Today on the podcast, we have THE Julie Slagter! People often ask Julie about her nomad narrative, so we have Meaghan Pear from another episode on the show to interview Julie about her nomad narrative. Other things we talk about in this episode:

• Julie's love for travel began when she was a child
• Why Julie loves change
• Maintaining relationships while traveling
• Setting aside a trial period before you decide to live the location independent lifestyle
• Some things Julie learned about herself through pursuing the location independent lifestyle
• Loneliness and the location independent lifestyle
• Finding your happy

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This week, Julie speaks with Tiffany Schureman, a former expat and the blogger behind A Girl and Her Passport. Tiffany has led an interesting expat career. She has lived in the Caribbean, Qatar, and now in Greece. We talk about everything from living the expat life to culture, perspective, and so much more. Here is Tiffany's nomad narrative! Other things we talk about in this episode:

• Life as an expat
• Working as an archivist
• Living as a single woman in a middle eastern country
• Preparing yourself for a life of travel
• Taking the necessary steps to educate yourself on any country you decide to live in

Links:

A Girl and Her Passport

Facebook - A Girl and Her Passport

Instagram - A Girl and Her Passport

This week, Julie's talking about some very important travel safety tips applicable to any emergency that might arise when you're traveling. Links

Confessions From the Exit Row - The blog post Julie mentioned

CTC Travel Resources

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For listening today, Creative Travel Connections is offering you 20% off on our location independent coaching services. Just mention the Nomad Narratives Podcast!

If you have any questions about going location independent, get in touch with Julie here.

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This week, Julie reviews her four tips for going location independent. There are many ways to live a location independent lifestyle. You have probably heard the term nomad or digital nomad or, as Fiverr and Remote Year refer to individuals who work remotely, anywhere workers. Links mentioned in this episode:

Take Your Home and Office With You

Remote Year

Cultural and Emotional Intelligence

 

Connect with us on our website!

In this episode we discuss…

• What travel has looked like for Wendy over the years and why she started eating vegan
• Why Wendy loves Italy and why she’s writing a book about vegan food and travel in Italy (coming in 2018)
• How plant-based recipes are often connected with the tradition and culture
• Wendy’s favorite Italian vegan dishes
• Vegan Travel Tips

 

Links mentioned in this episode…

• The Nomadic Vegan Website – includes an e-book, 9 Steps for Easy Vegan Travel
• Find The Nomadic Vegan on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Youtube
• Get a sneak peek at a chapter of Wendy’s upcoming book on vegan food in Italy!
• Happy Cow – app for vegan restaurants
• Google Translate – app for translating and it has an OCR to read and translate food labels, menus, etc.

 

Wendy’s Dream Destination…

Japan

Click here to learn more about Japan. And if you have been to Japan, please share your tips and we’ll pass them on to Wendy.

 

 

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In this episode we discuss…

• How to provide outstanding customer service even when you work remotely
• The importance of delivering consistent customer service
• Engagement for the online customer experience
• Investing in your brand
• Getting to know the people around you even when you travel

Links mentioned in this episode…

• Meahgan's LinkedIn

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In this episode we discuss…

• How Scott’s Cheap Flights began and how it works
• The current state of air travel
• Entrepreneurship and lessons Scott has learned about start-up companies

Links mentioned in this episode…

• Scott’s Cheap Flights’ Website and Sign-Up for Alerts
• Find Scott’s Cheap Flights on social media: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn

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We want to hear from you. If you’re enjoying the podcast, please take a minute to write a review! This will help us continue to share nomad narratives.

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In this episode we discuss…

• What RVing is and its benefits
• How to effectively work remotely and maintain creditability within your company
• How living location independent can enhance your life
• What Julie and Marc do to help other RVers

 

Links mentioned in this episode…

• RV Love’s Website
• Find RV Love on social media: Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest

 

In this episode, we get to hear Amanda Bates’ nomad narrative. Julie talks with Amanda about identity, culture, travel, and why she founded The Black Expat.

In this episode we discuss…

• Amanda’s upbringing as a third culture kid (TCK)
• How The Black Expat is helping people with a black identity travel more and providing a stage for people to share their narratives
• Amanda’s advice for people considering a location independent lifestyle

Links mentioned in this episode…

• Connect with The Black Expat
• Find The Black Expat on social media: Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter
• Ellen Mahoney, CEO of Sea Change Mentoring
• Location Independent Lifestyle Coaching – check out our packages and resources at Creative Travel Connections.

In this episode, Julie interviews Emily Moyer, Head of Brand and Content at Remote Year. We discuss how Remote Year seeks to help people explore the world while remaining successful in their career. We learn the benefits for both individuals and their employers. And we hear Emily’s personal nomad narrative!

 

In this episode we discuss…

• How Remote Year works and the benefits for individuals
• How Remote Year works with you and your company to help you overcome barriers to be able to work remotely
• The benefits and challenges for companies having remote workers
• 5 tips for an employer with remote employees
• Emily’s personal nomad narrative

 

Links mentioned in this episode…

• Connect with Remote Year
• Remote Year’s social media: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter
• Fiverr – a company that has partnered with Remote Year to send employees on Remote Year
• Location Independent Lifestyle Coaching – Creative Travel Connections offers coaching for individuals considering a location independent lifestyle or currently living one.