WANDEROUS

Barely made it there. But it was worth it.

Show Notes

• Travel Tip: When in Marseille, get the 7-day unlimited pass. The bus to Cassis, there and back, is included.

• Patreon supporters will want to tune in on Wednesday for the gorgeous photos of this area!

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Did you know you can find stalactites in downtown Marseille? It’s true, at Palais Longchamp. That, and then an inspiring visit and night movie at La Friche, “The Wasteland.” 😆 Is it a wasteland? You decide.

Show Notes

• Travel Tip: Join Meetup.com for free to find great local events

• Some screenshots of Portal 2, which La Friche vaguely reminds me of

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The tale of my first and only visit to Notre-Dame De la Garde at the highest point on Marseille, and the fun performance I went to afterward.

Show Notes

• One example of a Esther Hicks channeling that I mention

• Pardon me if my example was confusing. I know the elephant man was a real person. But Robinson Crusoe wasn’t. lol

• La Plaine, the market space I mention (google maps link)

• Oh Faon is the dairy-free bakery that I mention, my favorite food experience in Marseille (google maps link)

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At last! The finale of my 2024 eye story, in which many things happen — my credit card got rejected at the worst possible time, and I found myself in room that’s like a tiny temple. How would I get out of this one? Listen and enjoy. (Part 2 of 2.)

Show Notes

• If you haven’t read it yet, I recommend you read this pretty good overview of the machine and the procedure of SMILE PRO

• Where all the action happened: VisualAidsCentre.com

• TRAVEL TIP: In India, SBI ATMs tend to give you the best deals for withdrawing cash.

• The video review they shot from me is not online, btw.

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• Ten Thousand Hours in Paradise audiobook that I talk about at the end of this episode. Here it is on Patreon.

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And now for something completely different. A 2024 story of what led me to getting a SMILE PRO laser eye surgery consultation in India, and what came of it. (Part 1 of 2.)

Show Notes

• A pretty good overview of the machine and the procedure of SMILE PRO

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The tale of my first calanque hike and why you should get the 1 week metro pass. (A calanque is basically a cove formed by limestone rock formations.)

A lot has been going on with me personally lately, but I wanted to make sure I got a podcast out for you guys. Hope you enjoy!

Show Notes

• Here’s an idea of what this place looks like in perfect weather

• Some real science about the “cancer killer cells” I mention

• I mention my Western vs Eastern mode theory for the first time. (In Western Mode, you want to use metro passes.)

• More info on the Frioul archipelago, where the Couchsurfing picnic was.

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A picnic on the beach foreshadows my adventure to the International Experimental Thermonuclear Reactor, a groundbreaking fusion power project in the south of France.

An app called BlaBlaCar was basically a lifesaver.

Show Notes

• A quick summary of how Couchsurfing helped me get to ITER

• Learn about the ITER project at ITER.org

• Learn how to visit ITER here

• You can listen to the interview I did at Interview on my Podcast page (it’s episode 13 of Ascendant)

• My fun ITER interview preview video on Instagram, which got thousands of views (For the next 2 people who leave comments, I’ll follow you back!)

• And the ITER interview video is on TikTok! (For the next 2 people who leave comments, I’ll follow you back!)

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A frank exploration of the City of Marseille, full of wandering, wonder, and, more importantly, I probe the most stunning bit of modernist architecture in France: Unité d'habitation, the “vertical garden city.”

Also, there was a DeLorean car on the roof for some reason.

Show Notes

• My original interview with TedTalk speaker & physicist Garrett Lisi

• The Beach Walks with Rox  video podcast that I mention

• Garrett’s Pacific Science Institute that I mention

• That one time I was interviewed for Utah Radio (when my book “The Truth Beyond the Sky” foreshadowed the discovery of gravity waves.)

• The vegan cafe in Marseille: Hailo.

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Musings about language barriers and the magic of being humble in foreign lands, as I finally arrive in South France.

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Coming up soon is some epic and haunting architecture, killer views of the Mediterranean, and the story of the time I was accidentally featured in a French newspaper.

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Show Notes

• I finally make my way to Marseille by way of SNCF train.

• Some foreshadowing of the 2nd hottest summer on record.

• Also, a warning about meal times in France.

• And a small miracle that happened right when I arrived at the train station and take the orange and yellow metro train to south Marseille.

• Big Marseille & gorgeous hiking adventures coming up!

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In this ep, my great uncle takes me to Château de Suscinio and leaves me there. Also, it turns out you can’t go on the boat if you don’t have a partner. Or something.

Show Notes

• I didn’t have enough time this time to edit this as tightly as I normally do. But there’s also a lot of food-for-thought in here.

• Some good views and info on the Castle on this Tripadvisor page.

• The chapel I went to with the strange depression in the floor is called Chapelle de Saint-Cado. The floor depression I mention had the reputation of curing deafness when you put your head down there! More info here, but you’ll need to run it through a translator.

• Also, this is a 2-part episode. Stay tuned for part 2 about the coastal hike next week!

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