We talk for the first time ever in person about eating tacos and other nonsense (0:00-5:50)

Nomad News: TikTok shutting down or getting acquired? Plus learning Mandarin on Duolingo (5:60-16:50)

Nomad Hacks: How to navigate foreign languages abroad with apps, translators, courses, and the easiest languages for English speakers to learn (16:50-41:30)

Location Highlight: Play del Carmen, Quintana Roo - Scuba diving with sharks and crocodiles, eating and drinking on 5th Avenue, how to live in Playa as an expat or nomad, and other fun stuff (41:30-58:25)

Special guest Paco joins the pod to talk about living and working in an RV full-time.

How to live the RV life in the Western United States including Colorado, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, and more. Plus beautiful drives, living off the grid, good boys, and sketchy characters (0:00-28:20)

Rattlesnake battles, and how Paco made necklaces, headgear, and even tacos out of snakes (28:20-36:33)

How to set up camp in national forests and BLM land, the RV investment and selling process, and trying to date while living in a fuckin trailer (36:33-52:02)

Paco explains his ghillie suit, his love for cryptids like Bigfoot and Wendigos, and the storage unit saga (52:02-01:06:48)

The guys make plans to review the tacos at restaurants like Chili’s and Hooters in Mexico (0:00-8:30)

Nomad Hacks: Luggage as digital nomads, the balance of packing a lot without checking bags, what to pack for Europe, and more (8:30-36:50)

Location Highlight: Bocas del Toro, Panama (36:50-59:28)

Nomad Nightmares: Trying to travel during a blizzard (0:00-4:18)

Dancing with Dua Lipa in Austin, Texas after ACL (4:18-10:00)

Location Highlight: Istanbul, Turkey - Mosques, cats, food, and more (10:00-27:27)

Nomads Hacks: Coworking Spaces - How to find them, how to use them, and whatever else (27:27-42:25)

Nomad Hacks: How to stay in the Schengen area of Europe for 90 days, or 6 months if you play your cards right (42:25-55:26)

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)