Comfy Nomad’s Travel Tribe

Punta Arenas, Chile, is known as a jumping-off spot to explore the Antarctic Peninsula. The Comfy Nomad was told that it wasn't worth spending more than a day on either end of the trip there, but she soon learned that the city's quirky, grungy, and (very) windy nature had a unique appeal. Listen in on a conversation during her return trip with Alvaro, a Punta Arenas native, where they reflect on everyday life beyond the tourist spots, from flashbacks to 1980s office supplies to selling memoirs to strangers on the beach.

What is life like in one of the most remote parts of the planet? Listen in as the Comfy Nomad chats with Alexandra (and a surprise guest who wanders into the conversation) as they ponder aspects of life in the south Patagonia town of Puerto Natales, Chile.

It's been a while, so the Comfy Nomad and her last guest decided to continue the conversation by reviewing apps from 2022 that brought more organized and interesting twists to life -- from Focusmate and Notion to SwingVision and Wise -- in all categories of life, including art, sports, finance, travel, and media. Links to all apps/websites/media can be found on blog.comfynomad.com

The Comfy Nomad returns with three questions for Jeff Louie, a self-described accidental entrepreneur who founded one of the first coworking spaces in Sacramento, California. He reflects on building communities that turned into businesses (instead of the other way around), and how parenthood plus a move to the San Francisco Bay Area required reevaluating his identity and life expectations -- triggering a shift from a high-growth, "save the world" mindset to a different state of being fully in the present moment.

In the third and final episode of a series profiling Miss Timmi, who entered the world of drag in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s, we learn about the nonprofit Imperial Court system, the impact of AIDS in the 80s and 90s, and loop back to the first episode discussing drag and spirituality.