Hey y'all! I am taking a quick break to focus on creating better content for you and to record the rest of the season.

If you still want more of me till then you can check out my business podcast that I record weekly: Your Girl

I will be back soon to cover the countries of Iran and Australia! Thank you for staying loyal, I'll see you soon!

XOXOXO

Marie

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What no one tells you about being a digital nomad is that the freedom comes with a cost ..

Today I’m flipping the mic and sharing a very real, very unfiltered conversation I had on James Hammond’s Winging It Travel Podcast. If you’ve ever dreamed about getting paid to travel, building a business from your laptop, or living the digital nomad life heading into digital nomad 2026… this one’s for you.

This isn’t the romanticized “work from a beach in Bali” version. This is the behind-the-scenes reality — the burnout, the loneliness, the identity shifts, and the hard lessons I learned after traveling for nearly 10 months straight while running my business.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why I left the U.S. to become a digital nomad — and why I came back
• The difference between backpacking vs. being paid to travel with a business
• How travel burnout sneaks up on you (even when you “love travel”)
• The hidden loneliness of long-term travel
• Why co-living can make or break your digital nomad experience
• The truth about popular nomad hubs (and why Bali wasn’t it for me)
• How traveling too fast nearly wrecked my nervous system
• Why I believe most people shouldn’t be nomads forever
• What I’d do differently if I started again in digital nomad 2026

🌍 Check out James Hammond:

This episode originally aired on Winging It Travel Podcast hosted by James Hammond, where he shares honest travel stories, digital nomad realities, and global adventures from around the world.

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• 🎧 Listen to Winging It Travel Podcast with James Hammond
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Today I’m joined by James from the Winging It Travel Podcast, and we dive into his completely unplanned, absolutely wild trip through Lebanon.

From wandering into “red-zone” neighborhoods to hearing gunshots in Tripoli, visiting a Hezbollah museum, and being welcomed with next-level hospitality… this episode is everything travel should be: surprising, human, messy, emotional, and unforgettable.

We also talk about:

• Why “winging it” can make your travel stories richer
• How James has explored the world while working full-time
• What it really means to become a digital nomad
• The power of seeing places for yourself instead of trusting the news
• Gunshots in Tripoli, Hezbollah museums, incredible hospitality

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Podcast: Winging It Travel Podcast
Production Services: wingingitproductions.com
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My arabic playlist: "Yalla"

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