Digital Nomad Stories

Elisa started her digital nomad journey as a coincidence when she had to work from home in the pandemic. This became a great opportunity for her, to leave South Africa and explore her own country, Colombia. She works as a community organiser for an international company, so Kendra definitely had to ask her about community building and meeting new people as digital nomads, Tune in for some tips on...

Digital nomad couple Anastasia and Tomer left their corporate jobs and started traveling while figuring out their online business model. They started a blog, generationnomads.com, and gained an audience. But then what? In this short story episode, Anastasia and Tomer walk us through their journey to find a business model that worked for them. It cost them a lot of trial and error to get where they...

Want to start an online business? Just find out what you love and how to get paid doing that. Sounds simple right? But what if you're trying a lot of different business models and nothing works out? That's what happened when Mike Morelli started his remote work journey. He listened to experts and did exactly what they told him to do. So why wasn't it working for him? He realized tha...

Sondre quit his corporate job, moved to Berlin to lower his living expenses and started both his startup and freelance career at the same time. Fast forward to 2022: he is now the CEO and co-founder of SafetyWing , an insurance provider for digital nomads. In this part of my interview with Sondre Rasch, you get the real behind-the-scenes of what it's like to build a startup from scratch. List...

Niamh was on the pod 1 year ago, and today she's back to give us an update. We talk about what changed in her VA business Team Virtual (a lot!), in her lifestyle, lessons learned and where she's traveling next. Listen to my previous interview with Niamh: Traveling and working online as a nomad couple, with Niamh Delaney Connect with Niamh: On instagram Connect with Anne: Leave a review o...

As a digital nomad who travels all the time, it's usually easy to meet new people, but it can be difficult to build deep friendships. Everyone is leaving all the time, so how do you build that real & deep connection with someone? That's what Kendra and Whitney Buchmann talk about in this week's short story episode. Listen to the full interview here: What It Means To Be Locally R...

Sara Reyes had a great job helping students to live abroad, but she was so busy that she wasn't doing any traveling herself anymore. She decided to resign from her job at the start of the pandemic, without any job offers in sight. Now, she works for a company that lets her travel and work as a digital nomad. In this episode, Sara shares how she managed to get this job and how her first months...

Stacyann Forrester left her corporate job to start her own business while living in Mexico. She was not unhappy, but she just felt like there was more to life. So she started researching how to become location independent and start an online business. In this part of the interview I did with Stacyann, we talk about travel, entrepreneurship and personal development - and especially about how they&a...

I always love to tell people that everyone can be a digital nomad. This lifestyle is possible, whoever you are. But is that really true? Maliha Fairooz traveled to 97 countries with her Bangladeshi passport. In this episode she tells us how different her experience has been, compared to many Europeans or Americans with strong passports. She tells us about the time she got hold in a cell in Cape Ve...

Jeff Sauer took his time to transition from his traditional career into his role as a fully nomadic business owner. I, on the other hand, dove head first into business and built my podcast management agency in no-time. Super fun now, but I wish I would have been as strategic as Jeff. In this short story episode, Jeff shares how he made the transition into digital nomadism as smooth as possible. Us...

Doing what you love is only part of the success formula, there's much more you need. One of those things is money. Money is important, especially when you're traveling the world and/or building a business. In today's episode, Mikkel Thorup gives you his tips & tricks from being an expat in 9 countries and traveling to 100+. We go into finances, education, finding a sustainable b...

Starting a business is exciting, difficult, challenging, and so much fun. I also found it very easy to work 24/7 and never take my eyes off my laptop screen, especially while working remotely. In this episode, Satu Makinen shared her tips and tricks from starting her beauty business remotely. How does she make sure she stays sane in busy times? Check this ep to find out. Listen to the full intervi...

Flights, time zone changes, making new friends, loneliness... The digital nomad lifestyle looks awesome on instagram, but it's not always easy. How can you make sure you're happy while dealing with all the challenges nomading throws your way? That's what Kendra and Katharina Trachte talk about in this week's episode. They go into 7 recommendations on how to life a balanced digi...

Neel Parekh tried a bunch of different models before he found what works well for his online business. He now runs a local cleaning company, MaidThis, remotely. In this part of my interview with Neel, he explains how he found his business model and how he became a digital nomad. Listen to the full interview here: Home Base Or No Home Base? & Running A Remote Local Business [ Over the past mont...

How can you make sure you stay healthy while moving around all the time? I haven't been able to figure that one out, but Loren Ross has. In this episode, digital nomad & digital marketer Loren tells us how he structures his days to make sure he stays mentally, physically and financially healthy - wherever he is. We also talk about how Loren became a digital nomad, his travel style and wha...

Did you get to that point in your business where you worked towards for ages, and then realized it doesn't work for you? Or maybe you started your dream job and it's not making you as happy as you expected it would. If that's you, listen to this part of my interview with Sonia. Listen to the full interview here: Running A Graphic Design Business From A Van In Australia And here: How...

After traveling fast for a while and dealing with all the stress that comes with that, Noah Scott went home to LA and surprised himself when he missed the traveling lifestyle. Now, he lives 1-3 month in 1 location, while he works as a retreat leader. In this episode, Kendra and Noah talk about why retreats are awesome, how to leverage community when building a business, and what the nomadic lifest...

Transitioning from a traditional career to a remote career is not always as easy as it sounds. Sometimes, you might have to do some things to make your CV more appealing to hiring managers for remote jobs. And not just that, Steph has a lot more tips on how to get your first remote job. Listen to the full interview here: Are You Taking Enough Time To Explore What You Want In Life? Steph Smith Abou...

The biggest problem for digital nomads and residency seekers in Portugal at the moment is finding good, affordable housing. Privacy Post helps clients exactly with that part of the application process, and Dallas, founder of Privacy Post, shares all his best tips in today's interview. Also listen to this episode if you don't want residency in Portugal, because Dallas gives some very help...

Augustas was already a digital nomad when Airbnb didn't exist and there was no wifi. I couldn't even imagine how that was possible, before I spoke to him on the podcast. In this part of the interview I did with Augustas, he tells us how he worked on the road. It's very different from how I work remotely, but it worked! Listen to the full interview here: Digital nomad life in 2003 -...

Why do you want to be a digital nomad? For Whitney Buchmann, nomadic Social Impact Consultant, it has been very important to know her 'why'. That made her learn to be patient and stay in a place longer - usually a few months. In the past year of nomading, Whitney learned a lot! In this episode she shares all of her insights with Kendra, like why your 'why' is important, how she...

Are you considering to start your online business? I know a lot of digital nomads consider this, and so did I. I wished someone would have told me what Adam will tell you in this episode though. Listen to the full interview here: Lessons From Selling A Tech Business To Starting A New Remote Venture [ Over the past months, I've interviewed a lot of nomads, and I've learned SO much from th...

When I started my digital nomad journey, it was SUCH a hassle to figure out which insurances I needed and how to get them. Sondre Rasch had the same problem, and he decided to solve it. He started SafetyWing - SafetyWing is on a mission to create a social safety net for digital nomads and remote workers. In this episode, Sondre and I talk a little bit about nomad insurance, but mostly about fun th...

How to make digital nomad life 100x as much fun? Be adaptable! In this part of my interview with Matt Bowles, we talk about how to deal with change, when your whole life is built around changing locations alllll the time. Matt also shares his ideal balance between meeting likeminded people and traveling off the beaten path. Listen to the full interview here: Real Estate Investing As The Perfect Pa...

Stacyann Forrester started her digital nomad journey just 5 months before our interview. In this episode, she goes into how she spent a year preparing for her big leap into the digital nomad lifestyle, what she did to prepare, and what surprised her now that she's finally doing it. We also talked about astrology, personal development, and how a location can change how you show up. Connect wit...