How can you adapt to a foreign culture when you don't even speak the language? Travel writers and authors, Brent Hartinger and Michael Jensen, share their best advice for living like a local abroad (even as "gringos").

They share unforgettable stories from four years of full-time travel, disclosing candid details about what they like and don't like about different places, what they appreciate the most, how they save money, and how they cope as "weird foreigners" in countries like Turkey.

In Part 2 of their interview next week, they share everything they know about medical tourism and tips for navigating healthcare and travel insurance in foreign countries. Plus, their favorite foodie destinations and how they make money while traveling the globe. (You don't want to miss that one!)

EPISODE 137 TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• How Brent and Michael have changed and what they've learned from 4 years as digital nomads.
• How to meet people, make friends, and communicate in foreign countries with language barriers.
• Life as expats in Istanbul, Turkey: Cost of living, the food and coffee culture, & how to find rentals.
• Staying safe while traveling as a gay couple & The reality of being LGBTQ+ in Turkey.

Coming next week:

• Medical tourism: Comparing healthcare around the world to American healthcare.
• The mindset vs. reality of slow travel and planning trips in advance.
• Over-tourism & how to find less touristy travel destinations.
• Kristin's top bucket list travel destinations.

RESOURCES

• Kristin's Newsletter: https://www.travelingwithkristin.com/subscribe
• Apply to Ready to Relocate: https://www.travelingwithkristin.com/apply

► Healthcare and Banking:

↳ SafetyWing Travel Medical Insurance

↳ SafetyWing Global Health Insurance

↳ Online Bank Account

Books:

• Candice Millard's Historical Narratives:
  • Destiny of the Republic
  • Hero of the Empire
  • River of Doubt

Podcasts:

• Vagabonding with Rolf Potts (Interview from Paris, France)
• How To Overcome Your Fear of Anything With BBC Travel's Mike Corey
• Inside the Real Bangkok, Thailand, with Erick Prince The Minority Nomad (Part 1)
• Inside the Real Bangkok, Thailand, with Erick Prince The Minority Nomad (Part 2)

Digital Nomads:

• Robby Around the World

Travel Health Insurance:

• SafetyWing
• World Nomads

Brent & Michael's Favorite Places:

• Bansko, Bulgaria
• Istanbul, Turkey
• Sibiu and Brasov, Romania
• Tbilisi, Georgia
• Beara Peninsula and Dursey Island, Ireland
• Varuna Gezgin, Turkey
• Grand Bazaar, Turkey

Connect with Brent & Michael:

• Visit their blog Brent and Michael Are Going Places
• Subscribe to their Newsletter
• Follow them on Instagram
• Follow them on Twitter
• Connect with them on Facebook

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• Follow on Instagram
• Subscribe to Traveling with Kristin on YouTube
• Subscribe to Digital Nomad TV on YouTube
• Follow on Medium
• Follow on Clubhouse @KristinWilson
• Join the Badass Digital Nomads Facebook Group

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