Eternally Evolving (with Miriam Donovan)

Eternally Evolving (with Miriam Donovan)

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Eternally Evolving (with Miriam Donovan) episodes

  • Women’s only homestay in Cambodia (the Banteay Srey Project)
    The first part in a series about the life changing cultural experiences I had while traveling in Cambodia. The Banteay Srey project is an incredible grassroots social enterprise for women in Kampot, Cambodia to become empowered in their cultural traditions and heritage while learning job skills so they can independently support themselves and their families. I was so fortunate to get to stay the actual women's only homestay and learn from the women there; I learned so much about life in Cambodia and women's rights, as well as traditional beauty, spa, and medicinal techniques.
    BANTEAY SREY PROJECT: https://banteaysreyproject.org/
    33 min
  • Health & Safety tips for traveling in SE Asia

    My biggest fear while spending the past 3 months in Asia was honestly getting food sick or dengue or any other kind of illness while being in a remote place. You guys know that I am definitely a person who usually gets sick while traveling (peep the episode where I was hospitalized in Berlin lol) BUT I made it through all 3 months without getting sick! Here are all of my biggest tips and precautions that worked for me, plus a few other overall safety tips to help you if you're planning to travel through SE Asia.

    38 min
  • Ubud, Bali: waterfalls + temple purification ceremonies

    Ubud defies so many of the negative stereotypes about Bali's party culture, influencer culture, and toxic tourism. Ubud is pure peace, it's the true cultural hub of Bali, where you can feel the power and beauty of Balinese religion all around you. Not to mention the most beautiful nature, amazing waterfalls, the sacred monkey forest, the most incredible authentic Indonesian food, and so much more. I loved everything about my time in Ubud, and in this episode, I'm sharing my reflections on the most impactful experiences I had while I was there. Waterfall hopping, the Tirta Empul water purification ceremony, a Balinese massage and flower bath, interacting with monkeys, exploring elevated Indonesian indigenous cuisine, connecting with spiritual leaders, and so so much more.

    1 hr 1 min
  • An Ethical Guide to Traveling Bali, Indonesia

    Especially in recent years, Bali has simultaneously become one of the most popular places to travel, yet also one of the most controversial. The risk of such an incredible place being destroyed by over-tourism, development, environmental ruin, waste mismanagement, cultural erasure, ignorant tourists, and more, is something that every single person visiting Bali needs to educate themselves about. In this podcast episode, I discuss the three biggest ethical conversations that need to be had when traveling to Bali and throughout Indonesia in general, to be a conscious traveler and to help remedy the problem. I also begin with an update about the genocide being committed in Gaza, and how that also relates to the type of information you need to understand before traveling to Indonesia.


    In reference to my discussion about workstays my worldpackers code is MIRIAMKD for $$ off of your membership :)

    44 min
  • Let’s talk about superiority complex travelers
    You know those people (specifically men) that will talk down to you about anything and everything you want to do while traveling that they deem to not be unique enough? This is a rant about conversations I’ve had with other travelers that maintain such superiority complex about how “niche” and “different” the way that they travel is and they will definitely give you a look about how basic the way you travel is. Enjoy and let me know what you think
    33 min
  • Life update! Cambodia + Vietnam
    Huge life update from the last month, giving you guys a brief overview of everything I’ve been up to in Asia. I feel like I’ve lived a million lives and am constantly learning new things about myself and the world and it’s the best feeling ever. I’m so insanely happy and so grateful to be here. I spent 3 weeks in Cambodia, about 2 and a half of them solo traveling which was such a life changing experience for me. Then I came to Vietnam by myself, which is one of the countries I’ve dreamed of going to for my entire life because it means so much to my family. So many insane adventures, so much growth, can’t wait for even more! If the audio is weird it’s because I recorded in two different places bc recording while backpacking is difficult so sorry xo
    46 min
  • Reflections in Cambodia (about the genocide committed by the Khmer Rouge)
    In this extremely personal and difficult episode, I am sitting in a temple in Cambodia surrounded by monks, prayers and the sounds of nature. There might be a little background noise and my thoughts might be a little sporadic but this is a raw reflection about one of the hardest and most important travel experiences I’ve ever had. In Phnom Penh in Cambodia, I visited the S21 prison Tuol Sleng and the killing fields from the time of the Cambodian genocide committed by the Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s. I hope to educate you at least a little bit about this genocide and how it relates to what is currently going on in Palestine. As I always say it’s your duty as someone who travels to put in the work to understand the history and the culture of a country that you are visiting. Cambodia is INCREDIBLE, it’s so beautiful and authentic and vibrant. But you cannot understand anything about Cambodia without understanding this part of their history.
    35 min
  • My thoughts on Koh Phangan Thailand & the full moon party
    Koh Phangan is absolutely magical, I’m in love with this island. You can hear how happy I am throughout this entire episode. Like many we came here originally for the full moon party but the energy of this island was just too incredible for us to leave. Spoiler alert we did not even end up going to phi phi we just stayed in Koh Phangan before heading to our next country (which is a surprise hehe.) if you’ve always wanted to go to the full moon party in Thailand there’s definitely a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it. Allow me to guide you on how to do it right so you have the best time ever!!
    32 min
  • Day 1 in Thailand!
    A completely unedited rant of my reflections about my 36 hour flight escapade to get to Thailand from DC and my thoughts on my first day in Asia. Kind of insane that I am just on a new continent alone but also kind of amazing stay tuned for so much more!
    22 min
  • Preparing for SE Asia + pre-travel reflections

    Recorded this little journal entry-type episode the night before I leave to travel southeast Asia with a one way ticket and no idea where exactly I'll be going or when exactly I will be coming back. I'm so excited for this new chapter of my life and will be keeping you guys updated and uploading podcast eps as much as I can while I'm traveling.


    go follow my tik tok @_miriamkd for constant updates and also my instagram @_miriamdonovan_ for all the pics <3

    33 min

About Eternally Evolving (with Miriam Donovan)

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Welcome to Eternally Evolving: a podcast about traveling the world from the perspective of a girl who has also studied it.