Best Remote Work + Digital Nomad Destinations 2023 (And Beyond) w/ Tim Leffel

Zero To Travel Podcast

Jason Moore

Society & Culture, Business, Entrepreneurship, Places & Travel

4.6 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2023

⏱️ 87 minutes

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What are the essential qualities of the best remote work destinations? Today I am joined by award-winning travel journalist and friend of the show, Tim Leffel, to review his hand-tailored list of up-and-coming remote work destinations for 2023. Tim has been a travel writer since 1993 and has been writing, editing, and publishing travel-related content full-time since 2006. He has lived abroad in Turkey, Korea, and Mexico and combines his extensive personal experience living abroad with his professional resources to produce quality content that helps others achieve their travel dreams. If you want to spend quality time in a new location, you will not want to miss today’s episode. Tim shares his favorite tools for gauging rental costs, tips for getting over jetlag quickly, Jet lag tips, which destinations will match your personality best, why you should ditch the coworking space, how to support the local economy, trends in long-term Visas and so much more. When is your next proper vacation? I'd love to hear what they are and hope you will share them by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a bonus episode every month (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click Here To Try Premium Passport For Only $1 Tune In To Learn: Top tips for beating jet lag when traveling internationally How Tim tailored the list to your personal preferences Why consider a country’s politics before spending time there Which popular big cities (5 million + population) are also affordable The difference between cutting expenses and upgrading your lifestyle The best cost of living tool to compare destinations How to break free of the ex-pat bubble when living abroad Great affordable destinations in mid-sized cities The next big hotspot in Eastern Europe Where to go if you prefer small cities Up and coming cities to settle if you love beach life How changes in Visa trends can impact a destination’s age demographic Why some countries are offering an easier path to becoming citizens What made Tim decide to settle down in Mexico How to stay engaged in the business community when living abroad And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Experience the Real Norway Altitude Connect Visa Signature Card Sign up for the Nomadico Newsletter Check out Numbeo Cost of Living calculator Get the latest version of The World's Cheapest Destinations and A Better Life for Half the Price Want More? Everything You Need To Know About Living Abroad with Tim Leffel 7 Best Places To Live Abroad w/ Tim Leffel The Cheapest Places To Live In The World (2022 Updates) w/ Tim Leffel Thanks to Our Sponsors US Bank's Altitude Connect Visa Signature Card, with the ability to earn up to 5x the points on travel-related expenses like hotels, and rental cars, this card will get you the most return on your next trip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Nobody ever came up with a great idea sitting around an office, you know, you got to get out there and let your mind breathe a little bit. I'm talking a lot to people that have moved abroad to literally cut their expenses in half. You know, they move from an expensive place in the U.S. or UK or wherever, and then they move somewhere cheaper. And all of a sudden they've got twice as much money to save
0:21.3	or, you know, splurge with or whatever they want to do.
0:24.7	But what I noticed in Medellin,
0:26.3	a lot of people that have moved there
0:27.8	are basically just moving there to upgrade their life.
0:31.5	Medellin, Columbia, one of the many destinations we chat about today
0:35.0	with award-winning travel writer and relocation expert Tim
0:38.2	Lephel if you want to see all of his various awards and credentials and why I chose him
0:43.5	for this topic you can find his work at timluffel.com long story short
0:47.4	Tim excels at offering clear practical no BS advice around destinations and living abroad. And he doesn't sell the dream.
0:56.4	He just tells it like it is. And I really appreciate that about him. We cover a ton of ground
1:00.5	in this episode. And what we try to do is match these destinations with your personality a bit.
1:06.4	So Tim broke them down in a unique way that I think does a good job of doing that. And this,
1:12.5	of course, can accommodate slow travelers as well as remote work professionals. Anybody that
1:17.9	wants to spend some quality time and a destination, I think it's going to get a lot of value out of
1:22.9	the episode today. Of course, along the way, we have to discuss a lot of different things that
1:28.9	come up, get some jet lag tips right off the bat from Tim, why he dislikes co-working
1:34.0	spaces, his favorite research tool for doing a cost of living comparison, a quick way you can
1:39.6	gauge apartment rental costs in any city, some perspectives around where to spend your dollars and how
1:46.1	that might affect the local neighborhoods. We get into why some current popular retirement
1:51.5	places are starting to change over. The age demographic is starting to shift and some of the
1:56.6	trends in long-term stay visas and much more. Plus, I want to give a shout out to a community
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