The World Wanderers Podcast

This week on the podcast we are joined by Ryan and Sophie from Ryan & Sophie Sailing! Ryan and Sophie are a couple in their mid-thirties that quit their start-up jobs in 2017 after nearly 10 years of a career that left them dissatisfied. They departed from their homeport of Stockholm Sweden in 2018 to pursue a life of adventures at sea, sailing around the world in a 40-foot sailboat. They have sai...

This week on the podcast, we are joined by a fellow traveler and digital nomad, Marilyn Borth. In this episode, Marilyn is sharing her travel story, what inspired her to travel, and what has kept her traveling for the last 7 years. She also shares the evolutions of her travels since she started, including what it was like shifting from in-person teaching to teaching English online, stepping into t...

This week on the podcast, we are joined by good friends of the show, Jake & Michelle Schomp! The last time we saw Jake & Michelle was in early 2020 when they passed through the Panama Canal at the start of a 77 day cruise that took them around South America and down to Antarctica. We catch up with them from there and hear how their cruise was, what it was like being on a cruise at the start of the...

This week on the podcast we are excited to be re-joined by Meg & Tom Williams. We chatted with Meg & Tom back in 2018 when they were blogging full-time and living in Mexico. Now, they are living in the Republic of Georgia with their 1-year-old son and are running a local tour business and an ex-pat business. In this episode, we talk about why they decided to move to Georgia and start a family, why...

Today we are excited to be diving into ways to stay healthy while you’re on the road. Over the years a lot has changed about the ways we travel, how long we’re on the road for, and how we take care of our health while being on the move. From building and maintaining habits to getting the right supplement to where you choose to stay in a city, it all makes a big difference. This episode is brought...

This week on the show we are sharing our experience traveling to Chiapas, Mexico! Chiapas is in the south of Mexico, on the border with Guatemala, and is known for its nature and coffee! While basing ourselves in Merida, Yucatan, we decided to take a weekend trip and flew to Tuxtla Gutierrez and spent a weekend based in San Cristobal de las Casas. If you would to get access to the past and future...

This week on the podcast we are joined by Bill Hillmann. Bill is an author, journalist, and bull-runner. He has been running with the bulls in Spain for 16 years and has survived three gorings. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, and he is the author of multiple books, including his most recent book "The Pueblos: My Quest to Run 101 Bull Runs in the Small Towns of Spain". In this ep...

If you follow the show, you'll know that we love spending time in Mexico, so much so that during the early parts of 2021 we decided to apply for temporary resident visas. This time on the podcast we're walking through why, what the process is like, and who it might be a good fit for. If you've thought about getting residency outside of your home country, Mexico could be a good option for you and i...

This time on The World Wanderers, we're taking you on a road trip from Puerto Vallarta to Barra de Navidad, Jalisco and Manzanillo, Colima! In the fall of 2020 we decided to take a weekend trip from Puerto Vallarta, so we rented a car and headed south with the goal of checking out more of Jalisco and Colima! Join us as we share our adventure, talk about renting a car and driving in Mexico, and exp...

This week on the podcast, we are joined by KT & Jordan from the On Arrival podcast! KT & Jordan met while studying at the University of Michigan and have spent the last 7 years living around the world while Jordan's been playing professional basketball. They've lived in Italy, France, Slovenia, Turkey, Greece and most recently, Russia! KT & Jordan share what it's been like to create a life around...

This week on the podcast we are joined by Mack Lawrence from the Sweaty Traveler! Mack is a fellow traveler, digital nomad, and podcast host who keeps it real while she's traveling abroad. In this episode, we talk about how Mack got started with her digital nomad adventure, why she was inspired to create The Sweaty Traveler, and why it's so important to show the not-so-glamorous side of travel. En...

This week on the podcast we are joined by Mitko and Sarah Karshovski. Mitko joined us on the podcast back in summer 2019 to talk about Bulgaria, where he's originally from! Now, he's joining us with his wife, Sarah, to talk about their travel story and how they have become full-time digital nomads. In this episode of the show, we talk about what inspired Mitko and Sarah to start working online, wh...

This week on the podcast we are joined by Jason Hardrath. Jason is a teacher who has been living out of a van for the last 5 years! On this episode he shares why he moved into a van while still keeping a fulltime job, what van life is like for him, as well as what set him on the path of completing Fastest Known Time's (FKTs) in his spare time. This is a really inspiring episode! Enjoy! If you woul...

This week on the podcast we are joined by Bruce Kirkby! Bruce is a wilderness writer and adventure photographer who has traveled to over 80 countries over the last 30 years. He has done some incredible adventure travel, including a recent trip to a Buddhist Monastery in the Himalayas with his family. In this episode, we talk about how Bruce got into travel, his travel adventures over the year, how...

This week on the podcast we are diving into Querétaro, Mexico! At the end of 2020, we had the opportunity to spend some time exploring the city and state of Querétaro, while connecting with friends. Without knowing much beforehand we were blown away by our experience in the city! Tune in to this episode to find out why! We'll chat about the food, culture, and things to see while also hearing from...

This week on the podcast we are joined by Jessica and Will Sueiro from WorldTowning. Alongside their two teens, Avalon and Largo, they left the American rat race in 2014 on a mission to adopt a more authentic lifestyle by traveling fulltime. Since then they have been educating their children globally, bonding deeper as a family and making memories, all while focusing on the humanitarian side of tr...

This week on The World Wanderers, we're flipping the script and sharing a really fun conversation we had with Bob & Elliot from The Travelers Blueprint and Christine and Jules from Not So Bonvoyage all about backpacking! We discuss how we got into backpacking, how to make sure your trip is meaningful, the planning side of backpacking, and how we have all shifted to the work and travel life since s...

This time on The World Wanderers, Amanda leads a one-on-one discussion with Alice Nettleingham from Teacaketravels.com! When Alice was a psychologist in the UK she met a girl on the train. After 4 hours of non-stop talking, she got off the train, booked a Teaching English as a Foreign Language course, and quit her life in the UK. Within 3 months, she was in South Korea teaching English. Since then...

Today on The World Wanderers, we are sharing a special Insider interview with Jason Robinson from Thenomadexperiment.com! Jason began his nomadic adventure at age 39 with 14 days worth of travel experience. Over the past few years, Jason has achieved complete location independence as a Full-time Nomad, Author, Videographer, and Travel Blogger documenting his experiments and experiences for beginne...

On this episode of The World Wanderers, we get the chance to sit down with Mike Corey from Fearlessandfar.com! Mike is an Adventure Travel YouTuber, BBC Television Host, Filmmaker, and Podcaster creating adventure travel content to inspire anyone to chase their fears. Over the past couple of years, Mike has lived through and documented some incredible adventures, many of which you’ve just got to s...

In this episode of The World Wanderers we are excited to catch up with friends of the podcast, Annette and Daniel Fortner from Chaseforadventure.com! Annette and Daniel are full-time travelers and digital entrepreneurs teaching aspiring digital nomads how they can create a full-time traveling life! The Fortners have had some crazy experiences since our last chat in the fall of 2019. From dodging e...

This time on The World Wanderers we are joined by Mr. Nomad Numbers, one of the Nomad Numbers team. In 2018, Mr. and Mrs. Nomad Numbers quit their jobs, sold their stuff, and started traveling the world full time! From the start, they’ve documented their journey and kept detailed track of their budget, spending, and income. Their site is a truly great resource for any nomad, so we were excited to...

This week on the show we are taking you back in time and on an adventure we took to Boquete, Panama at the very start of 2020! We'll talk about why Boquete is a great spot to visit (maybe even an underrated destination), take you on a tour of some of the best things to do, and share what made it stand out to us. This episode is brought to you in part by Casco Antiguo Language School. Casco Antiguo...

On this episode of The World Wanderers, we are talking with Becky Gillespie from Tokyo Becky and The School of Travels podcast. If you've listened to the podcast for a while you've met Becky before! We're talking today about what life has been like living through the pandemic as a nomad and Becky's plans to become a resident of Portugal! If you would to get access to the past and future episodes o...

What a crazy year it has been! Like we do every year, we're looking back at the past 12 months. We started the year in Panama and will end it in Mexico, but a lot happened and changed in between. A pandemic definitely throws a wrench into life plans as a digital nomad, so we also talk about what our plans were that we changed throughout the year. One of the big changes from this year is that we la...