For 10 years, Nathan Wright dreamed of getting the chance to travel for a long length of time again, like he had back in college for a summer in Austria. This summer, he finally achieved his dream of becoming 100% location independent and Becky caught up with him two months into his experience living life on the road in Bansko, Bulgaria. In this podcast, we cover it all: from Nathan's early days growing up on a farm in Kentucky to becoming a geography professor, biohacker, and cold river plunger (you're going to have to listen to find out exactly what I'm talking about here). Nathan is a guy with a huge amount of curiosity about life and I think you will really appreciate the things he has to share with us. I think he will be future podcast host himself – you heard it here first!

In this episode of the podcast, I talk with the founder and digital marketing director of Thinklab, Alejandro Vasquez, about his beliefs that staying put in one place is the best way to build your big dreams into reality. While Alejandro admits that travel is important for getting new insights, he is passionate about the idea that staying in one place to grow your ideas and network is essential for long-term professional success. Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Alejandro talks about moving to Buenos Aires, Argentina, building his online business, and what he loves about this late-night loving city. He also offers inspiring words for people thinking about starting their own projects who haven't yet had the courage to start. Tune in for Part 3 of my Argentina interview series with Alejandro.

In this episode of the podcast, I talk with graphic designer Carlota Braun about her experiences traveling in Europe and the USA before she decided to leave her desk job in her hometown of Cordoba, Argentina and….STAY in her hometown as a freelancer on her own terms. By learning to take pleasure in her everyday moments and becoming an active part of her creative community, Carlota has learned how to feel truly happy in the hometown that she so often dreamed of escaping for more travel adventures. I hope you enjoy Part 2 of my Argentina Interview series with Carlota.

Growing up in Caracas, Venezuela, Mariana Somaza was raised with a travel mindset, tagging along with her travel-obsessed family to almost every one of Venezuela's 23 states. As part of Venezuela's national swim team, she saw even more of her own country and soon found herself following in her mother's footsteps and moving to Barbados to study English. Then, she discovered her love for Paris while learning to take care of children for the first time as an au pair. Her travel mindset served her well when deciding that her own country was no longer a place that she and her family could call home—at least for now. This is her story. We hope you enjoy it!

When Chuck Berry was a little boy, he had a dream to drive an ice cream truck across the world, with particular focus on mint chocolate chip. As he got older, this dream just wouldn't die, but he was not quite sure how realistic it actually would be in its proper execution. Ice cream truck or Toyota Hilux? Which was really the better option when planning a trip across the world? After moving to Tokyo, he met a guy called Phil and shared with said Phil this dream…would it really happen? Well, you're just going to have to listen and find out. I promise you'll be entertained, with a little Japanese karaoke thrown in as a bonus. Tune in for tales from an epic six months on the road and what it takes to get it done, along with the twists and turns along the way, brought to you directly from a Japanese karaoke booth. P.S. Sammi, it wouldn't have happened without you.

In this week's episode, Becky speaks with editor and long-term traveler Camille Poiré, who just celebrated six years of traveling on the road. Camille stresses the importance of using travel as a way to run towards your future and not "run away" from your problems. Camille shares not only her early travel inspirations and experiences of getting out of her comfort zone including work as a pizza delivery girl in France and a waitress in South Korea, but also discusses the option of using round-the-world tickets for long-term travel and shares her entertaining story of how she fell in love on the road in the most unexpected of circumstances. I hope you enjoy Camille's story, which over 60,000 people are now following on Instagram!

From the age of 12, Emily has dreamed about finding a way to work from the road and make travel her lifestyle. Growing up in a small town in Pennsylvania with no one she knew who shared her vision, Emily knew it wasn't going to be easy. This is the story of how she got there, and how you can get there too. Tune in to Emily's story as she shares the unexpected twists and turns that taught her valuable lessons along the way and how she faced her fears and said "yes" to the life she wanted anyway. I hope Emily's story inspires you to design the life you really want, step by step.

In this bonus solo episode of the School of Travels podcast, Becky shares her own experience on the Rickshaw Challenge, a 10-day journey from December 28, 2018–January 6, 2019. In the planning of the event, Becky ended up forming a team of people she had never met in person to drive 1,000 km with her. Let's just say not everything went according to plan and the twists and turns of this story are hilarious, frustrating, and sometimes downright terrifying, but it was indeed a true adventure. Jump into the rickshaw with Becky as she takes you on this crazy ride across southern India!

In this episode, Becky talks with the all-Norwegian team "Not Fast, Just Furious" from the Rickshaw Challenge Classic Run, which required drivers to drive 1000 km across Southern India from Chennai to Trivandrum from December 28, 2018–January 6, 2019. Harald and Magnus share their experiences on the road in India, dealing with Indian traffic, and the difference between Indian and Norwegian culture. They also go into detail about social benefits in Norway, including health care, education, and vacation policy, and their previous experiences going on adventures around the world. I hope you enjoy this interview with Not Fast Just Furious!

In this episode, Becky talks with coworking consultant and founder of coworkaholic.com, Mike LaRosa, who also happens to be an expert on making the most of earning and spending airline miles earned through strategic spending on credit cards. Mike describes growing up in Washington D.C. doing all the things that your teachers tell you to achieve the American dream and then explains how the coworking industry saved his life, after discovering that his post-college job as an events manager in the corporate world was not for him. I hope you enjoy this interview with Mike from a rooftop in India at the end of the Rickshaw Challenge in January 2019 (more on that later)!