Ep 243 - Tal Braiman: Backpacker, Freelancer, Remote Worker, Sri Lanka and Coronavirus.

Tal Braimam is a freelancer and a digital marketing strategist at Support Adventure, an expat outsourcing company. He studied Blockchain at Lassonde School of Engineering and Entrepreneurship at Ted Rogers School of Management – Ryerson University.

During this episode, Tal shares his career transition from being a backpacker who had carefree travels around the globe to a digital nomad who manages IT support for businesses. He reveals some interesting ideas on how to start your to travel journey, especially for young individuals. Tal inspires us to keep opening the doors of opportunities while reaching for the peak of your dreams.

 

Links:

Tal's IG - Instagram.com/BackpackerTal Johnny FD's IG - Instagram.com/JohnnyFDK Remote Jobs - SupportAdventure.com Coronavirus Blog Post - Coronavirus Thoughts and Travel Plans as a Digital Nomad

 

Sponsor:

Nomad Summit - NomadSummit.com

 

Time Stamps:

2:10 – How Johnny created a community in Sri Lanka 6:55 – Tal’s exotic journey to the country 8:10 – “That was my inspiration, to go and see a bit of Sri Lanka before I settle for a place for a month and be productive” – Tal Braimam 10:18 – Tal’s journey to becoming a backpacker 14:30 – Knowing the beauty of collecting experience by travel 19:01 – “There is still too much to appreciate that I don’t think it’s the right mindset to kind of lookout what I don’t have when there’s so much in front of me that I have and I can appreciate” – Tal Braimam 21:00 – Backpackers’ life in Chiang Mai 26:55 – Advantages of hiring digital nomads over traditional employees 34:24 – The depth of his cultural fusion 40:06 – How economic bubble changes the story of the lives of digital nomads 44:34 – Finding better and cheaper ways to book an airline ticket 47:00 – How fear from virus outbreak will shut down travel opportunities 1:00:27 – What it is like to live as a nomad in different places 1:02:40 – “Keep your dream alive and do what you can to do your lifestyle because it’s possible” – Tal Braimam

 

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