Finnish Pilot-Turned Poker Player on Starting a New Life in Mexico
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Kristin speaks with Teemu Alanen, a Finnish pilot turned poker player who moved from Europe to Mexico and changed his life. Hear why he made the life-changing leap to digital nomadism, his tips for thriving as an expat in Mexico, and what a typical day in the life of a remote poker player looks like. Teemu also talks about the differences between Finnish culture and Mexican culture, revealing why he’s not moving back to Finland anytime soon. Plus, Kristin highlights a few listener stories and questions about Tulum. Special Offers: Check out Stay covered with (Global Health...
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From Breakup to Breakthrough: Female Solo Traveler Finds Freedom in Paris and the Digital Nomad Lifestyle
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Join Kristin and Dinah Redhouse, a digital nomad and online entrepreneur, in Tulum as they chat about the benefits and challenges of traveling and working abroad as a solo female entrepreneur. Hear how a breakup turned into a breakthrough that led Dinah to find freedom, self-love, and empowerment in the digital nomad lifestyle. Dinah shares how and why she took her business abroad, her favorite safety tips for traveling alone, and how the digital nomad lifestyle is empowering her to live her best life. If you’ve ever been curious about what it’s like to run a business and travel solo to...
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Slow Traveling Europe + Van Life with Chase Warrington from About Abroad
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The host of About Abroad podcast joins the show again this week for a fireside chat about slow-traveling through Europe and why he and his wife want to move from Spain to Italy. Chase explains the issues you could have changing your residency from one European country to another and why the Italian Dolomites is one of his favorite places to live in the world. Plus, Kristin gives Chase a glimpse into the Nomad Cruise experience and they both give insight into their future plans for travel, work, retreats, citizenship, and residency. (Hint: Kristin is changing her plans for 2024!) ...
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From Canada to Mexico – How a Near-Death Experienced Changed This Expat’s Life
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Thank you for 250 Episodes of Badass Digital Nomads! We would be grateful if you can leave a review in your favorite podcast app or to celebrate. 🎉 In today's episode: After a near-death experience working at his manual labor job in Canada, Phoenix Sen re-evaluated his priorities in life and focused on healing himself and eventually starting a coaching business. Kristin met Phoenix in Tulum this month and invited him on the podcast to share his story and how he sees Tulum after living there for six months. Enjoy! Special Offers: Get an International Travel Wi-Fi...
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Tulum, Mexico: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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Kristin shares the highs and lows from her experience traveling to Tulum this month, including some harrowing stories about police corruption and hospital scams. Is Tulum a tropical heaven or "hell", as one famous travel blogger puts it? Listen in to find out. Special Offers: Topics Discussed: Why (or why not) to visit Tulum? Mexican Culture Expat Community Cost of Living Coworking Internet Speeds Safety - Is Tulum dangerous? Hospitals Over-Charging Tourists Where to Stay Things To See and Do Transportation and Getting Around Resources...
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Female Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Make Money Online
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Five female entrepreneurs from the US, Canada, Nigeria, UK, and Germany sit down with Kristin to share how they went from regular 9-5 day jobs to working for themselves making $10k+ months (all without any prior online business experience). SPECIAL OFFERS: 🌴 (ONLY 2 EARLY BIRD SPOTS LEFT!) RELATED VIDEOS: RELATED PODCASTS: Connect with Kristin and Support the Show: * * * * * * See the show notes pages on or for time stamps, transcripts, and more resources from this episode.
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Top 10 Best Places To Retire Abroad
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Where are the best places to retire or live in the world? Kristin analyzes International Living's 2024 Retirement Index and gives details on the cost of living in each country, residency requirements, safety, healthcare, and more. (ONLY 3 EARLY BIRD SPOTS LEFT) 🌴 SPECIAL OFFERS: RELATED VIDEOS: RELATED PODCASTS: Connect with Kristin and Support the Show: * * * * * * See the show notes pages on or for time stamps, transcripts, and more resources from this episode.
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Travel to Costa Rica with Kristin!
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Have you ever wanted to visit Costa Rica? If so, now you can travel there with Kristin as your host! Kristin will be leading her first-ever from August 9-12, 2024. You will get to hang out with Kristin and a group of like-minded people from the Traveling with Kristin community for 4 days while enjoying the beautiful Gulf of Papagayo, Costa Rica. Listen to this episode to get all the details and leave your email here to be notified when bookings open at 12pm EST on Friday, March 1st. The first 8 people to sign up will receive $150 off with the Early Bird...
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Sailing into the Unknown with Ruby Rose: Navigating Burnout & Mental Health in a Freedom Lifestyle
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Throwback to one of Kristin's favorite podcast interviews with Nick Fabbri and Terysa Vanderloo of the YouTube channel, Sailing Ruby Rose. In this podcast, they share how they quit their medical jobs in London to sail the world and what they've learned from three years at sea. They talk about overcoming burnout and how they've been able to find more connection, community, and balance in their freedom-filled lifestyles. They also describe the many cool features of their sailboats, the highs and lows of living life on the sea, detoxing from social media, and the lessons...
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8 Digital Nomads Explain How They Make Money While Traveling
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How do digital nomads make money while traveling? The possibilities are endless! Learn how eight digital nomads, freelancers, online business owners, military veterans, and remote workers make money online and how they got started in the digital nomad lifestyle. You’ll even hear how much money they made when they started, how many income streams they have now, and their favorite places to travel and work remotely. Spoiler Alert: One person started with only $200 in monthly income from freelancing! Plus, hear their advice for people just getting started in the digital...
info_outlineI read more than 30 books in 2019. In this podcast, I’ll share what they were, my main takeaway from each one, and if I would recommend it to you. What are your favorite books? Or do you struggle to find time to read? Slide into my Instagram DM’s @TravelingwithKristin and let me know!
Complete Book List: You can purchase all books in my recommended books section of my Amazon store, unless I didn’t like the book (and don’t recommend it, in which case it’s not in there!): http://bit.ly/BookRecsTWK
- Daily Stoic (Ryan Holiday)
Available here: http://bit.ly/ProductivityJournals - Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)
- The Obstacle is the Way (Ryan Holiday)
- Seeing What Others Don't (Gary Klein)
- Tools of Titans (Tim Ferriss)
- Digital Nomad (Tsugio Makimoto and David Manners)
- Life Changes Quick (Johnny FD)
- Lead the Field (Adam Witty)
- The Right to Write (Julia Cameron)
- The Artist's Way (Julia Cameron)
- On the Shortness of Life (Seneca)
- Letters from a Stoic (Seneca)
- The One Thing (Gary Keller)
- Choose (Ryan Levesque)
- The Copywriter's Handbook (Robert Bly)
- Atomic Habits (James Clear)
- Contagious (Jonah Berger)
- Invisible Influence (Jonah Berger)
- Theory of War (Joan Brady)
- Whole30 (Melissa and Dallas Hartwig) http://bit.ly/TravelHealthTWK
- Eating for Beauty (David Wolfe) http://bit.ly/TravelHealthTWK
- The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
- Stillness is the Key (Ryan Holiday)
- How to Get Rich (Felix Dennis)
- Time and How to Spend It (James Wallman)
- Managing Ignatius (Jerry Strahan)
- Principles (Ray Dalio)
- Anything You Want (Derek Sivers)
- Rhinoceros Success (Scott Alexander)
- On Writing Well (William Zinsser)
Currently Reading: (January 2020)
- Skin in the Game (Nassim Taleb)
- Real Help (Ayodeji Awosika) https://amzn.to/2uyDuHF
- On Writing (Stephen King)
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