There is more to life than living for the weekend and trying to strategically finagle your vacation time to coincide with holidays so you can travel for longer. There are ways to bring more travel into your life. It may feel scary or uncomfortable, but it is POSSIBLE. The first step to making your travel dreams come true, however that looks for you, is to believe it is possible. Listen for actionable tips and strategies about career breaks, remote work, and more, plus inspiring interviews from those who have been there. This is not your run-of-the-mill travel podcast. It's a career break podcast, a remote work podcast, a travel job podcast, a digital nomad podcast, you get the idea...It encompasses everything that can make travel possible and more accessible to YOU!
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April 6, 202419 min
Why I Haven't Been Posting on Social Media
In this episode, Cali shares an update as to why she's disappeared from her podcast, social media, and having an online presence.
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January 3, 202451 min
Travel Story: Hitchhiking Around the World and Uplifting Communities Along the Way with Krysten Kaladkarin
On a mission to touch lives through travel, Krysten Kaladkarin is journeying to hike and hitchhike the world while uplifting the communities she meets along the way.
Adventuring solo, unassisted, and with her weak passport, Krysten amplifies the realities of travel, from the cultural aspects and societal struggles of the places she visits to the inequalities she faces as a digital nomad from a developing nation.
She currently runs Krysten Kaladkarin, a social impact travel blog that focuses on solo travel, digital nomad life, and ways to adventure sustainably and ethically. Her platform also has a giving community, which has collected contributions for various causes such as the war in Ukraine and the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.
Combining her love for travel with her many advocacies, Krysten has found a way to pass on the kindness she has received by the people who have welcomed her in their homes, hearts, and in her hitchhikes.
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September 27, 202352 min
Travel Story: A Year-long Travel Sabbatical before the Influence of Social Media with Zya Be
Zya Be is a curious explorer at heart, whether exploring remote corners of the world or the depth of her own being. Taking a year long solo trip around the world at 30, before the influences of smartphones and social media, expanded her experience of life and set her up for creating a unique path.
After the adventure, she never worked for anyone else again. She was an independent organizational change consultant and then had her own consulting firm for 10 years until 2019. In the time since, she has reinvented her life to be one of fulfillment, of doing only what lights her up. She is now an abstract artist, co-author of a best-selling book and podcast host of Your Hell Yes Life where she celebrates women living life on their own terms.
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September 6, 202338 min
Travel Story: Traveling through Grief and Becoming a Travel Author with Ryan Crain
Ryan Crain is a first-time author, explorer, and entrepreneur who was born and raised in Mustang, Oklahoma. His travels have been featured on CNN, The Boston Globe, NPR, and many more. Gravel Roads is his debut book, a memoir highlighting his adventures around the globe and the deeply personal decisions that led to them. Currently, Ryan is settled in the small Mexican beach town of Sayulita along the Pacific Coast. When not writing, he can be found attempting to master the challenging sport of surfing or the Spanish language.
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Ryan's Book: Gravel Roads
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August 30, 202335 min
Travel Story: Traveling the World as a Wheelchair User with Kristin Secor
Kristin Secor was born with a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy which affects her strength, balance, endurance, and breathing. Despite her health challenges, she has not let them deter her from pursuing her love of travel. She began her wheelchair-accessible travel blog in the hopes of inspiring people with mobility problems to travel to their dream destination and to provide information and resources to make accessible travel easier.
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August 23, 202353 min
Travel Story: Traveling to 100 Countries with the 7th Worst Passport in the World with Maliha Fairooz
Maliha is a dynamic, Bangladeshi adventurer who has travelled to a 100 countries, being only the third woman to reach this milestone with a Bangladeshi passport! Maliha is on a quest to visit all 197 countries and decolonise travel in the process by sharing perspectives, stories and narratives to places she visits which accurately depict the reality of the people of the land. She has an avid following in her blog and Instagram through which she promotes her brand of ethical traveling focusing on wellness, inclusion, decolonisation and sustainability.
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Maliha's Instagram
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July 5, 202347 min
Travel Story: How to Take an Adult Gap Year with Rachael Levine
Rachael Levine is 30 years old and living in Austin, TX. Inspired by a love of travel and desire to see more of the world while she is still (relatively) young and childfree, she decided to embark on her own "adult gap year." In May 2022, she took the bold step of resigning from her corporate career in finance to travel the world with her husband. They visited 33 countries and now she wants to help people travel cheaper, smarter, more authentically, and more often - as well as help them along on their own gap year.
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June 28, 202349 min
Travel Story: Living in Hotels Full-Time on a Weekly Budget of $500 with Ashley McCurdy
My guest this week is Ashley McCurdy.
After losing her job, she got rid of my apartment in Los Angeles to travel the world and live in hotels (usually Marriott) full-time and vlog about her experiences on her YouTube channel.
In 2020, she stayed 103 nights at Marriott properties for $4356, a $42 nightly average which included properties like the Ritz Carlton in Cancun & W in Midtown Atlanta.
She is passionate about teaching others how affordable travel can be while sharing her experiences as she continues to travel, eat, explore, and live in hotels full-time for $500 per week.
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Ashley's Instagram
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June 21, 202348 min
Travel Story: Going Nomadic and Traveling with Type 1 Diabetes with Jason Robinson
My guest today is Jason Robinson. Jason didn’t see his 3rd country until age 40, and over a few years did some super methodical experiments to push his comfort zone. He decided to go nomadic, then 8 months later COVID hit...and eight months after that he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, an auto-immune disease that requires constant attention. But that's not stopping him... Jason recently published “The Beginner Traveler’s Guide to Going Nomad" to help others struggling to break into travel overcome their hurdles, as well as a new hiking journal and logbook specifically for people that hike with Type 1 Diabetes.
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Jason's Instagram
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The Beginner Traveler's Guide to Going Nomad*
Logbook for Hiking with Type 1 Diabetes*
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June 14, 202341 min
Travel Story: Full-time Travel as a Married Couple with Helen and Tim Schuckers
My guests today are Helen and Tim of Helen and Tim Travel. Helen and Tim are full-time adventure travelers based in the Pacific Northwest. They left their 9 to 5 jobs in January 2023 to travel the world. They have traveled and hiked in over 20+ countries and love to inspire others to get outdoors. Some of their favorite hiking destination Patagonia, Peru, Canadian Rockies, and the Swiss Alps. They are documenting their travels on their YouTube channel, "Helen and Tim Travel" with the goal to see the world one mountain at a time. They have enjoyed using the Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) strategies to help them save money for the past few years in order to travel long-term.
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