Nora Dunn (a.k.a: The Professional Hobo) takes us on her journey growing up in Canada, becoming an entrepreneur, and then selling her financial planning practice to travel the world full time as a Professional Hobo. She talks about her lifestyle design, travel cadence, destination selection, and adventures over her 12 years of full time world travel. Nora shares her experience working as a Shaman’s Assistant in Peru and Ecuador. She also talks about her experience taking the train from Portugal to Vietnam as well as her bucket list ride on the world’s most luxurious train India, the Deccan Odyssey. She then breaks down the 5 ways to get free accommodations around the world and how she has saved over $100,000 on
accommodations. Nora also talks about her reflections on dating, relationships and finding love in the nomadic lifestyle. She then talks about her coaching practice and shares the three pillars for building a financially sustainable life of world travel. FULL SHOW NOTES AVAILABLE AT: www.TheMaverickShow.com
Episode #136: Five Ways to Get Free Accommodations Around the World and Being a Professional Hobo for 12 Years with Nora Dunn
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About the Guest
Nora Dunn
Nora Dunn (aka The Professional Hobo) is one of the original Lifestyle Travel Bloggers, having started her full-time travel lifestyle in 2006 and traveled full- time for 12 years with no permanent base. Specializing in slow travel, she has traveled through and/or lived in over 60 countries and now maintains a base in Toronto, Canada, from which she takes trips for weeks or months at a time. Along the way, Nora discovered 5 different ways of getting free accommodations and has saved over $100,000 on accommodations around the world. She combines her expertise as a former Certified Financial Planner with her lifestyle travel experience, to teach people how to travel full-time in a financially sustainable way through her books, video content and personal coaching services.
What You'll Learn
- 5 Ways to Get Free Accommodations Around the World
- Long Term Sustainability Pillars for 12 Years of Full Time Travel
- Nora’s Sordid Dating Stories (and Reflections on Finding Love as a Nomad)
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OTHER PLACES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
- Australia
- Beijing
- Canada
- Caribbean
- China
- Costa Rica
- Cuenca, Ecuador
- Hawaii
- Chennai, India
- Ubud Bali, Indonesia
- Melbourne
- Medellín
- New Zealand
- Peru
- Panama
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Shanghai
- South Africa
- South America
- South East Asia
- Sydney
- Switzerland
- States
- Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Vietnam
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Time Stamped Show Notes
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[5:03] Growing up in Canada and living many lives
[7:56] Transitioning to being a full time nomad
[16:30] Designing her lifestyle and selecting locations
[21:30] Reflections on Immersive World Travel
[24:43] Local cultural immersion vs. socializing with other travelers
- The pros and cons of nomad hubs
- Checking in with yourself on why you are traveling
- Tips for new nomads
- The importance of traveling slow
[37:54] Working as a Shaman’s Assistant in Peru and Ecuador
[44:15] Seeing the World by Train
- What Nora Loves about Train Travel
- Lisbon to Vietnam by Train in 30 days
- The Deccan Odyssey Luxury Train in India
[55:36] Five Ways to Get Free Accommodations Around the World
[1:02:06] Reflections on Dating, Relationships and Finding Love as a Nomad
[1:09:28] Financial Sustainability for Long Term World Travel
[1:17:10] The Lightning Round
[1:19:10] Contact Nora
