TMBA299: Getting Beyond the Blog and Connecting with Like Minds In Real Life
Date: 2015-07-09
Link: Tropical MBA
 
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Each place whispers something to you.
Cities for summer:

1. Barcelona
2. Austin
3. New York City
4. Ho Chi Minh City
5. Bangkok
6. Chaing Mai
7. San Francisco
8. Prague
9. Berlin
10. Melbourne

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Go in with the mentality that you are going to get as much value out of a conference as you can.
Hold a meetup around a topic for your business and community.
Go in and be vulnerable. You are there to soak knowledge.

TMBA287: Ask Us Anything: Relationships, Business, Living Abroad, and More
Date: 2015-03-27
Link: Tropical MBA
 
It is very difficult to be a U.S. citizen and stay in one place (abroad) for a long amount of time because of the visa situation.
People on the Internet need good people for customer service, for podcast editing, for Internet marketing.
It doesn’t make sense to partner up until you know the type of business you are going to be running.
Location independence is a mindset and a cash flow issue.
There is a difference between corporate people and entrepreneurs.
Get an apprenticeship with the owner of a business.
Optimize for yourself.
Part of spiritual balance is teaching people things.

TMBA277: How Does Location Independence Affect Relationships and Families?
Date: 2015-01-15
Link: Tropical Talk Radio
 
With a family there is more than just an individual you’re dealing with.
With the referral network it is out of sight out of mind.
Travel with family brings on stress.
Travelling with kids is trading stress you have at home for a different stress.
Do research on climate.

TMBA258:  ​Living, Working, and Adventuring in South East Asia
Date: 2014-08-21
Link: Tropical Talk Radio
If you haven’t been to a place yourself you’re not qualified or in the position to tell somebody else to go there.
In Bali you have to make the effort to get away from some of the tourist traps.
A lot of time it is the journey and not about where you are going.
Most travel websites are transactional.

TMBA256: Making Sense of Awards Points and Business Class Upgrades
Date: 2014-08-07
Link: Tropical Talk Radio
 
Airlines can change their rewards without notice.
The complexity is the opportunity.
Do two to four rounds of credit card applications a year to build up a stack of miles.
The offers the banks are giving change a lot.
Maximize the points you get for every signup.
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For most business class tickets you’re looking for 50,000 to 70,000 one-way and 100,000 to 120,000 round trip.
Go direct to the airline for info on their rewards program.
Just because you can buy a ticket for a particular flight it doesn’t mean you can use your miles for that flight.
There is no simple answer to fuel charges.
Award Wallet aggregates your balances.
Try to accumulate different types of points. Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.
You don’t have to have a ton of spending to acquire a lot of miles.

TMBA 234: Where Are All the Women in the Digital Nomad Community?
Date: 2014-03-06
Link: Tropical Talk Radio
 
There are dangers everywhere.
Bali is ground zero for women in SE Asia.
Saigon, Chiang Mai and Kuala Lumpur have a good populations of women in the digital nomad community.
Prague and Berlin have a high percentage of women settling down there.