Nora Dunn meets up with Matt at Gary Vaynerchuk’s “Veecon” conference to open a bottle of wine and record Nora’s second Maverick Show interview. They start off talking about building community through NFT holdings, and then move on to recount their month long train trip together through the U.S.. Nora recounts their time together in Chicago before embarking on the train journey, and reflects on how transformative it was for her to meet Matt’s digital nomad friends along that journey. She explains why and how she fundamentally changed her travel lifestyle after that trip. Nora then talks about her experience with co-living and co-working spaces around the world, including the Nomad Village on Madeira Island in Portugal. She then talks about her upcoming month in Estonia with Hacker Paradise and her upcoming 4-month all-Africa trip with Remote Year. Nora then talks about her evolution as a travel content creator, minimalist packing, and her upcoming trip where she will wear 100% Merino wool. She also explains how she uses salsa dancing to immerse locally around the world. Matt and Nora conclude by talking about their wine tasting experience in Oregon, eating beignets in New Orleans, and taking a 2am scooter ride through downtown LA. FULL SHOW NOTES AVAILABLE AT: www.TheMaverickShow.com
Episode #238: Work-Travel Programs for Remote Professionals, Co-Living Around the World, and Finding Digital Nomad Communities 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
- How to travel the world with a community of other remote professionals
- How learning to dance salsa can be the key to local immersion around the world
- The value of holding NFTs for both business networking and community building
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LEARN ABOUT JOINING A “REMOTE YEAR” PROGRAM TO WORK AND TRAVEL WITH OTHER LOCATION-INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONALS (Get a $100 Credit for Your First Remote Year Program)
JOIN A HACKER PARADISE PROGRAM (Use this link to get a $100 discount)
SEE MATT’S “THIN OPTICS” READING GLASSES AND ALL OF HIS TRAVEL GEAR
CLAIM NORA’S FREE GIFT HERE
SEE NORA’S RESOURCE FOR BOOKING MONTLY DIGITAL NOMAD ACCOMMODATIONS
READ NORA’S ARTICLE SERIES ABOUT HER TRAIN TRIP WITH MATT
WATCH NORA INTERVIEW MATT
WATCH MATT AND NORA REVIEW TRAVEL ESPRESSO MAKERS
LISTEN TO NORA’S PREVIOUS MAVERICK SHOW PODCAST
OTHER PODCAST THAT NORA RECOMMENDS
LOCATION WHERE THE INTERVIEW TOOK PLACE
WINE CONSUMED IN THIS EPISODE
#1 TRAVEL GADGET THAT NORA RECOMMENDS
OTHER PLACES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
- Africa
- Bansko Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chicago
- Doha
- Estonia
- Ghana
- Korea
- Japan
- India
- LA
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Madeira Island
- Miami
- New Orleans
- Seattle
- Toronto
- New York
- Lisbon, Portugal
- USA
- Ho Chi Minh City(Saigon), Vietnam
OTHER MAVERICK SHOW PODCAST EPISODES MENTIONED
- Alondo Brewington
- April Andelle
- Dani Dirks
- Flora Mendoza
- Gonçalo Hall
- Jessea Lu
- Sharon Rosenberg
- Tammer Abiyu
- Tiffany Green
- Youmie Jean Franois
OTHER PEOPLE MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
AIRLINES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
MEDIA OUTLETS/BOOK FEATURING NORA
CONTACT NORA
Time Stamped Show Notes
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[4:00] Attending Gary Vaynerchuk’s “Veecon” Conference
[6:16] Building Community Through NFT Holdings
[10:08] Matt and Nora’s Month-Long Train Trip Together
[15:03] Matt and Nora’s Experience in Chicago before Starting the Train Ride
[16:35] The Impact of Nora’s Experience Meeting Matt’s Nomad Friends Along the Train Trip
[18:40] How and Why Nora Changed Her Travel Lifestyle After The Train Trip with Matt
[25:33] Nora’s Year of Experimenting with Co-Living and Co-Working Travel Communities
[26:41] Nora’s Experience on Madeira Island in Portugal
[29:55] The “Hacker Paradise” Work Travel Program
[33:23] The “Remote Year” 4-month All-Africa Itinerary
[39:45] How to Buy Turnkey Rental Properties Through Maverick Investor Group
[40:44] Nora’s Upcoming Plane Trip on the Qatar Airways Suite
[42:03] Nora’s Content Creation Journey
[48:57] Nora’s Travel Product and Apparel Reviews
[52:08] Merino Wool and Minimalist Packing
[55:40] Nora’s Global Salsa Dancing Journey and Motivation
[1:02:44] Wine Tasting in the Willamette Valley in Oregon
[1:04:29] Matt and Nora’s Highlights in New Orleans and LA
[1:06:47] The Lightning Round
[1:11:19] Follow and Connect with Nora
