Local Nomads

[https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/LN-Podcast-Episode-5-1024x576.png]We’re back! And we’re so excited because for the first time ever, we have a guest and we also recorded video! Our guest today is Taran of Nomad’er How Far. Taran is a nomadic photographer, vlogger, videographer, drone pilot, and all around cool guy! Since we’ve known him he’s lived in England, Japan, Thailand, and New Zealand. Taran is a true minimalist nomad, and tends to find work in many of the countries that he visits. In our conversation with Taran we discuss: * How we originally met Taran * Being a vegetarian Taran’s entire life * Traveling with a drone * Drone restrictions * AirBnb woes * Working Holiday Visas * Working at a mountain top resort in Japan * Getting brand partnerships on Youtube * Our recent trip to Mexico city * Getting strip searched by security at a music festival * and so much more! **Note** We had some trouble recording Taran’s audio on this episode. Our sincerest apologies for the sound quality. We have identified the problem and promise it will be better in the next one! Some useful links/ things we mentioned in this episode: * The first time we met [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXJQMrGxzZ0]! * Taran’s stabilization software review video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLnTUbzk41A&t=410s] * Our new Digital Nomad Guide to Valladolid, Mexico [https://localnomads.com/valladolid-digital-nomad/] * Our newest vlog from Taiwan [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck_Yq066ngw&t=24s] Connect with Taran: * Nomad’er How Far Youtube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/user/nomaderhowfar] * Nomad’er How Far website [https://www.nomaderhowfar.com] * Nomad’er How Far Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/nomaderhowfar/] * Nomad’er How Far Facebook Page [https://www.facebook.com/nomaderhowfar/]

[HTTPS://LOCALNOMADS.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2019/01/LN-PODCAST-EPISODE-5.PNG] ¡BIENVENIDOS A MÉXICO! We’ve traveled a long way since the last time we recorded in Da Nang, Vietnam. Now we’re living in Mérida, Mexico and recording the week before christmas! (even though you won’t hear it until the new year…or sometime far in the future.) So put on your ugly sweater (we don’t care if you’re listening in March or even July), pour yourself a glass of eggnog, and get ready. [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/LN2018_Merida_Mexico-9564.jpg] IN THIS EPISODE WE’LL… * Ask the important questions, like “Is Die Hard a real Christmas movie?” * Recount the story of our epic 30 hour travel day from Malaysia to Las Vegas for Phish concerts. * You’ll hear all about our missed connection in Hong Kong that nearly derailed the whole trip * Poorly attempt to explain what Phish is like on Halloween in Las Vegas… * Describe the legal weed scene in Las Vegas * Surprise my Dad in New York for his birthday * Talk about moving to México and finding our new home in Mérida * Randomly plug our friend’s christmas video [https://www.facebook.com/gratefulgypsies/videos/2022805091266454/] * Briefly bitch about annoying music around the world * Consume too much alcohol * Tell you all about the coolest thing we’ve done in México so far, swimming in cenotes! * Speculate about the Mexican slang meaning of cenotes. * Get you into the christmas spirit. [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_6652-e1546312943870.jpg] Totally sober. [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_6631.jpg] 10.31.2018 MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, NV [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_7727-e1546311955523.jpg] Mérida, México [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_8104.jpg] Apparently, these old bugs were made in Mexico. There’s one on every block! [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/IMG_8281-e1546312530767.jpg] Swimming in cenotes is one of the coolest things we’ve ever done!

WE SPENT JULY 4TH AT BA NA HILLS AMUSEMENT PARK IN DA NANG …AND THEN WE RECORDED THIS PODCAST. On July 4th we recorded this episode after spending the day at Ba Na Hills amusement Park. We had a blast! We took a car out of Da Nang city and into the mountains to the cable car (gondola) at the base of BaNa Hill. From there we rode to the top of the mountain to explore the whimsical Faux French Village at the top!It felt like a day at Disney World, but with a lot of interesting and mind boggling cultural differences to learn about. I think this was almost more like a Magic School Bus Adventure…. highly educational, extremely entertaining, and a little trippy. IN THIS EPISODE WE’LL: * RECAP OUR DAY AT SUNWORLD BA NA HILLS, DA NANG, VIETNAM * UPDATE YOU ON ALL THE SHIT WE’VE BEEN DOING SINCE OUR LAST EPISODE. (SPOILER: WE STAY IN MOST NIGHTS LIKE COMPLETE NERDS….) * TELL YOU ABOUT OUR INTERESTING NIGHT LIFE…AKA WHAT NETFLIX SHOWS WE’VE BEEN WATCHING * REVEAL OUR TRASHY SUMMER TV OBSESSION * GET PULLED INTO HUNDREDS OF TOURISTS’ SELFIES * DISCUSS EXPECTATIONS AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SUNWORLD DA NANG WONDERS “ASIA PARK” AND SUNWOLD BA NA HILLS * LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BASSOON AND TUBA…TUBA IMPRESSION INCLUDED! * TAKE A VIETNAMESE DRIVERS-ED CLASS…BUMPER CARS * DISCOVER SOME CULTURAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ASIAN TOURISTS AND WESTERN TOURISTS * GET AN ANIMATRONIC LESSON IN DINOSAUR ANATOMY * HANG OUT WITH A REAL MONKEY IN A FAKE FRENCH VILLAGE * AND SO MUCH MORE…. KEEP SCROLLING FOR PHOTOS AND VIDEOS MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST Have you seen this yet? DIGITAL NOMAD TRAVEL GUIDE TO KOH PHANGAN THAILAND ISLANDS [HTTPS://LOCALNOMADS.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2018/06/REMOTELY-WORKING-KOH-PHANGAN-THAILAND-2.PNG] WE RECENTLY RELEASED OUR KOH PHANGAN, THAILAND GUIDE, AND IF YOU’RE PLANNING A TRIP TO THAILAND, YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY GET OUR FREE E-BOOK! GET IN ON THE FUN! BE ON OUR PODCAST!Share your own crazy travel story and we’ll play it on the show. Think “My Favorite Murder” meets “The Moth” and “This is Not Happening”.[https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SHARE-YOUR-TRAVEL-STORY.jpg] [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfP4Fzb51QjE2oBg8C6bk7rg5W5xwzfZV4fpiqq3E5Ikhj_wQ/viewform] THE SUNWHEEL AT SUNWORLD DA NANG WONDERS[https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Bana-Hills-Local-Nomads-Podcast-3-1024x512.png]BA NA HILLS CABLE CAR…THE LONGEST CABLE CAR IN THE WORLD!Riding the Cable Car at Ba Na Hills Da Nang [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Bana-Hills-Local-Nomads-Podcast-2-1024x512.png]THE BUDDHA HANDS BRIDGESelfie time on the Buddha Hands Bridge at Ba Na Hills [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Bana-Hills-Local-Nomads-Podcast-5-1024x512.png]PHOTO SETUPS AT BA NA HILLSInstagram shots at Ba Na Hills Da Nang [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Bana-Hills-Local-Nomads-Podcast-8-1024x512.png]ACTORS COVERED IN BROWN MAKEUP… LISTEN TO THE EPISODE FOR OUR REACTION TO THIS SENSITIVE TOPIC[https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Ba-Na-Podcast-Photos-1024x512.png] [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Ba-Na-Podcast-Photos.png]BUMPER CARS, NOT MUCH BUMPING GOING ON A REAL LIVING MONKEY AMONG FAKE DINOSAURSMonkey at the Ba na Hills Park [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Bana-Hills-Local-Nomads-Podcast-10-1024x512.png] PULSATING DINOSAUR BUTTHOLE? [https://78.media.tumblr.com/1bfe50b10a804394dfef440c34692775/tumblr_n4veofYJA51qmwidzo1_500.gif] THE CROWDS AT BA NA HILLS A LESSON ON CULTURAL DIFFERENCE AND INVISIBLE BOUNDARIES THE CATHEDRAL VIEW FROM ABOVE BA NA HILLS AT THE CAMPANILE View of Ba Na Hills from Above at the Campanile [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_2012.jpg] ROBOTIC BELL RINGER BUFFET LUNCHFruit at Desserts at the Arapang Buffet [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/LN_2018_Vietnam_BANA-HILLS_1500x-41-1024x683.jpg] [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/LN_2018_Vietnam_BANA-HILLS_1500x-41.jpg]ADVENTURE TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH MIRROR ROOM GIANT PAC MANGiant Pac Man at Ba Na Hills Fantasy Park [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/LN_2018_Vietnam_BANA-HILLS_1500x-66-1024x724.jpg] TOWER DROP RIDE ALPINE COASTERAlpine Coaster at Ba Na Hills [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Bana-Hills-Local-Nomads-Podcast-1-1024x512.png] [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Bana-Hills-Local-Nomads-Podcast-1.png] #LOCALNOMADSSTORYTIME DON’T FORGET TO SEND US YOUR CRAZIEST TRAVEL STORIES! SEND US YOUR STORIES BY RECORDING YOURSELF AND SENDING US THE AUDIO FILE TO THELOCALNOMADS@GMAIL.COM WITH SUBJECT LINE #LOCALNOMADSSTORYTIME OR GO TO THE STORYTIME GOOGLE FORM [HTTPS://DOCS.GOOGLE.COM/FORMS/D/E/1FAIPQLSFP4FZB51QJE2OBG8C6BK7RG5W5XWZFZV4FPIQQ3E5IKHJ_WQ/VIEWFORM] HERE ARE SOME LINKS AND FUN STUFF THAT WE MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: CHECK OUT OUR DIGITAL NOMAD’S GUIDE TO KOH PHANGAN, THAILAND [HTTPS://LOCALNOMADS.COM/KOH-PHANGAN-DIGITAL-NOMADS-THAILAND/] OR DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF VERSION HERE [HTTPS://LOCALNOMADS.US14.LIST-MANAGE.COM/SUBSCRIBE?U=FEC97425AD73E48C7674881BC&ID=08116415F7] Intro Music: “Rollercoaster of Love” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: instagram.com/local_nomads [http://instagram.com/local_nomads] facebook.com/localnomads [http://facebook.com/localnomads] Pinterest.com/localnomads [http://pinterest.com/localnomads] ♥ LOVED THIS EPISODE? PIN IT ♥ Local Nomads Podcast Ba Na Hills Vietnam [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/LN-PODCAST-S2E3-683x1024.png] [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/LN-PODCAST-S2E3.png] Local Nomads Podcast Ba Na Hills Da Nang [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/LN-PODCAST-S2E3-1-683x1024.png] [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/LN-PODCAST-S2E3-1.png] THE MORE YOU KNOW… LOCAL RESTAURANTS DA NANG VIETNAM [HTTPS://LOCALNOMADS.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2018/07/6-LOCAL-RESTAURANTS-DA-NANG-SQ.PNG] [HTTPS://LOCALNOMADS.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2018/07/6-LOCAL-RESTAURANTS-DA-NANG-SQ.PNG] 6 LOCAL DA NANG RESTAURANTS WHERE YOU CAN EAT FOR $3 [HTTPS://LOCALNOMADS.COM/LOCAL-DA-NANG-RESTAURANTS/] DA NANG VIETNAM DIGITAL NOMAD TRAVEL GUIDE [HTTPS://LOCALNOMADS.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2018/06/DN-GUIDE-DA-NANG.PNG] [HTTPS://LOCALNOMADS.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2018/06/DN-GUIDE-DA-NANG.PNG] DIGITAL NOMADS GUIDE TO DA NANG, VIETNAM [HTTPS://LOCALNOMADS.COM/DA-NANG-VIETNAM-DIGITAL-NOMADS/] LOCAL NOMADS PODCAST SEASON 2 EPISODE 3 PHO SHIZZLE EXPAT LIFE IN DA NANG VIETNAM [HTTPS://LOCALNOMADS.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2018/07/PODCAST-S2-E3-DA-NANG-SQ.PNG] [HTTPS://LOCALNOMADS.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2018/07/PODCAST-S2-E3-DA-NANG-SQ.PNG] LOCAL NOMADS PODCAST S2 E3 | PHO SHIZZLE EXPAT LIFE IN DA NANG [HTTPS://LOCALNOMADS.COM/PODCAST/S2E3-PHO-SHIZZLE-LIFE-IN-DA-NANG-VIETNAM/]

GABBY AND ADAM ARE BACK! AND THIS TIME WE’RE RECORDING FROM DA NANG, VIETNAM! DA NANG IS AN UP AND COMING CITY IN CENTRAL VIETNAM. We’ve been calling this place home for the past 4 months, and we’re just a wee-bit obsessed at this point. LN podcast S2E3 1 Adam and Gabby at the Lady Buddha in Da Nang Vietnam [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/LN-podcast-S2E3-1.png]IN THIS EPISODE WE’LL: Compare Da Nang to the Digital Nomad mecca Chiang Mai Describe the local Cafe Scene Talk about Da Nang’s early morning culture, and why we rarely experience it…. Get you excited about some fun things to do in Da Nang. rooftop pool view of My Khe Beach from the Adamo Hotel in Da Nang, Vietnam [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/local-nomads-podcast-S2E3-Pho-Shizzle-4.png]Tell you where to find a rooftop pool by the beach. Go deep on Vietnamese foods and our favorite local dishes. Explain the difference between local pho and western pho. Fill you in on our daily routine. Settle the debate, Da Nang or Hoi An (Spoiler alert: Da Nang…duh.)View of Da Nang Vietnam from Son Tra Peninsula [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/local-nomads-podcast-S2E3-Pho-Shizzle-2.png]Reveal Gabby’s #1 Vietnamese street food weakness Get over our fear of eating shrimp shells. And bitch about our local stalker… BE SURE TO STICK AROUND TO THE END FOR A BIG REVEAL! Adam and Gabby with a view of the sea at the Lady Buddha Temple on Son Tra Peninsula in Da Nang Vietnam [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/local-nomads-podcast-S2E3-Pho-Shizzle-7.png]#SENDNOODS DON’T FORGET TO SEND US A PHOTO OF YOUR FAVORITE NOODLES! POST THEM ON INSTAGRAM AND TAG US @LOCAL_NOMADS AND #SENDNOODS Macrobiotic noodles with spring rolls in a peanut sauce in Da Nang Vietnam [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/local-nomads-podcast-S2E3-Pho-Shizzle-6.png]Ca phe Trung / Egg Coffee in Da Nang Vietnam [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/local-nomads-podcast-S2E3-Pho-Shizzle-5.png]HERE ARE SOME LINKS AND FUN STUFF THAT WE MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: CHECK OUT OUR DIGITAL NOMAD’S GUIDE TO DA NANG, VIETNAM [HTTPS://LOCALNOMADS.COM/DA-NANG-VIETNAM-DIGITAL-NOMADS/] OR DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF VERSION HERE [HTTPS://LOCALNOMADS.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2018/04/LOCALNOMADS-REMOTELY-WORKING-DA-NANG-VIETNAM-2.0-PDF.PDF] Intro Music: Feel Like I’m Fixin to Die Rag by Country Joe and the Fish CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: instagram.com/local_nomads [http://instagram.com/local_nomads] facebook.com/localnomads [http://facebook.com/localnomads] Pinterest.com/localnomads [http://pinterest.com/localnomads] ♥ LOVED THIS EPISODE? PIN IT ♥ Pho Noodles with Beef in Da Nang Vietnam [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/LN-podcast-S2E3-2.png]Adam and Gabby at the Lady Buddha Temple on Son Tra Peninsula in Da Nang, Vietnam [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/LN-podcast-S2E3-3.png]THE MORE YOU KNOW… Marble Mountains Da Nang, Vietnam Everything you need to know [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Marble-Mountains-sq-2.png] [https://localnomads.com/marble-mountains-da-nang-vietnam/]THE MARBLE MOUNTAINS IN DA NANG, VIETNAM [HTTPS://LOCALNOMADS.COM/MARBLE-MOUNTAINS-DA-NANG-VIETNAM/] Da Nang Vietnam Digital Nomad Travel Guide [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Remotely-Working-DANANG-Vietnam.png] [https://localnomads.com/da-nang-vietnam-digital-nomads/]DIGITAL NOMADS GUIDE TO DA NANG, VIETNAM [HTTPS://LOCALNOMADS.COM/DA-NANG-VIETNAM-DIGITAL-NOMADS/] [https://localnomads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/LN-POD-S2E2-SQ.png] [https://localnomads.com/podcast/s02e02-going-going-back-back-to-bali-bali/]LOCAL NOMADS PODCAST S2 E2 | GOING GOING BACK BACK TO BALI BALI [HTTPS://LOCALNOMADS.COM/PODCAST/S02E02-GOING-GOING-BACK-BACK-TO-BALI-BALI/]

We’re back with another episode, and this time we’re recording from Canggu, Bali!   Now, you might be thinking to yourself… Haven’t they been to Bali before? Didn’t someone end up hospitalized last time? Didn’t I hear about Bali in the news recently? Wasn’t there a volcano eruption? Are they insane? These are all valid questions. Fear not, all will be answered in time!   In this episode we’ll…. explain about about Thai visas and why we needed to take a visa run. tell you what Bali looks like since the recent eruption. try convincing you that now is the best time to come to Bali. discuss some environmental initiatives happening in Bali. briefly bitch about paper drinking straws. see who’s got the best turkey impression…   tell the story about Gabby making friends with a cow. talk about how we passed 3 days of down-pouring rain. reveal which Indonesian food turns Adam into one of Pavlov’s dogs. give business advice to a man selling art