37 Internet: Alexandra Talty, An American Travel Journalist Based In Beirut, Lebanon

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English - March 05, 2019 14:54 - 1 hour - 40.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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In this episode we chat with (https://www.alexandratalty.com) , an American who has lived on and offline in Italy, the Dominican Republic and Beirut, Lebanon, where she has been based for 4 years now. Over the years Alexandra has taken full advantage of online opportunities available via blogs/blogging, social media platforms, and YouTube.

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She maintains a healthy IRL-VRL (online-offline) balance with regular social media fasts and by participating in and hosting online groups that meet in person. She is very honest and candid about her experiences being a foreign, American, female Journalist and all of the advantages and disadvantages those pieces of her identity invite as she works online while living abroad.

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Show notes:

-Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/nomadgirls/?hl=en) hashtag (Alexandra’s favorite living overseas hashtag)

- (https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/) , Global Cost of Living Website

- (https://www.nomadicmatt.com/)

- (https://travelmassive.com/chapters/beirut) Group (Beirut)

- (https://www.hostelz.com/)

- (https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/features/2015/9/16/new-york-inspired-humans-of-amman-comes-into-focus) (Arabic)

- (https://www.youtube.com/user/BeSaySo)

- (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB-Ps5DdRsVAcml-Y43o7RQ)

- (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg6_wjWpehvVXNKLNv2uS2uY8cghtn009)

-Japanese (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl20O8cIz3E) . It IS as beautiful a place as it seems.

- (http://radioambulante.org/en/) : like This American Life, Spanish language

- (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beirut-electricity/id434106511?mt=8) app

- (https://www.careem.com/en-lb/cities/beirut/)

- (https://www.longwayround.com/) motorcycle travel documentary with Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman

- (https://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahljacobs/2013/01/10/gen-y-quits-day-job-moves-to-beirut-and-writes-home-about-it/#2296f03d553e)

- (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjVwBKqRh8ckPWhfD5UDKcg)

- (http://www.speedtest.net/global-index) , global internet speed

-Alexandra’s article on Trump and tourism: (https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandratalty/2017/10/12/us-economy-losing-billions-as-trump-slump-continues-in-tourism-sector/)

- (https://www.afar.com/magazine/to-uncover-the-heart-of-beirut-take-a-walk-with-this-local)

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In this episode we chat with Alexandra Talty, an American who has lived on and offline in Italy, the Dominican Republic and Beirut, Lebanon, where she has been based for 4 years now. Over the years Alexandra has taken full advantage of online opportunities available via blogs/blogging, social media platforms, and YouTube.

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Show notes:

-Instagram #nomadgirls hashtag (Alexandra’s favorite living overseas hashtag)

-Numbeo, Global Cost of Living Website

-Matador Network & Nomatic Matt

-Travel Massive MeetUp Group (Beirut)

-Hostelword, Hostelzs.com

-Humans of New York (English), Humans of Amman (Arabic)

-Fly with Haifa

-Hey Nadine

-Oneika the traveler