258: Let's Just Bring the Kids and Travel the World with Kameko Rooks

Learn how to travel the world with kids, pursue motherhood without limits, and the tips & hacks to make it affordable.  ____________________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest travel gear I'm using, my favorite destinations, discounts for special events, etc.). Follow The Maverick Show on Instagram ____________________________________  Kameko Rooks joins Matt over a bottle of wine and starts off talking about growing up in the hip hop culture of Yonkers, New York. She explains how she started traveling the world after having kids at a young age, and how her 8 year old has already been to 24 countries. Meko then talks about founding her blog and website “Traveling with Meko”. She shares tips for traveling with young kids under the age of 2, as well as tips for traveling with kids age 4-8, and the key travel hacks to make it affordable for the whole family. Meko then talks about her scuba diving journey, and shares some of her favorite dive locations around the world. Next, she talks about founding her travel company “Let’s Just Bring the Kids” which organizes group trips for moms and their kids. Meko also talks about how she has monetized her passion for traveler, become an influencer, and grown her following to nearly 200,000 on social media. And, finally she shares tips for solo female travelers, and reflects on the impact traveling to over 50 countries has had on her. FULL SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS TO EVERYTHING DISCUSSED AVAILABLE HERE. ____________________________________ See my Top 10 Apps For Digital Nomads See my Top 10 Books For Digital Nomads See my 7 Keys For Building A Remote Business (Even in a space that’s not traditionally virtual) Watch my Video Training on Stylish Minimalist Packing so you can join #TeamCarryOn  See the Travel Gear I Use and Recommend See How I Produce The Maverick Show Podcast (The equipment, services & vendors I use) ____________________________________ ENJOYING THE SHOW? Please Leave a Rating and Review. It really helps the show and I read each one personally.  You Can Buy Me a Coffee. Espressos help me produce significantly better podcast episodes! :)

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Meet diverse travelers and digital nomads from every continent who share their personal journey to location-independence as well as their reflections on identity, the power dynamics that shape our world, and how we can be more thoughtful, conscious travelers as we move through it.  Hosted by Matt Bowles—your typical Irish-American hip hop DJ turned human rights activist turned location-independent entrepreneur turned minimalist world-traveler and podcaster—these in-depth conversations take place all over the world (often over a bottle of wine, or 2).  Listen in as Matt draws out stories of their most epic adventures, and unpacks the skills, tactics, and strategies they use to build their remote businesses and design their lifestyles. Ranked the #1 Digital Nomad Podcast by Web Work Travel and the Top 1% of all podcasts by Listen Notes, each episode pulls out actionable tips and advice you can implement in your own life each week.  In 2024 The Maverick Show hit the Top 100 on Apple Podcasts and ranked the #1 “Places and Travel” podcast on Apple.