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Nerd on Tour PodcastWalking with Piotrek: back in KL after a trip to JapanBack in the lush beauty of Kuala Lumpur’s botanical garden for the latest episode of “Walking with Piotrek”! I’ve been away exploring my favorite travel destination, Japan, where I finally visited Nagasaki and the breathtaking Nachi waterfall.Japanese culture has fascinated me since childhood, and every trip there reminds me why it’s a must-visit: so convenient, welcoming, and endlessly inspiring. Highly recommend it to all fellow nomads!For more digital nomad stories go to nerdontour.net
2026-02-1702 minNerd on Tour PodcastWhy I switched from Gmail to Proton Mail to iCloud Mail?I value privacy and was delighted to discover Proton Mail. Their solution sounded like a wonderful counterpoint to the dominance of Gmail and other ad-driven services. Once I read books about surveillance capitalism, I knew that I wanted to protect my data and experience what it means to use the end-to-end encrypted, open-source email provider called Proton. Although, after over a year of using it, I’m switching to Apple’s iCloud Mail.
2026-02-0314 minNerd on Tour PodcastRamón Morcillo – Mapmelon co-founder is popularizing community colivings & nomading the globePiotrek 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 c...
2025-07-151h 26Nerd on Tour PodcastMateusz Urbanowicz – Polish artist of “Your Name” anime & Tokyo Storefronts watercolor book on freelancing and animationMateusz 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 reco...
2025-04-081h 37
Colivers Club Podcast by MapmelonColivers Club Ep 18: Travel, Coliving & Podcasting with Piotrek Bodera from Nerd On TourWhat happens when a lifelong traveler shifts from leading fast-paced tours to embracing slow travel and coliving? For Piotrek Bodera, it meant rediscovering the power of connection—through community, dance, and storytelling.As a tour guide for 15 years, Piotrek helped people tick off bucket-list destinations. But during the pandemic, he realized he wanted more than just travel—he wanted meaningful relationships. That led him to coliving, remote work, and eventually, his podcast Nerd on Tour, where he shares the unfiltered realities of digital nomad life.🚀 In this episode, we talk ab...
2025-02-1345 minNerd on Tour PodcastLorenzo Simonini – The Extra-national Sailing Slowmad (slow-moving nomad)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...
2024-11-151h 23
Nerd on Tour PodcastDirk Delisse – Online Therapist for Ambitious Singles and Couples seeking Healthy RelationshipsFostering 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
2024-07-181h 24
Nerd on Tour PodcastMarc Wieland – Swiss location-independent web developer in his twenties roaming the globePassion 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/
2024-06-241h 54
Nerd on Tour PodcastEirik Mo – Remote Full Stack Web Developer and Mighty Hiking VikingOne 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/
2024-03-072h 17
Nerd on Tour PodcastAnne Kuppens – passionate community-driven creator of Nine Coliving in TenerifeHealthy 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
2022-12-231h 30
Nerd on Tour PodcastDirk Delisse – Licensed Online Therapist & Yoga Teacher practicing Flexible LivingDirk 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
2021-10-151h 26
Na ZdalniakuNZDL 033: Individual sovereignty. Jak dbać o prywatność i bezpieczeństwo? - Piotrek BoderaPiotrek Bodera prowadzi podcast w j. ang. i newsletter, tworzy treści dla szeroko pojętej społeczności cyfrowych nomadów. Praktykuje minimalizm i jogę.
Porozmawiamy o początkach pracy Piotrka jako digital nomad i podróżnik, o dobrych praktykach w publikowaniu treści w internecie, czyli o podejściu Indie Web i wykorzystaniu własnego bloga, o pojęciu suwerenności jednostki (Sovereign Individual) oraz o prywatności w sieci.
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- https://ghost.org
- https://wordpress.org
- https://carrd.co/
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2021-08-1258 min
Nerd on Tour PodcastElaine & Kevin – mindful hosts of The Hatchery Place coliving in Kuala LumpurFor 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
2021-08-061h 28
Nerd on Tour PodcastBenjamin Lupton – open-source developer widens perspective through long-term travel and philosophyThe 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
2021-07-162h 13
Nerd on Tour PodcastGuillaume Lorain – Blogger that combines traveling solo and creating profitable websitesFor 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
2020-07-241h 31
Nerd on Tour PodcastFajar Siddiq – From Pro Yo-Yo to Digital Nomad – Thoughtful Leader in the Maker CommunityThis 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
2020-07-032h 08
Nerd on Tour PodcastNerd on Tour Podcast TrailerHi! 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...
2020-01-3001 min