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Take a profound and distant journey. Call it:
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- Immersive Travel
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- Vagabonding
I will guide you to the intersection of travel, technology, and transformation.
The WanderLearn podcast will compel you to go beyond your comfort zone.
I wander all over the world and I share what I learn with you! In so doing, I hope you'll be inspired to do the same. Travel is the best university.
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Listen to my two-part interview with Trent Hone, author of Mastering the Art of Command: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Victory in the Pacific.
Part 1 is mostly about history, including places in the Pacific that you should visit if you're into war history.
Part 2 is about contemporary military & political affairs, including Ukraine & Taiwan.
Part 1: History
00:00 Intro & Nimitz Seaplane crash
04:50 WWII history buffs should visit these Pacific sites
08:30 Iwo Jima
10:00 What if the Pearl Harbor attack had been more devastating?
12:25 What if the US had not dropped the 2 A-Bombs?
17:17 Why did Trent Hone write a book about Nimitz?
20:00 The pain of editing
24:00 The US military's secret sauce
28:00 Preview of next week's episode
Part 2: Future
00:00 Will hypersonic missiles make navies obsolete?
04:45 What would Nimitz say about today's US Navy?
06:00 Taiwan War Game
09:20 Will there be war in Taiwan?
11:00 What if we cut the US military to 25% of its size?
19:30 How will the Russo-Ukraine War end?
Read my review of Hone's book (and other military books).
In the first 5 minutes of the video/podcast, I review the 9 predictions I made in 2022.
- I was correct 5 out of 9 times if you're judging strictly.
- I was correct 7 out of 9 times if you're a lenient judge.
People are great at laughing at failed predictions and claiming that they "knew" a particular event would happen (after it happened).
After you look at my 2023 predictions, share what your predictions are!
Also, look at my predictions for the 2020s to see why none of them have come true so far.
Ten 2023 Predictions
2024 UPDATE: I got 5 out of 10 points. I gave myself half a point when my prediction was partially accurate. See the verdicts below.
1. Another country will make Bitcoin legal tender.
It will probably be a small Pacific Island nation like Tonga or Fiji. Meanwhile, Twitter will allow users to transact in cryptocurrency.
VERDICT: Partially correct. In April 2023, Russia said it planned to accept Bitcoin for some cross-border payments. Meanwhile, in December 2023, Argentina's Foreign Affairs minister said Argentina would accept Bitcoin to pay off contracts. I earned half a point.
2. The WHO and CDC will officially declare that the COVID pandemic is over. The word "COVID" on Google Trends will hit a low that we haven't seen since 2019.
The Spanish Flu pandemic lasted three years. So will COVID. As I said in 2020, once the vaccines were out, there was no point in fighting COVID anymore, just like we do little to protect ourselves from other transmissible diseases that kill five million people annually. It's endemic, and the WHO will finally admit it in 2023.
VERDICT: Correct!
3. There will be an accident in outer space.
Perhaps two satellites collide. Maybe a country fires a rocket to destroy a spy satellite. Perhaps debris hits the space station.
VERDICT: Correct! Luna 25, a Russian spaceship, crashed on the Moon.
4. Bitcoin will peak at $32,000 and close the year at $25,000.
What is 99% certain is that BTC will end the year at least 10% higher than it started.
VERDICT: Wrong, although the direction was right since BTC ended 2023 at about $42,000, which is $10,000 above my predicted price. Zero points.
5. Ethereum will drop to $700 but end at $1,800.
The US government may declare that ETH is a security, tanking the price to $700. But it will double by the end of 2023.
VERDICT: Wrong. It never dropped below $1000 and ended at $2,300, which is $500 above my prediction. Although I got the direction correct, I'll give myself zero points.
6. The US unemployment rate will double.
Expect the USA unemployment rate to soar above 5%. The bear market in stocks will continue, but midway through 2023, it will bottom out and begin its rise.
VERDICT: Wrong. It never got to 4%.
7. India overtakes China in population.
Since November 2022, there are now over 8 billion humans. In 2023, the population of India will increase while China decreases, allowing India to become the world's most populous nation. Before the end of this century, Nigeria will overtake China.
VERDICT: Correct.
8. Putin is overthrown.
Putin will mobilize more Russians. The body bags, sanctions, and stalemate will wear down the Russian public. Putin's support will erode. Who replaces him will probably be worse, although there's a 20% chance that Putin will be replaced with a peacemaker.
VERDICT: Partially correct. Yevgeny Prigozhin led a mutiny, rebellion, or coup, leading his military supporters toward Moscow before aborting the mission. I get half a point.
9. The FDA approves a psychedelic drug.
Clinical trials will prove that Psilocybin is safe and helpful for specific conditions. The FDA approves it or something like it.
VERDICT: Partially correct. The FDA issued draft guidance for psychedelic drugs in June 2023. Half a point.
10. Carter will die before October 2023.
He will be the oldest ex-president of the USA.
VERDICT: Partially correct. I controversially give myself half a point. Why? He was put in a hospice, which is a halfway death house. Also, his wife died. He died on December 29, 2024.
Previous predictions
To see my previous forecasts, check out my predictions for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
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NordLayer published the Global Remote Work Index, which reveals 66 countries’ attractiveness in remote work. According to it, Germany, Denmark, and the US are the top three countries for remote work.
We discuss:
00:00 Top 5 Nations for Remote Working
05:30 Best for Arbitrage
11:00 Security
15:35 What is Nordlayer?
21:00 How to find remote work
The main takeaways are:
● European countries make up 8 of the top 10 places by providing the best remote work conditions.
● Strong competitors from Asia and the Americas are Singapore, South Korea, Canada, and Japan.
● African and Middle Eastern countries don’t make it into the top half of the ranking; the least ideal country for remote work is Algeria.
In WanderLearn Episode #217, I talk 22 minutes with Carlos Salas, an Engineering Manager at Nordlayer, to discuss the survey's details.
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Six years ago, Palle Bo, a Dane, sold most of his belongings to travel the world for years.
He lived in Cape Town and was hooked.
He's aiming to visit all 193 countries of the world. He's done 125 countries, just like me!
I share a series of interviews with him from 2023-2024 on this page.
Palle hosts the Radio Vagabond podcast! Subscribe to it!
1. Geopolitics: Harris vs. Trump, Ukraine, Taiwan, and Gaza
Palle Bo and I discuss the global hot spots and the US Presidential Election.
2. Why You Should Revisit Countries
Palle Bo shares the meaning of his name in various languages.
We share what we've been doing since we last met in Thailand.
Lastly, Palle shares why it's worth revisiting countries that gave you a negative impression the first time.
3. Greenland
Palle Bo is from Denmark, which controls Greenland. He's been to Greenland twice, and I was blessed to visit it in 2024. We share our thoughts.
4. Travel styles
What kind of traveler are you? Palle Bo and I discuss the variety of travel styles and the myth of how people who have been to many countries travel.
5. Thailand 2023
We recorded this at a TBEX conference.
Here's what we talk about:
00:00 Intro
04:30 Making the Radio Vagabond podcast
05:40 African surprises
08:00 Advantages of podcasting vs. vlogging
Subscribe to his Radio Vagabond podcast and start by listening to his most recent episode, which features someone you know!
Listen to an episode of the Radio Vagabond featuring Francis Tapon
Chris Christensen, the host of the Amateur Traveler, has been podcasting about travel for 17 years.
He & I chat about:
00:00 3 favorite Amateur Traveler podcasts
02:40 3 Favorite Places
04:40 Future of Travel
06:05 Amateur Travel podcast
08:00 Podcast surprises
13:00 Travel plans
I've appeared several times in his podcast, and I hope to return to talk about Mauritania one day!
Listen to one of my earliest episodes, where Chris reveals how to create a top travel podcast.
I interview Luke Hohmann, CEO & Founder of First Root.
Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which a group of students determines how to invest a shared budget to improve a school.
PB authentically motivates students to learn and practice the “Four Cs” of the 21st Century curriculum: creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration — all while teaching design thinking, civics, and jump-starting their journey to increasing financial literacy.
Students experience actual agency and stewardship over their futures, learning through their own experiences how money works.
Participatory Budgeting creates several benefits for students, schools, and their communities:
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