Once Bitten! A Bitcoin Podcast. Travel With Bitcoin - Anuja - #595
Feb 28, 2026
A travel founder recounts quitting corporate life to roam the world and discover Bitcoin on the road. Stories include bus trips across Africa, finding businesses that accept sats, and the moment Bitcoin payments first felt real. They describe building a travel platform, retreat ideas mixing wellness with Bitcoin, and running tours around conferences to foster real-life community.
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Seeing Bitcoin In African Markets Changed Perception
- While traveling Africa, Anuja watched her view of Bitcoin shift from investment to real money as she encountered black market FX in Egypt and merchants accepting BTC in Kenya and Uganda.
- Seeing circular economies and street vendors accept Bitcoin made her want to learn history of money and speak with business owners.
Meditation Sparked TravelWithBitcoin Business Model
- TravelWithBitcoin emerged from a 10-day silent meditation where Anuja reflected and decided to build a marketplace and tours for travelers who want to spend Bitcoin.
- The idea evolved quickly into running Bitcoin-paid tours like a Nairobi safari and community visits that participants actually paid for in sats.
Prototype Tours Around Conferences To Find Customers
- Do prototype travel experiences around conferences to access an existing, concentrated audience of Bitcoin travelers.
- Anuja tested this by running a Nairobi safari and Afribit community tour the day before the Africa Bitcoin Conference and filled a vehicle with paying attendees.
