Five years ago, Lindsey Tague bought a one-way ticket to Mexico and never looked back. Now she's built a content marketing business while living as a full-time digital nomad across seven countries - and she's here to tell us the truth about what that actually looks like.

This conversation goes places I didn't expect. We're talking about living on a Colombian island with no electricity or running water, navigating the dating scene across multiple countries and cultures, and what it really takes to build a life abroad when you don't speak the language fluently. Lindsey gets refreshingly honest about the unglamorous parts - the Airbnb disasters, the language barriers that kill romance, and why traditional gender roles in Latin America are both attractive and complicated for an independent American woman.

What I love about this episode is how Lindsey challenges the Instagram version of nomadic life while still making it feel accessible. She's not rich, she's not fearless, and she didn't have it all figured out when she started. She just took one step at a time and figured out the rest as she went.

Upcoming Trips Mentioned:

Cuba: Dec 27, 2025 - Jan 3, 2026
Colombia: Join the waitlist!

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