Hi All, A month into 2025, and the Nomadic Community is stronger than ever!Despite Remote Year's unfortunate shutdown last month, nearly everyone who had plans to travel in January or February went ahead with their trips, and connected with the community thanks to the hard work of the amazing local city teams, many RY Alumni, several of our partners, and of course, Pangea.
Pangea partnered with UZINZO to power the January Nomadic Community in Cape Town
Pangea January Release
Quickly message friends & other travelers in the same place as you
Oh, and if you're using an eSIM, you can (finally) signup / login using WhatsApp.
We have more great features planned for later this month... 👀 stay tuned or reach out to me with any ideas/feedback.
Looking for RY Alternatives?
Explore all the nomadic group programs in our app, and learn more about some of our favorites below
Outsite:
Outsite is one of my favorite brands for Nomads, and we're offering $50 off your next stay (just follow the link & use PANGEA50 at checkout). I stayed at the Outsite in Tulum opening week back in 2019, and have since stayed at their locations in Lisbon, Madiera, Nicaragua, Mexico City, Cabo and NYC. Their properties around the world have great private rooms, community areas & co-working spaces, making it easy to meet other Nomads, and flexible checkin/out (vs fixed program dates) is great when you can't spend a full month somewhere.
Noma Collective:
Noma Collective is now powering all Hacker Paradise trips, making them a major player in the space. I’ve not traveled with them personally (yet), but have many close friends who have had great experiences. I'm also impressed by Co-Founders Daniel & Saskia's vision, integrity and commitment to building an inclusive and sustainable platoform which will last into the future. Noma is also offering credits to anyone impacted by RY's shutdown - get in touch with me directly for more info on that.
UZINZO Cape Town:
We've partnered with Nat in Cape Town, the legendary city leader behind the best RY platform I've experienced. She's launched her new company, UZINZO, which is running amazing community events & experiences each month. Join their community here for more information, invites to events, or to book experiences.
Nomad Week Cape Town (9-15 Mar)
Our team will be attending Nomad Week in Cape Town! Get $20 off by clicking this link and using PANGEA20 at checkout. See you there!
Browse all these programs, and many more in the app alongside your friends' travel plans on our map view. Just click "Groups" to filter on structured programs.
Join our Community!
New city chats in Pangea's Global WhatsApp Community
We got incredible feedback on the Group Chats that we setup last month, with more than 1,000 people actively using them while traveling around the world. We've set up some new locations by request/for the places some of our most active users will be over the next few months.While the app is still the best way to see exactly who's around, WhatsApp is a great way to connect once you're in town and find things to do. Join our Global Community, or a specific location below to connect with other travelers.
🦁 Africa:
🦘 Oceana:
🇦🇺 Australia (Friends here in Mar)
🇳🇿 New Zealand (Friends here Apr)
🏰 Europe:
⛩ Asia
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan (I'll be here in May)
🇹🇭 Bangkok (Friends here in Apr)
🇰🇷 South Korea (Friends here in May)
🇹🇭 Chiang Mai
🇻🇳 Hanoi
🇮🇩 Bali
🇯🇵 Japen
🇹🇷 Istanbul
💃 Latin America
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
🇲🇽 Mexico City
🇨🇴 Medellin
🇵🇪 Lima
🇬🇹 Guatemala
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
🇳🇮 Nicaragua
🐧 Antarctica:
🇦🇶 Antarctica (I went in Dec, 100% worth it, lots of members interested!)
PS: Feel free to add your friend's to any of the chats above!
The Pangea X UNUIZO in Cape Town!
It's been a great start to the year - and I'm super excited to continue to be a part of the growth & transformation of the Nomadic Community. On our side, we've got lots of new features in the works based on feedback from the 11,000+ nomads & travelers who have downloaded Pangea. I'm super excited to continue to share our progress with you all!As always, give me a shout if you have ideas for the app, want to partner with us, or find yourself in the same place as me and want to grab a coffee. Cheers,-MattFounder & Full-Time CEO of Pangea116 Countries, 7 Continents TraveledView My Upcoming Travel Plans