Lesson 01: Learning by Trying with Sailor, Paraglider, and Co-Founder of Coworking Bansko—Uwe Allgäuer
In this episode of the School of Travels podcast, Becky talks with Uwe Allgäuer, co-founder of Coworking Bansko, a co-working space and hub for digital nomads in the beautiful ski town of Bansko, Bulgaria. Uwe shares what inspired him to travel in the first place and how his curiosity for travel has led him to take on a wide variety of new experiences such as becoming a development aid worker in Africa, driving safari trucks through the desert, learning to paraglide, learning to sail, becoming a skipper on sailing trips around the world, and even co-founding a co-working space to help other people find community when they travel. Uwe is truly a travel inspiration and a great lesson in where travel can take you. I really hope you enjoy his story and learning more about Coworking Bansko.
What we cover in this episode:
- Growing up in a small mountain town in Western Austria
- Becoming a professional electrician
- Taking his first trip without his parents to Africa as a teenager
- His thoughts on traveling alone
- Travelling to Cuba in the days of Fidel Castro
- How traveling throws you into the wild and teaches you so many things
- Guiding safaris in Botswana
- Learning to paraglide in Austria in his 20s
- Learning to sail and then guiding his own sailing trips
- Digital nomad life and starting a coworking space in Bansko, Bulgaria
- Taking advantage of free walking tours around the world
Meet Uwe:
@uwethesailor (Instagram)
Coworking Bansko – Facebook group
@coworkingbansko (Instagram)
Nomad Sailing Retreat (come sail with Uwe)
Nomad Sailing Retreat – Facebook group
Uwe’s Packing Tips:
Laptop
Smartphone
Long-sleeve Dress Shirt