🎙️ In this episode of the SAFAROTO podcast, I sit down with my longtime friend and regular travel companion, Rachel, who has been traveling full-time as a digital nomad for over three years.
We dive into her journey of transitioning from life in Seattle to a remote work lifestyle, discussing the challenges, rewards, and practical aspects of being a digital nomad. Topics include:
✅ Making the shift to a nomadic lifestyle
✅ Managing budgets and affording long-term travel
✅ Remote work, time zone management, and work-life balance
✅ Planning itineraries and choosing destinations
✅ Packing light and living out of a suitcase
✅ Dating, relationships, and building community on the road
✅ Staying healthy and keeping in touch with family and friends
✅ Safety concerns and navigating the world as a solo female traveler and woman of color
✅ The impact of digital nomads on local communities
✅ Travel accessibility for those with mobility limitations
✅ How travel has changed her and her future plans
Rachel shares invaluable insights, practical advice, and personal stories that will inspire and guide anyone considering—or already embracing—the digital nomad lifestyle.
🎧 Tune in now for a conversation full of tips, lessons, and inspiration!
📌 Timestamps:
(0:00) Highlights
(1:38) Introduction
(3:26) Transition to a digital nomad lifestyle
(11:00) Hardest Moments while traveling
(15:38) Travel Budget as a digital nomad
(21:44) Remote work
(28:01) Destination and itinerary Planning
(34:31) Work-life balance as a digital nomad
(39:33) Challenges of packing and living out of a suitcase
(44:44) Dating as a digital nomad
(51:24) Staying Healthy
(54:35) Safety best practices while traveling
(1:01:22) Building relationships and advice on meeting people as a digital nomad
(1:10:58) Traveling as a woman of color
(1:16:10) Impact of travelers on local communities
(1:21:24) Travel with people with mobility limitations
(1:26:43) Picking the right cities when traveling
(1:31:51) How digital nomad life has changed her
(1:38:41) How much longer she expects to continue living as a digital nomad
(1:44:37) Closing remarks and final tips
