Travelman Podcast

Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, my name is Ben and I'll be your travel buddy, I hope you're doing fine and have a trip on the horizon, if you're new, well hello and thanks for joining me!!!

Today I have a great podcast lined up for you. It features a really cool and interesting guy I met in DTLA last year by the name of Joel. He's a Theatre Critic for the OC Weekly.

We met while eating some delicious food at Grand Central Market, I think the place was called Prawn Coastal, he was drinking a beer, I was drinking a beer, as all Californians go they're welcoming and nice to chat to.

We started talking about travel and he told me that he was going to Hawaii the following week and that would mean he had ticked off every state in the US of A. That's no mean feat!

So, sit back and hear Joel's reasoning and logic behind leaving the great state of Hawaii till last and how he managed to conquer all 50 states of America.

There's a language warning on this episode also as Joel has a bit of a potty mouth and I didn't want to spend hours editing out the word f*#% and whatever else may slip out of his mouth!!!!

Also, this is a two-parter. Be sure to listen to part 2 in a few week's time!

Timestamps Part 1:

Intro to the show

3:42 – Best three states in the USA

6:45 – One great thing in three states

12:56 – Best food, New Orleans, Louisiana and Halloween

19:11 – What state has the best beer? Craft beer revolution

23:04 – The Don and his golf course (Trump National), fun, charismatic and full of shit

27:29 – Pennsylvania, the Amish and the Mennonites

28:32 – Favourite state (California) and least favourite state (Kansas)

31:58 – Seeing the Capital Cities that are mostly bland except for Austin

33:11 – Reciting the 50 states of the USA, Maine is intriguing

43:21 – Travelling with a Donald Duck PEZ dispenser story

45:18 – Talking about the Florida Keys and the Everglades

49:00 - Outro to the show, I hope you enjoyed the podcast

Additional Information:

Grand Central Market: https://www.grandcentralmarket.com/

The OC Weekly: https://ocweekly.com/

Joel Beers info: https://muckrack.com/joel-beers

Joel Beers on Instagram: @joelbeers

Joel Beers on Twitter: @jobeers

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Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, my name is Ben and I'll be your travel buddy, on today's episode my wife Mandy and I reminisce about the fantastic time we had in Seoul. We went on a ghost tour, we ate great food, drank too much Soju, scaled some great heights and enjoyed the Autumnal colours that Seoul welcomed us with. Enjoy the podcast!

FYI: Bukchon Hanok Village dates back to the 14th century, within this area are beautiful narrow streets lined with wonderfully restored traditional homes. Most of the homes are renovated or getting renovated.

Timestamps:

Intro to the show

1:05 – Flying into Seoul & our first day

21:30 – Myeongdong area surrounds

27:32 – Gyeongbokgung Palace & Bukchon Hanok Village

36:45 – Food tour with Dan from Seoul Eats & Dongdaemun

Outro to the show

Additional Information:

Living Beer: www.dailybeer.co.kr

ZenKimchi Food Tours: https://zenkimchi.com/

Dark Side of Seoul Tour: https://zenkimchi.com/

Seoul Eats: www.seouleats.com

Starfield Library: https://www.starfield.co.kr/coexmall/starfieldLibrary/library.do

Lotte Tower: https://www.lwt.co.kr/tower/en/main/main.do

Bongeunsa Temple: http://www.bongeunsa.org/

Dongdaemun History and Culture Park information: http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/ATR/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=1924956

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This week on I'm Inspired Now. I give you my secrets to how I look young at 39, supposedly, I'll chat a bit about how I'm going to take the month of July off from booze, and how I'm excited about having some well-known travel personalities on my podcast and last but not least, I'm so proud of myself because I got my short story published, and I'll be reading the little story I wrote at the end of the podcast.

Enjoy the episode.

Timestamps:

Intro to the show

1:36 – How I Look Young

5:35 - Taking a Month off Alcohol

7:32 – Well-Known Travel Personalities

11:15 – Pine Cone on the Roof, Verge Uncanny 2019

Outro to the show

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Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, my name is Ben and I'm your travel buddy, and on today's episode I'll be looking at the Skytrax World Airport Awards for 2019 and I'll be letting you know what I did in Bali this year.

So sit back, drink your bourbon and cola and let's find out who made the top 10.

TOP TEN WORLD'S BEST AIRPORTS 2019

10. Zurich, Switzerland

9. Tokyo Narita, Japan

8. London Heathrow, England

7. Munich, Germany

6. Centrair Nagoya, Japan

5. Hong Kong, Hong Kong

4. Doha Hamad, Qatar

3. Seoul Incheon, South Korea

2. Tokyo Haneda, Japan

1. Changi Airport, Singapore

Timestamps:

Intro to the show

1:52 – Skytrax World Airline Awards countdown

10:25 – My Bali trip

24:25 - Trevor, from Tailem Bend, SA

Additional Information:

Courtyard by Marriott Seminyak resort info: https://www.marriott.com.au/hotels/travel/dpssm-courtyard-bali-seminyak-resort/

Bumbu Bali restaurant info: http://www.balifoods.com/

Potato Head Beach Club info: https://www.ptthead.com/bali/

Kaum Bali restaurant info: https://www.kaum.com/bali/

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Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, I'm your travel buddy host Ben and on today's episode I'll be looking at the top 10 observation decks/viewing platforms, 80% are buildings.

There's so many observation decks and viewing platforms that I haven't visited yet. Whenever I'm at the top looking down I get scared, this is half the fun as I do enjoy the amazing vista's cos that's it's all about.

Come with me as I share my memories of journeying to the top of the tallest towers and the highest points on Earth to view the most amazing scenery. Everything looks better from above!

So, sit back and enjoy the podcast.

Timestamps:

Intro to the show

1:35 – Queenstown Gondola Ride (10)

4:43 – Eureka Tower (9)

8:35 – Empire State Building (8)

12:00 – Scenic World (7)

14:58 – Eiffel Tower (6)

20:10 – Petronas Towers (5)

22:41 – Panorama Langkawi (4)

25:52 – Taipei 101 (3)

28:58 – Lotte World Tower (2)

34:24 – Tokyo Skytree (1)

Additional Information on observation decks that I visited.

10. Queenstown Gondola Ride: https://www.skyline.co.nz/en/queenstown/things-to-do/skyline-gondola-queenstown/

9. Eureka Tower: https://www.eurekaskydeck.com.au/

8. Empire State Building: https://www.esbnyc.com/

7. Scenic World, Blue Mountains: www.scenicworld.com.au/

6. Eiffel Tower Tickets: https://www.eiffeltickets.com/

5. Petronas Towers: http://www.petronastwintowers.com.my/en

4. Panorama Langkawi website: http://www.panoramalangkawi.com/

3. Taipei 101 website: https://www.taipei-101.com.tw/en/observatory.aspx

2. Lotte World Tower: https://www.lwt.co.kr/tower/en/main/main.do

1. Tokyo Skytree: http://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/en/

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Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, my name is Ben and I host this cool little podcast. Today, Mandy my wife and I will be your travel guide. We talk about five places to travel to in May. I hope you find this guide useful and enjoyable.

So here it is. This is my opinion from my own experience, I've also compiled this list through research using the interwebs.

Enjoy the podcast. In no particular order.

Timestamps:

Intro to the show

1:35 – Bali, Indonesia

10:00 – Los Angeles, USA

25:42 – Cairns, Australia

34:40 – Florence, Italy

43:53– Lima, Peru

Additional Information:

Great Barrier Reef: https://www.barrierreef.org/

Green Island: https://www.greenislandresort.com.au/

Jazz Reggae Festival: http://www.jazzreggaefest.com/

Grand Central Market: https://www.grandcentralmarket.com/

Larco Museum: http://www.museolarco.org/en/

Ufizzi Gallery: https://www.uffizi.it/en

How to Peru: https://www.howtoperu.com/

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Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, I'm your travel buddy host Ben and on today's episode I'll be talking to my pal Shawn about Dark Tourism a topic I really want to delve further into, we'll also talk about a ghost tour in Seoul and also his creepy comic book that he's Kickstarted and fully funded!

I did a podcast on Dark Tourism recently and really enjoyed the small amount of information I found out about it. Shawn's here to expand my knowledge on the subject and to give you a better understanding of it all.

So, sit back put your tray in the upright position and let's get on with the podcast.

Timestamps:

Intro to the show

5:46 – What is Dark Tourism really? And do you like Ghost Tours?

30:18 – Shawn's comic book, Dark Side of Seoul: Weird Tales from Korean Lore

Outro to the show

Additional Information on Shawn and the Dark Side of Seoul tour:

Dark Side of Seoul tour: https://darksideofseoul.com/

Dark Side of Seoul on Instagram

Dark Side of Seoul on Facebook

Current Issues in Dark Tourism research: https://www.dark-tourism.org.uk/

A guide to Dark Tourism: http://www.dark-tourism.com/

Legend Tripping information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_tripping

Gonjiam Haunted Asylum information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonjiam:_Haunted_Asylum

Seven Spooky Places in Taiwan: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3245331

Seodaemun Prison History Hall: http://english.visitseoul.net/attractions/Seodaemun-Prison-History-Hall_/1834

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Welcome back to I'm Inspired Now, this is episode 2.

My name is Ben, and I'll be talking about a short story I wrote, some board games I've just bought, a guy called Shawn, some 737's and a massacre in Christchurch!

Shawn's my mate who'll be coming on the podcast to talk about Dark Tourism and his Kickstarter project. Look it up on www.kickstarter.com/

When you're in the Kickstarter page just look up The Weird Tales from Korean Lore. It's a comic book that celebrates the strange and eerie tales from Korean folklore, based on the popular Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk.

Enjoy the podcast!

Additional Information:

Shawn's Kickstarter project website: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zenkimchi/dark-side-of-seoul-weird-tales-from-korean-lore?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=dark+side+of+seoul&fbclid=IwAR3bRp6dLiHxz_WkNqxj46g1dtq-Gz3jSrb_pEsbHGgNJSxYcsLF3ke9XMs

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Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, I'm your host Ben thank you for coming aboard again and if you're new to the podcast plane and you're joining me for the first time, well then hello and thank you for listening. You'll be in seat 57A for your imaginary flight today.

On today's podcast, I was live on YouTube with Chris Raney my San Diegan mate from Yellow Productions. We did this livestream around two weeks ago on 12 more reasons to travel to Australia. This is our second live stream on our Australia series.

So, sit back and enjoy our conversation on Australia.

Timestamps:

Intro to the show

2:30 – Reason 1, Sydney Harbour – Sydney Harbour is a great place to visit. Visit the Sydney Opera House, I love it, it's close to the Rocks and Circular Quay and there's an amazing view of the Sydney Harbour, and the Bridge. Also, spend some time in the botanical garden nearby. I spent a year there as a Sydneysider. I was a teenager back then but oh how much fun it was. Sydney is the prettiest city in Australia.

5:18 – Reason 2, Reasonably Price – Australia isn't too expensive. But, housing… just kidding.

18:10 – Reason 3, Botanical Gardens! – The botanical gardens in Australia are beautiful. They're close to the city and made for people to enjoy and walk around in it to get out of the city rush. It's great to get out into nature.

25:33 – Reason 4, Great Barrier Reef – One of the seven natural wonders of the world,

30:30 – Reason 5, Australian Food – We have diverse food in Australia, but what's really Australian food, meat pies? Shrimp on the Barbi? Nope, probably not.

37:22 – Reason 6, Beer – We have all types of beers brewed here in the land of Oz. From commercially brewed beers brewed for the masses or the best craft beer in the world. You need great water for that and Australia has great water!

41:04: – Reason 7, Wineries – Australia has some of the best wineries in the world, from the Yarra Valley to the Clare Valley to Margaret River. Australia produces wine in every state and territory bar the Northern Territory.

47:36 – Reason 8, Coffee – I enjoy coffee so much. Melbourne is well known for its coffee. You'll find it very hard to find a bad coffee here. You can get good coffee in most of Australia, but the best is in Melbourne and maybe Sydney.

48:36 – Reason 9, Great Zoos – Australia has some super Zoos to enjoy, we have a range of open range Zoos, Suburban Zoos and Zoos where crocodiles reign supreme!

55:40 – Reason 10, Tropical Forests, and even skiing! – From the far northern reaches of Australia there is tropical forests that adorn the land, far south you'll find bushland that is covered in snow in the winter. In the middle, there is sand. Australia is fascinating.

57:28 – Reason 11, Close to New Zealand – Our proximity to New Zealand makes New Zealand and Australia the best of buddies. New Zealand is a great place to travel to. If you're in Australia and you didn't even realise that New Zealand was on our door step then book yourself a ticket and get to this wonderful place.

58:48 – Reason 12, For the Australians! – Yes, we're a jolly bunch of blokes and Sheila's, we're a hospitable bunch with wide open and welcoming arms. Visit Australia. It's waiting for you.

Important Additional Information:

I hope you enjoyed the podcast. I hope to do many more live streams with Chris in the future.

If the audio sounded a bit choppy it was because we were live online and to have a stable connection running through the Pacific Ocean is pretty tough. Also, if you haven't visited the new website yet it's live and at travelmanpodcast.com

See you on the next podcast.

Additional Information on Chris Raney and Yellow Productions:

Yellow Productions Travel Guides website: http://yelloww.net/

Yellow Productions Travel Guides YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/yellowwproductions

Yellow Productions Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrisraney

Yellow Productions Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YellowProductionsTravel

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Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, today I have my Indonesian friend Mona on the podcast, Mona is joining me to chat about Bali, she's a local who knows the ins and outs of this beautiful tropical island paradise that many Aussies venture to each and every year!

She'll give us a locals view on Bali as well as some insider information and what to do and see and eat in Bali. Mona was so lovely on the podcast. She was very knowledgable and just a great girl! What a great episode!

Enjoy the podcast…

Timestamps:

Intro to the show

2:19 – Living in Bali a tropical paradise

4:05 – Best beaches in Bali

9:00 – Best hiking and walking tracks in Bali

11:42 – Best beach clubs in Bali

18:18 – Most popular areas in Bali and places you should visit as a tourist

19:58 – The best islands to travel to from Bali

24:45 – What's the perfect amount of time to spend in Bali

27:20 – Best food to try in Bali and how to not get sick!

37:55 – Denpasar Airport and how to avoid the taxi guys and apps that you should download!

44:45 – Things in Bali that are unknown to the average tourist like a sacred tree with decomposing bodies that surround it….

48:30 – Denpasar?

49:20 – Final question, how could I forget about the rice terraces and waterfalls? And the Bali swing. That sounds like an Instagramable pic!

Outro to the show

Additional Information:

Azul Beach Club, Bali website: https://www.azulbali.com/

Cacoon Beach Club, Bali website: https://www.cocoon-beach.com/

Potato Head Beach Club, Bali website: https://www.ptthead.com/bali/

Sundays Beach Club, Bali website: https://www.sundaysbeachclub.com/

Alila Beach Club, Bali website: https://www.alilahotels.com/seminyak/beach-bar

Omnia Beach Club, Bali website: https://omniaclubs.com/bali/

Mrs. Sippy Beach Club, Bali website: https://www.mrssippybali.com/

Naughty Nuri's website: http://www.naughty-nuris.com/

Bumbu Bali website: http://www.balifoods.com/

Gojek App website: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gojek.app&hl=en_AU

Grab App website: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grabtaxi.passenger

Mona's Instagram: @monamonaco

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