Host of the Nerd on Tour Podcast. Interested in slow travel and the people building a life around it.
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Dima got fired from a Moscow office, taught himself to code, and left. His first freelance job paid five dollars for two days. We talk Upwork, why your postcode should not set your rate, and the twenty hour week he actually works.
Wi-Fi is everywhere in Thailand. So I never bought a local eSIM. I roamed on a Malaysian plan for 11 USD and stayed online in cafes, the gym, our apartment. Here is what it cost me in speed, battery, and upload time.
John Ho built Chiang Mai's first coliving, then admitted he had spent five years building bubbles for nomads. We talk culture, the Network School shutdown, and his blunt question: everyone says community matters, but will you actually pay for it?
Three nomads told me to go. So we booked two months in Chiang Mai, mid-June to mid-August, dodging the burning season. We enjoyed khao soi, a five-story gym, and cute cafés in this nomad haven.
At nineteen, Ryan sold his car and flew to Japan with no plan. Twenty years and a dozen countries later, he speaks several Asian languages and runs his companies from Qubes OS. We talked identity, visas, and the bank account he closed on day one.