Experiences Over Things
Have you ever dreamed of leaving it all behind to travel the world? If yes, this is precisely how Matt and Nikki Javit felt before packing their backpacks to leave the United States in February of 2017. They both think that their mid-career retirement will become more common as people pause their hectic lives to seek more from experiences. Both have been featured on podcasts and blogs around the world and Matt has been called the Anthony Bourdain of Barber Shops based on his series World Barber Shop Adventures.
Listen in as they share their stories, travel tips, money-saving hacks, and answer your questions in this entertaining podcast recorded from around the world.
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We talk about all of the reasons that we love spending time in BANGKOK, Thailand. This being our fourth trip to the always-active city, gave us a chance to live like locals and take in the fantastic …
Continue Reading about Podcast 8: In LOVE with Bangkok (and a Visit to the Hospital)
In this podcast episode, we discuss many of the travel technologies and electronics we use to help us navigate the complexities of traveling full time. We then answer a reader question regarding the …
Continue Reading about Podcast 7: Travel Technology (Top Hacks)
JUST ASK! Sometimes asking for a favor or reaching out to someone you don’t know is tough. Matt talks about how he SKYPED WITH A BILLIONAIRE after sending a cold email, met up with a CRYPTO INSIDER in …
Continue Reading about Podcast 6: Skyping with a Billionaire (Other Cool Convos)
Being safe and secure is the primary concern when traveling anywhere around the world. We discuss how safe it is to leave the US and what precautions you can take to stay out of harm's way. What …
Continue Reading about Podcast 5: Staying Safe on the Road (Matt Gets Left at Sea)
Traveling back to South Africa for the second time in only two years was Nikki’s idea but it became Matt’s playground as they hiked the mountains, went to a safari, enjoyed the braai feasts, swam in …
Continue Reading about Podcast 4: South Africa: A Guys’ Trip Heaven (Couples Welcome too)
Where do we stay as we travel around the world? How do we keep our costs to a minimum with our accommodations? In this episode, we discuss the differences between Airbnb, hostels, hotels, and …
How can you possibly pack for over two years on the road with only a single backpack each? Impossible, right? Well, we were faced with that difficult task and did quite well. We will discuss all of …
Continue Reading about Podcast 2: What’s in Our Bag, What We Miss, and Do We Get Sick of Each Other?
How could we possibly leave our amazing careers and awesome lives to live out of a single backpack? In this episode, you will find out more about who we are and what brought us to this decision to …
Continue Reading about Podcast 1 : How We Made this CRAZY Decision! (The Who-We-Are Episode)
In this Launch Episode, we (Nikki and Matt Javit) give a high level of who we are and what we did. We discuss what we plan to cover in our podcast and how we hope to help our listeners. Not only the …
Continue Reading about Podcast 0 : The Launch Episode (We did it!)
