Let's take a moment to reflect and revisit snippets from past episodes with Lars Feste, Theo Moon, Ryoji Yoshimura, and Aqeel Karim.

Each snippet is a part of our conversation that offers a good piece of travel advice, tip, or mindset. If you have listened to all the podcasts already, fantastic! These are great reminders and snippets to revisit.

If you haven’t heard these yet, you will enjoy listening for the first time. Definitely go back and play the individual episodes once you finish this one.

• Being confident in your sightseeing decisions

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Towards the end of the show, I join back in to share a few tips of my own. These tips are a sneak peek into a soon-to-be released "Tips and Resources eBook."

In this eBook, subscribers to Edge of Comfort gain access to a comprehensive collection of tips and resources to help you on your future travel adventures. The main categories include eating, accommodation, transportation, meeting people, and some other general tips.

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Thank you for listening to this experimental episode and enjoy!

QUESTION OF THE EPISODE: Have you received any valuable travel advice you would like to pass forward?

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Connect with past guests - Lars Feste | Theo Moon | Ryoji Yoshimura | Aqeel Karim

• Being confident in your sightseeing decisions. [4:35]

• Pay Phone post on Instagram

• Free walking tours

• Pura Vida philosophy from Episode #2 with Theo

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"I want to push myself to the limit, and this is what happens when you travel...When you travel, you appreciate what you’re doing. You get caught up in this traveling mode of, ‘Why not? Why can’t I go and do this?'

You start to get brave. You start to come out of your shell much more. That’s the beauty of traveling.”

Aqeel Karim (@muzzaabroad) is an avid and adventurous world-explorer pushing the boundaries of travel in the muslim community.

In 2017 he embarked on a 250-day solo trip to 22 countries throughout India, South America, Central America and Europe. Going "with the flow” for most of his travels, Aqeel highlights his incredible stories, adventures and insights from over 8 months abroad.

He spent the bulk of his time in South America despite knowing little to nothing about the area before arriving. Now, South America is no longer a foreign land.

Exploring all throughout the country. Attending intense football matches. Hiking multi-day treks on a whim. Befriending locals and other travelers. Dodging selfie sticks at Christ the Redeemer. Aqeel's stories from South America and beyond might cause you to spontaneously book a trip after listening.

Don't say I didn't warn you!

Overall, Aqeel is an outstanding advocate for travel with lessons we can all learn from. His mindset and outlook towards life is infectious. How he faced setbacks, uncertainty on the road, and challenges in keeping his faith strong can help anyone embarking on their own journey.

• How to make 250+ days of travel a reality

You can find the full episode description, show notes and links at https://edgeofcomfort.com/eocp4/

"I never thought I was going to travel two or three years ago...it just came up to me...it was some sort of instinct saying 'Let's do it. Let's go for it.'" - Ryoji Yoshimura

Ryoji Yoshimura (@ryoji_o_yoshimura) is a veteran couchsurfing host based in Kitakyushu, Japan.

Since 2015, he has hosted over 40 travelers in his home. These travelers are commonly called "couch surfers."

A couch surfer is a person who stays at a local's place, often on their couch or extra mattress, for free.

Meeting travelers from around the world, Ryoji felt inspired to see a bit of the world for himself. After trips to The Philippines and South Korea, Ryoji took a year off from school to travel.

In order to do this, he first spent four months working in Australia. Once he had enough money he put these funds towards visiting places like the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Singapore, and Iran.

Ryoji has fascinating experiences from couchsurfing in different countries and continuing to host travelers in his home. The lessons he learned throughout his gap year changed his perspectives and helped him develop a deeper understanding of who he is.

He is now finishing up his university studies in Kitakyushu, which I think is a great testament to not put your dreams on hold.

• Experiences from couchsurfing: both hosting and being hosted.

You can find the full episode description, show notes and links at https://edgeofcomfort.com/eocp3/

“We don’t have to stay the way we are. One of the most beautiful things about humanity is we can wake up everyday and choose what kind of person we are going to be.”

Theo Moon (@theo.moon.vs) is on a mission to create a passionate lifestyle around his love for music, travel, and writing.

Dealing with expectations throughout his life to follow a typical corporate career track, he studied aeronautical engineering at Embry-Riddle in Daytona Beach.

Despite doing well and having a safe path ahead, Theo knew he would not be happy. So, he decided to drop out during his third year to chase what he loves. Theo spent the next few years soul searching, bouncing around jobs, and trying to make it through his "darkest years."

After 25 years of rarely leaving his hometown in Florida, Theo started traveling in small steps by heading to Miami, Arizona, and Texas among other places.

He quickly discovered a love for adventure while seeing sites like the Grand Canyon and experiencing cultures overseas in places such as Spain and Puerto Rico.

In May 2018, he departs to Europe to backpack and perform music for a year.

I really hope you enjoy our conversation as much as we did. I found it incredibly mind-opening as we go way beyond travel and touch on topics we both find important in our lives.

• Dealing with expectations from parents and peers different from your own

And so much more.

You can find the full episode description, show notes and links at https://edgeofcomfort.com/eocp2-theo/

In the first podcast episode of Edge of Comfort I talk with my long time friend, Lars Feste (@lars_feste / IG), about his experience in Iceland.

Lars and I have been friends since grade school and lived a few blocks away from each other most of our lives. We traveled together to countless summer camps, ski trips, family vacations, and even church choir tours during high school. Yes, I was in church choir...

Although our younger travels were in the United States, we've both branched out and traveled internationally since. During the summer of 2016, Lars went to Europe for a month to visit Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Montenegro, Netherlands, and Spain.

Lars's most recent travels include a 9-day trip to Iceland with his girlfriend, Alyson. After spending a few days in Iceland's capital, Reykjavík, they set out to explore other parts of the country in their rental stick-shift car.

• Lars's decision to rent a stick-shift car despite not really knowing how to drive one

You can find the full episode description, show notes and links at https://edgeofcomfort.com/eocp1/

Get a look into the adventures, perspectives, and discoveries of world travelers. Explore questions and lessons from life on the road to help you navigate your own path.

I believe in exploring the world through different perspectives. Challenging what we think we know about life. Pushing boundaries. For the next nine months and beyond, I plan to explore these beliefs in-depth while traveling through Asia, Australia, Hawaii, and New Zealand.

Throughout this time, I will interview other interesting travelers to share their best experiences, adventures, stories and travel tips from the road.

This is technically not my first true episode since I do not have a guest with me. This episode is to give you a quick introduction and what to expect from the podcast moving forward.

Listen to the first real episode with my friend Lars Feste.

I'm so ecstatic to meet new people and learn some amazing things through future conversations. I hope you are too!

Please comment any suggestions, questions, topics, or anything else to discuss in the comment section below. You can also send an email to [email protected]

Enjoy and thank you for listening!

You can find the full episode description, show notes and links at https://edgeofcomfort.com/eocp0/