Charles Fleming is not only a New York Times best selling author. He rides motorcycles, plays tennis, snowboards and scuba dives. Take a stroll with us while Charles shares his early days surrounded by writers and thinkers. Follow the conversation as Charles talks riots, journalism, the Japanese mafia, writing car reviews, publishing walking books, overcoming physical hurdles,  and going on motorcycle adventures. Get an inspired insider's view as he relays his optimistic outlook on a colorful, non-boring lifestyle. 

In this episode, Charles talks growing up with father who risked his life to get a story to the public, falling into journalism in Japan with the Yakuza and how he turned to writing books. 

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We invite a long-time friend to talk about a range of subjects that includes hand-drawn maps, scammers, pyramids, caving, local buses and fly-fishing waiters in Central America. Then we'll head back to Alaska, where Kevin has lots of back country experience doing remote construction work. He's lived on windy mountaintops building cell towers and experienced a National Park where for months at a time, the only humans were those in his work crew.

Kevin regales about a pedestrian bridge at Brooks Camp and a foray to the Land of Ten Thousand Smokes in Katmai. 

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We invite a long-time friend to talk about a range of subjects that includes hand-drawn maps, scammers, pyramids, caving, local buses and fly-fishing waiters in Central America. Then we'll head back to Alaska, where Kevin has lots of back country experience doing remote construction work. He's lived on windy mountaintops building cell towers and experienced a National Park where for months at a time, the only humans were those in his work crew.

Kevin talks of working in the the Alaska bush, and the future of downtown Kivalina. 

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We invite a long-time friend to talk about a range of subjects that includes hand-drawn maps, scammers, pyramids, caving, local buses and fly-fishing waiters in Central America. Then we'll head back to Alaska, where Kevin has lots of back country experience doing remote construction work. He's lived on windy mountaintops building cell towers and experienced a National Park where for months at a time, the only humans were those in his work crew.

In this episode, Kevin talks of last minute fishing plan on a jungle river. 

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We invite a long-time friend to talk about a range of subjects that includes hand-drawn maps, scammers, pyramids, caving, local buses and fly-fishing waiters in Central America. Then we'll head back to Alaska, where Kevin has lots of back country experience doing remote construction work. He's lived on windy mountaintops building cell towers and experienced a National Park where for months at a time, the only humans were those in his work crew.

Kevin talks about a pickpocket, a chicken bus and a safety briefing like no other in Guatemala. 

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We invite a long-time friend to talk about a range of subjects that includes hand-drawn maps, scammers, pyramids, caving, local buses and fly-fishing waiters in Central America. Then we'll head back to Alaska, where Kevin has lots of back country experience doing remote construction work. He's lived on windy mountaintops building cell towers and experienced a National Park where for months at a time, the only humans were those in his work crew.

Kevin talks about a decision to meander south and a day at Tikal, Guatemala. 

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We invite a long-time friend to talk about a range of subjects that includes hand-drawn maps, scammers, pyramids, caving, local buses and fly-fishing waiters in Central America. Then we'll head back to Alaska, where Kevin has lots of back country experience doing remote construction work. He's lived on windy mountaintops building cell towers and experienced a National Park where for months at a time, the only humans were those in his work crew.

Kevin tells of a fishing trip to Iceland turned into an overland backpacking trip through Central America, aided only by the scribblings of a friend on a napkin. 

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We take a rambling ride with Patrick Verity, mostly across Peru. Patrick's enthusiasm for bikes, adventures and general silliness shine through. 

Packing tips and a misconstrued coffee device. 

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We take a rambling ride with Patrick Verity, mostly across Peru. Patrick's enthusiasm for bikes, adventures and general silliness shine through. 

The dangers and beauty of adventure. 

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We take a rambling ride with Patrick Verity, mostly across Peru. Patrick's enthusiasm for bikes, adventures and general silliness shine through. 

A day in the life of riding in Peru. The thing about coffee. Why it's sometimes necessary to use lights and sirens to save the ice cream.

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