The World Wanderers Podcast

Part Two: Quarantined Around the World

04.30.2020 - By Amanda Kingsmith and Ryan FergusonPlay

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This week we're on to part two of our quarantined around the world series!It is a weird time to be a travel content creator. With flights canceled, borders closed, and the threat of a global pandemic, travel is not an option. Plans are on hold and we are all waiting and holding for the best for the health of our families and communities.With all that in mind, we wanted to use this episode to check in with friends around the world who are are not in their home countries and give you a sense of what it is like to be a traveler quarantining in a country that is not your own.We started this series last week and continue with part two this week! If you haven't listened to part one yet, make sure to go check it out.In this episode, we are joined by Sasha and Rachel from The Grateful Gypsies to talk about their experience in Colombia and then Marilyn Borth to talk about her journey how from Brazil to the US as countries were putting in travel bans and her flights kept getting canceled. In this episode: * What it was like to be a traveler in Colombia as travel bans and quarantine started * What are quarantine rules in Colombia * Check out The Grateful Gypsies on YouTube* Traveling Brazil while the threat of Covid-19 grew * Marilyn's journey from Brazil to the US with many obstacles along the way* Learning her flight to Colombia was canceled on the way to the airport* Anxiety about getting stuck without a way to get home* What it was like flying during the pandemic* What it was like in New York when Marilyn got back homeThis episode of the podcast is brought to you by Audible. Audible has thousands of incredible audiobook titles and hundreds of fascinating original audio content. To get started with Audible visit audible.com/tww to get your first title free and unlimited access to Audible Originals.

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