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About Abroad

Chase Warrington

Long-form discussions with thought leaders and expats around the world about building a life without borders. The opportunity to choose where you call home is more accessible than ever, so About Abroad delivers inspiration, adventure, and practical how-to-advice, for those who want to explore life in various corners of the globe. Whether you want to follow in our guests’ footsteps, live vicariously through them, or simply take a peek inside life abroad - you’re in the right place.

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01:03:09

Life in Vietnam with Remote-how CEO, Iwo

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2023/12/12

Iwo is the Founder & CEO of Remote-how and Remote-First Institute, both of which are fully remote teams focused on helping others organizations make remote work, work. He's a Polish citizen but at the time of this recording he was calling Vietnam home, and has also lived all over Europe, the US, and Southeast Asia. Chase and Iwo dive into all aspects of life in Vietnam and the path he took to making the dream to move there, a reality. They touch on visa options and renewals, the cost of living, and

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00:56:34

Exploring Italy and Budapest with the Founder of...

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2023/12/05

Peter Benei is the Founder of Anywhere Consulting, and a published author and podcast host, originally from Budapest where he helped create the Digital Nomad’s Budapest group. But these days you can find him splitting his time between his hometown and his favorite country in the world - Italy. Today Peter and Chase sync up for a call from two separate ends of Italy, to explore why these are two great places for digital nomads and expats, and share some of their favorite hidden gems and a few ideas

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00:59:07

Audience Q&A, 2023 travels & a life without borders

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2023/11/28

We’re back for another Q&A session, diving into the mailbag to answer questions from the audience. In this episode Chase covers a variety of topics, ranging from reviewing recent travels through Europe, to return to office mandates, foreign taxes, dealing with the downsides of full time travel, and the best places to live abroad. For more info on retreats/offsites, drop your contact info in this form. For more info on entity formation or if you have a question to be answered in the next

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01:00:38

Global mobility w/ the CEO of Remote

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2023/11/21

Job van der Voort is the CEO at Remote, one of the leading fully remote companies in the world, on a mission to make hiring from anywhere as accessible as possible. Today Job stops by the show to chat about a variety of topics, from global mobility to return to office mandates, travel, and remote work, amongst others. We also introduce a new tool Remote is offering, designed to help people around the world find (truly) remote job opportunities. Connect and learn more about Job's work at: Website

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00:57:15

Ending Portugal’s NHR tax incentive & getting the...

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2023/11/14

A few weeks ago the Portuguese government suddenly announced the intention to end their Non-Habitual Residents (NHR) program - a tax incentive that has lured countless foreigners to Portugal since its inception 15 years ago. This proposal suggests the program will no longer be available to anyone after December 31, 2023, and some headlines seem to suggest that Portugal is no longer in the business of wanting to attract expats and digital nomads. But as I discussed with Diana Andrade, Head of

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01:09:59

Exploring expat life in Kenya and world travels as a...

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2023/11/07

Matthew Grollnek left California nearly 20 years ago, joined the Peace Corps, and a few months later found himself in rural Zambia sitting around a fire trying to speak Bemba with the locals he now called his neighbors. Fast forward to today and he’s built an incredible life for himself in Africa, currently working as the Future of Work lead at the Mastercard Foundation, traveling the world often with his wife and two children, and taking the occasional weekend trip to the Kenyan coastline and the

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01:09:38

Spain’s Digital Nomad Visa

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2023/10/31

Spain’s digital nomad visa is finally (actually) available! So today we sit down with Laura Lleixa, Head of European Immigration at Lexidy Law, who specializes in helping foreigners obtain one of the most anticipated digital nomad visas in the world. Laura shares everything you need to know if you want to come spend a year (or more!) in España, as well as her top tips for making your application standout, and how to avoid some of the pitfalls that plagued applicants early on. We also discuss our

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01:09:30

Converting traditional roles to remote +...

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2023/10/24

Grayson Harris has been traveling the world for the last few years, staying for a month at a time in various countries, and crossing off bucket list items ranging from celebrating Argentina’s world cup victory in Buenos Aires to surfing in Sri Lanka, and even introducing his dad to nomad life in Portugal. He has a long list of entertaining stories to tell, but perhaps most interesting is the fact that he managed to convert his traditional job as an electrical engineer into a location independent

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01:03:29

World travels with The Remote Work Advocate, Nadia...

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2023/10/17

Nadia Harris, aka The Remote Work Advocate, is best known for her work as a leader in the future of work movement. A lawyer turned remote work expert, she now consults for companies around the world, helping them build company cultures and operating systems that bypass cultural and geographical barriers. What many may not know though, is that she does this high profile work as a perpetual world traveler, leaning into her experiences growing up as a third-culture-kid, and a desire to live an

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01:07:00

Off the beaten path experiences in Italy w/ the...

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2023/10/10

Serena Chiro started her travel adventures as a 17 year-old, leaving Italy for the first time to become an au pair in Ireland. From there she became a perpetual expat and nomad, living in places ranging from London to Shanghai, getting a masters degree in Scandinavia, and eventually circling back home to build Kino Italy. These days she’s leading month-long off-the-beaten-path experiences for remote workers in authentic destinations throughout Italia, avoiding the overly touristy locations like

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01:24:10

Grumpy old nomads + trading travel for the comforts...

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2023/10/03

Mitko Karshovski is the host of That Remote Life podcast and the editor behind the Remote Insider newsletter. He’s also a returning guest here, this time stopping by to touch on his recent experience living in Mexico, and the reasons he ultimately decided to pull the plug on his life abroad (for now at least) after 7 years on the road. This leads us into a deeper discussion about some of the downsides of the traveling lifestyle, which are often overlooked in the glamorized version of expat/nomad

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01:03:49

How to move to Greece w/ the Greek Digital Nomad Visa

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2023/09/26

Eleftheria Charalambous is the Head of Greek Immigration at Lexidy Law in Athens, Greece. Originally from Cyprus, she made her way to Greece years ago, and today she specializes in helping digital nomads and aspiring expats take advantage of the opportunity to come and live in this incredible country. Today we dive into our mutual love for Greece - the food, people, landscapes, history, culture, etc - but most importantly, perhaps the best digital nomad visa in the world. As we come to learn, many

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00:52:17

Trading London for Bali & finding remote work w/ the...

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2023/09/19

Michelle Coulson left the office-based-rat-race in London after a realization that she had to be closer to water to live her best life. Today she lives a location independent lifestyle, recently riding her bike across Ireland, and currently globetrotting as she seeks her next homebase. As a former corporate recruiter and now the Founder of Remote Rebellion, Michelle specializes in helping other people obtain remote work - so in today’s episode, we dive into her travel adventures and share some

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01:11:12

European vanlife & remote work on the road w/ the...

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2023/09/12

Tomas Hartvig is originally from Denmark but eight years ago his company gave him the opportunity to work remotely, so he traded the cold winters in Copenhagen for the sunny south of Spain. Life was good in España, but Tomas needed to see more of the world, so he decided to pursue a passion project - building his own campervan. Today he lives in that van full-time, traveling around Europe with his partner and pup, and working full-time from his mobile office. Tomas proves you don’t have to choose

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00:57:22

Navigating a move to The Netherlands

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2023/09/05

The Netherlands “just works”, and for that reason it is (perhaps surprisingly) one of the most popular countries in the world to move to. From exciting cities like Amsterdam and Rotterdam, to the great infrastructure and social safety net, to the massive international community where nearly everyone speaks English - there are a lot of reasons to consider spending significant time here. But navigating the system can be challenging, and there are, of course, cultural and bureaucratic aspects of a

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00:54:04

Japan + bridging the digital nomad gap between east...

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2023/08/29

Akina Shu is on a mission to bridge the digital nomad gap between the east and west. As the Founder of Nomad University and an advisor to the Japanese Digital Nomad Association, she’s now working with the local government to ease access to Japan for travelers and nomads, and will host the country’s first pop-up coliving this October. Her work as a keynote speaker, published author, and podcast host has earned her a spot as one of the most influential digital nomads in Asia, and our conversation

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01:00:06

Mapping a family move abroad + reflections on,...

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2023/08/22

Nick Hahn has been leading remote teams for two decades at companies like IBM, Invision, and Meta - but like many people, now that he has location independence, he’s starting to map out a long term move abroad with his partner and their three children. Today Nick and Chase sit down to reflect on their recent experience traveling together in Greece, as well as Nick’s family’s recent “summer test run” of a life abroad, and all the push/pull factors, concerns, and plans, associated with moving their

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01:13:17

How to move to France w/ The American in Paris

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2023/08/15

Stephen Heiner has been living abroad in France for the past decade and as the creator of TheAmericanInParis.com and many other courses, services, and content related to moving to France, he can quickly dismiss any notion that France is not “open for business” when it comes to attracting foreigners. In this episode we dive into the various options available to those who want to live in one of the world’s most popular countries (with and without remote work), and even pursue long term residency, or

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01:04:36

Digital nomad events & nomading in Ireland w/ the CEO...

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2023/08/08

Dani Maletic is the Founder & CEO at Nomad Hub and NomadÉire, as well as a seasoned digital nomad who has been globetrotting while working remotely for many years. Today she stops by the show to share some of her recent experiences at digital nomad events around the world, where she’s been connecting and building with location independent entrepreneurs in some incredible locations. We also dive into the upcoming NomadÉire conference she’s hosting in Ireland, as well as touch on why Ireland is a

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01:10:54

Trading NYC for coastal France w/ Charles

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2023/08/01

Charles Kergaravat traded his thriving financial career in Manhattan for a more balanced life abroad in a region of France often not visited by the masses, but lacking little in terms of natural beauty, culture, and lifestyle. Today he joins About Abroad to share his perspective on making that leap, the pros/cons of life in the US vs France, and fully immersing in a foreign country. We also chat about Brittany, an incredible coastal area in northwest France that has become his home away from home,

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