Joys of Solo Travel

Eve Staszczysyn is a superwoman and a wonderful human being who’s been to 30 countries across 5 continents. She will be sharing her incredible experiences living and integrating with locals in Colombia through dance, unforgettable moments in Masai Mara and Nairobi in Kenya and making the most of Iceland.

Insta: @evestazz

Isabel Yapour is a wonderful soul radiating of positive energy. She has travelled to 32 countries and will be reminiscing over her most memorable moments hiking in Patagonia, safari in South Africa, seeing the Milky Way and Northern Lights, and the Japanese culture.

Insta & TikTok: @isabelyapour

Monica Gray is filled with positivity and an avid traveler with 58 countries under her belt. Ever since graduating university, she has been traveling solo around the world for the past 5 years. In this episode, she tells absolutely incredible and insane stories in stunning detail. Those include her adventures in India ranging from an Indian wedding, 38 hours hitchhiking that landed her in a truck driving cliff side with sharp turns at every bend in the dark, visiting the Headhunters, 18-hour journey that left her isolated in a jeep with no doors in the middle of a lightning storm, and washing dishes with dirt when volunteering. She also talks about breaking the petrol tank of a car when road tripping around Kyrgyzstan. The episode wraps up with her memorable experiences in Nepal from trekking Mount Everest base camp to building a school out of water bottles.

Learn more about Monica:

Instagram: @monicalynngray

Matt Mitzel is constantly making moves during his travels. This time, he landed in South Korea to teach and plans to stay there for one year. In this episode, Matt details his experiences in South Korea ranging from the language, culture, and food. He also talks about the differences between teaching in Korea vs. Spain where he previously taught. Along with getting caught in a blizzard on Jeju island and visiting the largest Korean bamboo forest in Ulsan.

Learn more about Matt:

Instagram: @makin_moves_with_matt_

Sarah Shaw has an abundance of travel stories from having been to 30 countries. She began her solo travel journey in 2016 where she went to Seattle by herself and there was a critical moment when she knew she could travel solo. In this episode, she talks about her four day hike up Rainbow mountain in Peru and visiting Easter island in Chile. She also recalls her adventures in Ecuador, from trekking through the Amazon rainforest, to a spiritual experience at Bromelia retreat in Ecuador, and ending her trip at the Galapagos.

Learn more about Sarah:

Instagram: @sarahwentsolo

Maggie Zavala radiates positive energy. She left her life in the Philippines to go live in Spain to do a Masters degree in Murcia. It was there where she began learning the Spanish language. In this episode, she also details her adventures where she stayed with a local in Valencia, got pickpocketed in Barcelona, island hopping in Ibiza, and running of the bulls in Pamplona.

Learn more about Maggie:

Instagram: @maggiezavalala

Allen Tunstall focuses on slow travelling and living in countries he travels to for an extended period. He has sustained his interesting lifestyle through teaching English abroad and online for the past 7 years. In this episode, he talks about the incredible people and culture of Myanmar, with reminiscence of a 30-hour train ride. Followed by being scammed backpacking in the Maldives after boarding an over-loaded cargo boat in the middle of the night across the Indian Ocean, then finishing off with learning different languages in-depth while traveling.

Learn more about Allen:

Instagram: @travelingcrumbs

Saho Kitayama is originally from Japan and currently resides in Norway. She has traveled to 42 countries and absolutely loves to travel like a local. Her first solo trip was back in 2017 in Tanzania where she experienced the best safari in Africa before crossing the border to Kenya where she stayed with locals. As part of her 2-months Latin America and Africa solo trip in 2018, she brings back memories of her experience in the Amazon. She details her adventures in Trinidad and Tobago experiencing one of the best Carnivals in the world, to staying in a farm in Uganda before heading to Rwanda where she stayed in a small village close to Lake Kivu. She finishes the episode with a story of an artist who makes arts with sand on the Island of Goree in Senegal.

Learn more about Saho:

Instagram: @saho_kitayama

2019 was a big impactful year for Kylie Nathan which left her with memories of a lifetime through her travels. Her journey began from Hawaii to the other side of the world down under in New Zealand which led to her teaching English in Thailand while reflecting on cultural humility. She recalls almost passing out on the hike to Kelingking beach in Bali, to her adventures through Ha Giang Loop in Vietnam and discovering her roots in Japan.

Learn more about Kylie:

Blog: https://www.kylienathan.com/

Instagram: @kylienathan_

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kylienathanblog

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kylienathan_

Matt Mitzel is an adventure seeking spontaneous traveler that has been to 31 countries and counting. Full of amazing stories from his travels, he is currently teaching English in South Korea. In this episode, we dive into obtaining the TEFL certificate and teaching English abroad in Galicia and Barcelona, to running of the bulls in Pamplona and taking mud baths with elephants in Thailand. Also, touching on authentic gems in Albania and Bulgaria to getting phones stolen in Spain twice and a stolen passport in Colombia.

Learn more about Matt:

Instagram: @makin_moves_with_matt_

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-xipICXMnCkQ-1SiANOQ0g?view_as=subscriber

Blog: https://makinmoveswithmatt.com/