Nomad Chats

By Travel Banana

Welcome to Nomad Chats! The place where I chat with digital nomads around the world who choose to live a lifestyle of freedom and location independence away from the 9-5.... more

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How many episodes does Nomad Chats have?

The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.

Nomad Chats episodes:

December 20, 2023 Nomad Chats #15 | Marketing Expert, Affiliate Specialist & One of SafetyWings's Early Members
Today's guest is a seasoned Digital Nomad with 10 years of digital nomad experience. Enelin Tonena, from Estonia, started from the ground up finding marketing clients on Upwork and has since found success with building SafetyWing's affiliate program and starting her own Affiliate Marketing Agency where she is now the CEO and has helped many companies grow and strategize their marketing plans online.

You can find Enelin and her company here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/enel1n/
https://www.vivianagency.com/

Topics covered include:
🔥 Affiliate Marketing
🔥 Being CEO for a remote company
🔥 Struggles of Getting Started as a Digital Nomad
🔥 Social aspects of a career in marketing
🔥 From a political science degree to living the dream as a remote worker

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32min
November 25, 2023 Nomad Chats #14 | Traveling The World With Art
Today we are joined by special guest Miranda from California! Miranda has proved that traveling the world doesn't have to be expensive and she has been able to fund her travels with art she sells on her Etsy shop as well as a number of other opportunities she found online & overseas.

Find Miranda Here:
https://www.tiktok.com/@miramusette
https://www.pinterest.com/miramusette
https://www.instagram.com/miramusettedigitaltraveldiary

Topics covered include:
🎨 Running a Successful Etsy Shop
🎨 Fullbright Teaching Program in Korea
🎨 Teaching Abroad in Japan
🎨 Childhood Dream of Traveling
🎨 Workaway in Europe
🎨 Creating While Traveling

Travel Banana:
https://www.youtube.com/@thetravelbanana
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33min
October 21, 2023 Nomad Chats #13 | Being a Youtuber, Etsy Store Owner, Calligraphy Teacher & Digital Entrepreneur!
Today we have special guest Dina Lu from Vancouver, Canada! Dina dreamed of becoming a digital nomad nearly 10 years ago after getting inspiration from travel blogs she read online. She has recently turned her dreams into reality by working hard on multiple successful online businesses.

Dina's IG:
https://www.instagram.com/dinadlu/
https://www.youtube.com/@DinaLu

Topics covered include:
🔥 Growing a Youtube Channel to 45k Subscribers
🔥 7 Month Digital Nomad Journey in Asia
🔥 Selling Designs on Etsy
🔥 Teaching Calligraphy Classes
🔥 Creating Online Courses
🔥 Finding Work-Life Balance
🔥 Quitting a 9-5 Job To Become a Digital Entrepreneur
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39min
October 09, 2023 Nomad Chats #12 | From Game Tester Intern to Working Fully Remote
Today we are joined by special guest Simon from Singapore (who I met first through a spontaneous encounter through Instagram in Bali)

Simon fell into his first remote job by chance after an internship as a game tester and took advantage of the remote lifestyle by traveling the world for the past 14 months.

Topics covered include:
🔥 Landing you first remote job
🔥 The peacefulness of Japan
🔥 Nomadic Living Strategies
🔥 Hostels vs. Airbnbs
🔥 Tips for Getting a Remote Job

Simon's IG: https://www.instagram.com/simonmalist/
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37min
September 03, 2023 Nomad Chats #11 | From Teaching English Online to Starting a Coliving Space in Romania
In this Episode of Nomad Chats I had the pleasure of speaking with Johnny who grew up in Arizona, USA but decided to head back to his roots in Romania and escape the car-depended culture of the USA and live a healthier lifestyle. After living the digital nomad life himself he now operates his own coliving space in Transylvania with mission of attracting digital nomads from around the world.

Johnny's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnnyi1337
Transylvania Coliving: https://www.instagram.com/transylvaniancoliving

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29min
August 03, 2023 Nomad Chats Ep. 10 | Connecting Nomads Through Cultural Festivals Around the Globe
Welcome to episode 10 of Nomad Chats!

Today we are joined by Ranika https://www.instagram.com/cloudconnections_/

Ranika left her corporate tech job in cold, rainy Seattle to start her own company, work online, and connect other digital nomads through various cultural festivals around the world.

Topics covered include:
🔥Leaving the 9-5
🔥Best Festivals Around the World
🔥High-Ticket Affiliate Marketing
🔥Finding Community as a Nomad
🔥Bansko Nomad Fest
🔥Pioneering the Digital Nomad Movement
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30min
August 03, 2023 Nomad Chats Ep. 9 | A One Month Trip to Europe Turns Into Full-Time Digital Nomad Life in Croatia
On today's Nomad Chats we welcome Sage from The USA. What started as just a one month trip to Europe unexpectedly turned into a Full-Time Digital Nomad career after Sage was headhunted for a remote job on LinkedIn.
Sage's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sage_brewer3/
00:00 Becoming a Digital Nomad
01:59 Croatia's Digital Nomad Visa
02:21 Remote Job & Teaching English Online
05:32 Going to Grad School Abroad
07:54 Life in Croatia
11:35 Travel Plans
12:32 Traveling to 16 Countries in 9 Months
14:33 Challenges
16:26 Finding a Remote Job
18:10 Blogging
19:15 Will you ever go back to America?
21:56 Final Thoughts/Advice
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25min
August 03, 2023 Nomad Chats Ep. 8 | Living a Free Life in a Van While Traveling Europe
Today we welcome Petros from Cyprus who shares with us his childhood dream of living in a van and traveling around Europe, working as a music therapist and working remotely in customer service, and living the good life.
Petros Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moving_the_way/00:20 Starting VanLife
02:35 Music Therapy
09:47 Living in a Van Full Time
10:41 Traveling Around Europe
13:35 Van Build
17:20 Libraries and Coworking Spaces
18:53 Cost of Starting VanLife
24:42 Is it Easy to Live in a Van?
28:30 Will You Ever Stop Living in a Van?
29:57 Life Before the Van (B.V)
32:20 Irrational Fears
37:25 What Does a Typical Day Look Like?
40:23 Taking Long Breaks Off From Work
42:00 Finding Community / Making Friends
45:44 Final Thoughts
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48min
August 03, 2023 Nomad Chats #7 | Working Remotely and Traveling the World as a Lawyer
Welcome to nomad chats episode 7!
Today we are joined by Sarah from Australia who is working 100% remotely as a lawyer, running her own business and traveling around Bali, Thailand and Vietnam.
I had no idea remote work as a lawyer was a possibility but it's 2023 and the paths to becoming a digital nomad are endless.
Sarah's IG: https://www.instagram.com/sarahmh23/00:13 Into + Starting Digital Nomad Life
04:16 Places Traveled
05:56 Challenges as a Nomad
07:50 Working a Part-Time Job & Running a Business
11:40 Coliving Spaces Bali vs. Vietnam
15:50 Skydiving Community
18:55 Travel Experience Before DN Life
20:29 Other Nomads & Common DN Jobs
26:15 Advice for Aspiring Nomads
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31min
August 03, 2023 Nomad Chats Ep. 6 | A Global Tour of the Best Digital Nomad Communities 🌍
On Today's podcast Ariel from Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 joins us to talk about leaving her corporate job after 7 years to start a new journey in search of the best digital nomad communities around the world and helping others start their own nomad journeys with her company WorkAnywhereGo.
Ariel's IG: https://www.instagram.com/workanywherego/00:10 Intro & Starting Digital Nomad Life
02:16 Best places for Digital Nomads
05:24 From the Corporate World to Nomad Life
16:20 Will you ever go back to a 9-5?
19:15 Favorite Location?
20:37 Bali
23:26 Making Friends
29:45 WorkAnywhereGo
32:44 Advice for Aspiring Nomads
43:16 Final Thoughts
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48min

FAQs about Nomad Chats:

How many episodes does Nomad Chats have?

The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.