About this episode
Paco returns to discuss his transformative journey after traveling 42 countries and his experiences in the Himalayas.
A man who travelled to 42 countries was asked to then go as far as he could travel. He found the farthest journey was the one within himself. Paco of Run with Bitcoin returns after two years off the grid to talk about where he disappeared to. After finishing his 42-country journey at the end of 2023, the road ran out. An ankle injury ended his running. The conference circuit blurred into late nights and lost purpose. A wake-up call in Prague sent him to the Himalayas, where he traded the road for yoga, silence, and a notebook. What followed was the inner journey that no map could chart. The AWS reset (not what you think it is). Three months of writing that produced 700 pages of blabber. Six months chasing the wrong tools and the wrong editors. The slow lessons in patience and humility. And eventually, the way back to the community through grassroots work with the 256 Foundation, the BitAxe assembly project, and India's quietly thriving Bitcoin scene. Avi and Paco also dig into the upcoming book, "Proof of Work" or possibly, "Around the World with Two Bitcoins," and the Geyser all-or-nothing fundraise that ends Friday May 9th. With six and a half million sats to go and five days…
People in this episode
Host: Avi Burra
Guest: Paco
Topics covered
- inner journey
- travel
- Bitcoin
- community
- writing
- self-discovery
Keywords
- travel
- Bitcoin
- self-discovery
- writing
- community
- Himalayas
- Geyser
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: 256 Foundation, BitAxe, Geyser
Books & works: Proof of Work, Around the World with Two Bitcoins
Places: Prague, Himalayas
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