Dating Abroad & The Real Cost of Living Your Dream Life as a Digital Nomad

What does it really take to leave everything behind and build a life abroad?

Five years ago, Lindsey Tague answered that question by buying a one-way ticket to Mexico. She hasn't looked back since. Today, she runs a successful content marketing business while living as a full-time digital nomad across seven countries—and in this episode, she's sharing the truth about what that journey actually looks like.

This isn't your typical "quit your job and travel the world" story filled with sunset photos and inspirational quotes. Lindsey gets refreshingly honest about the parts of nomadic life that don't make it to Instagram: the Airbnb disasters, the Colombian island with no electricity or running water, the language barriers that complicate everything from daily errands to romantic connections.

We dive deep into navigating the dating scene across multiple countries and cultures, and Lindsey opens up about the complicated reality of being an independent American woman in Latin American cultures where traditional gender roles still dominate. It's both attractive and challenging in ways she never expected.

What I love most about this conversation is how Lindsey makes the digital nomad lifestyle feel genuinely accessible. She's not promoting an unrealistic fantasy or selling you a course. She's simply sharing her experience—the messy, unglamorous, beautiful reality of building a life by design. She wasn't rich when she started. She wasn't fearless. She didn't have it all figured out. She just took one step, then another, and figured out the rest along the way.

If you've ever wondered whether this kind of life is possible for you, or if you're tired of the polished, curated version of nomadic life flooding your feed, this episode offers something different: honest answers, real stories, and proof that you don't need to have it all together to start living differently.