The Nomad on FIRE Show Notes | Christa Romano | Of Christa Bella Travels | Episode #14
Hey everyone, I apologize for the audio in this episode.
The internet connection was not the best as sometimes happens when traveling around living the digital nomad lifestyle and being in places with spotty internet. Hopefully, this does not deter you from listening, as this is a fantastic episode. Christa has some amazing insights from living the digital nomad lifestyle for the past four years!
Guest Bio:
Christa Romano has been living abroad for the past six years and as a digital nomad for the last four. She works as a Marketing Strategist and you may recognize her from her popular Instagram Christa Bella Travels! In this episode, we cover her digital nomad journey, tips for finding community, budgeting while utilizing geographic arbitrage and so much more!
Links Mentioned:
Christa Bella Travels on Instagram
Christa's posts about the term "digital nomad" Part1 and Part2
Digital Nomad Community Links
- Work and travel programs and co-work/ co-live programs
- Christa has traveled with and recommends:
- Eric has traveled with and recommends Remote Year
Show Notes:
- Christa Welcome to The Nomad on FIRE Podcast 01:20
- Christa’s Background and Digital Nomad Story 03:50
- Where Christa’s travels began 10:45
- Ability to prioritize spending time with family and friends living the digital nomad lifestyle 14:00
- A typical day for Christa living the digital nomad lifestyle 18:09
- Christa’s recommendations for finding community as a digital nomad - WIFI Tribe Work Wanderers Bright Tribe Nomad Cruise 21:15
- What Christa has learned about herself living this lifestyle 27:30
- Christa’s advice for aspiring digital nomads and the power of geographic arbitrage 32:00
- Christa’s thoughts on using the term “digital nomads” 38:25
- Christa’s digital nomad budget 40:55
- Christa Bella Travels 47:25
- Christa’s top tips on personal branding, thumb-stopping content! 54:00
- Christa’s new positive habit- Gratitude! 58:30
- Where to connect with Christa online 1:01:20
- And much more...
Significant quotes:
- “My favorite thing about this lifestyle is that I get to prioritize people in my life no matter where they are” 14:15
- “At this point I’m kind of just addicted to traveling” 15:25
- “It might be less frequent that you see anybody at all, like friends family whoever but the time that you do spend with them is usually uninterrupted and so much higher quality 17:40
- “It is a little bit more expensive to join a coliving group but its worth every penny times ten” 25:00
Connect with Eric and Nomad on FIRE!
Website: https://nomadonfire.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomadonfire/
