Kari has a pitch for Kelly: how about we spend 2017 traveling the world as digital nomads on Workation? Introducing Kari and Kelly, game recognizing game and general badass bitchery. What dead parents can teach you about living fearlessly and intentionally. The four rules of workationing: making more than you earn, traveling light, accomplishing goals and spreading good travel karma. Holding monkeys and koalas that are lousy with chlamydia, jumping off of yachts into the ocean. To follow along in real time, see video/pics of the process, get Workationing tips and travel hacks, check out www.workationing.com.

Kelly visits Kari and her libertarian friends in New Hampshire, and is waaay ahead of Kari in the Workation prep department. Moving in with parents, rehoming cats, picking the first Workation destination (Puerto Rico!), what to do about the boyfriend situation. Kari puts the chances of bailing on the entire plan at 20%, and is excited and scared like a Jesse Spano gif on repeat. To follow along in real time, see video/pics of the process, get Workationing tips and travel hacks, check out www.workationing.com.

With 48 hours left to go before they leave for Workation, Kelly and Kari are freaking the eff out. The primary sources of our panic attacks include procrastination, carry-ons and saying goodbye. The bright side: going away proms, parties and starting a new year with a fresh start. To follow along in real time, see video/pics of the process, get Workationing tips and travel hacks, check out www.workationing.com.

Kari and Kelly discuss saying goodbye, getting on planes, having at least (1) existential crisis...all from Aguada, Puerto Rico! After five months of planning, it's finally happened: Workation 2017 has begun.

This episode covers Kari and Kelly's personal and professional goals for Workationing, plus what the difference between vagabonds and digital nomads are (as demonstrated by Reddit research).

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Kari and Kelly talk about the culture, vibe and food in Augada. Do you know what "chicken of the trees" is? The answer to that question is horrifying, and costs $18 per pound. Plantains are everywhere, and they're mostly fried. Kelly tries her first beach coconut, Kari encounters free-range horses and donkeys at the track. Riding your horse to the convenience store is absolutely a thing out here, as are HUGE stereo systems on the rooftops of cars.

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It's said that necessity is the mother of invention, and in this episode Kari and Kelly talk about the travel hacks they gave birth to on the road. What's the best way to make ice when you have no ice cube trays? How do you watch your must-see TV when you don't get the channel at your Airbnb and it's not streaming live online? What's the best way to take a conference call when there's a loud-ass street festival right outside your window?

From podcast problems to shower stall business meetings, Kari and Kelly talk about all of the technical difficulties they've encountered over the month they spent in Puerto Rico – and how they hacked their way to solutions.

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Kelly and Kari have learned A LOT on this leg of Workation – including the fact that they made a lot of mistakes along the way and didn't realize it until it was almost too late. Did they witness a gang fight on horses? How safe were they, actually, in Puerto Rico?

The ladies learned the hard way that you should always Google street view not just the outside of your Airbnb, but also where you'll be walking regularly. What do those "steps to the beach" look like, and how many wild dogs will you encounter on your trek? More best practices and tips for finding safe and enjoyable Airbnbs are covered, as well.

Kelly tells a horrifying story about getting into a sketchy Uber, and what that taught her about getting out of bad situations before they get worse. Despite all of the mistakes that Kelly and Kari made on this leg of the trip, they did do some things right – including hitting their personal and professional goals, and knocking out a bucket list item.

That bucket list item, by the way, is swimming in one of the only bioluminescent bays in the world. Kari and Kelly talk about what it was like to swim in water that twinkled and glowed around them, and give helpful advice on how to have the best bio bay experience (and who to call!).

More info about the bio bay, what it was like, and how to experience it the max can be viewed at this blog post: workationing.com/puerto-rico-bioluminescent-bay/

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Angela Keaton of AntiWar.com comes to visit Kelly and Kari in Aguada, and shares some stories of her own travels. There are bike rodeos, sex hotels, road trips to Canada, run ins with Portuguese law enforcement, and weird foods that may or may not be accompanied by creamy sauces.

Angela also gets into what it's like to travel alone and how she learned to trust her gut when it comes to personal safety. Sometimes, being polite and rational can be dangerous!

Now that she's spent a full week with us on Workation, what's Angela think of what we're doing here? Does workationing actually work for her? Is this what a downward spiral looks like, or are we living our best lives here? And what did she think of swimming in the bio bay?

Special thanks to Angela Keaton for agreeing to be part of this podcast. If you'd like to check out her work, head on over to www.antiwar.com and maybe pop a quick donation their way.

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