Introduction to "Corona Virus (COVID-19) - Update Episode October "

In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander and Garry scan through and analyze the internet on the rising numbers of people testing positive for the Corona Virus. Despite the increase in numbers of positive testing, the number of people being sent to the ICU has not increased at the same rate, which for many governments is a positive sign.  Despite this, governments around the world are limiting movement within cities as well as placing neighboring and risk countries on a blacklist.

Even Trump was tested positive recently, after the first 2020 presidential debate. Only after 4 days did he return to office. Wouldn't he still be contagious?


Podcast Episode Summary

• The numbers
• Blacklisted Countries
• Berlin's limitations 
• Testing 
• Trumps COVID-19 case
• Future of South East Asia and being able to live there after the Pandemic  
• Traveling despite the Corona Virus 
• 2020 so far 

Quotables

Alexander - "...you could really tell that once he took off his mask, he was really gasping for air..."
Garry - "...my sister has done it a few times, she has to do it for her job..."


Recommended Resources

• https://www.cdc.gov/
• https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/austria/
• https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/health/coronavirus-trump.html
• https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/episodes/5171320-the-year-2020-so-far

Introduction to "Think Critical"

In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the host Alexander has Jakob on the show as a guest again, to go over some things Jakob wanted to reiterate from the last time he was on the show.

His message is to think critical about everything and anything - whether it is media from the news, facts from unreliable sources or advertisements of companies. All this requires one to think critical and come to an appropriate interpretation or decision based on thinking more critical.


Podcast Episode Summary

• Jakob's opening message
• Video Games
• Alexander's introduction to console gaming because of his father 
• Problem solving skills 
• left and right side of the human brain
• Think about things more critically
• Second guess everything
• Fake space
• last name after marriage 
• genetically modified mosquitoes  
• closing message 

Quotables

Alexander - "...video games are always built in a way where you need to solve a riddle or a problem..."
Jakob - "...a lot of things aren't being questioned enough..."

Recommended Resources

• https://www.instagram.com/ltnt.vienna/
• https://www.facebook.com/LTnT.Vienna/
• https://ltnt.buzzsprout.com/

Introduction to "Tech usage in the Philippines "

In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander and Garry look into the usage of tech related products and services in the Philippines among Filipino's and Filipina's. Alexander being half Filipino, he knows that social media is a big thing among the people in the Philippines. Sure, social media is a big thing for a lot of us, but the Filipino's on average spend around  50 hours a week on their preferred social media platform overtaking most of Europe.

Unlike many countries in Europe that are considered to be very conservative when it comes to anything tech related, the Philippines is trying to become a key player within the tech industry. They want to achieve this by implementing a Blockchain-based network for legal documents as well as salary's, which is being tested by the central bank of the Philippines. It is also the very first country, where their central bank are open to this emerging trend and are testing it out and even offering incentives for any company to set up their headquarters in the dedicated economic area called CEZA.


Podcast Episode Summary

• Social Media Usage of Philippines versus Europe
• Tik Tok - Filipino's are known for dancing 
• Almost all business in the Philippines have an online presence
• Apple phones safer than Android phones?
• People of the Philippines are more open to new tech
• Power of Blockchain Technology
• Tokenisation 
• Central Bank of the Philippines testing blockchain technology
• Silicon Valley of Asia aka Crypto Valley in the Philippines - CEZA = Cagayan Economic Zone Authority
• CEZA is Government backed
• Scammers
• Cryptcurrency and Blockchain is NOT the same 

Quotables

Alexander - "...the central bank of the Philippines - they are the first central bank in the world that are actually trying to implement a blockchain based society..."
Garry - "...they overtake Europeans in average usage...50 hours a week..."


Recommended Resources

• https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/997067/tech-hub-ceza-eyed-as-silicon-valley-of-asia
• https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2020-philippines#:~:text=There%20were%2073.00%20million%20social,at%2067%25%20in%20January%202020.
• https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127983/philippines-leading-social-media-platforms/
• https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/episodes/5585008-philippines-and-russia-versus-austria
• https://www.instagram.com/ltnt.vienna/
• https://www.facebook.com/LTnT.Vienna/

Introduction to "Philippines and Russia versus Austria"

In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander and Garry compare their hometown to the places they originally come from. In Garry's case, being Russian but having the Austrian citizenship, he compares both countries based on his experiences and preferences. The same with Alexander, being half Filipino - half Austrian, he also compares the countries based on the same criteria.

Podcast Episode Summary

• How long would it take you to travel the Philippines 
• Banaue Rice Terraces
• Nature between Austria and Philippines 
• Nature in Russia  
• Trans-Siberian Railway
• Manila Bay looks like Miami Beach 
• Mayon Volcano 
• Filipino Hospitality
• Filipino Feasts - Kamayan, Lechon
• Eating out in PH, RU and AUT
• Filipinos are ranked #8 in the world and #1 in Asia for the friendliest and most hospitable people
• Street-food
• Huge Shopping Mall Culture in Asia and Russia
  • 2 of the biggest shopping malls in the world are located in the Philippines 
• Philippines caters more towards expats than Austria does
• Austria has the benefit of a proper working infrastructure
• Nightlife in Moscow 

Quotables

Alexander - "...people want to get out of poverty they want to do something and some tend to get very creative and solve a problem..."
Garry - "...same with russia, we have a bunch of topography - we have desert, we have tropical, we have temperate forest..."


Recommended Resources

• https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/episodes/4317605-our-train-travel-experiences
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banaue_Rice_Terraces
• https://mb.com.ph/2020/09/23/mayor-isko-manila-bay-white-sand-project-to-boost-tourism-business-in-manila/

Introduction to "Hunting Adolf Hitler"

In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander and Garry discuss the theory of Adolf Hitler's escape to South America. Alexander tuned in to one of "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast episodes, where Tim Kennedy appeared as a guest and promotes a show, he was a part of - "Hunting Hitler". Tim explains the theory and adds a short backstory for context.

Based on this JRE episode and History channel's TV show "Hunting Hitler" the hosts of the LTnT podcast discuss various areas they picked up watching either TV show or podcast episode. They highlight some overwhelming details like the infamous, supposedly Nazi camp "Colonia Dignidad" now named "Villa Baviera", which is a Bavarian inspired village established by emigrant Germans that fled in post-World War II, known for the internment, torture and murder of dissidents during General Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.

Podcast Episode Summary

• Joe Rogan Experience Podcast #1117 - Tim Kennedy
• History Channel's "Hunting Hitler"
• Host's stance on the theory
• Possible escape routes 
• German settlements in South America 
• Torture and murder of political prisoners
• Experimenting on twins 
• Proud Nazis in South America 
• Garry's great grandfather fought in the red army in WWII
• Operation Paperclip
• Concentration Camps
• Hitler's "Mein Kampf"

Quotables
Alexander - "...german tiger tanks were far superior over anything else..."
Garry - "...it is more about experimenting to see what happens to one twin if they do something to the other twin..."

Recommended Resources

• https://www.history.co.uk/shows/hunting-hitler
• http://podcasts.joerogan.net/
• https://www.instagram.com/ltnt.vienna/
• https://ltnt.buzzsprout.com/

Introduction to "iOS vs Android"

In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander, Garry & Nikki go over the battle between the two titans of mobile operating systems - Google's Android and Apple's iOS. First, the hosts mention what phones they preferred using over the years with the accompanying operating system that comes with the phone. Alexander then goes through some statistics regarding the performance of each operating system and their respective features they offer to consumers.

At first glance, it is clear that Apple products and its OS are - on the spectrum of low-end to high-end products - rather leaning towards the high-end side, whereas Android based products have a wider range, offering anything from budget-friendly to expensive premium products.


Podcast Episode Summary

• What phones do the hosts use and why?
• Statistics
  • Market Share
  • Number of phones being used with one or the other OS
  • App store
• Pro's and Con's
• Apple's history with gaming
• Pressure from Huawei 
• Epic games controversy
• Customization of your phone's setup
• Security and Updates 
• Voice Assistants 
• Why do we choose one OS over the other 

Quotables

Alexander - "...these 2 platforms pretty much account for virtually almost every single phone in the last couple of years..."
Garry - "...the OS (Apple) is pretty easy to use, much easier than Android for sure..."
Nikki - "...for Apple's standards that is pretty cheap..."


Recommended Resources

• https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/android-vs-ios/
• https://www.pcmag.com/comparisons/android-vs-ios-which-mobile-os-is-best
• https://open.spotify.com/show/1VWx3Z0R52zGHsAAdaOOb0?si=b4UvXSDlTdKUUwPCag071A

Introduction to "Hotel, Hostel or Poshtel?"

In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander, Garry & Nikki discuss what the difference is between a hotel, a hostel and a poshtel. As the younger generation prefers a more intimate and personalized experience when traveling, the tendency for them to choose a hostel or a poshtel over the traditional hotel is much higher.

Despite the current situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, many people in Europe have become impatient and started to travel to hot spot destinations like Ibiza or Prague to be able to enjoy their time with little to no limits and to avoid the strict guidelines given by governments in their home country. One of these guidelines in Austria for example is that businesses like bars, pubs and clubs are only allowed to be open until a specific time which is non existent in the aforementioned hot spot destinations. At these destination, the tourists are booking stays at hostels and poshtels more than they are booking accommodations in the surrounding hotels.


Podcast Episode Summary

• What are Poshtels compared to Hostels and Hotels?
• Why would you choose one over the other?
• Hotel Star Rating
• Bristol Hotel and a short summary of the history
• During your last holiday trip did you stay in a hotel or hostel?
• What do Hostels offer?
• Alexander used to go crazy ordering room service 
• Characteristics of a Hostel and Poshtel and reasons why you would choose a Poshtel over a Hostel

Quotables

Alexander - "...in other words it is an upscale, luxury Hostel..."
Garry - "...if you are traveling around Austria and you're not staying in these places for long, staying in hostels like these or Pensions is quite popular..."
Nikki - "...you'll probably look for hostels naturally, because it is an affordable option..."


Recommended Resources 

• https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/vielc-hotel-bristol-a-luxury-collection-hotel-vienna/
• https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/the-irresistible-rise-of-the-poshtel
• https://www.businessinsider.com/poshtels-are-the-new-travel-trend-2015-7?r=DE&IR=T

Introduction to "The Year 2020 so far"

In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander, Garry & Nikki cover various events and occurrences the year 2020 had to offer so far. It would be accurate to say that the year of 2020 has been one of the worst years if not THE worst year for all of us. The year started off with WW3 almost breaking out, then the Taal volcano eruption and with the most recent event being the Beirut port explosion. In between was or is of course the whole situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, which is not to be forgotten.

In this episode the hosts will go through a list of occurrences and events taking place in the year of 2020. They will go through what has happened, what the after effects were and give their opinions on it.


Podcast Episode Summary

• Hong Kong Protests
• US vs Persian General = almost ignited WW3
• Ukrainian Passenger plan shot down
• Prince Harry and Meghan Markel stepped down from royal duties
• Australian Bush Fire
• Taal volcano eruption
• Trump impeachment 
• Wuhan Hospital constructed 
• Kobe Bryant's death 
• Brexit
• Harvey Weinstein
• COVID-19 Pandemic 
• Sporting Events cancelled 
• Declassified information of UFO's = failed attempt to raid Area 51
• US leaves WHO
• Elon Musk becomes a father 
• Locusts invade Africa leading to huge damages 
• George Floyd's death
• Historic SpaceX Launch of NASA astronauts 
• Global protests igniting after the death of George Floyd
• Beirut Port Explosion
• Kamala Harris becomes Joe Biden's running mate making her the first female black american Vice President nominee 
• Russian Vaccine

Quotables

Alexander - "...the explosion started a domino effect as it lead to food shortages..."
Garry - "...the footage existed for a long long time..."
Nikki - "...there are a lot of vaccine manufacturers that are quite close to actually developing something..."

Recommended Resources

• https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/2934271 - Taal volcano episode
• https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/4115348 - George Floyd's Death 
• https://www.buzzsprout.com/812324/4964456 - Major Players in the Space Tourism Industry

Introduction to "Apps we use on a daily"

In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander & Nikki discuss the applications they use most frequently and also mention the ones they use less frequently. Anything from productivity apps, to-do apps to entertainment apps will be discussed in this technology episode.
Tune in to find out what these apps are that they use and perhaps there is one that might help you!


Podcast Episode Summary

• Most used apps on a daily
  • Grammarly
  • Bitpanda
  • CoinMarketCap
• Smart Apps for Smart Home
  • Hue App - Smart Lights
• Apps for ordering food
  • Mjam
  • Lieferservice
• Online Market
  • Willhaben
• Sports App
  • F1 app
  • Champions League App
• Web Browser
  • Brave Browser
• Music app
  • Spotify

Quotables

Alexander - "...one app I check multiple times during a 24 hour period is Bitpanda..."
Nikki - "...Brave is free and open sourced and it blocks ads and website trackers..."


Recommended Resources

• https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/ltnt-lifestyle-travel-technology/id1498088932
• https://open.spotify.com/show/1VWx3Z0R52zGHsAAdaOOb0?si=LLYHhlvRQ_qrggLetYgjfQ
• https://www.bitpanda.com/en
• https://www.mjam.net/?sem_tracker=414408329
• https://www.willhaben.at/iad
• https://brave.com/?ref=anh263/
• https://www.spotify.com/lt/premium/?utm_source=at-de_brand_contextual-desktop_text&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_campaign=alwayson_emea_at_premiumbusiness_core_brand+contextual-desktop+text+exact+at-de+google&gclsrc=ds

Introduction to "Major Players of the Space Tourism Industry"

In this episode of the Lifestyle, Travel & Technology podcast, the hosts Alexander, Garry & Nikki take you on an imaginary trip to space discussing the new emerging industry of Space Tourism. The hosts discuss all the major players within this industry like SpaceX, Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin and compare differences on what they plan to offer tourists and at what price.

There currently are 3 different kinds of space flights dedicated to space tourists, Orbital flight, Sub-Orbital flight and Lunar flight. Tune in to find out what the differences are between these flights and learn more about one thing the hosts all find fascinating - Low Earth Orbit Space Hotel. Some of these companies have already asked for capital and in return, tourists either get a reservation spot on the waiting list or bracing to start the journey. Some of these space tourism company's are even developing a hyper-sonic flight that reduces a 12 hour flight to just 90 minutes.

Podcast Episode Summary

• What is Space Travel and all kinds of it?
• First Space Tourist
• 5 Key players in the Space Tourism industry
• SpaceX
• Virgin Galactic
• Blue Origin
• Orion 
• Boeing
• Pricing for a flight
• Hyper-sonic Flight
• Star-ship
• Facebook wanting to provide Internet access to remote areas

Quotables

Alexander - "...SpaceX expressed a certain interest in hypersonic flight..."
Garry - "...you are going for a 3 day training..."
Nikki - "...all these different company's, they all bounce off of each other..."

Recommended Resources

• https://www.spacex.com/human-spaceflight/
• https://www.virgingalactic.com/
• https://www.blueorigin.com/
• https://www.orionspan.com/
• https://www.boeing.com/space/