About Abroad

Nicole Caba joins About Abroad today to discuss her move to Lyon, France, and how her personal experience traveling the world with her dog, changed the trajectory of her life. She’s now the founder of Avvinue, a company hoping to reshape how we travel with our pets, which can unlock a life abroad for so many of us who feel this lifestyle is inaccessible because of our furry friends. We laugh throu...

Today my friend Claire joins me from the Bahamas, where she and her husband are currently calling “home”, after they traded their regular lives in the US for a new life aboard their catamaran. They now spend their winters island hopping, spearfishing and exploring the different cultures across the Caribbean. The best part is - as we come to find out, anyone willing to “just sail away”, can do the...

Tayo Rockson is a well known podcast host, author, professor, and consultant on subjects related to diversity and cultural differences. Today he joins the show to chat about his experiences as a 3rd culture kid and spending his formative years growing up as a Nigerian born foreigner in various countries around the world. He also takes us on a journey through Nigeria, explaining the various element...

Anthony Calvanese is an American who joins the show today from Umbria, Italy, to share how he is calling this place home and working towards obtaining his Italian passport. Italy is one of the few countries in the world that has a formal and fairly straightforward process in place for foreigners to obtain citizenship, so Anthony walks us through the process and shares how you can follow in his foo...

Hannah Dixon, the visionary founder of Digital Nomad Kit and creator of the Virtual Excellence Academy, on a journey through the dynamic world of freelancing, remote work, and social impact. She has empowered over 35,000 freelancers worldwide to follow in her footsteps and build location independence, and today she shares her journey with us. With over 17 years as a digital nomad, she shares her e...

Esther and her husband have built a life that allows them to enjoy the summers in their home in Amsterdam, and escape to tropical hot spots during the winter - in this episode she shares with us how they got to this point, and takes us inside their life in sunny Mauritius off the east coast of Africa! We dive into Mauritius as a place to visit, what to see and avoid, and where you might enjoy call...

In this episode we answer questions from the audience about moving abroad, travel, digital nomad families, visas, and much more! We also announce plans for a quick summer break from producing new episodes - tune in for full details.  Contact Lexidy Law with the code AboutAbroad23 for 10% off your first service.  Referenced resources in this episode: Tech executive travels the world with his family...

Diana Andrade is the Head of Portuguese Immigration at Lexidy Law in Lisbon and today she stops by the show to share several updates on Portugal’s rapidly changing visa and immigration process for aspiring digital nomads and expats. It’s no secret that Portugal is one of the world’s top destinations for people looking to build a life for themselves abroad. With their foreigner friendly visa option...

Today, Chase catches up with Nacho Rodriguez, the founder of RePeople. RePeople is dedicated to building a community around the world and specifically in the beautiful Canary Islands for remote workers, digital nomads, and others wanting to relocate to this part of the globe. They dive deep into the concept behind RePeople’s co-living spaces and conferences, as well as all the reasons why calling...

This 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 experie...

Today 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...

Tim 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 i...

Vanessa 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...

Aurelie 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...

Nathan 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 worl...

Italy’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 le...

Camilla 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 h...

In 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 entre...

In 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 appearanc...

Jeanna 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...

Shawna 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, cou...

Bal 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 loc...

Q 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 nomad...

Domenico 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 sen...

Kristin 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 als...