The School of Travels

Sep 30 2022 11
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The School of Travels is a podcast that interviews people in many different stages of their travel experience from people taking their first trips outside of their hometowns to digital nomads who travel continuously. What inspires us to travel in the first place? What does travel have to teach us? How does travel change us? Join us as we dive into these questions and share travel stories from the road with host Becky Gillespie, who has been traveling and living as an expat for over 10 years. We would love for you to subscribe and join us in our traveling community!

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Lesson 79: Answering Common Questions for New Digital Nomads with Polyglot Illeana Salvo

Sep 30 2022 63 mins  
In my interview today, I talk with Illeana Salvo, a new nomadic traveler with an incredible story of how she turned her love of languages at an early age into the chance to travel internationally, live in Japan, and then eventually become location independent through helping one of her online language students with a new project. From dealing with taxes when you’re not really bas

Lesson 78: Traveling the World after Starting a Family with Josh and Kalie from Expats Everywhere

Sep 16 2022 60 mins  
Hello listeners and welcome back to the School of Travels podcast! Today we are going to travel from America to Europe to Asia to the Middle East and all the way back to Europe with my two special guests Josh and Kalie, a couple from The United States. I first became familiar with Josh and Kalie when I came across their channel on their YouTube channel Expats Everywhere while prep

Lesson 77: Being a Digital Nomad in Japan with Akina Shu - Part 2

Aug 22 2022 67 mins  
I introduced Akina Shu to you back in Episode 73 and she is back for Part 2 today to talk about being a digitial nomad in Japan. Akina Shu spent a year traveling around Japan working from different locations and we will talk about how she found accommodation, how coliving services typically work in Japan, and some of Akina’s favorite places to work around the country. Have you ev

Lesson 76: Growing up around the World with Naman Mehrotra

Jul 31 2022 54 mins  
Today, Naman Mehrotra is going to share with us his experience growing up in 7 different countries and attending 11 schools across Asia, Africa, and Europe before eventually moving to the US. Naman and I discuss his personal experiences with moving around so much as a child, what it is like changing schools so often and also his current position at Safety Wing helping develop new p

Lesson 75: Opening a Co-Living Space in Ericeira, Portugal with Kate Shifman

Jul 16 2022 47 mins  
Do you know what a co-living is? Have you ever stayed in one? I spent years living in sharehouses when I worked full-time in Tokyo, but as a location independent traveler I’ve never actually stayed in a coliving, so I was very interested to learn more about them – and better yet – discover what it’s like to design and build one from scratch with my guest Kate Shifman. Kat

Lesson 74: Trekking in Nepal with Hari Bohara from Himalayan Trekking Alliance

Jun 26 2022 93 mins  
This week, we are going on a grand adventure to the high mountains of Nepal. In 2015, I was fortunate enough to go trekking in Nepal to Everest Base Camp with Hari Bohara of Himalayan Trekking Alliance as my guide, and I am happy to say that I have finally been able to get him on the show this week to talk about what it’s like to prepare for a long multi-day trek in Nepal. We wil

Lesson 73: Spreading the Word in Japan about Digital Nomad Life with Akina Shu – Part 1

Jun 04 2022 54 mins  
Today, I would like to introduce you to one of the rarest creatures you will find on the digital nomad scene—a Japanese digital nomad. Akina Shu is originally from Yokohama, Japan, and she has made it part of her mission to introduce the concept of digital nomadism to Japanese companies. Having an interest in learning English since university, Akina has also started her own podca

Lesson 72: Beating Inflation and Earning Passive Income with Cryptocurrency with Anja Schuetz

May 16 2022 59 mins  
Hello listeners and welcome back to the School of Travels podcast! Today, I am bringing you my 3rd interview related to cryptocurrency because I’ve got to be honest, I feel like it’s becoming more important than ever, despite the entire industry being in a huge downturn at the moment. Now, you may ask yourself, what does cryptocurrency have to do with travel? Well, cryptocurren

Lesson 71: Becoming a Hybrid Nomad and Getting Residency in Mexico with Kris de Leon

Mar 18 2022 69 mins  
Hello listeners! Welcome back for another edition of the School of Travel podcast! Back in Episode 62, I shared my story of getting residency in Portugal during the pandemic and, this week, I thought you would enjoy another story of how to get residency in Mexico - a place much more familiar to those of you listening from Latin America and the United States. My guest this week, K

Lesson 70: Traveling for 45 Days Only Using Bitcoin with Rikki and Laura

Feb 28 2022 64 mins  
Hello listeners – welcome back to The School of Travels podcast coming to you for the second and final episode from El Salvador! My guests this week took the Bitcoin experiment in El Salvador to the next level and decided to travel around the country for 45 days only using Bitcoin. This meant that they could only stay in hotels and eat in restaurants that accepted their bitcoin,