About Abroad
184 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsLong-form discussions with thought leaders and expats around the world about building a life without borders. The opportunity to choose where you call home is more accessible than ever, so About Abroad delivers inspiration, adventure, and practical how-to-advice, for those who want to explore life in various corners of the globe. Whether you want to follow in our guests’ footsteps, live vicariously through them, or simply take a peek inside life abroad - you’re in the right place.
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The great American road trip, CEO-style from an Airstream
July 16, 2024 03:30 - 1 hour - 91.9 MBThis week Chase crosses paths with the Founder & CEO of wrkfrce, Jesse Chambers. Jesse and his wife left their comfortable lives in San Francisco to hit the road in a vintage Airstream, while founding a company and managing a global remote team. As an evangelist for the remote work movement, he is truly practicing what he preaches! Jesse shares some tips and tricks for those wanting to experience life on the road full time, as well as insights on the future of work and making big life-changi...
International taxes made cool by the Founder of Wanderers Wealth
July 09, 2024 03:30 - 59 minutes - 55.1 MBToday we’re talking about everyone’s favorite subject - international taxes! Wait, don’t leave - I promise taxes can be cool. Chase sits down with the world traveling founder of Wanderer’s Wealth, Kathy Di Paolo, from her current “home” in Bali, to discuss her digital nomad lifestyle and answer some super important questions about taxes as an expat or nomad. She explains how she left her corporate job to travel the world, and how that turned into a career doing what she truly loves. We also ...
Up and coming digital nomad visas with the Co-founder of Citizen Remote
July 02, 2024 03:32 - 51 minutes - 48 MBTim Marting is the Co-Founder at Citizen Remote, a company that makes the moving abroad experience seamless by bringing all elements of your move into one space and fast tracking the process via their partners and tech. As an expat and longtime world traveler, Tim knows a thing or two about the pains associated with a move to a foreign place, so he and his partners build Citizen Remote with this in mind. Today Tim stops by to share a bit about some of the up and coming digital nomad visas th...
Moving abroad & financial education from the Founder of Wander Onwards
June 25, 2024 03:36 - 51 minutes - 70.5 MBVanessa Wachtmeister is the founder of the wealth & wanderlust platform, Wander Onwards. As an American currently living in Berlin and having spent many years globetrotting around the world, she knows a thing or two about building a life abroad. She shares her journey with us and how her clients are following in her footsteps to create exciting opportunities in foreign places (in a financially responsible and legal way!). Whether you’re looking to pivot to a different career path abroad or j...
Moving to Dubai, tax advantages and building a new life abroad
June 18, 2024 04:12 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBAurelie joins the show today to take us on her journey from France, around the world, and eventually landing in Dubai. She explains what attracted her to the United Arab Emirates, how it’s possible to leverage some of the tax breaks here, and the steps you can take to follow in her footsteps. We also chat about the realities of living abroad in the Middle East, especially from the standpoint of a female, and the life challenges that caused her to make a move abroad. "This episode originally ...
Ditching NYC for the Prosecco Hills + other hidden gems in Italy
June 11, 2024 02:25 - 1 hour - 121 MBNathan Heinrich is an American who officially moved to Italy four years ago, though his love affair with Italia goes back nearly 20 years. As the host of the well known podcast, I’m Moving to Italy, he regularly chats with fellow expats and experts who have also settled in all 20 regions of Italy, and through his own exploring and the travels of his guests, he’s learned a lot about one of the world’s most popular countries. Today we’ll share some of Nathan’s favorite hidden gems in Italy, as...
How to get Italy’s new digital nomad visa
June 04, 2024 03:53 - 50 minutes - 69.3 MBItaly’s long awaited digital nomad visa has finally arrived! Today we are joined by Italian immigration lawyer, Giancarlo Ostetto, from Lexidy Law in Milan, to discuss all the details. We cover eligibility requirements, processes, taxes, accommodation, costs, and many other details, so if you’re considering a move to Italy, consider this the first step towards living la dolce vita. Connect and learn more about Gian Carlo's work at: ▪︎ Website ▪︎ LinkedIn profile ▪︎ Instagram Related ep...
Moving abroad (again), from London to Madrid, Brexit impact + entrepreneurship
May 28, 2024 03:30 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBCamilla Boyer recently “founded a company on Monday and moved to Spain on Tuesday”, and so far, has no regrets! Today she stops by About Abroad to share her experience moving abroad for the third time, sharing some of her tips for planning ahead, and a bit about life in España. We also dive into why she chose Madrid as her new home, what it was like growing up as a Londoner more than a Brit, and how previous stints abroad prepared her for this most recent move. Camilla previously followed he...
Trading Silicon Valley for Vienna w/ the CEO of My Expat taxes
May 21, 2024 01:56 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBIn this inspiring episode, we explore Nathalie Goldstein's journey from the high-pressure environment of Silicon Valley to the charming streets of Vienna, a city renowned for its exceptional quality of life. Embracing the dream of living abroad without sacrificing her career ambitions, Nathalie has not only found personal fulfillment in Austria's robust social safety network but also entrepreneurial success. As the founder of a thriving tax solutions company for expats, she shares invaluable...
Live interviews at Running Remote in Lisbon, Portugal
May 14, 2024 03:04 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBIn today’s episode we’re trying something new - in person interviews at Running Remote, the world’s largest conference for remote workers, in Lisbon, Portugal. I spoke with with five guests about their reflections on Running Remote, experiences in Portugal and how they’re supporting the future of remote work: Learn more about Gonçalo’s digital nomad village in his previous About Abroad appearance here or by connecting with him on LinkedIn. Learn more about Darcy’s move to Portugal in her...
Caribbean expat life, Belize & Honduras
May 07, 2024 02:23 - 51 minutes - 70.4 MBJeanna Barrett joins the show today from Roatan, Honduras and shares why she’s fallen in love with life in the Caribbean. After leaving Silicon Valley for a life that felt more like vacation, she spent six years on the islands in Belize and eventually made her way to one of the Caribbean's best kept secrets in Roatan. Now she lives here full time while running her digital marketing agency with 40 employees spread across the world. Today she shares her story and how you can call either of the...
How to move abroad w/ the Founder of the Move Overseas Academy
April 30, 2024 02:46 - 1 hour - 91.9 MBShawna Lum moved from the US to Spain 7 years ago, and after battling a series of personal changes that could have derailed her dreams of living abroad, she’s come to learn that if there’s a will to spend significant time in a foreign country, there is absolutely a way to do so. Today, Shawna is one of the world’s leading experts on helping people move abroad permanently. Through her coaching, courses, and masterclasses, she’s helped thousands of expats find their new home abroad, simplifyin...
Designing a location independent life abroad w/ The Designer MBA
April 23, 2024 03:34 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBBal Sieber is a world-class designer who has been featured in publications such as Forbes, Fast Company, The Washington Post, and Entrepreneur Magazine, for his work with companies like Toyota, Nokia, and Disney, to name just a few. In the past, this type of professional success would have surely come with a proverbial chain to a desk, but Bal has managed to convert his creative passion into a location independent business that has allowed him to travel the world, live abroad in Mexico, and ...
Building Airbnb’s Live & Work Anywhere program + moving abroad & corporate nomadism
April 16, 2024 02:54 - 57 minutes - 79 MBQ Hamirani is known by many as the creator of Airbnb’s famous Live & Work Anywhere program, as well as his work as a global HR leader, startup investor, Forbes contributor, founder, and many other initiatives in his professional life. But today we dive into his personal story, exploring his childhood in India, the pros and cons of moving abroad, and how intentionally leveraging corporate nomadism quenched his thirst for languages, cultures, and travel. Connect and learn more about Q Hamira...
Highlighting three top European digital nomad destinations w/ the founder of Great Shift
April 09, 2024 02:49 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MBDomenico Pinto is the Founder of Great Shift, and an internationally recognized keynote speaker and author, who also happens to have traveled to 40+ countries, and lived abroad nearly all of his life. With long term stops in countries such as Germany, Italy, Portugal, Dubai, and Australia, amongst others, Dom knows a thing or two about the challenges and opportunities associated with finding a sense of home abroad. Today we cover a wide variety of subjects, but hone in on three destinations ...
Nomad Cruise and global adventures w/ Traveling with Kristin
April 02, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour - 130 MBKristin Wilson joins the show again this week for a fireside chat about her recent global adventures. Kristin is one of the original and leading travel vloggers in the world, serving a massive following of subscribers on her award winning YouTube channel, Traveling with Kristin, as well as via her podcast, Badass Digital Nomads, which is ranked in the top 1% of all podcasts in the world. She’s also the author of Digital Nomads for Dummies and a relocation specialist, who has lived and travel...
Life in Mexico + the world’s cheapest destinations w/ the OG of travel writing
March 26, 2024 01:40 - 1 hour - 103 MBWe’re joined today by one of the world’s leading travel writing authorities, Tim Leffel. Tim has won countless awards as the author of books such as: The World’s Cheapest Destinations, Travel Writing 2.0, and the living abroad book, A Better Life for Half the Price. He’s also the editor of Perceptive Travel, named “best online travel magazine” and “best travel blog”, while also running five online travel websites as an editor/publisher. Tim is also an expat living abroad in Mexico who has be...
Expat life in the Middle East & leveraging remote work for the greater good
March 19, 2024 02:02 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBLorraine Charles joins us this week to talk about her life as an expat in Abu Dhabi, and various experiences across the Middle East. As a British citizen who has lived and worked on multiple continents, she shares some excellent advice on building a life abroad as an educator. We also discuss her foundation, Na'amal, which is leveraging remote work to help provide training and jobs for refugees. Connect and learn more about Lorraine's work at: ▪︎ Website ▪︎ LinkedIn profile Learn more ab...
Co-living adventure trips & world travels w/ the Co-Founder of Remote-9
March 12, 2024 02:43 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBGiulia Verdinelli is the Co-Founder of Remote-9 and she joins the show today from Japan where she’s hosting a group of digital nomads on one of their wildly popular 20-day adventurous co-living trips. But this conversation takes us around the world, ranging from hiking volcanoes in Iceland, to riding motorbikes across Nepal, to sailing in the Adriatic, drinking sake in Japanese forest breweries, and building digital nomad villages in Latin America. We also chat about some of the hidden posit...
Audience Q&A Episode!
March 05, 2024 03:06 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBWe’re back for another mailbag edition for the podcast. In today’s episode we crowdsource questions from the audience and answer them live on the show. We’ll discuss digital nomad visas, return to office mandates, horror stories from abroad, and a variety of other travel-related topics on multiple continents. Learn more about the regime impatriati here and contact Studio Rigo for more info: ▪︎ Website ▪︎ Email: [email protected] This episode was brought to you by Lexidy, the team of...
Celebrating 10 years on the road and LGBTQ+ travel w/ Foodie Flashpacker
February 27, 2024 02:42 - 52 minutes - 71.8 MBNathan Aguilera is known by many as the creator of the highly successful food blog Foodie Flashpacker, but he’s also an avid traveler originally from the US, currently celebrating 10 years of permanent globetrotting! He joins the show today from South Africa to share some of his learnings over the past decade on the road, and amongst other subjects, we discuss some of his favorite home bases in cities like Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and Madrid, as well as how he’s managed to create a locatio...
Moving to Portugal with the Co-Founder of Work From Anywhere
February 20, 2024 02:25 - 32 minutes - 44 MBJohn Lee is the Co-Founder of Work From Anywhere and a close friend of About Abroad. In today's show, we invited John back to chat about his recent move to Portugal with his wife and three children. We dive into the reasons for the move, why they choose Portugal, and some tips and tricks he has for everyone eyeing Portugal for their move abroad. This is currently ranked as the #1 place in the world for expats to move to, and it's easy to see why when you hear how John is thriving here! You ...
Rags to riches + location independent COO moves to France & parenting abroad
February 13, 2024 02:15 - 1 hour - 94.2 MBEbony Belhumeur started from humble beginnings but today she’s a location independent COO at a thriving tech company and living abroad in an idyllic town outside of Paris with her four children and partner. Today she joins the show to share her personal story and explain how she was able to build a thriving remote career with no formal education and eventually make the move from the US to France. She also shares details related to her experiences parenting abroad, traveling in Europe, givin...
Remote to the rescue w/ the Founder of RoRemote
February 06, 2024 02:49 - 1 hour - 103 MBThis week Chase meets with Rowena Hennigan, founder of RoRemote, one of the top remote-work advocates in the world, and an internationally acclaimed author and speaker, as well as a veteran of the digital nomad world, currently living abroad in Spain. She walks us through converting from a nomadic lifestyle to one that better suits the needs of her young family, and how remote work provided her daughter with an opportunity to live a healthier and happier life. We also discuss adapting to lif...
Fireside chat with the Founder of Remote Workers Worldwide
January 30, 2024 04:10 - 56 minutes - 77.1 MBIn this episode the tables are turned as Mandy Fransz interviews Chase about his experiences living abroad, remote work, and some of the ups and downs with a nomadic lifestyle. Mandy is the Founder of Remote Workers Worldwide, the largest online community of remote workers in the world, with more than 125,000 members and growing everyday. She’s also a LinkedIn Top Voice for Remote Work and an expat herself, from the Netherlands, but living abroad in Portugal, and traveling frequently. She or...
Spain vs France & remote work, w/ the Co-Founder of Jobgether
January 23, 2024 03:27 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MBAlex Hernandez is a well-known future of work leader, as well as the Co-Founder of Jobgether, a flexible-work website designed to help job seekers find (truly) remote work, in whatever country they desire to work in. He’s also a French expat that has moved around the world, and after stops in cities like London, Barcelona, and Paris (amongst others), he’s landed on Madrid as the place he feels most at home. Today we dive into Alex’s personal story, as well as some of his favorite aspects of ...
Italian citizenship by descent and European travels
January 16, 2024 03:18 - 1 hour - 103 MBItaly is one of the few countries in the world to offer a citizenship by descent program, which essentially allows you to obtain a passport and citizenship, if you can prove you have ancestors from that particular country. Today, Anthony Calvanese joins the show to share his experience completing this process, and moving from the US to Italy. We also dive into some of his favorite places to visit around Europe, the pros and cons of building a life abroad, and how you can follow in his footst...
Navigating a new life in France w/ the Visitor Visa & Freelancer Visa
January 09, 2024 03:01 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBFrance is one of the most visited countries in the world, but the French doors are not only open to tourists - they also provide a super simple pathway to long term residency. Today we dive into the details of the French Visitors Visa and the French Freelance Visa, both of which offer the opportunity to live in France for a year, with the ability to renew it multiple times, and even a pathway to citizenship. To help us understand your options, we speak with Eléonore Tavares de Pinho, Head of...
“Remotifying” your resume & life in Mexico City
January 02, 2024 03:40 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBJoin me on the latest episode replay of Andrea Valeria from Season 1. She’s a remote-work expert and founder of “It’s a Travel O.D.”. Originally from Panama, but currently living in Mexico City, Andrea shares her knowledge about and moving to various countries around the world and expat life in Mexico. She also explains how anyone can find remote work, regardless of technical skills or experience. This episode originally aired in Season One and is being replayed today as part of our greate...
Croatian island life & the new Digital Nomad Visa
December 19, 2023 03:01 - 1 hour - 91.5 MBToday’s guest is Jess Romano, an American who made the move to the Croatian island of Hvar. She was one of the first people in the world to receive Croatia’s Digital Nomad visa, which allows remote workers to come and live legally in Croatia! Jess walks us through the process to get the visa and the requirements to do so. She also takes us inside island life in a small village and shares how the sense of community and beautiful landscapes made her feel like she was on vacation every day. Co...
Life in Vietnam with Remote-how CEO, Iwo
December 12, 2023 03:39 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBIwo is the Founder & CEO of Remote-how, a fully remote team, which teaches other remote teams and individuals, how to make remote work, work. He's a Polish citizen currently calling Vietnam home and has also lived all over Europe, the US, and Southeast Asia. Chase and Iwo dive into all aspects of life in Vietnam and the path he took to making the dream to move there, a reality. They touch on visa options and renewals, the cost of living, and the ups and downs of life in Vietnam. They also di...
Exploring Italy and Budapest with the Founder of Anywhere Consulting
December 05, 2023 04:07 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MBPeter Benei is the Founder of Anywhere Consulting, and a published author and podcast host, originally from Budapest where he helped create the Digital Nomad’s Budapest group. But these days you can find him splitting his time between his hometown and his favorite country in the world - Italy. Today Peter and Chase sync up for a call from two separate ends of Italy, to explore why these are two great places for digital nomads and expats, and share some of their favorite hidden gems and a few...
Audience Q&A, 2023 travels & a life without borders
November 28, 2023 04:07 - 59 minutes - 81.2 MBWe’re back for another Q&A session, diving into the mailbag to answer questions from the audience. In this episode Chase covers a variety of topics, ranging from reviewing recent travels through Europe, to return to office mandates, foreign taxes, dealing with the downsides of full time travel, and the best places to live abroad. For more info on retreats/offsites, drop your contact info in this Form. For more info on entity formation visit Cleer Tax. Have a question to be answered in th...
Global mobility w/ the CEO of Remote
November 21, 2023 03:27 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBJob van der Voort is the CEO at Remote, one of the leading fully remote companies in the world, on a mission to make hiring from anywhere as accessible as possible. Today Job stops by the show to chat about a variety of topics, from global mobility to return to office mandates, travel, and remote work, amongst others. Connect and learn more about Job's work at: ▪︎ Website ▪︎ LinkedIn profile ▪︎ Instagram This episode was brought to you by Lexidy, the team of lawyers and advisors I tru...
Ending Portugal’s NHR tax incentive & getting the Digital Nomad Visa
November 14, 2023 03:45 - 57 minutes - 78.6 MBA few weeks ago the Portuguese government suddenly announced the intention to end their Non-Habitual Residents (NHR) program - a tax incentive that has lured countless foreigners to Portugal since its inception 15 years ago. This proposal suggests the program will no longer be available to anyone after December 31, 2023, and some headlines seem to suggest that Portugal is no longer in the business of wanting to attract expats and digital nomads. But as I discussed with Diana Andrade, Head of...
Ending the NHR tax scheme & getting the Digital Nomad Visa
November 14, 2023 03:45 - 57 minutes - 78.6 MBA few weeks ago the Portuguese government suddenly announced the intention to end their Non-Habitual Residents (NHR) program - a tax incentive that has lured countless foreigners to Portugal since its inception 15 years ago. This proposal suggests the program will no longer be available to anyone after December 31, 2023, and some headlines seem to suggest that Portugal is no longer in the business of wanting to attract expats and digital nomads. But as I discussed with Diana Andrade, Head of ...
Exploring expat life in Kenya and world travels as a family
November 07, 2023 05:15 - 1 hour - 96.1 MBMatthew Grollnek left California nearly 20 years ago, joined the Peace Corps, and a few months later found himself in rural Zambia sitting around a fire trying to speak Bemba with the locals he now called his neighbors. Fast forward to today and he’s built an incredible life for himself in Africa, currently working as the Future of Work lead at the Mastercard Foundation, traveling the world often with his wife and two children, and taking the occasional weekend trip to the Kenyan coastline a...
Spain’s Digital Nomad Visa
October 31, 2023 03:06 - 1 hour - 95.6 MBSpain’s digital nomad visa is finally (actually) available! So today we sit down with Laura Lleixa, Head of European Immigration at Lexidy Law, who specializes in helping foreigners obtain one of the most anticipated digital nomad visas in the world. Laura shares everything you need to know if you want to come spend a year (or more!) in España, as well as her top tips for making your application standout, and how to avoid some of the pitfalls that plagued applicants early on. We also discus...
Converting traditional roles to remote + month-to-month nomading and Peru
October 24, 2023 02:30 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBGrayson Harris has been traveling the world for the last few years, staying for a month at a time in various countries, and crossing off bucket list items ranging from celebrating Argentina’s world cup victory in Buenos Aires to surfing in Sri Lanka, and even introducing his dad to nomad life in Portugal. He has a long list of entertaining stories to tell, but perhaps most interesting is the fact that he managed to convert his traditional job as an electrical engineer into a location indepe...
World travels with The Remote Work Advocate, Nadia Harris
October 17, 2023 02:51 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBNadia Harris, aka The Remote Work Advocate, is best known for her work as a leader in the future of work movement. A lawyer turned remote work expert, she now consults for companies around the world, helping them build company cultures and operating systems that bypass cultural and geographical barriers. What many may not know though, is that she does this high profile work as a perpetual world traveler, leaning into her experiences growing up as a third-culture-kid, and a desire to live an...
Off the beaten path experiences in Italy w/ the Co-Founder of Kino Italy
October 10, 2023 03:10 - 1 hour - 92 MBSerena Chiro started her travel adventures as a 17 year-old, leaving Italy for the first time to become an au pair in Ireland. From there she became a perpetual expat and nomad, living in places ranging from London to Shanghai, getting a masters degree in Scandinavia, and eventually circling back home to build Kino Italy. These days she’s leading month-long off-the-beaten-path experiences for remote workers in authentic destinations throughout Italia, avoiding the overly touristy locations ...
When it’s time to ditch that remote life, with Mitko Karshovski
October 03, 2023 03:21 - 1 hour - 116 MBMitko Karshovski is the host of That Remote Life and the editor behind The Remote Insider. He’s also a returning guest here, this time stopping by for a discussion that covers a wide variety of subjects we love to chat about on About Abroad. We touch on his recent experience living in Mexico, and the reasons he ultimately decided to pull the plug on his life abroad (for now at least), which leads us into a deeper discussion about building community, the comforts of home, and some of the chal...
Grumpy old nomads + trading travel for the comforts of home
October 03, 2023 03:21 - 1 hour - 116 MBMitko Karshovski is the host of That Remote Life podcast and the editor behind the Remote Insider newsletter. He’s also a returning guest here, this time stopping by to touch on his recent experience living in Mexico, and the reasons he ultimately decided to pull the plug on his life abroad (for now at least) after 7 years on the road. This leads us into a deeper discussion about some of the downsides of the traveling lifestyle, which are often overlooked in the glamorized version of expat/n...
How to move to Greece w/ the Greek Digital Nomad Visa
September 26, 2023 03:05 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBEleftheria Charalambous is the Head of Greek Immigration at Lexidy Law in Athens, Greece. Originally from Cyprus, she made her way to Greece years ago, and today she specializes in helping digital nomads and aspiring expats take advantage of the opportunity to come and live in this incredible country. Today we dive into our mutual love for Greece - the food, people, landscapes, history, culture, etc - but most importantly, perhaps the best digital nomad visa in the world. As we come to learn...
Trading London for Bali & finding remote work w/ the Founder of Remote Rebellion
September 19, 2023 02:32 - 52 minutes - 71.8 MBMichelle Coulson left the office-based-rat-race in London after a realization that she had to be closer to water to live her best life. Today she lives a location independent lifestyle, recently riding her bike across Ireland, and currently globetrotting as she seeks her next homebase. As a former corporate recruiter and now the Founder of Remote Rebellion, Michelle specializes in helping other people obtain remote work - so in today’s episode, we dive into her travel adventures and share so...
European vanlife & remote work on the road w/ the Founder of The Van Code
September 12, 2023 03:44 - 1 hour - 97.8 MBTomas Hartvig is originally from Denmark but eight years ago his company gave him the opportunity to work remotely, so he traded the cold winters in Copenhagen for the sunny south of Spain. Life was good in España, but Tomas needed to see more of the world, so he decided to pursue a passion project - building his own campervan. Today he lives in that van full-time, traveling around Europe with his partner and pup, and working full-time from his mobile office. Tomas proves you don’t have to ch...
Navigating a move to The Netherlands
September 05, 2023 03:12 - 57 minutes - 78.8 MBThe Netherlands “just works”, and for that reason it is (perhaps surprisingly) one of the most popular countries in the world to move to. From exciting cities like Amsterdam and Rotterdam, to the great infrastructure and social safety net, to the massive international community where nearly everyone speaks English - there are a lot of reasons to consider spending significant time here. But navigating the system can be challenging, and there are, of course, cultural and bureaucratic aspects o...
Japan + bridging the digital nomad gap between east and west, w/ Akina Shu
August 29, 2023 03:22 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBAkina Shu is on a mission to bridge the digital nomad gap between the east and west. As the Founder of Nomad University and an advisor to the Japanese Digital Nomad Association, she’s now working with the local government to ease access to Japan for travelers and nomads, and will host the country’s first pop-up coliving this October. Her work as a keynote speaker, published author, and podcast host has earned her a spot as one of the most influential digital nomads in Asia, and our conversati...
Mapping a family move abroad + reflections on, Greece, community & travel
August 22, 2023 03:30 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBNick Hahn has been leading remote teams for two decades at companies like IBM, Invision, and Meta - but like many people, now that he has location independence, he’s starting to map out a long term move abroad with his partner and their three children. Today Nick and Chase sit down to reflect on their recent experience traveling together in Greece, as well as Nick’s family’s recent “summer test run” of a life abroad, and all the push/pull factors, concerns, and plans, associated with moving...
How to move to France w/ The American in Paris
August 15, 2023 05:01 - 1 hour - 101 MBStephen Heiner has been living abroad in France for the past decade and as the creator of TheAmericanInParis.com and many other courses, services, and content related to moving to France, he can quickly dismiss any notion that France is not “open for business” when it comes to attracting foreigners. In this episode we dive into the various options available to those who want to live in one of the world’s most popular countries (with and without remote work), and even pursue long term reside...