is passionate about documenting everything that happens during the war so that he'll leave a written trail of truth that is not influenced by any mass media. He constantly shares updates on what it looks like on the ground and if you'd like to support, connect and contribute to him and his team's work you can check out the links below.

1) Orest's channels with daily updates in English: 

https://youtube.com/c/orestzub2 

https://www.facebook.com/ZubOrest/ 

https://www.instagram.com/orestzub/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/orest-zub-87845b11/ 

2) How foreigners can help Ukraine 

https://how-to-help-ukraine-now.super.site/    

3) Support Orest and his team directly 

https://openmind.com.ua/support/

Services like AirBnb and Uber have disrupted the age old hospitality and transportation industries and vastly improved the experience for nomads. The insurance remained largely in the stone ages in terms of usability, accessibility and alignment of incentives until SafetyWing. 

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Sondre Rasch is a co-founder and CEO of SafetyWing - building a global social safety net. SafetyWing’s mission is to remove the role of geographical borders as a barrier to equal opportunities and freedom for everyone with a global home country on the internet. Sondre first founded SuperSide (YC W16), a platform for freelance designers. It was here he discovered the lack of a safety net for online remote workers. He encouraged colleagues to take up the torch and address the deficiency but when nobody did, he took it on himself and started SafetyWing.

In this conversation, Sondre shares his story on how the moment he fell in love with the magic of Tuscany inspired him to explore digital nomadism. Sondre explains how SafetyWing deals with one of the biggest hurdles which is finding THE place to go. In case of emergency, you cannot really think stuff through and do research, communicate with medical staff in a foreign language, and be aware of the medical bill.

In this episode, you’ll learn

Spend 36 mins with Jeff and Sondre to learn a ton on how to have insurance regardless of your passport and current country. Health related accidents can happen to anyone and anywhere so it's always nice to travel with a true international health insurance plan.

You can connect with Sondre via Twitter and don't forget to check out SafetyWing.

Wrapping up her very first month as a digital nomad (Interview with Kristi Jacobsen)

In this episode, Marisa interviews Kristi Jacobsen, who just completed her first-ever month abroad a digital nomad to discuss what her experience has been like, the catalyst that pushed her to take the leap into living abroad for a month, and her journey along the way.

Kristi previously worked as a customer service manager at a music publishing company. Even though she wanted to travel while working remotely, her company wouldn't let her. After taking the Go Remote Employment course, Kristi learned the methods to find remote work, and negotiate a remote role that she can now down while she travels the world (spoiler alert: she's wrapping up her first month in Cape Town now, and loved it so much, she's extended her time there).

In this episode, you'll learn:

Resources mentioned:

Wifitribe

List of 91 jobs that digital nomads in our community do

Where to find Kristi:

You can check out Kristi's business or get in touch with her via Instagram.

In this episode, Marisa interviews Matt Bowles from Maverick Investor Group.

Matt has been a full-time digital nomad with no permanent base since 2013. From Macedonia to Japan to Argentina to Ghana, Matt has visited an impressive 80+ countries while working remotely…and shares his story in our latest podcast episode.

Matt runs a remote real estate agency, which specializes in helping digital nomads invest in turnkey US residential real estate opportunities - so that you can receive passive income while you travel the world. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

This episode is a must for any people that consider giving the digital nomad lifestyle a try as it is packed with a ton of advice for aspiring nomads.

Programs that Matt Recommends:

Remote Year

Nomad Cruise

Hackers Paradise

WiFI Tribe

Books Recommended:

The 4-Hour Workweek

The E-Myth Revisited

The best way to get in touch with him is on Instagram.

Do you know the 5 different ways that you can make an income while traveling the world?

In this episode, Jeff, Diego and Marisa talk through the 5 different ways that travelers make money while living in and visiting different countries all over the world…

So you’ll never have to sit in your office again, wishing that you were visiting those destinations you’ve been dreaming about for years.

And instead, you can have your job (and a real income) while traveling.

🎧 In this episode, you’ll learn:

Resources:

91 remote jobs that people in our community are doing (click here to download the list)

Meet Mike Dane, a programmer who became a digital nomad three years ago in Medellin, Colombia. Since then, he has lived in Africa, most of Latin America, Eastern Europe, and many places in between. 

What's special about Mike Dane, you ask? Why would you listen to this podcast, you ask? 

Let me tell you why... this guy made the decision to be a digital nomad and turned his whole life upside down to make it happen. I guarantee this is a guy you can relate to, especially if you haven't yet made the jump. 

Mike explain how he prepared, made some very hard decisions, then made the jump. Learn about how you have to mentally prepare, professionally prepare, and finally pull the trigger.  He explains all the pros and cons of what he went through all along the way. 

He was in search of a life of travel: experiencing the exotic new locations and cultures. 

He was in search of community: finding like-minded people who would turn into family. 

He was in search of meaning, and continually is. 

Spend 45 minutes with Jeff and Mike Dane to learn about Bolivia, Africa, Medellin, Romania, and many other places. Pro tip: if you have skills as a computer programmer, you are in the best position possible to become a digital nomad.