Planning a Mexico meet-up (0:00-5:32)

Nomad News: Saudi megacity Neom - CEO resigning, sketchy deaths, and other controversies (5:32-11:22)

More Nomad News: The upcoming Saudi Arabian World Cup - New soccer stadiums and “Sportswashing” (11:22-18:55)

Location Highlight: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Wild laws and customs, dating, dress, drinking alcohol, and sneaking into Mecca (18:55-51:55)

• Nomad Nightmares: Running out of passport pages (0:00-8:20)

  Accidentally crashing a corporate event (8:20-14:02)

  Nomad News: Spike in digital nomad visa interest since the US election and how to get a digital nomad visa (14:02-21:20)

  Being deaf while traveling and nomad taxes (21:20-30:02)

  Location Highlight: Tirana, Albania - Dua Lipa, communism, and the cheapest countries in Europe (30:02-53:02)

Appreciating not being sick and flying home for the holidays (0:00-3:45)

The Seven Wonders of America (According to Us)

• Costco (3:45-9:10)
• McDonald’s (9:10-16:27)
• Buffalo Wild Wings (16:27-21:00)
• Statue of Liberty (21:00-23:02)
• Coachella Porta Potties (23:02-25:57)
• Mount Rushmore (25:57-31:04)
• One World Trade Center (31:04-33:49)
• Walmart (33:49-37:56)
• Starbucks (37:56-42:55)
• Baseball (42:55-46:09)
• Dollar Stores (46:09-50:25)
• Hollywood (50:25-59:57)
• The DMV (59:57-109:38)
• Arrowhead Stadium (109:38-117:18)
• Honorable mentions: Apple HQ/Silicon Valley, The White House, Waffle House, Lake Tahoe, and BBQ (117:18-123:47)

Recording artist and producer 10pmtoclose joins the show to talk about his adventures in The Land of the Rising Sun

Chapters:

1. First impressions of Tokyo, Kyoto, and Hakone (0:00-9:09)
2. Food in Japan (9:09-15:12)
3. Jack’s generic Spotify Wrapped and shat on a cat (15:12-21:17)
4. Cute shit and capitalism (21:17-24:35)
5. More about Japan’s food and wine, and Michelin Star restaurant LURRA with Leo Depcaprio’s private chef (24:35-38:44)
6. Gaijin moments, Trump in Japan, and anime (38:44-55:31)
7. Ramen (55:31-58:18)
8. Japan digital nomad info (58:18-1:05:21)
9. Sex in Japan, or lack thereof? (1:05:21-1:17:05)
10. Japan’s unique culture and finding beauty in the little things (1:17:05-1:26:36)
    

Are there seven wonders of the world or 28? (0:00-12:48)

Learning to rollerskate again (12:48-17:51)

Nomad News: Airbnb vs locals in Rome for a gladiator flight (17:51-32:00)

Location Highlight: Sayulita, Mexico (32:00-41:21)

Myth Busters: Nomading/long-term travel is dangerous (41:21-53:37)

• Why we already need to rebrand (0:00-7:28)
• Nomad News: Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is giving 1 million points to anyone who wants to pretend they’re on The Amazing Race (7:28-13:27)
• Vegan Thanksgiving, vegetarian restaurants around the world, and our vegan phase (13:27-32:24)
• Tip for international traveling on Thanksgiving (32:24-33:54)
• Nomad Hack: ideal wi-fi speeds, hotspots, coworking spaces, Starlink (33:54-43:41)
• Are clothes necessary when WFH? (43:41-48:53)

• Haiti flights suspended, US Travel Advisory levels, Jimmy Buffett’s flight to Jamaica and how Bob Marley died (0:00-18:35)
• Nomad Nightmares: Not responding to work questions after hours while working from home (18:35-29:58)
• Location Highlight: Things to do in Curaçao (29:58-49:00)
• Why we’d rather go to a dangerous country over a place without internet (49:00-53:28)

• Halloween masquerade party and South African wine country (0:00-12:21)
• Why TripAdvisor sucks and you should just use Google Maps (12:21-24:20)
• Nomad Myths Busted: Long-term or full-time travel is expensive + Things that are overpriced in the United States (24:20-40:18)
• Nomad Hacks: Shoulder season (40:18-45:20)
• Location Highlight: Marrakech, Morocco (45:20-108:33)