Nerd on Tour Podcast

Piotrek Bodera sits down with Ramón Morcillo, co-founder of Mapmelon, for an inspiring conversation about the digital nomad lifestyle, the rise of co-livings, and building community on the road. Ramón shares his journey from Alicante and Madrid to becoming a full-time nomad, his experiences in places like Tenerife, Morocco, Southeast Asia, and Argentina, and how these adventures led to the creation of Mapmelon—a unique booking and community platform for colivings.Discover how Ramón and his partner Sole balance work, travel, and entrepreneurship, the challenges and rewards of building a startup for nomads, and why community is at the heart of the co-living movement. We also dive into healthy habits for nomads, the importance of local culture, and the future of remote work visas and digital nomad destinations.Follow Ramón on Instagram and check out mapmelon.com to find your next coliving adventure!

Mateusz Urbanowicz is a Polish artist living in Japan. And in this conversation, you'll learn all the details about he's wonderful journey from Poland to Japan and then to CoMix Wave Films. One of the big anime studios, renowned for “Your Name”. The anime that at a time was the second highest grossing anime ever, and Mateusz was painting the backgrounds for that production.Furthermore, in this conversation, we cover publishing books and how this helped Mateusz to become a freelancer. In addition, we talked about his views on the Japanese visual industry. Please mind that we recorded this in 2020, so in the mids of the pandemic. Nevertheless, his journey as an artist is evergreen. That's why I think you will find it really intriguing regardless of when you are listening to this. For notes, references, links and transcript go to https://nerdontour.net/mateusz-urbanowicz-polish-artist-of-your-name-anime-tokyo-storefronts-book-on-freelancing-and-animation/

In this episode, we sit down with Lorenzo, a sailing slowmad who has traded the traditional corporate life for a life of adventure on the open seas. Recorded aboard his sailboat during a passage from Tenerife to Gibraltar, Lorenzo shares his fascinating journey from growing up in Verona, Italy, to becoming an electrical engineer in Silicon Valley. Eventually making the bold decision to live full-time on a sailboat with his family. We dive deep into Lorenzo's career in the semiconductor industry, his experiences working across Italy, the U.S., and France, and how he transitioned from a high-pressure corporate job to a life of exploration and freedom. Lorenzo explains the challenges and rewards of living on a boat, how he and his wife manage their relationship and family life in such close quarters. He explains why they chose Malta and then Tenerife as their home bases while sailing around the world. Whether you're curious about the nomadic lifestyle or looking for inspiration to make a major life change, this episode offers valuable insights into balancing career ambitions with personal freedom, all while navigating the complexities of life at sea. Tune in for an inspiring conversation filled with adventure, practical advice, and reflections on what it means to truly live life on your own terms. Learn more at nerdontour.net

Fostering healthy relationships is Dirk Delisse's specialty. As an online therapist, he supports ambitious people who do have a partner, or have issues finding one. In this episode, Dirk addresses situationships, common in the digital nomad community, and the importance of spending quality time with aging parents. Furthermore, his entrepreneurial journey as an online therapist has its challenges. Listen to this podcast to hear more about Dirk's transformation since our last conversation two years ago.https://nerdontour.net/dirk-delisse-online-therapist-for-ambitious-singles-and-couples-seeking-healthy-relationships

Passion for traveling, chatting with locals, and landscape photography is what inspires Marc to be nomadic. Thanks to his determination, he found a Swiss web agency, that allows him to work four days a week and from anywhere. Listen to Marc's full story about how he started, how he uses Tinder to find local friends, not hookups, and what is the most fun summer activity in Bern, the capital of Switzerland.https://nerdontour.net/marc-wieland-swiss-location-independent-web-developer-in-his-twenties-roaming-the-globe/

One of the greatest people I met at Nine Coliving. Nature loving Norwegian, honestly sharing details of his journey. From being bullied at school and struggling with mental health to becoming a location independent software developer. Listen to how volunteering, meditation, and everyday learning help him to be a better human. We also dive into Web3, NFTs, protocols and why smart bulbs are essentials for a cozy light ambience.https://nerdontour.net/eirik-mo-remote-full-stack-web3-developer-and-mighty-hiking-viking/

Healthy thriving community is the most important quality for Anne Kuppens, the owner and creator of Nine Coliving in Tenerife. I had a privilege to experience it and befriend many nomads by staying for over a year at this magical place. In our conversation we talk about Anne's passion for traveling, Latin America, salsa, and how she built the coliving with the support and help of international friends. Episode show notes are at https://nerdontour.net/nine

Dirk Delisse is a peaceful human being that combines his love for punk rock, yoga, traveling, and helping other people. As a licensed online therapist for the Dutch healthcare system, he works remotely from sunny spots around the globe. Flexible Living is the way of life he practices and teaches in the online course, that's designed for people looking for their values. Listen to our cheerful conversation to learn more. https://nerdontour.net/dirk

For the first time, I have two guests at once – Elaine Wong and Kevin Yeoh. They are the most generous hosts of The Hatchery Place. It's a very cozy coliving space, where I lived between October 2019 and September 2020. They transitioned from corporate careers to the world of arts and crafts, where Hatchery is a central place of their varied activities. Together, we talk about long-term traveling, authentic connections, and building a healthy coliving community. Learn more in this uplifting episode of the Nerd on Tour Podcast. Learn more at https://nerdontour.net/hatchery

The third episode of the Nerd on Tour Podcast is here! This time fellow digital nomad from Perth in Australia is my guest. Ben is cheerful yet contemplating developer and community builder. He dropped NDA work offers at Facebook and Google to stay true to the open-source movement. His travels include long-distance hitchhiking in Australia, truly befriending Balinese locals, and experiencing hippy culture in Berlin. Learn about him and his thought-provoking projects in this episode. Learn more at https://nerdontour.net/ben

For the second episode of the Nerd on Tour Podcast, I invited Guillaume Lorain – a digital nomad from France. He's running a sustainable network of French blogs and provides web dev consulting. Microsoft branch in Paris was the place where Guillaume started, later on establishing his location-independent freelance gigs. That resulted in a great journey around the Australian coast and visits to South-East Asia. Learn more at https://nerdontour.net/lorain

This is the very first deep conversation recorded for the Nerd on Tour Podcast. I couldn’t ask for a better guest than Fajar Siddiq. A known influencer in the Maker Community, who is always there for you to support, provide feedback, and help to get customers for your bootstrapped project. Fajar lives in culturally dense and diverse Singapore, and whenever possible he’s visiting nearby countries with his laptop and yo-yo. Let’s dig into the digital nomad topics with Fajar Siddiq! Learn more at https://nerdontour.net/fajar

Hi! I'm Piotrek Bodera and this is Nerd on Tour Podcast for digital nomads. Since 2005 I've been working in tourism and web development around the globe. Here I combine the best bits of the Internet, long-term traveling, and decentralization.Each episode unlocks wisdom through the power of thoughtful conversationMy guests are fascinating personalities – vagabonds, developers, artists, entrepreneurs, free spirits, technologists. Together, we explore unique ways of life that will expand your autonomy.Listen to the Nerd on Tour Podcast for free in your preferred podcast app.If you want more, go to nerdontour.net for show notes, compelling blog posts, and specialized digital nomad services.