My guest this week is Larissa Olenicoff, an American who visited, and then later decided to live, in the small Balkans country of Kosovo. She has traveled extensively in the region and visited all of the Balkan Countries. We talk about what made her decide to move to Kosovo, and we also go through each of the Balkan countries.

My guest this week is Lou Mongello, a former attorney who followed his love of all things Disney, moved to Orlando, and created the most successful Disney podcast in the world. We talk about Disney, tips and tricks to traveling to Disney World, and other Disney theme parks.

This week I speak with polar explorer, Eric Larsen. Eric has traveled to the North Pole and the South Pole by foot. In 2009/10 he became the first person to visit both poles and summit Mount Everest all in one 365 day period. We talk about his expeditions, what goes into them, and what it takes to make it to the poles.

This week I did something I bit different. I invited several my well-traveled friends on the show to talk about where they traveled in 2015. On the show are Jodi Ettenberg, Shannon O'Donnell, Audrey Scott, and Daniel Noll.

This week I spoke to Bruce Poon Tip, a best-selling author and the founder of G Adventures. We talk about his experiences creating the world's largest adventure travel company from student credit card debt, the trials and challenges he's faced growing his company, and the future of the travel industry.

This week I talk travel tips with John DiScala, aka Johnny Jet. We talk about how he went from being afraid to fly to becoming one of the foremost travel experts on the internet. We also talk about tips and tricks for booking flights and hotel rooms.

This week's guest is the legendary travel photographer Bob Holmes. Bob has been a travel photographer for almost four decades and his work has appeared in publications such as National Geographic, Time, Life and many, many others. He is also the only person ever to have been named Travel Photographer of the Year by the Society of American Travel Writers four times.

We talk about how he got started in travel photography, and where the industry is going in the future.

This week I talk to Shane Dallas. Shane is an Australian adventurer based in Dubai who has been to some of the world's most difficult to visit countries. In this episode, we talk about his visits to Somaliland, Ethiopia, Kurdistan and Afghanistan. We also touch on the concept of what is a country and how people should approach visiting places that are perceived to be dangerous.

This week is a short show. I give a brief update of what is going on with me and I address the state of travel after the recent terrorist attacks in Paris.

This week's guest is photographer Paul Teolis. Paul Teolis is an award-winning, Toronto based photographer who has spent the last several seasons as a staff photographer on the G Expedition as it explored the Arctic and Antarctic. We talk about how he went from a career as a Hollywood animator to a photographer, what to keep in mind when exploring the polar regions, and what to expect when you visit. You can view Paul's work at FieldandScreen.com