Workationing

The Gringas fill Kari’s bathtub with ice and then sit in it for six minutes each, while Kristin Weitzel of Warrior Woman Mode talks them through it. Can the ladies channel their inner Wim Hof and make it through gracefully, or do they splash like biohacking bitches?

Warrior Woman Mode: warriorwomanmode.com

The Yarlap (use coupon code Workationing to save!): https://yarlap.com/

BetterHelp Online Therapy: get a week for free via our affiliate link here – https://www.betterhelp.com/workationing

Coronavirus has us all thinking of ways we can optimize our bodies for peak performance – that is, unless you’re Kristin Weitzel of Warrior Woman Mode. Kristin’s been in this shit since ‘92 (as Biggie would say), and she’s here to walk us through the biohacking options – even if we’re stuck at home.

The ladies talk about everything from Blue Cannatine, which is all the rage in Silicon Valley, to taking ice baths, which is all the rage in Kari’s bathtub.

Wanna check it all out for yourself? Here are the show links:

Warrior Woman Mode: warriorwomanmode.com

The Yarlap (use coupon code Workationing to save!): https://yarlap.com/

Blue Cannatine: https://troscriptions.com/blue-cannatine/

BetterHelp Online Therapy: get a week for free via our affiliate link here – https://www.betterhelp.com/workationing

Kari and Ashley are comin’ in hot from quarantine, and discuss in detail their experiences leaving India during the COVID-19 crisis – as well as what happened to their friends who came on Workation (one ends up under police lockdown, the other is still stranded in India a month later).The financial implications of COVID-19 have already hit the ladies hard, and they discuss their next steps – Ashley has a big move coming up, and big news about her family.

Both ladies experience visa problems as a result of the coronavirus, one of which is ongoing.

Links mentioned on the podcast:

The Noname Guesthouse in Goa, India – https://www.thenonamebrand.com

Trusted Housesitters (for free lodging, or free house/pet sitting services) – Use code Workationing10 to save 10% on your annual membership! https://www.trustedhousesitters.com 

BetterHelp Online Therapy: get a week for free via our affiliate link here – https://www.betterhelp.com/workationing

Want to learn about digital nomad life, network with other remote workers and keep up with the ladies in real time? Join the Workationing Facebook group here – www.facebook.com/groups/workationing

Kari and Ashley hit three continents in three weeks, starting with the US for a work trip and Belgium for their friend Steve’s 40th birthday party. Ashley wins an orgasm faking contest, and Kari signs a major new PR client for The Content Factory.

The next stop: Goa, India for the Holi festival. The Noname Guesthouse in Arambol sponsored the lady’s stay, and Holi was everything the ladies thought it would be (Google image search Holi, if you’re not familiar with it!). 

The ladies left Amsterdam the same day the first case of coronavirus showed up in the city. A week into their India trip, it becomes clear that they need to get out of India – and FAST. Borders start closing, and not everyone in their travel group makes it out before India totally locks down.

Links mentioned on the podcast:

The Noname Guesthouse in Goa, India – https://www.thenonamebrand.com

Trusted Housesitters (for free lodging, or free house/pet sitting services) – Use code Workationing10 to save 10% on your annual membership! https://www.trustedhousesitters.com 

BetterHelp Online Therapy: get a week for free via our affiliate link here – https://www.betterhelp.com/workationing

Want to learn about digital nomad life, network with other remote workers and keep up with the ladies in real time? Join the Workationing Facebook group here – www.facebook.com/groups/workationing

It’s a new decade (depending on who you talk to), and the Gringas are ringing in 2020 in typically epic fashion – starting with a masquerade ball for New Year’s Eve. Kari goes through a breakup, and Ashley deals with a bike accident which kicks off a discussion about some of the most hardcore biking injuries the ladies and their friends have experienced in Amsterdam.

The ladies talk about goal setting and achieving, as well as their New Year’s resolutions. Kari’s going to write a book, and Ashley is going to take her career to the next level. There’s also a story about Helen Keller that you don’t know, and won’t want to miss.

Coming up, the ladies head to Brussels for another magical mystery birthday tour and head to Goa, India for the Holi Festival March 9-10. Want to join them? The Noname Guesthouse in Goa is sponsoring the India episodes of the podcast.

Links mentioned on the podcast:

Trusted Housesitters (for free lodging, or free house/pet sitting services) – Use code Workationing10 to save 10% on your annual membership! https://www.trustedhousesitters.com 

BetterHelp Online Therapy: get a week for free via our affiliate link here – https://www.betterhelp.com/workationing

Want to learn about digital nomad life, network with other remote workers and keep up with the ladies in real time? Join the Workationing Facebook group here – www.facebook.com/groups/workationing

Ashley and Kari head to Antalya, Turkey to celebrate Thanksgiving and get their medical tourism on. The ladies kick it off with some Botox and fillers, at around a 75% discount on what they’d spend in the US or Amsterdam. 

Kari’s spent several months over the last year in Antalya, and she and Nico play host to a crew of six friends for the holiday. 

Sourcing a Turkey in Turkey turned out to be a surprisingly difficult endeavor, and the ladies visit a sketchy theme park. Ashley leaves her dog, Djoko, in the hands of a pet sitter she found on TrustedHousesitters.com while she’s in Turkey. She’s such a fan, TrustedHousitters is now sponsoring the podcast (use coupon code Workationing10 to save 10% on your annual membership!). 

Links mentioned on the podcast:

Trusted Housesitters (for free lodging, or free house/pet sitting services) – Use code Workationing10 to save 10% on your annual membership! https://www.trustedhousesitters.com 

BetterHelp Online Therapy: get a week for free via our affiliate link here – https://www.betterhelp.com/workationing

Workationing has a new Gringa! Ashley Osmond is introduced to the podcast audience as the new co-host. She comes in hot with stories of her appearance as “Kate” on The Celebrity Apprentice and her high-profile family (she’s related to Donny and Marie Osmond).

Kari met Ashley at a friend’s houseboat party in Amsterdam about a year ago, and the ladies became fast friends – and soon to be travel companions (The Workationing Podcast is going to Goa, India!). 

An experienced solo traveler, Ashley came into the digital nomad lifestyle by teaching English, and has since moved into remote recruiting work. Her company recently co-hosted an event with the Summit Institute in Utah, and she talks about the value of in-person networking at events.

While Ashley was in Utah, Kari was coordinating a Magical Mystery Birthday tour that took her through 7 countries in 3 days: Turkey, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Switzerland.

The birthday tour ended at a chalet nestled in the French Alps, overlooking Lake Annecy. Heads up: if you’re looking for a party theme that slays on Insta, “Stupid Formal” is where it’s at. 

Ashley had to figure out what to do with her dog while she’s in India, and the Workationing Facebook group came through for her in a big way: somebody recommended Trusted Housesitters, and the problem was solved.

Several people in the Workationing group are able to live the digital nomad lifestyle by getting free housing in exchange for watching other people’s pets while the homeowners are out of town. Ashley’s working it the other way

Links mentioned on the podcast:

Trusted Housesitters (for free lodging, or free house/pet sitting services) – https://www.trustedhousesitters.com 

BetterHelp Online Therapy: get a week for free via our affiliate link here – https://www.betterhelp.com/workationing

Interested in teaching English abroad? Check out this link – https://www.internationalteflacademy.com/felicia-braverman-referrals

Want to learn about digital nomad life, network with other remote workers and keep up with the ladies in real time? Join the Workationing Facebook group here – www.facebook.com/groups/workationing

The Gringas are back, with an epic catch up and big news. Kelly’s coming in hot from Gainesville, Florida – the home of Tom Petty – with some massive career and life changes. She also found love in Cleveland! 

Kari’s in Antalya, Turkey and about to hit a mystery location that will be included in the next podcast episode. 

In this episode the ladies explain what they’ve been up to for the last several months, and how manifestation and trusting your gut can lead you to exactly the place where you need to be – even if it isn’t where you expect it.

Some new characters are briefly introduced, which will lead to some fun guest hosts in future episodes of the podcast. The ladies also reflect on what the last two years of Workationing have meant to them, what they’ve learned and how their lives have been transformed by the experience. 

NOTE: Kari's audio on this episode is "less than ideal" but for obvious reasons, this isn't one we could re-record.

Online therapy through BetterHelp has gotten Kari and Kelly through some major transitions over the last several years. To get a free week of internet therapy to check out for yourself, hit up this affiliate link: betterhelp.com/workationing

To follow Workationing’s adventures in real time, join the Facebook group here: facebook.com/groups/workationing

The Sisters in SEO group is also mentioned in this episode, which you can join here: facebook.com/groups/sistersinseo

Despite making Amsterdam their home base for 2018, the Gringas have still been making lots of time to travel! Amsterdam is a great hub for traveling in Europe, and the ladies made it a point this year to take full advantage of that fact.

From Turkey to Paris to popping to another country for lunch, Kari and Kelly have been up to a lot over the past few months -- and they’re ready to tell you all about their adventures!And it true Workationing style, this episode was recorded while the Gringas were on two different continents. Kari is back in the Netherlands while Kelly is back in the States for the holidays. We take full advantage of the wonders of technology (shoutout to Uberconference!) to make this episode happen.Want to learn about digital nomad life, and keep up with the ladies in real time? Join the Workationing Facebook group over at www.facebook.com/groups/workationing

To get Workationing’s digital nomad guides, tips and travel hacks, check out www.workationing.com.

The Gringas are back, and have knocked another two items off of their bucket lists: flying a plane and surviving the zombie apocalypse. Kari’s boyfriend Nico is introduced, Kelly’s brother comes to visit and they all go up (and scarily down) at the Rotterdam Flight Club.

Next the ladies suit up at one of Europe’s biggest virtual reality experiences, where they enter into the zombie apocalypse and have to shoot their way to survival...and only one of them make it.

Want to learn about digital nomad life, and keep up with the ladies in real time? Join the Workationing Facebook group over at www.facebook.com/groups/workationing

To get Workationing’s digital nomad guides, tips and travel hacks, check out www.workationing.com.