In this an hour long episode happening in Hong Kong, me and Ralph sat down and talked about how 2 generations of solo travelers differ from each other mainly for the influence of the internet - but some key elements, the adventure spirit inside us stay the course over the years, or decades.

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Ralph is a figure whom I looked upon and had countless happy hour conversations with when we were working together in SCMP - He is a professor in Journalism, has called Taiwan his home for more than a decade, and a fellow curious mind. From our conversations I feel like our generation could benefit a lot from absorbing the previous knowledge, insights on the way how the past people the way they have done it, and I am glad we finally got the chance to put this on record.

It's been 2 years since I just did a long format content so..go easy on me!

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Discussing on backpacker Lifestyle, side hustle, self discipline, travelling meeting different people around the world, being an Asian in not-so-familiar surroundings and values in life and many more!

A warm welcome to my both guests zoom calling from a different continent! So grateful to have met them during my working holiday in Australia. A brief breakdown on today's episode:

And that’s how I met Nico & Robin

A little background of my two guests 12:20)

Asian vs Western Education (15:00)

How we met each other, 3 of us (18:00)

Our RoadTrip Experience - 3months along the Australian Coast, friends met on Facebook groups, someone quitted mid-way, 2 guys sleeping together for 1 month (It didn’t go well) (21:05)

Focus of today: Leaving friends, family behind going abroad for a year or two - what have you gained, learned out of all these? What changes have you been witnessing in yourself? (33:40)

Situation in Hong Kong. How lucky and blessed we were born in developed world (41:30)

What was your first thought landing your feet back in Germany? (52:50)

You can’t leave a dining experience in HK without talking about money (59:50)

Younger generation being looked down? (1:05:40)

What’s the hardest part of travelling? (1:08:15)

The rise of the Tinder King. (01:12:10)

Do you believe leaves and tables can talk? (01:18:00)

Asian vs Western work ethics (01:20:00)

Kids? Yes or No? (01:26:00)

Future Aspirations (01:29:00)

Share our voices! Yes! (01:35:15)

By any magical chance you are here listening to me, whether it is through search or my social media, welcome to the very first episode of PodsitiveAsian. “2020 man, what a year. Can’t wait for it to be over.” Sounds familiar? Sure, it feels a bit like an apocalypse. While you can focus on the negatives, chances are you have the option to be on the opposite side as well. Yet, sometimes it’s hard to do so when you get too caught up in the surroundings. I get that. #Touching on my working holiday/backpacker life in Australia, how I slept with a German guy on the top deck of a camper van for one month during a RoadTrip. #Introvert/extrovert. A story of mine. #What did I learn, what changes have I been going though since the start of the journey. #Who are the biggest inspiration to me. #Why started this podcast, why I have the confidence to speak on my second language and so on.