One Of Our Favorite Hiking Memories

The answer to this would probably change day to day but one definite option has to be the first hike we did together in Canada. Jo grew up in Denmark where hiking isn’t really a thing and after summiting her first mountain near Canmore, Canada she fell in love with exploring the vast wilderness. EEOR is also a stunning hike that overlooks Canmore. It was awesome for Dom that it was something he and Jo could do together. We’ve done so many amazing hikes together over the years and the two places that really stand out for us are the Canadian Rockies and on the South island of New Zealand.

How We Are Able To Keep Costs Low

I think managing costs is a very interesting topic when traveling because everyone budgets differently. Of course, since we’re a couple we share a bed/room which makes the accommodation aspect cheaper than for someone who travels alone. We do recommend being flexible on your destination. Sometimes you’ll get an awesome discount for a week’s stay somewhere and that makes a huge difference if you’re paying $300 a week compared to $600. This way you may have an extra few hundred on activities, food, etc. (or you can travel for longer.) So definitely being flexible on when and where you’re going can save you a lot of money. Another thing we try and do is to only eat out a few times at local restaurants. But also buying local food, spices, etc  (try and buy from small local shops) and actually cooking the food at our rental. So having that balance of eating out and eating at home with local products saves us a ton of money! We find that the most expensive things are transportation, accommodation, and eating out, so spending a little extra time on research is totally worth it. We actually have a free guide on this called “5 Ways to Travel on a Budget” that you can download right here:

Things That Prevent Us From Traveling More

Time zones can be challenging. We both have clients that prefer us to be in an American or European time zone and we really want to spend some time in Asia so that's definitely something we're troubleshooting!

A challenging thing can also be having to always restart in a sense. Every time you move to a new place you have to make new friends, new grocery stores, new bus routes, etc. You don’t ever really get used to it but now with social media and all that it is much easier to stay in touch and that’s why we recommend not planning too far in advance. Because you may absolutely love a place and the people and want to stay for longer than initially planned. 

Challenges We Face While Traveling

We think one of the biggest challenges while traveling in the past has been meeting people. This can be a hard part for digital nomads especially because we prefer to stay in our own accommodation place vs in a hostel. To keep up with our work we just need a quiet space and good wifi and unfortunately, we haven’t been able to find that at hostels and other shared accommodation places. Times are changing though and more and more co-working and co-living spaces are starting to open up and we’re so excited to try this out. Most of the time you can actually get quite a good deal that may even be cheaper than finding your own place. Plus it’s an excellent way to meet like-minded people. So we definitely recommend doing research about the city or town beforehand to see if there is some type of digital nomad community. At least that way you know what you’ll be getting into before making the decision. 

Advice The New Digital Nomads

Our best advice really, how cliche that may sound, is to just go for it! This whole digital world seems like confusing chaos before jumping into it. Getting started really is the hardest thing. So do some research, try to land your first client even if it’s paying very little, just so you can get some experience. Jo landed her first client in 2018 at $15 US/hour. That hourly rate has now over tripled in less than three years. And Jo has learned everything she knows while working - she had no prior experience. You can do it too!

We have plenty of resources on our blog and our TikTok and Instagram, and then we host weekly Lives on our Instagram with other digital nomads that talk about what they do and give advice to others. So feel free to tune in to one of our episodes @redwhiteadventures and if you want to come on and share some knowledge and information about what you do then get in our DM’s and we’ll be more than excited to chat! =)  We hope to see you around the world someday!