High On Life Podcast #12: Hey Nadine | Solo Travel For A Living
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
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Nadine Sykora (more affectionately known as Hey Nadine) didn’t know she would become who she is today when she first started documenting her adventures in New Zealand back in 2010. She wanted to be there because of Lord Of The Rings, among other things. Now, with over 50 countries visited, she has an incredibly dialed-in travel business and continues to inspire men and women around the world.
Her long journey from CZcams sketch comedy artist to CZcams travel vlogger and now a major player in the travel influencer space has been inspirational to many people, including us here at High On Life. In fact, she was the one who told us about working with travel brands in the first place!
On the podcast today, we covered as much as we could; everything from varsity golf to solo travel safety tips, and even tips on how to achieve CZcams fame (hint: it’s possible, but not quick).
We were so excited to have her share knowledge on many aspects of the travel world. Thanks to Nadine for being a friend of High On Life!
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:58 - Starting out on CZcams
02:58 - Transitioning from sketch comedy to travel videos
04:24 - Parker shares his experience in Thailand when he first discovered the beach used in 'The Beach' movie
05:31 - Nadine talks about New Zealand being her first solo travel experience
06:05 - Nadine talks about the travel vlogging landscape in 2010
07:23 - "there wasn't a a business aspect to it for a long time"
08:30 - What was Nadine's reaction to getting paid for her travel videos?
09:56 - Making the decision to travel to New Zealand for the first time
11:23 - A quarter-life crisis choosing between a government job and traveling
13:09 - Telling us about her family
19:09 - Being in varsity golf
22:42 - Meeting Ryker and Max in University residences
23:49 - How Nadine helped High On Life get their first gig
27:18 - Nadine shares her experiences getting her first few travel gigs
30:47 - Justis talks about the leap of faith moment
33:26 - Sharing her thoughts on being a solo female traveler
33:59 - How many countries have you traveled to solo?
34:41 - "Are you ever really alone when you travel?" - Justis
36:22 - Overcoming the language barrier when traveling solo
39:28 - If someone goes out of their way to tip you on something, you should take their advice
42:29 - Have you been in any sketchy situations?
46:28 - Which places are less recommended for first-time travel or first time solo traveling?
50:28 - Sharing her experience staying in Seoul, South Korea
51:34 - My goal as a traveler isn't to check off every country
55:23 - Nadine explains her own definition of travel
1:00:37 - Nadine has been filming her own videos for a LONG time
1:05:57 - I love pretty visuals, but I want to know more about the story
1:09:50 - Nadine on riding the CZcams wave
1:10:43 - Is it hard to get inspiration?
1:13:18 - A Warcraft parody is actually Nadine's most popular video
1:15:21 - Evolving as a creator
1:15:32 - How is Nadine keeping up with the trends?
1:18:21 - People want realness, they want that connection
1:19:01 - Justis' miming joke
1:20:05 - The secrets to succeeding to CZcams
1:22:25 - The reason why CZcamsrs blowup
1:24:57 - "Did we do CZcams because of the money?"
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FOLLOW HEY NADINE:
I N S T A - / heynadine
Y O U T U B E - / nayders07
T W I T T E R - / heynadine
F B - / heynadine
ABOUT THE PODCAST:
Get the whole story from the members of travel influencer group High On Life, where we talk about life, travel, and how we travel for a living.
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Special thanks to Ben Czegeny for producing this Podcast
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Solo travel is an ever-recurring topic, with hundreds and hundreds of questions around it. It’s nice to hear from someone who’s basically done it all as a solo female traveller. Lots of good info in this one!
Parker Heuser. Hello parker??? Are you married or single? Where is justis. And Joshua., please tell me the boy in high on life members.
Happy birthday Sir
Keep smiling : )
Justina Angela 1 Angel Eva
Hello :) I am not yet married. Justis is around. And Josh is around. All High on Life members are present.
Parker Heuser. Hello parker where have you been?why has been long times doesn't have live on chat?
Parker Heuser. I miss all of you guys. Justis. Parker, Joshua!!!
Thanks for having me on here!
Our absolute pleasure! Thank you for dropping all the travel knowledge bombs on us! :)
Nadine, you and HoL are my 2 favorite travel vloggers. You all are the one's who have inspired me to want to get out and experience the world. My current plan is to work for a year/year and a halfish and see how much I can save up. Not sure if I'd go with a group or solo yet but I have this itch to travel. I know it'll take a lot of work and hustle and I'll have to work odd jobs here and there, but my dream is to get to where you guys are now. Everyone has to start somewhere like you said. There's so many places I'd like to go, I can't decide where I'd go first. Thanks for the inspiration and the content all of you put out. Much love from the States!
I am an introverted CZcamsr 🙋♂️ ... But I started as a travel writer, so I think Nadine's point is mostly correct haha
Loved this podcast :) Thank you Nadine for coming on the show!!
Another great podcast! Hey Nadine was the first travel vlogger that I started watching and the reason I really want to go to New Zealand.
Epic guys! Some unreal value & content 🤘🏻🇮🇪❤️
Hits straight bangers yall coming with the heeeeee
Haha thank you! There's so many incredible people we want to connect with!
Ahhh i love her, shes such an inspiration. Enjoyed this collab, great job guys!!
We have a special place in our hearts for her as well.
Nice job Nadine!
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Great episode!
I like Nadine...
Hey guys. Seems like a great episode! Possible to get some time stamps like previous ones?
Yes, we will get those up shortly.
I see Nadine in the thumbnail, so, I click & watch this video ..
Haha totally! When did you start watcher her videos?
This is the video I needed right now! I quit my job earlier this week to travel indefinitely myself. It won't be completely solo (I'm doing a 400 day Contiki across the world and will be seeing 50 countries during that time), but I'll be making mini movies each week and uploading to my channel. I'm hoping to make a living out of it!
Wow, that’s amazing! Also, you’re right. This IS the person to watch in preparation for your gig!
❤️👌❤️❤️❤️❤️
Excellent
👌👌👌👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Hay Nadine I had a great 👍🏽 😂 I thought this was a cast for just me since my name is Nadine and I just got my first passport waiting to take my first trip not sure where I want to go yet great broad cast 😂
Maybe it’s a sign! A nudge in the right direction ;)
I would like if you guys interview a brazilian traveler called eliezer he's got a channel named via infinda he created the roots code.
Thanks
Beautiful and smartly. Girl. Hey Nadine 💝💝
Agreed!
Fun fact! Nadine has visited more countries than all of us! She’s up to 52 countries now...
I’ll visit YOU Josh
i can't believe Nadine is computer scientist.
Yeah, quite an interesting background hey?
Why there are no comments still. Hello people!!!
Actual video starts at 10:00
Thanks stranger
😂
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Can you get 50k followers in 24 on a boy I'd not girl
Ummm yes. It can be done.
@@sundayfundayz make it fast I also want to do it
kinda dumb we are using this for a school project, ps. nice sub to view count
You didn’t have to looooool