The Lost Geographer Podcast

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Not everybody can drop everything and travel the world like many social media lifestyles show. People who have a family and house still would like a sense of adventure, however, and our guests, Ashley and Ren Garner, who host the Gone Trippin' Podcast, have plenty to share for those who are looking for adventures locally.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Arizona, United States
• Idaho
• Boise
• Portland, Oregon
• Shoshone Falls
• Niagara Falls
• Thailand
• Bali, Indonesia
• Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• Battle of Gettysburg
• American Civil War
• Gettysburg Address
• Mr. Ed's Elephant Museum and Candy Emporium
• Lemonhead
• Field of Dreams
• Kevin Costner
• Dyersville, Iowa
• Flagstaff
• Phoenix
• Chicago, Illinois
• Chicago Chinatown
• Ping Tom Memorial Park
• Millenium Park
• Magnificent Mile
• China
• New York, New York
• Grand Canyon
• Utah
• Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Salt Palace
• Salt Lake City
• Dum Dum Factory
• Ohio
• Indiana Dunes National Park
• Indiana
• Lake Michigan
• Greyhound Bus
• Megabus
• Airbnb
• Turo
• Iowa 80 Truckstop
• Mississippi River
• Minot, North Dakota
• Norsk Høstfest
• Nebraska
• South Dakota
• Walgreens
• Alaska
• Philadelphia
• Harrisburg
• Fargo
• Bismarck
• Nashville, Tennessee
• Springfield, IL
• Franklin (Former US State)
• Mason-Dixon Line
• Maryland
• Idaho Falls
• Episode 77 - Geography Education and World Peace
• Space Race
• Soviet Union
• Russia
• Lake Baikal
• Kazakhstan
• Hawaii
• Pittsburgh
• US-66 (Route 66)
• Venice Beach, California
• Ireland
• What I wish someone told me before becoming a digital nomad by Stephanie Lee
• Florida
• New England
• Alpaca
• Wisconsin
• Mailboat Boat Tour
• Lake Geneva (Wisconsin)
• Gone Trippin' Instagram
• Gone Trippin' Facebook
• Czechia
• Czechoslovakia
• Coca-Cola
• Kofola

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Did you know Canada and Denmark have been warring for over 100 years? Not many do. Over what? Listen to find out.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Crimea
• Kashmir
• West Bank
• Hans Island
• Canada
• Greenland
• Alert, Nunavut
• Kennedy Channel
• Baffin Bay
• Lincoln Sea
• Denmark
• Permanent Court of International Justice
• League of Nations
• International Space Station
• Antarctica
• Inuit people
• Michael Byers
• University of British Columbia
• Michael Bøss
• Aarhus University
• Arctic Ocean

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We head to the Mediterranean (and historic) paradise of Greece on the podcast with YouTuber Konilo. He talks all about Greece and everything you need to know about its geography and culture.

Mentioned in this episode:

• London, United Kingdom
• Rhodes
• Turkey
• Athens
• Crete
• Drama
• Macedonia (Greek region)
• Peloponnesus
• Aegean Sea
• Ionian Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Aristotle
• Socrates
• Alexander the Great
• Leonidas I
• Athens (city-state)
• Sparta
• Persian Empire
• Roman Empire
• Ottoman Empire
• Germany
• European Union
• Byzantine Empire
• Constantinople
• Istanbul
• Constantine the Great
• Greek Orthodox
• Islam
• Greek Independence Day
• Ohi Day (No Day)
• Benito Mussolini
• Tzatziki
• Moussaka
• Arakas
• Dolmadakia
• Patates Tiganites
• Raki
• Ouzo
• Chania
• Stefanos Tsitsipas
• Yorgos Lanthimos
• Zach Galifianakis
• Stelios' Instagram
• Stelios' YouTube channel

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The second-largest country in the world by area is being on the podcast. And despite it being so big, it somehow gets along with everyone else. Tune in to learn all about Canada in this episode! OH, and you might hear something different about this episode.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Windsor, Ontario
• Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
• Mississauga
• Toronto
• Provinces of Canada
• Lake Ontario
• Arctic Ocean
• Montréal, Quebec
• Vancouver, British Columbia
• Calgary, Alberta
• Edmonton
• West Edmonton Mall
• Mall of America
• Minnesota
• London
• Ottawa
• Canadian French
• Canadian English
• Chinese language
• Poutine
• Costco
• Voortman
• All-Dressed
• Queen Elizabeth II
• Commonwealth of Nations
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
• Young Trudeau: 1919-1944: Son of Quebec, Father of Canada
• Justin Trudeau
• Pierre Trudeau
• Max Nemni
• Monique Nemni
• Margaret Atwood
• Handmaid's Tale
• Life of Pi
• Yann Martel
• Spain
• Hardy Boys
• Nancy Drew
• Leslie McFarlane
• Anne of Green Gables
• Lucy Maud Montgomery
• Scott Pilgrim
• Bryan Lee O'Malley

Most, if not all people, appreciate and welcome tourists in their towns, cities, and countries. Most importantly, tourism brings in money to help the local economy. Today, people in many parts of the world are experiencing an unfortunate phenomenon in the tourism industry: overtourism. We talk about this problem as well as what we can do to stop it.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Overtourism: What it is and how do we stop it? (Article)
• Rick Steves
• Prague, Czechia
• Spain
• Province of Bali, Indonesia
• Thailand
• Cambodia
• Vietnam
• India

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Did you know that many capital cities in the world right now were built from scratch? In this episode, we dive into some of them and learn about how and why they were built.

Mentioned in this episode:

• SimCity
• Egypt
• "New Cairo"
• Cairo
• Central Park, New York City, New York, USA
• Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
• Washington, District of Columbia
• Philadelphia
• Articles of Confederation
• Industrial Revolution
• Mason-Dixon Line
• Pierre Charles L'Enfant
• L'Enfant Plaza
• Chicago, Illinois
• Washington Monument
• Canberra, Australia
• British Empire
• Sydney
• Colony of New South Wales
• Colony of Victoria
• Colony of Queensland
• Colony of Tasmania
• Melbourne
• Walter Burley Griffin
• Marion Mahony Griffin
• New South Wales
• Australian Capital Territory
• Ngunnawal language
• Ngabri
• Brasília
• Rio de Janeiro
• Amazon Rainforest
• Oscar Niemeyer
• UNESCO
• Abuja, Nigeria
• Yoruba
• Igbo
• Hausa-Fulani
• Lagos
• Japan

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In today's episode, we have our first travel critic, Paul Lucas! Paul is a transportation enthusiast who travels all around the world on different airlines and trains and catalogs his experiences and reviews on his YouTube channel. It would, therefore, be an understatement to call him savvy! Tune in to learn about how you can maximize your travel experiences from someone who does it for a living!

Mentioned in this episode:

• United States of America
• United Kingdom
• London
• Milton Keynes
• Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Russia
• St. Petersburg
• Moscow
• Malawi
• Dublin, Ireland
• Riga, Latvia
• Southwest Airlines
• Frontier Airlines
• Spirit Airlines
• Ryanair
• bmi
• British Airways
• flybmi
• London Luton Airport
• London City Airport
• Eurowings
• Wizzair
• easyJet
• United Airlines
• American Airlines
• Southwest Priority Card
• Episode 107 - Q and A with WiseFlys
• Episode 94 - Beginner Points and Miles with WiseFlys
• Rome, Italy
• Jakarta, Indonesia
• FlyerTalk Premium Fare Deals
• Scott's Cheap Flights
• Episode 53 - Scott's Cheap Flights
• New York, New York
• New Delhi, India
• Qatar Airways
• Doha, Qatar
• Houston, Texas
• Boeing 777
• Emirates Airlines
• Airbus A380
• Chicago, Illinois
• Paris, France
• Boeing 787 (Dreamliner)
• Lufthansa
• Norwegian
• Providence, Rhode Island
• Edinburgh, Scotland
• London Heathrow Airport
• Hong Kong
• Hong Kong International Airport
• Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Priority Pass
• Leeds
• Chase Sapphire Reserve
• Chase Bank
• TSA Pre-Check
• Global Entry
• oneworld
• Sweden
• San Francisco
• Gothenburg
• Stockholm
• Cairo, Egypt
• Tunis, Tunisia
• Turkish Airlines
• Frankfurt, Germany
• Bangalore
• Paul's Website
• Paul's YouTube channel

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One of the oldest and most celebrated cultures in the world today is featured on this podcast. Tune in to learn more about France.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Germany
• Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Paris
• Lyon
• Montpellier
• Nice
• Toulouse
• Bordeaux
• Spain
• Italy
• Switzerland
• Strasbourg
• Metz
• Normandy
• Brittany
• United Kingdom
• Breton language
• Patois
• Corsica
• La Bise
• New York, New York
• Luxembourg
• Japan
• Frères Lumière (Lumière brothers)
• Roman Empire
• Gaul
• French Renaissance
• Versailles
• French Colonial Empire
• Maghreb
• Algeria
• Tunisia
• Aqueducts
• Vienne
• Frog legs
• Escargots (Snails)
• Quenelle
• Eiffel Tower
• Notre Dame de Paris
• Tartiflette
• Croziflette
• Reblochon
• Taleggio
• Croissant
• Crêpe
• French language
• Québécois
• Quebec, Canada
• Saucisson
• Mediterranean Sea
• Pétanque
• Pastis
• Le Petit Prince
• Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

David Streisand of WiseFlys is back on the podcast, and this time he's back with more tips and tricks on travel hacking from the questions that YOU, the listeners, have asked on social media. Tune in and listen to learn!

Show notes coming soon!

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We are headed to the larger of the two countries on the Iberian Peninsula for a second time on the podcast. Tune in to learn about Spain!

Mentioned in this Episode:

• Málaga
• Andalusia
• Iberian Peninsula
• Balearic Islands
• Canary Islands
• Catalan Language
• Basque Language
• Galician Language
• Madrid
• Barcelona
• Valencia
• Seville
• Málaga–Costa del Sol Airport
• United States of America
• al-Andalus (Islamic Empire in Spain)
• Arabic language
• Islamic architecture
• Alhambra
• Granada
• Al-Andalus Mosque
• Catalonia
• French language
• Spanish language
• Valencian language
• Basque Country
• Galicia
• Portugal
• Portuguese language
• Autonomous Communities of Spain
• Roman Catholicism
• Tortilla de Patatas (Spanish Omelette)
• Paella
• Gazpacho
• Patatas bravas
• United Kingdom
• San Diego, California
• Sangria
• Toledo
• Don Quixote
• Yumego Travel (Natalia's Company)