Travel Podcasts, Discovered
BecomeNomad is a podcast explaining the nomadic lifestyle. Whether you are a digital nomad on the road, or thinking about changing your current life to becoming a nomad, we aim to supply you with insights and resources to make you a better and more balanced long term traveler and nomad.
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Visit website →Recorded from the coast of Taiwan, Eli shares thoughts on the book Vagabonding by Rolf Potts. He walks walks through the passages he bookmarked and what still holds up: why long-term travel is cheaper than most people think, the cost of staying const
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In this episode, Eli shares reflections on Anything You Want by Derek Sivers. Speaking from Singapore, he explores how building a company can be an act of freedom: designed around happiness
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In this episode we begin a new experiment with Eli sharing insights and experiences from his weeks of disconnection. We start with a great week that just ended in Koh Samet and Phitsanulok,
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In this episode of Become Nomad, hosts Eli and Dan explore one of the most fascinating aspects of travel: understanding the national psyche.
Drawing from their exp
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In this episode, Dan and Eli share their annual reflections on the nomadic and sometimes non-nomadic chapters of their lives. They talk
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In this episode, Eli catches up with longtime friend and digital nomad Derek Baron. They talk about what it really takes to keep the li
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In this episode, Eli shares his personal journey of creating a "Week of Disconnection," a practice he has maintained since 2016. From
In this episode Eli talks with James Clark, the legendary digital nomad behind Nomadic Notes. With over 20 years of experience, James shares his insights on how the digital nomad lifestyle has evolved since the pandemic, including the rise of digital
Nikita is back to teach us everything he knows about staying disciplined while constantly on the move. Eli is mostly just hoping some of it can rub off on him so he can finally wake up and make it to important appointments on time. The talk includes
In this solo episode recorded in Hanoi, Eli reflects on 15 years of nomadic living, the highs, lows, and strange in-betweens. Prompted by questions generated by ChatGPT, he dives into how AI is reshaping his workflow, the evolution of Become Nomad, p
Living as a nomad starts with a remote job, but it doesn't end there. In this episode, Eli speaks with Anna Maria Kochanska about building a career on the move, turning remote work into real impact, and why Cape Verde might be your next favorite dest
Nikita and Eli catch up and talk about the rituals they follow when arriving in new places, such as gathering around campfires, along with a range of other related topics.
It's always on our minds as we seek to make this lifestyle sustainable -- the financial aspect of location independent work. Because let's not sugar-coat it: building a career that lets you enjoy such freedom requires work. It requires asking some to
What does it mean for a location to be "winning" for nomads? This is something Eli thinks a lot about -- as he plans his next flight and as he continues the work of his main project, StartupBlink.
In this ep, we dive into what trends, factors, and o
Our star listener Nikita Smelyanskiy is back! This time to ask Eli some deep questions about his nomadic journey.
They chat about how Eli started moving around (at age 31!), his early approaches to making income, simplifying your lifestyle into "fir
We often talk about the values of nomadic freedom. But nomadic freedom also includes the freedom to stop being nomadic for a while. After all, there are many ways of living true to the nomadic spirit -- even when you're stationary.
Here, Eli & Dan d
Today we have a special guest episode with our friend Nikita, a long-time listener of the show. He takes us through his unique approach to digital nomadism which started with some creative adventures in his home country -- perfect inspiration for any
Let's dig in to some essential nomadic FAQs:
How do you choose a place for new residency? How do you handle taxes while on the road? How does it all play with your origin country?
In this quick "emergency pod," Eli outlines some advantages, conside
Don't come to this episode hungry!
Eli & Dan discuss some of their favorite locales for food and try to get a bit deeper: How much can food play a role in our perception of a location? What's the best way to really experience a local flavor? And wha
Every few years we like to check in & ask: What digital tools are we most heavily leaning on? What are we using on a daily basis during our nomadic journeys?
In this ep, Eli & Dan cover categories such as social life, learning, navigation, and fitne
It's our eternal question: Where next?
Eli's constantly thinking of how to answer this question -- not just with places as answers... But with principles & concepts that always stand true.
In this episode, he talks about some of his new and undiscu
Derek from Wandering Earl is back! To share more of his endless insights from 20+ years on the road.
He & Eli touch on the classic question faced by lifelong nomads: Where's the finish line? Or, more accurately, is there a finish line? And they disc
It's definitely not the sexiest part of our nomadic adventures... but it may be the most vital.
Still, banking's tricky because, more than most, it's not a one-size-fits-all topic. In this episode, Eli & Dan try to tackle the distinct financial "tie
You pack your bags and hit the road with a certain expectation in your mind.
You imagine what you might experience, how you might change, what you might see, and who you might meet.
But after years on the road, once the honeymoon phase has worn off
On this ep, Eli's joined by a special guest: James Clark, founder of the travel blog Nomadic Notes.
They discuss the ups & downs of being on the nomadic journey for so long, how the landscape has changed since James hit the road in 2003, the importa
Eli has spent years of nomadic working on both sides of the aisle. Looking back on his experiences, he shares the pros & cons, the rewards & tradeoffs, of both working solo and managing a team.
Plus: He shares how starting a remote company wasn't a
You know about the Chiang Mai's and Medellin's of the world -- the established digital nomad hubs mentioned in every other blog post.
But which places might become the next Chiang Mai? The next Medellin?
In this episode, Eli & Dan scour the global
Accommodations! We start with Eli looking back at the early days of finding a place to stay via travel guides & simple spontaneity... And then see how things have drastically changed in the past ten years.
Have they changed for the worst? Is the con
We may not be doctors, but we do have a few useful principles for approaching personal health on a day-to-day basis.
Because the nomadic life inherently complicates our ability to stabilize our routines. Meaning that something like health, which so
You arrive at a new location. Now: What do you do? And more pertinently: Why do you do it?
The more Eli lives this lifestyle, the harder it can be to answer that second question as he moves to new places. In some ways, accumulated knowledge from yea