LOKATE Travel Podcast - Design Your Life Abroad
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -LOKATE is an actionable resource portal that helps you design your life abroad. This podcast interviews guests, shares experiences and uncovers the strategies and resources you need to build the life that makes sense for you. Whether that is fully moving to another country, or just finding new and exciting ways to inject more travel experiences in your life - there are options for everyone. No matter your life or financial situation. This podcast and our blog is what is going to help to get you there. Tag along on this adventure and join us for new episodes for tips, tricks and advice on how you can get started!
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The COVID Chapters - Layoffs and Van Life
June 28, 2022 12:50 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBToday we’re going to be discussing a bit of a sensitive, if not taboo topic…. being laid off. Layoffs are an unfortunate and oftentimes confidence-crushing circumstance for an individual to be in. But then, when you take a global pandemic, the uncertainty of the economy, and on top of that losing your job… I can’t imagine the stress, panic, and fear that so many people have experienced around the world over the couple of years. I feel super grateful that my friend Kait has agreed to open ...
The COVID Chapters - Taking Risks and New Jobs
June 28, 2022 12:45 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBMoe is a former running buddy of mine and a Content Strategist from Toronto who recently made the move across the pond (aka the Atlantic ocean) to London for work, all during a global pandemic! She’ll be discussing her experience and the challenges of making a move like this during an unprecedented global situation.
The COVID Chapters - Walking Across Borders
April 17, 2022 16:30 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBAndie is a mom of 5 whose children’s therapist said Andie was the most interesting person she had ever met. She’s not sure if that was a compliment or not, but what she loves to do in the world the most is travel planning and be a Virtual Assistant. She has become such a nerd about budget travel that she made her own course about it. But what makes Andie and her family truly special, is that they are nomadic! Meaning, they have travelled to and lived in 14 different countries across 4 conti...
The COVID Chapters - Quarantine Baby
April 17, 2022 16:15 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBIn mid 2020, during the height of the global pandemic, Emily welcomed her first child. A beautiful baby boy named Enzo. Today we’ll be chatting about her experience of being pregnant, having a baby during COVID, as well as the challenges she faced not being able to see her family due to country border lockdown restrictions for almost a year.
The COVID Chapters - 2020: Love is not cancelled
March 22, 2022 21:15 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBAlthough 2020 was a year for the history books, if there’s one thing we can all agree on and have witnessed during the pandemic, it’s that love is not cancelled. Today on the podcast, I am excited to welcome Kate, who has her own special story of love and navigating the pandemic. Like many brides that year, a wave of fear, stress, and unpredictability washed over them. Could a wedding actually happen? If so, how? Today we’re going to chat through Kate’s experience, how she overcame the chal...
COVID Chapters - Bingo and Balcony Dance Parties
March 22, 2022 21:10 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBWelcome to the COVID Chapters. Short stories of hope, happiness, joy and triumph during the pandemic from women around the world. This is my own personal time capsule to remind us that despite the dark times during the pandemic, there were still good and beautiful things that happened. Each week I'll be sharing stories regarding different aspects of life during that time. This is a story of bingo and balcony dance parties... --> Poble Sec Pandemic Balcony Dance Parties Video <---
The COVID Chapters - Bingo and Balcony Dance Parties
March 22, 2022 21:10 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBWelcome to the COVID Chapters. Short stories of hope, happiness, joy and triumph during the pandemic from women around the world. This is my own personal time capsule to remind us that despite the dark times during the pandemic, there were still good and beautiful things that happened. Each week I'll be sharing stories regarding different aspects of life during that time. This is a story of bingo and balcony dance parties... --> Poble Sec Pandemic Balcony Dance Parties Video <---
The COVID Chapters - Series Intro
March 21, 2022 18:35 - 2 minutes - 2.18 MBWell, it's been a while! Hello again. It's been 2 years since the start of the global pandemic for SARS COVID 19 - and I'm finally ready to start again. I feel inspired to share stories about women abroad, and so I'm starting up again with a short series that I'm calling, the COVID chapters. What I hope to achieve with this series is to share stories of hope, of happiness, joy, and triumph, that despite the dark times around the world... there were still good things that happened. Special sto...
Episode 006 - Elise Darma | Realities of Digital Nomading and Learning Out Loud
July 17, 2019 13:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBOn Episode 6 of the LOKATE Travel podcast we sit down with Elise Darma, a travelling entrepreneur currently based in Toronto. Elise has made beaches, coffee shops and co-working spaces her office by working remotely, all while growing her international marketing agency, Canupy and her own person brand www.elisedarma.com. Through her agency, she's collectively grown Instagram accounts to over 250,000 followers, brokered 100s of deals between influencers and brands, and has delivered more blog...
Episode 005 - Stepabroad | Working Holiday and International Internships 101
June 27, 2019 17:20 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBAre you a Canadian between the age of 18 and 35 with a valid Canadian passport and looking for an incredible experience abroad but not sure where to start, or intimidated by the administrative process of applying for visas? Look no further! Learn about Stepabroad and their amazing programs and support services.
Episode 004 - I am where I am because of her, interviewing my Mom
June 13, 2019 18:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBMany people say that I'm brave for moving abroad, but everything I am is because of my Mom. The risks she's taken, the opportunities she sought, the bravery she had. Today, I interview my Mom to unpack where I gain my inspiration and bravery to live abroad. You'll hear her share her story and quickly learn why my move to Spain in 2018 was nothing compared to that of an international move in the late 70's. Picture this: my Mom is 23, and has never been on a plane before. She left her famil...
Episode 003 - Landing in Spain and the Truths About Being Remote
March 21, 2019 09:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBOn Episode 3 of the LOKATE Travel podcast, I sit down once again with Elaisha Jade but this time, we are chatting from my apartment in Barcelona as I have officially moved to Spain! It was my goal to move back to Spain before my 30th birthday, and after a lot of hard work, discpline, focus and a bit of luck - I was able to make this happen. Tune into this episode to learn just how I was able to make my dream of moving abroad happen. We also talk about my transition, the ups as well as the d...
Episode 002 - The Adventure Travel Couple (Hailey & Mauricio)
January 14, 2019 19:10 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBOn Episode 2 of the LOKATE Travel podcast, I sit down with Hailey and Mauricio (also known as the Adventure Travel Couple on Instagram), a Canadian-Mexican couple living in Toronto. In 2017, they decided to leave their jobs to travel the world for a year. The plan? 27 countries in 12 months. Their goals were to eat all the food, experience all the things, and learn as much as possible about the world, themselves, and one another. In this podcast episode, we’ll uncover just how they prepared...
Episode 001 - The Importance of Travel
September 16, 2018 16:16 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBFor the first episode of the LOKATE Travel podcast, one of my best friends and fellow travel blogger Elaisha Jade joins me to discuss the importance of travel and the profound impact it can have on your life. From amazing experiences, to life lessons, meeting new people and learning languages - travel can bring so much to your life. Full disclosure: a bottle of bubbly may or may not have been consumed during the recording of this podcast :) LOKATE Travel: www.lokatetravel.com Instagram: @...