The Travel Is Real

The Travel Is Real

By Alex TerpstraComedySociety & CulturePlaces & Travel
Download on the App Store

The Travel Is Real episodes

  • EP 37: Emily Gough- Leaving on a JetPlane: The Nine Year Infidelity Story

    My guest Emily is the host of her own Podcast called "Room to Grow" and she owns an online business. During this incredible episode, Emily details her startling reason why she left her home country for the digital nomad life. We discuss infidelity, self reflection, and personal growth. It's deep, it's wild, its thought provoking, and most importantly, its entertaining!

    Check out www.thetravelisreal.com for more content!

    Also, check out The Travel is Real Youtube channel for more video content

    Find out more about Emily and her fantastic journey on her website: emilygoughcoaching.com/hello

    Episode Highlights:

    • Canggu Food
    • 9 Years of Infidelity Story...Holy Cats!
    • Solo Travel and Self Reflections
    • Newly Single Revelations
    37 min
  • EP 36: German Mark- The Hostel Stabbing and Christchurch Shooting
    In this alarming and grim episode of The Travel is Real, my unlucky guest details two events during his travels that made him fear for his life. The first story, Mark accounts a nightmare scenario in a hostel upon arriving in Melbourne Australia. He then follows by illuminating his experience during the Christchurch Terror attack in New Zealand. After all the dark and danger, Mark and I discuss that, even though travel is risky, there are more benefits than drawbacks.

    Check out www.thetravelisreal.com for more content!

    Also, check out The Travel is Real Youtube channel for more video content

    Episode Highlights
    • A Violent Hostel Stabbing
    • Traveling During a Terrorist Attack
    • Scuba Diving Troubles
    • The Benefits of Traveling
    24 min
  • EP 35 Neus: - The Journey to Yogi

    Neus, a Yoga instructor, world traveler, and all around badass, illustrates how traveling was ultimately her salvation during our recording. During our interview, my guest details how she found the remedy to her eating disorder. After that, she gives light to her difficult, arduous journey to become a Yoga instructor while living in India. She ends by telling a wild bus ride story from Rishikesh to Dharamshala.

    Check out www.thetravelisreal.com for more content!

    Also, check out The Travel is Real Youtube channel for more video content.

    Episode Highlights:

    • Traveling with an Eating Disorder
    • Recovery
    • The Difficult Journey to Yogi
    • Pee Bus
    • The Dalai Lama
    37 min
  • EP 34 Jessica: - Tour Guide from Hell, and Bathroom Romance

    In this hilarious episode, we hear a cautionary tale regarding tour guides and drug dealers. My guest Jessica details the circumstances that lead her and her boyfriend into a dark and dangerous tour around Colombia. After that, Jessica graphically details how food poisoning drew her, and her one night stand closer than ever. It's comical, it's gross, it's incredible. When traveling, love can truly be found in hopeless places. Even in Bali.

    Check out www.thetravelisreal.com for more content!

    Also, check out The Travel is Real Youtube channel for more video content.

    Episode Highlights:

    • The Dangers of Tour Guides and Drug Dealers
    • The Moral of the Story
    • Bathroom Romance
    30 min
  • EP 33: Jay- The Serbian Maximum Security Prison Experience

    I met Jay in the first hostel I stayed in while in Canggu, Bali. Turns out, he is one interesting character who travels the world. Jay starts off the recording by illustrating his first day in Detroit, and how he nearly died. My guest then follows up with illustrating his experiences with the Serbian police, and how he found himself in a maximum security prison in Serbia. Fun stuff!

    Check out www.thetravelisreal.com for more content!

    Also, check out The Travel is Real Youtube channel for more video content.

    Episode Highlights:

    • Gunfire and a Near Miss
    • Serbian Border Crossing
    • Serbian Maximum Security Prison
    44 min
  • EP 32: Murrie H.- The Aussie Bush Nightmare

    Murrie H. is a friend of mine who traveled the entire Ho Chi Minh road with me during my Vietnam adventure. I could not have asked for a better travel partner! In this episode, Murrie and I reminisce over some of the close calls (aka near death experiences) on the road, and some of the strange things we learned to love while riding through the beautiful country of Vietnam. Finally, my guest recounts a nightmarish encounter while camping in Australia.

    Check out www.thetravelisreal.com for more content!

    Also, check out The Travel is Real Youtube channel for more video content.

    Episode Highlights:

    • Travel Injuries
    • The Wonderful Thuoc Lao
    • The Australian Bush Nightmare
    37 min
  • EP 31: Johnny- MotorCycle Vietnam: The Wild, The Weird, The Dangerous

    In this episode, my guest is Johnny, owner of the beautiful, and wonderful Saigon Hub Hostel. Mr. John has lived and worked in Vietnam for many years, to where he has enjoyed and endured many incredible experiences whilst living abroad. Fast and loose seemed to be John's mantra years back, but now he is raising a family in Vietnam while running an excellent hostel. My guest and I discuss what he experienced while riding his motorcycle up the Ho Chi Minh Road. His stories are not for the prude, or the faint of heart.

    Check out www.thetravelisreal.com for more content!

    Also, check out The Travel is Real Youtube channel for more video content.

    Episode Highlights:

    • Hostel Life
    • Comical/Embarrassing Bathroom Story
    • 10 shots, 47 Rules
    • Centimeters/inches from dying
    • Vietnam Foodies

    41 min
  • EP 30: Alex T - A Dire Disaster and How to Avoid Food Poisoning
    A six inch roast beef sandwich eaten in the Kuala Lampur Airport was the catalyst to the worst day of Alex Terpstra's life. Listen to two stories of how the host of The Travel is Real royally screwed up by eating the wrong food, and what became of him hours later. Its embarrassing, its gross, and its somewhat informational. Learn how to avoid food poisoning by listening of my travel mishaps while living in Asia. It might save your vacation...or maybe even your life. Or at least, you won't find yourself in a "crappy" situation. Check out www.thetravelisreal.com for more content!

    Also, check out The Travel is Real Youtube channel for more video content

    Episode Highlights:
    • The Roast Beef Sandwich
    • The Horrorshow
    • The Deadly Seaweed
    • How to Avoid Food Poisoning while Traveling
    43 min
  • EP 29: Michaella - From Coal Mining in Vietnam to Rescue Diving in Koh Tao
    I have Michaella Lampe on The Travel is Real this week, and what lady she is! Miss Lampe is an incredible world traveler who has amazing scuba diving stories in Koh Tao and South Africa. My guest educates me on the marine conservation efforts of ECO Koh Tao, and how the organiztation seeks to preserve and regrow coral reef. We also discuss what happens when one becomes ill in a boat, or scuba diving underwater. Finally, we learn what it feels like to become "Narked". For more information on ECO Koh Tao conservation efforts and Dive School, visit their website below https://ecokohtao.com

    Check out www.thetravelisreal.com for more content!

    Also, check out The Travel is Real Youtube channel for more video content

    Episode Highlights:
    • World's Most Frightening Bungee
    • A Little Coal Mining Town in Vietnam
    • Koh Tao Rescue Dive
    • Narked!
    • Puking Underwater
    • Marine Conservation
    45 min
  • EP 28: ILU- The Beautiful, Terrifying, Romantic Trek to Mt. Everest Base Camp
    ILU Narang joins The Travel is Real podcast! She is a digital nomad, an incredible fitness/diet consultant, and woman with a beautiful travel instagram. In this episode, she describes her journey of becoming a digital nomad, followed by a her story of how she trekked up Mt. Everest Base Camp! She details the wild, unhinged journey up the mountain. The adventure was fraught with mental and physical hardships. Also, unique tinder experience which charged ILU to climb further up Everest!

    Check out www.thetravelisreal.com for more content!

    Also, check out The Travel is Real Youtube channel for more video content

    Episode Highlights:
    • From Corporate to Nomad
    • The Flight from Hell
    • Altitude Sickness on Everest Trek
    • Tinder Saves the Day
    • Hiking Hardships
    49 min

About The Travel Is Real

From the publisher's feed

The Travel is Real is a podcast about hearing captivating stories from adventures abroad. Each guest on the episode reveals an experience which occurred while traveling, backpacking, or living abroad. These stories range from fun, comedic, risqué, to bizarre, gross, harrowing or horrific. As long as the if the narrative is intriguing, I want to hear it! Typically if an interview revolves around an arduous, dangerous, or harrowing narrative, the guest and I will give advice and tips, so listeners can learn from the mistakes of the guests and myself (I've certainly made a few). Anything can happen when traveling around the world, which is why so many travelers posses fascinating stories to tell.