Not So Bon Voyage Travel Podcast

We're back on the road! After almost a year of being grounded we're in the van and traveling around the US. Of course that also means more van disaster stories as we get stuck in the snow AND run out of gas!

We also chat about naughty pastor who made an unfortunate pee pee on someone during a flight. Whoops!

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On this week's episode we chat about a truly insane avalanche survival story, complete with video footage.

Then we tell the true story of Mark Wedeven, a young man who survives being kidnapped in Colombia only to meet another fateful Not So Bon Voyage almost ten years later.

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On this week's episode we chat about more quarantine rule breakers, like the guy who walked 260 miles to escape a fight with his wife, and the guy who jet skied between islands to see his girlfriend.

Then we chat about some wild airplane passengers and a PSA about avalanches that are causing havoc in the United States this snow season.

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We're back baby! For our first episode of 2021, we've got some wild travel news stories. We talk about a bear hitting the ski slopes in Romania and an airport brawl at Spirit Airlines.

Then we tell all the juicy details about Skylar Mack, the 18 year old American jailed in the Cayman Islands for breaking her quarantine.

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We're wrapping up 2020 by talking about wild animals attacks! We talk about our own stories of being bit by dogs in Colombia and Nicaragua. And then tell a Voyager submission from Danielle, a travel blogger at Poss and Ruby, about the time she was savaged by a monkey in Myanmar.

We also chat about airlines cracking down on emotional support animals!

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On today's episode we chat with Ray Blakney, an award winning Filipino-American entrepreneur who grew up in Turkey and lives in Mexico. Ray tells us about the time he was accused of being a CIA spy in Mexico, and almost getting eaten alive by deer in Japan.

We also chat about a pants-stealing bison in South Dakota!

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On today's episode we chat with Tom Page from The Worst Traveller podcast. Tom tells us about his misadventures from moving to India with nothing but his phone and wallet! What could go wrong?!

We also chat about travel news stories including the mysterious lover who ghosted his fiancé and Michael Knapinski, the hiker brought back to life after getting lost in the snow.

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On today's episode we dive into a Voyager Chat with Natasha and Cameron of The World Pursuit. They tell us about the time they got caught in a flash flood in Tanzania, as well as a crappy cancelled flight experience in Cyprus.

We also chat about a couple of bears who wandered onto an airstrip in Alaska.... whoops!

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On today's episode we cover more travel mishaps at Yellowstone National Park and the controversy surrounding a hiker that went missing for 12 days in Zion National Park.

Then we tell a Voyager submission about one traveler's insane sailing trip around the San Blas islands in Panama. It's literally one mishap after another that leaves them stranded at sea.

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On today's episode we cover one of Australia's most famous mysteries - the disappearance of UFO enthusiast Frederick Valentich. Then we cover bad reviews of the United States' creepiest hotel.

Finally, we wrap up this episode with a shocking news story coming out of Qatar. When an infant is found abandoned in an airport bathroom, a disturbing investigation begins to find the mother.

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