Travel Smart: Secrets From a Harvard MBA-Turned-Nomad

Travel Smart: Secrets From a Harvard MBA-Turned-Nomad

34:16 Oct 10, 2025
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Hrish Lotlikar of the Superworld app interviewed me in 2025. Watch the video on their channelYou might enjoy it. Here's what the Superworld Channel wrote: What if you could leave behind the corporate grind and explore the world—without a trust fund? That’s precisely what Francis Tapon did. After earning an MBA from Harvard and working in Silicon Valley, he walked away from it all to spend five years traveling through every country in Africa and 3.5 years exploring Eastern Europe.In this episode of Building a Better World with Hrish Lotlikar, Francis shares:? The biggest misconceptions about "dangerous" countries and why most are safer than you think? How he picked up 3,000 hitchhikers across Africa and what it taught him about humanity? Why leaving behind a traditional career was the best decision of his life? His top strategies for traveling on a budget—without sacrificing incredible experiences? What his upcoming book, The Unseen Africa, reveals about the world’s most misunderstood continent? Want to see the world differently? Don’t miss this conversation!Follow Hrish Lotlikar Follow Superworld on Instagram ConnectSend me an anonymous voicemail at SpeakPipe.com/FTaponYou can post comments, ask questions, and sign up for my newsletter at https://wanderlearn.com.If you like this podcast, subscribe and share! On social media, my username is always FTapon. Connect with me on:FacebookTwitterYouTubeInstagramTikTokLinkedInPinterestTumblr Sponsors1. My Patrons sponsored this show! Claim your monthly reward by becoming a patron for as little as $2/month at https://Patreon.com/FTapon2. For the best travel credit card, get one of the Chase Sapphire cards and get 75-100k bonus miles!3. Get $5 when you sign up for Roamless, my favorite global eSIM with its unlimited hots
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