Sinopsis
A podcast for book lovers.
Episodios
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Wandering Earl: Kidnappings, Entrepreneurship, the Taliban and 14 Years on the Road
27/07/2013Image Property of Wandering Earl He likes to travel to the least visited places on earth. His first trip was 14 years ago in South East Asia. It was only supposed to last for 3 months. Today he is still on the road going as strong as ever. He's a hero in the long term travel space. Please welcome, Wandering Earl. "The overwhelming number of people on this planet are nice, good people." - Wandering Earl (Tweet It) Travel Topics: How a short trip to South East Asia turned into a 14 year travel lifestyle How blogging helped to focus Earl's travel driven entrepreneurship Why desperation is a useful tool for a travel lifestyle The tools Earl used to build his first business on the road (hint: pens and paper) How to start a language training business in any (non-english speaking) country in the world Earl's stories of traveling in Pakistan, Yemen and getting blitzed with the Taliban How Earl was kidnapped in Bangladesh We go on a tangent on how to learn to surf in Mexico or Australia All
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Jodi Ettenberg: Tales of a Lawyer Turned Slow Traveling Global Adventurer
19/07/2013Image Property of Jodi Ettenberg Sometimes life requires something more. One can have an excellent job in a prestigious place. Yet the call of exotic lands can be too much to bear. After realizing this Jodi turned that passion into a powerful journey. She has been on the road for five years and has only just begun... Please welcome, the founder of Legal Nomads. The lovely, Jodi Ettenberg. "Opportunities come your way and you either go with them or not." - Jodi Ettenberg (Tweet It) Travel Topics: Jodi's excellent packing guide Explaining her lifestyle of living in SE Asia half the time and USA the rest How Jodi went about leaving a well paid position at a law firm to travel the world The transition between a lawyer turned slow traveling global adventurer How 5 years of travel has led to a career she never expected How to budget for travel on a per year basis The origins of LegalNomads.com How her passion for writing almost accidentally turned into a profession On the importance of
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Colin Wright: Muggings, Minimalism and the Exile Lifestyle
13/07/2013 Duración: 52minImage Property of Colin Wright This handsome devil moves to a new country every year. His readers decide where he will go next. After 4 year on the road, he's started a publishing company. We talk about muggings, baliwood and making money. So plug in those ear buds, hit play and get outside for a beautiful walk. Colin Wright is on the show. Tell the WORLD! "I want to have the things that make me truly happy, but nothing more." - Colin Wright (Tweet It) Travel Topics: Despite co-founding a publishing company in Montana, he spends part of his time in Iceland of all places How Colin's Exile Lifestyle works How he developed the plan for this lifestyle despite having a blank passport and having never left the USA Living in Argentina for four months as his first expedition The unexpected similarity of Romanian and Argentine Spanish On Romanian cost of living, hospitality and internet speed What his financial situation was like before leaving the USA How the tragic state of New Zealand's in
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Graham Hughes: World Record Holder Talks About Traveling to Every Country Without Flying
08/07/2013 Duración: 01h18minImage Property of Graham Hughes A lot of people talk about being well traveled. Graham Hughes holds the world record. He's conquered traveling to every country without flying. What is probably the most impressive, he did it without flying. That's right folks. No airplanes. I hope you enjoy this podcast with Graham Hughes. "The world isn't as scary & expensive as a lot of people think. The only person who's really stopping this is you." - Graham Hughes (Tweet It) Travel Topics: How Graham caught the travel bug growing up About the show that inspired the Odyssey Expedition That there is no longer any country in the world that one can't go to Where to travel if you want to go to Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan - Stay away from the South! Independence of Somaliland from Somalia and how this affects travelers How his expedition has led to a dramatically more vivid view of the world We discuss the value of travel and how anyone with a US, Australian or European passport can do it How mainstream
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Niall Doherty: Social Media Blackmail, Circumnavigation, a Wealthy Mindset and a Quantified Life
29/06/2013 Duración: 58minImage Property of Niall Doherty Niall is a man with a mission. He is traveling around the world WITHOUT FLYING! How is this even possible you ask? Listen in to find out how possible the impossible really is. Our first inspirational guest on the Love Affair Travel podcast. The man, Niall Doherty. "Once you're lucky, twice your good." - Niall Doherty (Tweet It) Travel Topics: Niall's journey so far: Ireland > England > Amsterdam > Around Europe > Romania > Turkey > Iran > Dubai > India > (5 months in) Nepal > India > Thailand How impossible it is to go from India to Sri Lanka without flying The challenge of traveling from India to Thailand without flying; how he solved this problem by "Making them an Offer they couldn't refuse." Hint: It involves some social media blackmail. His trials and tribulations whilst seeking a Pakistani visa The finances of a round the world journey in which he was to begin in $3,000 dollars in the bank How Niall's path to successful entrepreneurship has run in tan