Welcome to The Professional Hobo! Check out this video to meet Nora Dunn (that’s me!), and find out what the last 10 years of full-time travel have been like.
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Visiting the Andes: Ecuador or Peru?
If you want to visit the Andes mountains, do you go to Ecuador or Peru? Here's an analysis, based on the last 3 years of living between both countries.
Learning to be an Ayahuasca and San Pedro Shaman
How I stumbled into learning to be an ayahuasca and san pedro shaman in Peru then Ecuador. Notes on shamanism, being a healer, and what's next for me.
In this series, we’re exploring the various careers of world travelers, and how they make ends meet financially while living abroad. Yes, financially sustainable full-time travel is possible!
Ryan O’Connor grew up in Philadelphia wanting to play guitar in bands. When that didn’t work out he got into online marketing and SEO knowing it could be a path to working for himself and traveling. On his first trip to Thailand in 2014 he started One Tribe Apparel to complement his SEO consulting business. Read on to learn more about how Ryan combines his passion with business and lifestyle traveling, and how his visionary approach (replete with a temporary dip in income) has led to more happiness.
How long have you been living/working on the road, and where have you traveled to?
I’ve been living and working on the road for almost four years. I started in August of 2013 with a trip to Zihuatenejo in Mexico and since then I have lived in California, Thailand, Philippines, Ireland, England, Vietnam, Bali, Colombia and I’m currently in Mexico City. Those are all places I’ve stayed for at least a month but I’ve had other short stops along the way.
Please describe what you do for income.
My background is SEO (search engine optimization) and when I started traveling I was only doing freelance client work. On my first trip to Thailand in 2014 I co-founded One Tribe Apparel and that’s been my main project since. At first I was doing 20 hours per week consulting and 20-25 on One Tribe Apparel and now I’m down to about 5-10 hours per week consulting.
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After nine months (on and off) living in relatively rural Ecuador, and ultimately three years living rurally in South America, I landed in the very NOT-rural Tokyo for a two month house-sitting gig. Just a few days after arriving, I met a friend who took me to Shibuya Crossing – an iconic experience in this iconic city; throwing myself into the deep end of Tokyo, which is the most populated metropolitan area in the world.
Visiting Tokyo is a bit ironic for me; a woman who claims to not like cities very much. But Japan as a country has long fascinated me, and the enticement was not only free accommodation, but also that my home in Tokyo would be in a suburb outside of the chaos of the main city. The promise of a quiet neighbourhood with parks and green space (and a house with a yard!), yet still in the thriving city of Tokyo, was enough to get me on the next plane.
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