Attempt Adventure

In this episode, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers discuss their essential camping gear and the silly, maybe frivolous camping gear and gadgets that they would buy if they had a little more spending money.

In this week's Adventures in the News segment, Michael shares an article about a Mongolian adventurer who is trekking across the world with her camel - from the steppes of Mongolia all the way to London!

You can follow Baigalmaa Norjmaa's adventure on Instagram @steppestothewest

https://www.montsame.mn/en/read/131396#:~:text='Steppes%20to%20the%20West'%20is,heart%20of%20Mongolia%2C%20to%20Europe.

This month's challenge is to practice your nature photography and take a picture of a bird - any bird, any place, any camera! Just get outside and explore. You can send your bird pictures to us at our email [email protected] with the subject line "challenge".

Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, or on our official website, AttemptAdventure.com!

You can always email us at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!

In this week's episode, Michael sits down for a conversation with fellow Bangkok expat and podcast host Greg Jorgensen from the Bangkok Podcast to talk about exploring the city by bicycle and to nerd out about the city that they both love.

They discuss some practical tips for exploring Bangkok and its surroundings (or any major city, really) by bicycle, and discuss the importance of having a creative project to help you experience your city in a different way.

You can listen to the Bangkok Podcast here: https://www.bangkokpodcast.com/ 

You can also find Greg on Instagram and Twitter @BKKGreg.

Greg's Bangkok Doorways project can be found on Instagram @bangkokdoorways. Check it out, it's super cool!

In this week's Adventures in the News segment, James shares an article about an incredible adventure as a team of climbers and mountaineers from Nepal tackle the world's most challenging peak in winter!

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55684149

This month's challenge is to practice your wildlife photography and take a picture of a bird! Share your results to us at [email protected] with the subject line "challenge" for the chance to win exclusive Attempt Adventure stickers. Your submissions are due at the end of June.

Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, or on our official website, AttemptAdventure.com!

You can always email us at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!

In the first in a brand-new series on how to get started in adventuring, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers talk about how to plan your first camping trip, where to go, when to go, what you'll need, and a few pieces of advice for a fun and safe night camping.

In this week's Adventures in the News segment, Michael shares an article about a Nepalese Sherpa who has set the world record for the most times summitting Mount Everest!

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/record-breaking-sherpa-says-mountain-goddess-warned-him-26th-everest-ascent-2021-05-25/#:~:text=Kami%20Rita%20Sherpa%2C%2051%2C%20scaled,Sherpas%20consider%20the%20peak%20holy.

This month's challenge is to take a picture of your favorite local spot and send it to us via email or share it with the hashtag #attemptadventure. At the end of the month, our three favorite entries will get a cool Attempt Adventure sticker! It's the final week to get your entries in, so get on it, folks!

Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, or on our official website, AttemptAdventure.com!

You can always email us at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!

In this episode of the Attempt Adventure podcast, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers talk about their bucket list adventure - their huge, lifelong dreams which they hope to achieve, and what it will take to make them a reality.

Do you have a huge bucket list adventure? Write in to us! We would love to hear about it.

In this week's Adventures in the News segment, James shares an article about how to go to space.

This month's challenge is to take a picture of your favorite local spot and send it to us via email or share it with the hashtag #attemptadventure. At the end of the month, our three favorite entries will get a cool Attempt Adventure sticker! It's the final week to get your entries in, so get on it, folks!

Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, or on our official website, AttemptAdventure.com!

You can always email us at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!

In this episode, we are beyond excited to welcome Robert Massey from Robert Massey Photography and the Travel and Adventure School Photography Podcast to the show! Robert is an outdoor adventurer and professional travel photographer, and he joined us for an amazing conversation about adventure photography, exploring outside, and more!

Check out Robert's personal Instagram account as well as the Instagram account for his podcast! Both are excellent sources of inspiration for your own adventure photography.

Be sure to visit the official website for Robert Massey Photography at https://www.robertmasseyphotography.ca/ where you can learn more about Robert's adventure portraiture business, purchase amazing photographic prints, and listen to the latest episodes of the Travel and Adventure Photography School Podcast!

We've got a new monthly challenge! This month, visit your favorite local spot, take a photo, and send it to us via email or share it with the hashtag #attemptadventure. At the end of the month, our three favorite entries will get a cool Attempt Adventure sticker.

Find us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, or on our official website, AttemptAdventure.com!

You can always email us at [email protected]. Hit us up to suggest an episode topic, or to be a guest on the show if you've had an amazing adventure of your own. We look forward to hearing from you!

In this very special episode of the Attempt Adventure Podcast, Michael sits down for a chat with world traveler, digital nomad, and adventure entrepreneur Kellie Paxian. Kellie is calling from Cape Town to talk about her adventures around the world, building a brand, and going on safari in Kruger National Park. We also get the worldwide scoop on Kellie's next big adventure!

Check out Kellie's websites https://kelliepaxian.com/ and https://www.adventurelust.travel/, and follow her awesome Instagram @kelliepaxian! If you feel inspired and motivated after listening to the interview, we highly recommend Kellie's fantastic content creation course. https://www.adventurelust.travel/create 

Also, James reports on his attempt at making Russian food, and Michael has to take the show's second penalty.

In this week's Adventures in the News segment, we catch up on the "deep time experiment" and the researchers who spent more than a month voluntarily locked in a French cave.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/25/deep-time-team-ends-40-days-underground-in-french-cave 

We've got a new monthly challenge! This month, visit your favorite local spot, take a photo, and send it to us via email or share it with the hashtag #attemptadventure. At the end of the month, our three favorite entries will get a cool Attempt Adventure sticker.

Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, or on our official website, AttemptAdventure.com!

You can always email us at [email protected]. Hit us up to suggest an episode topic, or to be a guest on the show if you've had an amazing adventure of your own. We look forward to hearing from you!

In this episode of the Attempt Adventure podcast, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers talk about content creation. It's something that many, if not most, people in the travel and travel-adjacent industry are involved with in one way or another. It's a challenge for us, and learning the ropes really has been an adventure.

In this week's Adventures in the News segment, Michael shares an article by CNN ranking the world's best foods, and the hosts continue their conversation about food and travel from last week. James and Michael share their opinion about Hawaiian pizza, debate the proper ranking of corn and corn-based snacks, and touch on various Thai regional dishes.

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/world-best-food-dishes/index.html

Don't forget to participate in the very first Attempt Adventure monthly challenge: coffee outside. Make a cup of coffee outside, take a photo, and send it to us via email or share it with the hashtag #attemptadventure. At the end of the month, our three favorite entries will get a cool Attempt Adventure sticker! It's the final week to get your entries in, so get on it, folks!

Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, or on our official website, AttemptAdventure.com!

You can always email us at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!

In this episode of the Attempt Adventure podcast, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers talk about food and travel. James feels a little bit embarrassed about his new hobby, and Michael visits a new museum and has a 3am crisis related to the Munsters.

Don't forget to participate in the very first Attempt Adventure monthly challenge: coffee outside. Make a cup of coffee outside, take a photo, and send it to us via email or share it with the hashtag #attemptadventure. At the end of the month, our three favorite entries will get a cool Attempt Adventure sticker!

In this week's Adventures in the News segment, James shares an article about a small team of people going through a "deep time" experiment in a French cave for 40 days.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/deep-time-experiment

Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, or on our official website, AttemptAdventure.com!

You can always email us at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!

In this episode of the Attempt Adventure podcast, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers talk about how to make the most of an adventure when things go wrong and what you can learn from failure. Each host shares some of their own failed adventures from tiny elevators and weirdly empty towns to forest fires, airport Tupperware wine, and snatched passports. 

Don't forget to participate in the very first Attempt Adventure monthly challenge: coffee outside. Make a cup of coffee outside, take a photo, and send it to us via email or share it with the hashtag #attemptadventure. At the end of the month, our three favorite entries will get a cool Attempt Adventure sticker!

In this week's Adventures in the News segment, Michael shares an article that has been in the news in Thailand recently about some tourists behaving badly. Let this be a cautionary tale of how to behave while on an adventure!

Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, or on our official website, AttemptAdventure.com!

You can always email us at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!

In this episode of the Attempt Adventure podcast, hosts James Barrett and Michael Desrosiers talk about being a tourist in your own city, the self-imposed and cultural hang-ups of acting like a tourist, and how to find cool things to do even when you think your hometown is a little boring.

Don't forget to participate in the very first Attempt Adventure monthly challenge: coffee outside. Make a cup of coffee outside, take a photo, and send it to us via email or share it with the hashtag #attemptadventure. At the end of the month, our three favorite entries will get a cool Attempt Adventure sticker!

In this week's Adventures in the News segment, James shares an article that he found about five families who are spending the pandemic sailing around the world, and the guys aren't sure how they feel about it. Cool experience? Irresponsible travel during COVID-19? Just a bunch of rich people spending their money? What do you think about this? Let us know!

Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, or on our official website, AttemptAdventure.com!

You can always email us at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!